Press enter after choosing selection

No Beet Sugar Bounty

No Beet Sugar Bounty image
Parent Issue
Day
9
Month
July
Year
1897
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

Washington, July 6. - The Republican senatorial caucus Tuesday decided to not again present a beet sugar bounty amendment to the tariff bill, and Senator Allison was authorized to have the amerdment ofïered by Senator Allen tabled. There was also a general agreement to take up the Thurston. beet sugar bounty bill as an independent measure the first thing after congress meets next December. The discussicn in the caucus bore entirely upon the question of policy in postponing the bounty matter and there were several brief speeches bearing en bothsides of thesuggestion that it should go over. Senator Aldrich was the first to make a general outline of the eourse, which was ultimately agreed upon, including the postponement of the entire question until next December. Motion Made by Morrill. The motion to this effect was, however, made by Senator Morrill, after a motion made by Senator Davis to stand by the finance committee in withdrawing the amendment had carried. Senator Foraker suggested that the entire question should be left open, leaving eaoh Republican senator to cast his vote in the senate as he should choose, independent of party affilrations. He said, in making this suggestion, that an effort to lay the amendment on the table mig'ht lead to filïbustering tactics and cause more 3elay than would the opposite course of pêrmitting the amendment to go to a vote on its merits. This view was antagonized, however, by other senators, who said the Democrats would ho'ld the bill up indeflnitely as long as there was any possibility of the amendment passing, and that the only way of insuring a speedy vote was for the party as a whole to support a motion to table. This opinión was so general that Senator Foraker did not press his motion and no vote was taken upon it. Held Out Quite Stiffly. Senators Thurston, Perkins, Gear and other western senators held out quite stiffiy for the incorpoTation of the bounty provisión in the tariff bill, but when the decisión was made asrainst them acquiesced in it gracefully. "When the senate resumed consideratiion of the tariff bill Tuesday Senator Bacon made a personal explanation of his vote Monday for Senator Mills' aimendment to impose a tax of 5 per cent. on all manufactured products. He had, he said, given the amendment his vote without due deliberation. If the imposition of such a tax could be conflned to the sugar trust and other gigantic concerns existing in open violation of the% law it %vould, upon meditation, commend Hself to his judgment, but as it would touch every village and hamlet in the land and lay its hand upon the most humble he frankly avowed hts regret for the vote cast Monday. Senator Bate then took the floor and delivered a set speech against the bill. The Pettus amendment to the tariff bill to prohibit the sugar trust from importing sugar was lost - 26 to 33.

Article

Subjects
Ann Arbor Argus
Old News