The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-15
Mr.. oIney,s Construction.

Mr.. Patterson contended that Mr.. Oh
ney's construction of the law IN Counec-
tion with the importation of ores had been
correct. He said that the sECe.ter trust
owns extensive lead mines H. n Moo and
that under the Griggs dec!cio-' Using
Mr.. Olney the Mexican Ieac- - ported
practically free of duty The erect Is
TO enable the trust 10 absolutely control
he smelling industry 10 the extent OF
driving independent -srnelters out OF . ~
istence and doing great injury 10 entlre
mining communities
They control the freight rates on ores.
too, MIR Hepburn interrupted today
Is Really Free Trade.
Mr.. McCumber supported tie Hans
brough amendment. saying the effect OF
the decision is TO establish free trade. ana
TO bring the price of American wheat 10
the Canadian level
Mr. Pettus made the point that the
amendment was out of order. reharklnE.
however. that the effect of the draw
backs was TO defraud the farmers and
rob the United States treasury of Its dues
His point was not sustained 80
An amendment suggested b. Mr.. AN
son. striking out OF the portion coLlSt IT. u
ing the intention OF the Dlngley law anu
confining il to the operation OF the law
..yviII the senator who had much To do
with framing the law say that it was in
tended To nuIIifv the provisions Of the
duty asked Mr. Hansbrough
What Was Intended.
Mr.. Allison replied that lit was in
tended that the drawback feature OF the
tariff should be greatly enlarged.
He added that the drawback privilege
greatly enlarged our manufacturing eX-
ports He was willing that the WntdS
growers should have the reileI SouSlLt'
but did not want the provision made gen
Mir. Patterson suggested an amendment .elL,;
making the provision applicable TO LEAD
ores a well as wheat.
THE mining industry is as important
in some parts of the countr! as SIlS III,
ing industry is in others. Nj Ia 3 15sf in-
dustry shall have the benefit of the pro-
posed declaration
Judge Swayne's Trial. =
Mr. Patterson-s amendment vas voted
down. and then the senate resumed the
trial Of Judge Swayne-
After two witnesses had testified Man
ager Palmer attempted to have the state
ment made voluntarily by Judge SWaylle
before the house committee in November
last placed before the senate, but Mr.
ThurStou protested on the ground thai
the respondents testimony on a former
occasion could not be used to incriminate
The chair held the testimony to be in
admissible
! arguing that this was not criminal pro
! ceeding nor a court within the meanln
! of the statute The appeal caused the
I first rOllcau since the beginning OF Jnt
: proceeding. The question as put was
as 10 whether the testimony was ad'
| mlSSlDlc. i ne senate QtCtQtQ AA4fiA II va
not The following Republican senators
! voted for its admission: Allison. Crane
! Dietrich. Long and Spooner The Demo
| cratic senators voting in the negative VIII
/ the Republicans were; Bacon Culoerson
! Dubois German. McCreary. Patterson ant
PettuS The names OF senator's VINO utN'
not been sworn in in the case were no
| called
Hansbrough's Amendment Passed
| The court then adjourned. and the sen
| ate. resumed consideration of the agricul
| tural appropriation bill
| Mr.. HanSbrOugh'S amendment VA
! agreed to- As adopted the amendmen
| reads:
| .''Fhat paragraph 2S4. OF the act of July
! % 1897 entitled AN act to provide revenu'
! for the government and TO encourage TIT
| industries Of the United States shall no
/ be held 10 be affected by the provision
! of section 30 of said act.
| The bin as amended was then passed
| and the District of Columbia appropria
| ton bill taken up
| The senate at ok D. m went INTO eNeCU
1 and adjourned.