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I TARIFF DEBATE OPENS
SENATOR AI.DIUCH MADE THE
OrEMG SPEECH FOR THE
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Oat Where the Hepubllfniift
:. Wanted to Fatten Trunta
at People' Expense.
Washington May Z.O. Ihe debate on
the turiff bill began in the senate today
with crowded galleries and a large at
tondnnce of senators and the tariff lend
ers of the house.
Minor business claimed attention up to
2 p. in. wheu Senator Aidrieli in charge
of the tariff hill had the mcuNiire laid he
fore the senate and took the floor for thu
opening speech. At that time every
available Heat in the galleries was occii-
' jtied. Tlie republican side of the lloor
showed an almost solid representation.
The democrats uIho presented full rankH
and the Mattered seats of the populists
were occupied with but one exception.
Mr. Dingley chairman of the ways and
meant committee nnd author of the house
hill took a Heat immediately beside Mr.
Aldrich and liHtened attentively. Itepuli-
licnu memlierH of the ways and means
committee occupied the rear lounges.
Sneaker Heed wan not present.
Mr. Aldrk'b spoke for almoHt an hour
and a (iiarler adopting an easy confer
national Htyle. His speech waH the of'
ticial utterance of the finance committee
and in a hciimc of the republican Hide of
the chamber. Without makiiiK invidioux
distinctions between the two bill". Mr.
Aldrich clearly Htated an the belief of the
finance committee that the house hill
would not yield revenue adequate for the
need of the government.
Mr. VeBt of Missouri one of the demo-
cratic members of the finance committee
followed with a Htiitement in apportion to
the hill. He Hpoke of the futility of pil-
ing up taxes on an overburdened people
when there wan a balance of !f !21MMK(XM
in the treasury. Ho criticiHed the sched-
tile in detail declaring that Home of them
were designed to lie prohibitive. He se-
verely attacked the increiiHe on the lead
duty declaring it wns for the benefit of
the "cormorantH" of monopoly and
against thu iH'ople.
Mr. Cuunou of Utah a silver republi-
can cloxed the debate for the day by urg-
ing that the protection should be ho dis-
tributed 08 to aid the farmers.
Karly in the day Mr. Mallory the new
senator from Florida was sworn in and
took bin neat.
The discussion was cut off by the close
of the morning hour at 2 o'clock and Mr.
Aldrich promptly moved that the tariff
bill lie taken up. The motion prevailed
without opposition.
Mr. Aldrich yielded for n formal writ-
ten notice by Mr. VeHt (dem.) of Missou-
ri member of the linn nee committee Htiit-
ing that when the paragraphs were reach-
ed relative to beer manufactured tobacco
snuff and cigarettes he would move to
strike out the provisions relating thereto.
Mr. Quay (rep.) of Ptnnsylvanin asked
if u vote on this motion to Htrike out could
lie divided ns he might Hiipport Home of
the proiKiNitionH and oppose others.
Mr. Vent answered that the rules would
permit separate votes.
It wbh agreed at the outset that the
formal reading of the hill he dispensed
with nutil it was considered by para-
graphs and then the committee amend-
ments would he considered tirst after
which euch paragraph would be open to
amendment.
When Mr. Aldrich began the galleries
had again tilled and nearly every seat on
the floor of thu senate wan filled.
Aldrich' Opening Speech.
In opening his speech Senator Aldrich
""'"'Mr. rresldent The business of the
entire country is in n state of susiicn-
sion awaiting the action of the senate on
the hill under consideration. 1 believe
tlie anxiety to secure action ntsm this
Important measure at the earliest pos-
Hilil day is shared by every member of
the senate. 1 enn say for senators sit-
ting on this side of the chamber that no
time will he spent in the academic discus-
sion of the principles of protection.
"It is my purpose to keep the bill con-
tinuously before the senate to the ex-
clusion of other legislative business until
it is tinnlly disposed of nnd In this I
shall expect the hearty co-operation of
senators on both sides of the chnmlier.
In the discussion of the bill the members
of the majority will content themselves
with such brief explanations as may be
found necessary of the various pnra-
graiihs as they are reached.
"It seems desirable that at the begin-
ning of this discussion the majority of
the finance committee should present to
the senate in detail their estimate of the
effect which the bill would have Umiu the
revenue nnd that they should explain in
n general way the character of the
amendments tlicy have suggested.
"The" majority of the committee be-
lieve that if it thorough revision of our
revenne laws such ns is contemplated by
the house bill is necessary it should be
carried out in a conservative spirit nnd
that such 11 moderate ami reasonable
measure should Ik1 adopted as will in-
sure a much greater degree of icrmn-
neuce to our tariff legislation. Frequent
revisions of the tariff are productive of
periods of uncertainty and arrest develop-
ment. The radical change in policy in
181)4 proved disastrous to the business
interests of the country.
"It was 1 believe thoroughly under-
stood throughout the country iu the Inst
political camimigu that if the republican
. party should be again entrusted with
IKiwer no extreme tariff legislation would
follow. It was believed that in the
changed conditions of the country a re-
turn to the duties imposed by the' net of
IS1H) would not lie necessary even from
a protective standpoint.
"It was with these facts constantly In
view that the majority of the finance
committee prepared the amendments
which they have submitted to vour con-
sideration. Nothing could lie mow con-
ducive to the return and maintenance of
real prosperity in this country than the
well grounded iielief that there were to
lie no violent changes in our revenue
lMiliey for some years to come.
"The true friends of a protective policy
Io not insist upon extreme rates or any
that are not necessary to equalise condi-
tions. While it is true that rates aliove
this line are often inojierative. yet it must
lie admitted that they furnish nicdlesg
opporunities for destructive attacks.
"The rates suggested by the commit-
tees amendment are considerably below
those imposts in the house bill and. in
most instances below those continued in
the act of INK).
"Industrial conditions in this countrv.
with very few exceptions do not demand
a return to the rates imKscd hv the act
if ItflJO.. Tlie bitter content which is
going on among the leading nations of the
.world for industrial supremacy has
brought about improvements in methods
and economics in production to an ex
tent which was not tnougnt possible a ie
years ago. These new conditions must
lie taken into account in considering the
rates to be imposed.
Estimate of Revenue
"The framers of the house bill est!
mate a total revenue from the hill of
!WH.r.l 05710 in normal figures. This
would lie the largest revenue ever re
ceived from customs duties and an
crease of $1 1:4707!I3 over tlie customs
revenues of 1-V.KJ nud of $t0T ove
those of l.N'.I.S.
"The report of the ways and menus
committee of tlie house rceognrzes th
fact that anticipatory importations w
largely reduce the expected revenues n.
the first fiscal year under the new tariffs
but after milking allowance for these
niiiMirtiitions the reisft: estimates a
increased income of S70.000 000 for the
year of 1WIH provided the law should
lie passed by .May 1. If its enactment
were delayed until July 1 the report
adds that J.i.!XKUHM addirwuiul would
easily lie lost to the nuhlie treasury.
After giving in detail the house est!
mates of revenue Mr. Aldrich pro-
cocded:
"It will lie apparent from a critical ex-
animation of the provisions of the house
lull that the estimate of kimmhhmxhi m
crease ot revenue if the lull should be
come a law by the 1st of July would
lie excessive. To Indicate the grounds
iiKiii which this judgment is based we
may take the wool and woolen schedule
from which S24.OO0.0OO out of $70000.
000 iinreuse is expected. The fact is
well known that there have been unusual
imiHirlatioiis of wool in anticipation of the
reimpositiun of a duty enough accord
ing to the trade reports to supply all
the loreign wool needed li.v the domes-
tic manufacturers for more than a year
l lie statistics on tins iioint lustily the
neliet that there can lie no revenue from
the wool duties during the fiscal year
H'.)H except possibly a small amount
from third-class wools. The estimate of
.M4.IHI0.000 Increase from woolen goodH
is equally erroneous.
1 he same conditions exist. In n lesser
degree perhaps with reference to other
Internal Revenue Tax.
schedules.
'"Hie secretary of the treasury esti
mates the expenditures for all purposes
lor tne nseai year ending .nine .ill. is is.
t .TtiHUitiMH.. The nuance commit
tee estimates the revenne to be derived
in the same fiscal year from customs if
tne provisions of the bill reported-hy them
nouid lie enacted into aw. nt S1H2.744
mm. j ins includes an estimated revenne
from the temporary duty on ten of SN..
0000(10.
The Committee estimates the rerimitn
from internal revenue for the snme ni.
riod at 1 70.000.000. If we add to this
the treasury estimate for miscellaneous
colpts JFL'0000000 and the receipts on
account of the postoffice. $!I.227.0(1. we
have total estimated receipts for the fis-
cal year of 1N0K of $4i!MI71.07 r nn
estimated excess of receipts: over ex-
penditures for the year of $2725028.
in selecting the sources for additional
revenue the committee decided to in-
rease temporarily the tax on nrticles
f voluntary use rather than to assess
dditional duties which miirlit nrove in-
oiiorativo iiMin articles of necessity or
poll those Which enter into our munii.
fiictnred products. Assuming that the
necessity for additional revenue exists
lid of this we believe there enn lie no
question there is no economic reason
ml certainly none that affects the milt.
lie interests why beer and tobacco should
not bear their share of additional taxn-
on. 1 lie committee believes thnt the
duty proposed on tea will not prove n
serious uurucn on tne consumers of that
article.
"If the rates imiKised by this hill on
sugar should lie found to. lead to the
rapid development of the beet sugar in-
dustry in the United States wo may ex-
pect large reductions year by year from
the contemplated revenue on sugar.
Home of the most sanguine advocates of
the policy encouraging beet sugar pro-
duction in this country believe that we
shall within ten years produce nil of our
sugar.
''The legitimate result of n protective
isiliey is to give tlie American market to
American producers. When this becomes
an accomplished fact the revenue grow-
ing out. of protective duties disappear.
It must be evident therefore thnt we
must look for other sources of revenue.
Whether it should lie along the line of an
increase of internal revenue taxes such
as we have suggested or whether some
other sources of revenue should bo sought
it is not necessary now to determine.
"It is safe to assume that numerous
objectors will always be found to any
plan for increased taxation. In this par-
ticular case the committee is only
strenuous that a wise public policy re-
quires that our revenues should nt nil
times be equal to our expenditures and
that the people of the United States will
not lie satisfied with nny revenue meas-
ure that does not provide adequate in-
come for this purpose.
Suyrnr Schedule.
"Important changes have liecn made in
schedule K both. in rates on wool and
on manufactured woolens.
"In dealing with the wool schedule the
committee hnve suggested more liberal
rates to the domestic wool grower than
Is recommended for the producer of nny
manufactured article in the schedule. It
has also suggested for him a more ef-
fective protection than he has ever re-
ceived tinder nny tariff lnw of the United
States nt the time of its. enactment. Tlie
wool grower is given the benefit of n
specific duty the amount of protection
afforded will increase with each new de-
cline iu the foreign value of the raw ma-
terial. The Wool Schedule.
"The committee has aimed to give the
wool growers a rate of duty which will
average from 10 per cent to 20 per cent
higher than the rates of earlier tariffs.
In doing this it has given n higher pro-
tection tiiHin the raw material than uimui
the manufactured product in every ease.
"Very careful consideration has been
given to the compensatory duty on woolen
goods with the result of reducing the
compensatory rates on low grade goods
into whose manufacture more or less of
other materials than wool enter. On the
high grade goods the coiiiiiensatory
duties are fixed on the same basis that
has obtained in all previous tariffs.
"The house bill rate of 32 per cent on
carpet wools costing less than 13 cents a
pound has created more agitation and
opMsition than any other feature of the
wool schedule. It is alleged by the wool
growers thnt this low rate of duty on
cariH't wools destroys the effectiveness of
the protection afforded on the higher
grades of wool by reason of the tempta-
tion it offers to import these low wools
to tie used in cheviots golf suitings and
other popular fabric which do not re-
quire hue wools. Without undertaking
to affirm the correctness of these allega-
tion regarding the extensive use of these
carKt wools for clothing purposes the
committee recognized the fact that there
is some use made of them. To remove
all possible ground for complaint on this
score they have fixed the duties on
class three wools nt 4 cents a pound
under 10 cents In value and at 7 cents a
pound over thnt valuation. Under these
duties the ad valorem equivalents will
rauge on the various clips from 35 per
cent up to till per ceut nud iu some in-
stances 70 per cent.
"It is certain that under these duties
foreign carpet wools can not Is1 import-
ed to take the place of domestic wools
in tne ciotn manufacture
"Inking this manufacture of the wool
AUSTIN WEEKLY STATESMAN.
schedule into account it is a fact defi-
nitely demonstrated by the market re
porta that the protection given the Ameri
can wool grower unner tne senate uiu i
lrrentcr nnd more effective than lie ha
ever Is'fore receivd in American tariff.
Under this schedule wool growing should
become in time one of the most profitable
brunches of American agriculture
Duty on Hides.
"Many changes are made in schedule
X. The one wlucu will attract most at
teiition is the placing of a duty on hides
of cattle. Itcnreseiitutives of western
states in which cattle are raised have
been for many years insisting that duty
on hides should find a pluce in n tariff
intended to protect alt American inter
ests. J his contention lias been resisted
bv the tanners of the country who be
lieved that it would be placing unneces
sary burdens on their import industry.
I shall not attempt to enter into de
tail as to the reusons which led the com
mittee to suggest the imposition of such
n duty. Speaking for myself I believe
that the fears which have been so em-
phatically expressed us to the injurious
effects of the duty nave been largely
over-estimati d and that no very serious
burden will tie placed upon either the
tunning the leather or tlie bout and
shoe industry if the amendments had
been adopted.
The Free List.
"Many changes ore suggested in the
free list. Among the more notable of
these is n recommendation to return to
the lilsTiil provisions of the existing law
with rcgnid to the free importation of
Imots woiks of art etc. under certain
conditions.
At the tune the bill was reported
from the committee I Ktatcd in their be
half that an amendment looking to the
more rapid development nnd extension
of reciprocal trade with foreign coun-
tries would be reported from the com
mittee at a hitter day. The committee
have not yet found the opportunity to
prepare such an amendment."
in conclusion. -Mr. Aldrich said:
"We have given careful consideration
to the numerous imiKirtnnt questions in
volved in the various schedules. We pre-
sent to the senate the result of our
labors and shall cheerfully accent vour
judgment as to the wisdom of our con-
fusion.
Mr. Aldrich closed nt 3:10 n. m.. hav
ing spoKeu a little over nn hour
Mr. I'ettigrew presented the amend
ment of which lie has heretofore given
notice that when nrticles are manufactur
ed by a trust articles of such ehuracter
mported from abroad shall be free from
duty. lie said he would ask its consid-
ration immediately after the committee
amendment.
Senator Vest Spenks.
Mr. Vest of the finance committee was
then recognized.
"We know." he said "the desnerate
condition of the country the ruined
homes the blasted hearts. If prosperity
can come from any source even from our
adversaries we will bless the moment. I
do not believe the imposition of higher
tariff duties will dispel the clouds hang-
ing niiove us bringing in the sunshine and
illuminating the whole country."
Jt lias been said. air. V est proceeded.
that adversity came with the advent of
the democratic party. But adversity did
not come with the advent of the demo
cratic party. Mr. Vest said he would
summon as n witness no less nn authority
than Mr. William B. McKinley. The
nntor read from a report made hv Mr.
McKinley on April 1. 1890. setting forth
the distress which the farmers of the
country were suffering. How was it ex
pected the senator asked that by increas-
ng the burden of tariff the farmers would
be helped to buy more goods. All agreed
there must lie Hiillicient revenue to meet
the requirements of the government that
the government credit shall he sustained
ml her flag honored but every dollar col-
cted by the government beyond its needs
is a crime.
Why was it. Mr. Vest nsked. that the
republican party wns able to abandon its
cord and urge n tariff not for protec
tion but for the nmount of reveuue it will
p roil lice. Why does it abandon its record
nd propose a tax on tea? The senntor
said there was nt this time nn available
balance in the treasury of $22!).350(i50.
Deducting the gold reserve of $100000-
000 the available balance wns .fxjoO-
050. This vast nmount of idle money
wns now accumulated in the treasury.
And yet the senate was told it must im-
pose upon our suffering people additional
taxes. When President Harrison turned
over the government to President Cleve-
land the treasury balance stood at $24-
128087. Today there was $105000000
more than when Mr. Harrison turned
over the government affairs to Mr. Cleve-
land. How could this obvious fact be
avoided?
Mr. Dingley admitted it. Mr. Vest said.
nnd tried to explain it on the ground that
subsidiary coin nud certain deficits were
included in this present treasury balance.
But with these (about $20000000) out
there remained about $02000000 avail
able for the uses of the government. To
overcome this Dingley says we ought to
ncrense the gold reserve to $1;0.000000.
Bven if there wns a deficit of $05000000
this year which Mr. Vest did not admit
yet yet there was ample money in the
trensury to meet this deficit. Why. then
should we hurry to put more taxes on the
people when every dollar unnecessarily
hoarded by the government is a crime
against the people? Mr. Vest said it was
unfortunate that the republican side had
offered no estimate of revenne until to
day. Inquiry hnd been made of Statisti-
cian Ford as to the promised comparative
statement and ne mid stated it was turn-
ed over to the senator from Hhode Island
(Aldrich).
Mr. Vest nsked what the estimate of
Mr. 1-ord wns on the hills.
Mr. Aldrich replied the statistician
stated that in his opinion neither the
house nor the senate bill would furnish
sullicient to meet the expenses of the gov-
ernment. Mr. Vest proceeding declared the prop-
osition to raise $31000000 of revenu by
il tax ou tea nnd increased internal reve-
nue taxes was a "naked and bold" aban-
donment of the protective policy of the
republican party. Where was the pro-
tection to manufacturers? he asked.
The senator said the greatest suffering
iu the country wns felt in the ngricul-
turol states. With abundant harvests
tlie people were without money and were
appealing to congress for relief.
Mr. Chandler interrupted with nn In-
quiry as to where the vast accumulation
in the treasury to which Mr. Vest had
alluded came from.
"Does the senator mean that the Wil-
son bill put it there and if not. how did
it get there?" nsked Mr. Chandler.
"We all kuow" answered Mr. Vest
"that it came from the sale of bonds of
which 1 did not approve but it makes no
difference where it came from. There it
is iu the treasury nnd what right have
you to increase the taxes ou the people
when there is enough in the treasury al-
ready?" The senator declared that the urgent
need wns not for greater taxes but for
more money nnd better prices. The faU
in prices must be stayed before there
could be any prosperity. He mentioned
as one source of evil thnt our workers
were paid on a gold basis nnd came into
competition with those paid on a Bilver
basis.
"Tlie senntor from Nevada (Stewart)
usually makes that argument" interrupt-
ed Mr. tJallinger of New Hampshire.
lie tins based it usually on Japan's
use nf nilvnr nml nnn- f.mn'n I ..i:
ated silver." - n f
THURSDAY MAY 27 1897.
"You mean Japan was bought out"
.r. otewart put it.
Mr. Vest then turned to several sched
nleg and discussed them in detail. First
he took up the sugar schedule. Ingenious
tables could lie prepared as to suirnr dif
ferentials and the tables of the senntor
from Unode Island (Aldrich) were of this
ingenious kind. The whole thing turned
on one point said Mr.' Vest and no one
mil tne export mside the sugar refinery
was able to tell this. It was as to how
much raw sugar would make 100 pound
of rchned sugar and what amount of
waste would there be. One of the sugn
trust officials had testified before the
Iiexow investigation that profits of 21 per
cent hnd been realized. That amount
could be made only on the waste and
the sugar expert was the only man who
Knew a pout tnw waste. Without dis-
cussing the Hawaiian trenty Mr. Vest
said it would have been nt least more
honorable had the committee proposed to
nbnogate the Hawaiian treaty rather
tnnn to kill it indirectly.
xiow is it possible to defend the in
crease of duty on lead?" asked Mr.
Vest. "When the lead trust is making
enormous profits and is declaring 12 per
cent uiviucinw on its stock common uml
preferred why double the rate on lend.
product going into every home iu order
to ieeu tne cormorant taste of these
monopolists? "
On earthenware and crockerv the sen
ator sum ino increased duties were ap-
paiiiiig. ino trainers ot the bill had
undertaken to make the duties absolutely
prohibitory. And this on the goods
wuicn go nno every home. It was out-
rageous oppression the senator declared.
ueierring to the wool schedn e. Mr.
est spoke of the eonllictiiiir elnima nf
ine wool manutucturers nnd refened to
Mr. lnwrence ns the shepherd k Inc."
As to hides Mr. Vest said he warned the
republican senators that hides would go
back on the free list ns n result of
thrifty New England sentiment.
In conclusion Mr. Vest said there wns
no disposition to delay the consideration
of the bill. There would be no factious
opposition and no unnecessary objection.
Mr. Cunnon (sil. rep.) of Utah intro-
duced nn amendment for a bounty on ag-
ricultural exports and spoks biiefly. He
said the pending bill offered no protec-
tion to agricultural states. Tlie passage
iu me oni witnout nny protection to the
farmer would be n rank injustice nnd
would be a violation of-tlio nloilue u-hw-h
the victorious party made in its platform
io uie voters nisi year it tlie bill shall
fail to give some measure of iiistieo tn
the farmer then he will oveithrow it at
tne hrst opportunity declared Mr. Can
unn.
The tariff hill was then laid Aside for
tne day.
At 5:10 p. m. the senate went into
executive session and soon afterwards
iidjourued.
Senate Proceedings.
Washington May 25. The long
de
ex
ferred debate on the tariff bill was
pected to open in the senate today.
it
served to attract considerable crowds al-
though the galleries were not overtaxed
during the early hours of the session.
Many ladies were among the spectators.
adding a touch of color to the sonibre-
ness of the chamber. On the floor the
various elements in the tariff contest
were fully leprescnted the attendance of
snntors being as large or larger than at
any time sirce the extra session opened.
There was no positive ugteement ns to
the time for taking up the bill but it
was generally understood that Mr. Al
drich of Rhode Island would be recog
nized ior the opening statement imme-
diately nfter the morning business.
Mr. Pascoe of Florida niesented the
credentials of the new senator from
I- londa Stephen R. Mallory and the lat-
ter was duly sworn in. lie was as-
signed to a desk in the front row of the
'Xt rente right on the democratic side.
A further conference on the Indian bill
was ordered.
A resolution wns agreed to renuestinc
of the president all the correspondence re-
lating to the fur seals in Behring sen.
Mr. Perkins of California presented a
resolution citing the refusal of the Rus
sian charge d'affairs at Washington to
give n passport to Adolph Kuettner an
Influential Jewish banker of Fresno
Cal who was about to visit Poland.
he resolution teferrod to the invidious
inductions against certain American
itizens and the olhcinl action of Prince
obnuoff the late Russian premier rela
tive to the exclusion of Jews from Rus-
sia. It provides also thnt this govern-
ment request Russia "to declare whether
American citizens are excluded from
Russia on account of their religious faith-
and if so thnt said imperial government
of Rusin bo requested to remove such
prohibition and permit Americans of
whatever religious faith to visit Russia"
etc.
Mr. Terkins spoke in favor of the reso-
lution saying the United States should
extend its protecting nrm to every citi-
zen .Tew or gentile wherever ho might
go. The resolution wns referred to the
committee on foreign relations.
A resolution by Mr. Tettigrew of South
Ditkotn wns agreed to requesting the
president for information relative to the
Union and Central Pacific Railroads;
amount of (Hvidends execution of the
Thurmnn act etc.
The resolution authorizing the secre-
tary of the navy to. employ any suitable
ship in the transportation of relief sup-
plies to India was considered.
Mr. Chandler of New Hampshire ex-
plained that this was essential as no
American ships were available.
Mr. Morgan of Alabama remarked that
the senate had reached an era when it
was necessary to "consult somebody nt
the other end of the cnpitol" as to
whether a measure should go through."
"Has the senator" inquired Mr. Mor-
gan addressing Mr. Chandler "inquired
whether this benevolent resolution will
be allowed to receive consideration in
the house?"
Mr. Chandler responded by asking if
Mr. Morgan had made any arrange-
ments for passiug his Cuban resolution in
the house.
"No the people ore orranging thnt" re-
spomled Mr. Morgan "nnd either the
senntor from New Ilanirvshire who sup-
ported that resolution and myself the
American people and the Almighty will
have to give way on that or else the
sjieaker of the house of representatives
will give way."
Mr. Morgan spoke of the calamity nnd
humiliation to which the senate was sub-
jected in having no American ships in
which to carry this American benefaction.
This dispatch of Grain to British India
would convince the British people he said
that notwithstanding the defeat of the ar-
bitration treaty we intend to live with
them on terms of peace and amity.
Mr. Morgan offered an amendment pro-
viding for the naturalization of two
British-built ships to carry this grain.
He declared that the shipping laws pre-
venting the naturalization of foreign-
built ships were resiionsible for the
humiliating condition of having no Ameri-
can ships.
An lltra Silverlte Move.
Washingtoq May 25. Senator Cannon
of Utah today introduced nn amendment
to the tariff bill providing for nn export
bounty on whent corn flour tobacco and
other farm products "by way of nn equal-
ization for agriculturists of the benefits of
this (the tariff) act." This move is the
result of a conference of silver republi-
cans populists and some democrats
which may be said to represent the senti-
ment of an element which puts silver
abote all obcr legislation.
1
AIKIS
THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
WAR ARE SOW BEING BIT-
TERLY DENOUNCED.
Eli 0EIII1
The Government I'rued to Confis-
cate It Property A Battenliurs
Prince to Be Governor of
Crete Turkey Assents.
London May 20. The correspondent
of the Times at Athens says:
Tlie torrent of recrimination denuncia-
tion nnd bitter invectives which wns
checked by the fear of the immediate
Turkish advance to Athens has broken
out afresh now that this danger has been
removed by the armistice. The authors
of the war policy equally with those
who are held responsible for the dis-
asters are being dragged before the br.r
of public opinion. So far us the official
culprits are concerned it is believed the
government will appoint n committee of
inquiry to punish the guilty. A thorough
investigation into the ambulance and
commissariat departments will probably
entail scandalous disclosures.
The Etlmike litcairia is bitterly de
nounced and the government is urged to
seize its funds to confiscate its stores
and arms and to compel it to render nn
account. The government is not likely
to accede to this suggestion as many
persons prominent m political lite are
closely connected with the organization.
aim the netainn couhdent of its
strength has decided to remain silent
and to preserve its mysterious and in
visible character. Possibly smitten with
compunction however the society has
contributed 00000 drachmas for tlie re
lief of the Ihessaliau refugees. This i
apparently the best justified item of all
us exiiendi.urcs.
Eastern Aspect Less Peaceful.
London May 25. The aspect of east
em affairs is less peaceful. Turkey is
sending iOOO more troops to Thessnly
nnd it is said that the sultan has prom
ised his ministers not to relax his hold
upon that province.
The note of the powers certainly does
not yield on a single point and states
even that the peace conference must be
held at Constantinople and not nt Phar-
salos but the sincerity of both Germany
and nssia is doubted and nny suggestion
of dissension among the powers will in-
crease obstinacy on the part of the sul
tan.
It is reported from Vienna that Em
peror Nicholas has advised King George
for his own safety to appoint a mili
tary governor with exceptional powers
and to concentrate 8000 picked troops
at Athens.
Greece Renssured.
London May 2G. The Athens corres
poudeut of the Standard says the powers
have assured Greece that the porte will
not be allowed to evade the conditions of
the armistice.
As Governor of Crete.
London. May 20. A dispatch to
the
Standard from Berlin says:
lhe poweis including Turkey have
assented to the appointment of Trinee
Francis Joseph of Battenburg as gover
nor general ot ureto.
The Terms of Peace Proposed.
London. May 2o. A dispntrh tn ihn
uauy .telegraph from Constantinople
says:
The idertical note of the powers which
was pieseuted to the Turkish government
today embodying the terms of pence to
which they will agree declines to permit
the abolition of the capitulations in the
case of Greek subjects or the annexation
of Thessaly but is much milder in tone
than was at hrst understood. The cor-
respondent of the Times says the note
expresses the views of the nnwers "in n
uiuereuiiany suggestive torm.
Sensational Rumor.
London. May 20. A dispatch to
the
ntaniiard irom Athens says:
ane j&moros pumisnes a sensation in
a telegram from Lamia declaring that
the British men-of-war nt Volo prevent-
ed the landing of guns nnd ammunition
from a Russian man-of-war for the use
of Turks. The story is probably untrue
but it indicates the prevailing distrust of
uussin.
In order to prevent hriznndntre the mi.
thorities hnve given instructions for the
disarming ot members of the Ethnike
Iletnirin whereved found. In the event
of resistance they are to be prosecuted
to the full extent of the law.
The United States cruiser Cincinnati
mis urnvcu ai i naieruui.
Presented to the Porte.
icnnn. May 1 li Xmio "..:
Presse publishes a dispatch from Con-
stantinople today saying that Germany
has finnlly approved the comlit inns nf
iiciit-e unn unit tne identical note of the
iwn ei-s on tne suuject was presented to
the Turkish goverment today.
Were Looking for Rations
Tf w
I Kl VaiKl. .May '.). A rumor tvno ;-.
lated in Guanabacoa near this city yes-
terday that Gen. Fitzhugh Lee 'the
United States consul general was going
to distribute money to the poor. In con-
nuuui uuer persons gathered to-
;"u aiiiiciiinuon ot receiving relief
Ihey were advised by the police that
there was no truth in the rumor and
were ordered to disperse it being un-
lawful for people to assemble in largo
numbers m a nublie i.ln 1-s J:':L
of war. The crowds however refused
to obey and the police were compelled to
disperse them by force using the Hats of
tneir swords unon thp
' isjiuerij .
A Scheme to Free Cuba.
New York. Mnv ; tm. -r.
tomorrow will say; Officer. .if!
Cuban. League have dodil tempt
ita'Vf f.fnd. of 1W(MK) in the
1 nited States beheving this Will "nahle
the f'llhnna tf rutolK..l. . . .muuie
en-e. The fund 1 t beTt dsed iFtt
wnys-by donations ni li"!?.01 m. tw?
gold bonds at 0 per cent ''pavnbleten
years after the evacuation of Oiibn 1 2
the Spanish troops." 0t Luba h
Already about SWftnn i-
raised towards this fund.
heen
Tariff Protest From London.
London. Mnv 25 t r ..
liamentary secretary for the fowler TntE
replying in the house of ctm S S
t a question on the subject said lui
Brit sh am mssn.lni- .i vt-"i!.sa.m t! e
Jlllinn rn.nnr.fT ". '.Y'r'""". Sir
to make representations "to tieT
. .... -v.... nuum oe inatriint.i
States government in regard to the pro-
.1.... nn e.iltorl mnftlrprpl nml ntl.A.'a
cured fish as has already been done on-
the subject of certain other duties- to be-
imposed by the new uuiieu mates tariff..
t
Labouchere Takea It Back.
London May 25. Henry Labouchere
tins w ithdrawn the allegations he had .
made iu n speech in the house of commons.
nnd in an article m irutn ami we rans
(iuulois reflecting upon Dr. Rutherford
Harris. Cape Town secretary of the Brit-
ish Chartered South African company in
the matter of alleged stock jobbing ia
connection with the Jameson raid of De-
cember 1805.
Defeating Portuguese Troops.
Loudon May 25. A special dispatch
from Cape Town says the natives of
Portuguese East Africa are defeating the
Portuguese troops in various directions
and that the governor of Delagoa has
urgently requested the government at Lis-
bon to scud him reinforcements.
SAID HE WAS WHIPPED.
A Wharton County Convict Com-
plained of Crnel Treatment.
Wharton Tex. May 25 (Speeiul.) A
white man Ced Boyden complained to
the authorities today of cruel treatment
received on a convict farm.
.Boyden was serving out a fine and yes-
terday received an express money order
which secured his release. An examina-
tion of his body showed that he had re-
ceived an unmerciful whipping ns the
bruises were still on his body. Boyden
says he wns whipped because he was too
sick to work.
The commissioners court issued an or-
der today that no more of the county con-
victs must be punished by whipping.
Sherman Militia Organised.
Sherman Tex. May 25. (Special.)
Forty-seven of the young men among the
best known and meet reliable iu the city
tonight took the oath and were sworn into
service as membeis of the Texas Volun-
teer Guard. Diqioiit Lyon was elected
captain Chos. Moody fni-t lieutenant and
Roy Cunningham second lieutenant.
Fatal Blow on the Head.
Paris Tex. May 25.-(Special.)-J. N.
Clardie a blacksmith at Rockford this-
county wns killed yesterday afternoon.
He was hit on the head with a piece of
scantling death resulting instantly.
Pat Dunlap a respectable farmer in
that vicinity came iu and surrendered.
Laborer Killed.
Fort Worth Tex. May 25.-(Special.
Hugh Lockerd n laborer employed in
unloading dirt from cars was killed this
evening in the joint track yards. He was
standing near the car when he wns either
jerked by the train or fell off. His body
was badly mangled.
He leaves a family residing at East
Thirteenth nnd Crump streets.
Another Lynching in View.
Hillsboro Tex. May 25. (Special.)
Sheriff Bell received a telegram at 1:30
this morning from Mt. Calm stating that
a white girl was assaulted by a negro
man near there last night with criminal
intent nnd requesting him to come at
once with his trained hounds..
An Overdose of Morphine.
Lexington Tex. May 25. (Special.)
Constable J. Marcus died this morning
from an overdose of mornhino
-
Wanted in Kansas.
Teninlo Toy tnv 9?l I n
L. .Newcomer of Lacrosse kan.. wns
arrested here yesterday bv Tlntontivn
Hereford and today taken to Kansas
by Williams where he is wanted ou a
charge of seduction.
MlNsonrl Editors in Texas.
Beaumont. Tex.. Mnv 25 (Sneei.il 1
The Southwest Missouri Press associa-
tion consisting of 100 Indies nnd gentle-
men came in this morning from Shreve-
port and spent the day nt Port Arthur.
Grand Lodge B'nai B'rlth.
Waco. Tex.. May 25. (Siwinl A uD
turbing question the cause of much de-
bate yesterday was repeated this morn-
ing as soon as the grand lodge B'nai
B nth got to work.
The committee nppointed last year to
raise the money for the purpose of build-
ing and equipping a home for aged and
liihrni Hebrews raised n ncii.-i.i
sum which is on hand in the grand lodge
treasury. The opponents to the erection
of a home at this time held that for pres-
ent purposes the Tourin infirmary affords
an ample asylum for old people and that
money for relief is more needed.in other
channels thnn for the purpose of building
an institution such as is contemplated in
the plan for the old people's home. The
question was reopened by Dr. Oscar
( ohen of Mobile. Ala. who offered n reso-
lution to reconsider the one adopted yes-
terday afternoon continuing the" eominit-
Clle1's nnnep 8ets forth recog-
nition of the value and need of n home
for the venerable gray haired veterans.-
Dr. Cohen s resolution was lost. -'
Officer Attempts Suicide.
San Antonio Tex. May 25.-(Sneeinl
-Speciol Police Officer John Magner of
me xuti Jixcnnnge pool rooms walked
into the Menger hotel bar tonight took n -
seat at a table and coolly sent a bullet
through his head. In the afternoon Mag-
ner was injured in the richt hnn nnt
arm by n daring attempt at stopping
.uimnuy. a snort time before the
shooting he hade his child good bye. sent
nor home nnd then n-nm :
. "ie saioon
and fired the shot. His condition is crit-
ical. Items From Fredericksburg.
I-rcderickshurg Tex.. Afnr oi -
Cial. -The n-enthor I' 4 .7" -1r
of late seems to have be'n SllyTr!
dered to suit nil classes. Bpeemly or
-Notwithstanding that this county has
been supplying all of th ".iLf!
eonntfc. with nour for - u
K V rroat S"'PUS on hand another
targe wheat crop is assured with pros-
pects never better for ..'"" pr08.
and cotton. bC "ul'8 01 corn
A large number of cattle have heen
hought up for outside hYl .
IZIT"7 58 00 &se inaii
Mr. Tmnlo T"i CJ:t.
large bank bui.dingd Mr.A.
ill commence the erection of a Kpw
Jtone building- next week for his use in
whtera'S11'"? biness both of
taJffiS2 will
as linth n i-y-iueiu 10 me town.
nil business men of
the town wns fnii .1 . .
week from a c. ul "rummers last
"r mill mJnf ."i San Antoni0' nnd oth-
an excrih.nl ?f hf"n seemed to be doing
firms. me8s for their respective
schools ''r" Sf tIe .different public'
a id me n i n48t SY."rar devise means
this season btain a 8Ummer normal
The Casino W;. .!
tainment r-. " K'v? nn enter-
the benefit i " i?n 0n tne 31st for
be an en !' p"blic Bcbools. It will
Ended. enJVaUe a Tnd laV-ly at"
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