The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-10
The SUGAR TRUST.
Why Hayemeyer Became a
Cleveland Nan.
HIS scHEprLE WAS ADOPTED.
kep1hiisaa amendments ss the
Sweetness Section af tho Msiss nn,
sssed Down With = rrempsness
that shows Good Training.


day. Adams. cf iilsnsels ossssrss4 resossssos,
rs'csfsng the ressletsaa directing The rssz.,.
zssfse< on manufactures TO ineestsrasr ne
sssasecf u srsssts, and ssAfizx that fae ss.sz.s
q the sas-stlEAsie7 wss - brusst ss IN rsa-
Ger Il lsapssssiezhse fsr sAe eosanigss-e -
reIart a. ths pre~ens s@sssssa. ara
sssreetinr .sse eonsnssrsee "a re..s-.
tszssaesziaieiy. with ar ut;hoz,t r,,,-
ssssize 'assaiisE. al Tie efisiense taken ~ Il
sels1zas 10 the sslr@lis~i xs.ss- t.ss+s. ay,.;
also : ssssra1c rsf~s.f 70 re7-ars The exI
cesase taken relative 20 the ssScailrsf Ssznsl-
arc sssi trssss- Referred 70 the consmistee
sH rer-nrts
NJ ferd, ef N.eAisen. oeeress a rcsota-
sfea resltsnS tie allegation thai tie p-s.s-
ezsS- S-ifsaaatx<aSss ass~ thsvtscsssa >er.e :
excessive. arfi6s4sl ara iH5nrioas. sae is
saesssr@sea - satisfy privase greed, aas
the tsrSAss ziissassoa fAaf the law trs.hfis
bsas The iHsps-fatzon of contract labor )
ssstss essisssi. osins 10 The lack of safsri.
esis htsrhxaers 20 csEferce il. aud tigvcting
Tie <p<9ke- - e2ySsint : ss4ecsal raiaEni;ses
81 asc rnesat~rs to Investigate sse sslh,ess,
with seasc ~ SIT daring fecesS Referred
90 lie e.ssafaiisee on military affairs
The e9sse tsea went iate committee ef
the uhuie "a the tariff hsa. the renalng
question tstas aa sAesannan amendment,
placing on the free iisa sugar ssoi above tie
No. Is duty standard and rssineinx tie
rates on the ether grades aaa granting 3
tesiats To the producers Of stzaT
wilkinson. of Louisiana. denied TIA, the
ssssar industry oi Louisiana was a lEa.
ss.-shiD< industry. a. insigstry which
had last year prsaHced Sskts3 3pce pounds
eoald hardly be deaosrinated a iaseaisi.
ing industry. lie atiSsed aud deusfd the
assertion % ias gentleman from PennSri- .
yarziA sielIaesl that gigantic sugar tsslst
ssas gslttea se Tor the benefit OF llN0 fsiaat-
err ai Louisiana These i@Eo planters 3nho
employed between 3seSD and st6s9 yer.
son<i instead oi triag in with the sugar
trust. and tas;ea6 OF helping fo pat TIE
price ea. were helping 70 fli. Il down
Rasser, nf Iowa. cstred aud advocated
an amendment placing all sugars and me-
lasscs an the free lis: Rejected
Cannon Is amendment was then rejected. 4
= 70 ifss
Dlnxley, of Nzine. oHerei an amend. +
rnen. hxfHg tae caty ON sasar not above
the u standard. tcsfiag not above 7s de 4
grsees. al .asia9 of csat per pound, with I
feau1 for each a-aitianai degree o- iEac. 4
tiaa OF degree.
Bzyne, OF Pennsylvania. hoped pingiey's
proposition would prove acceptable 10 4
every Republican and Democrat on the
aeor. The Mills bill proposed O. per cent. i
per cent The amendment wculd reduce
The revenue y millions. IL the amend
,aeni was adopscd II would amount 10
yearly sayiug ef % cents fer ever snsn.
woman and child. !; wenid have toe 1
effect of breaking ap the sugar tssst, and 1
Il the Democrats voted aSAlusr the psoFo.
sstioa the people tais fall vetlld draw tile I
necessary aud proper differences. The
amendment was lost, NJ 10 Itss.
Hoax of Tennessee said Il made little
difference how the Republicans waited.
This bin vas apparently Is iumaiahie aS
The laws offhe Aetics and fefsiaa>. and no +
change conId hs made EXCEPT fer the ac- +
Of some nefHoeratIe mefai,er 4
from districts where 10 put an arsfeie %. the /
free list wonid eiadanger his re eelecriou. A /
duty should hs put upon sugar. or II I
should be put ON the free list Bat away
with the bounty. American people want I
none of H.
Mccossas OF Maryland inquired of the 1
members OF the WAYS and i
means committee whether ON March .f Z
they bad not given bearing % Ar. Have
mcyer Of New YORK. who had bepa exam
incd on the i2th OF that month before the /
on manufactures
4 long de.afe followed betNecn hrsekeu
ridge. Mills aud Mct, ,agnas. In which Breck-
enriage and Nils denied the charge that
certain parties had heea granted hearings
before the ways ami means committee and
others refused.
On motion OF Mills the dnty on moiasses
testing not above a6 degrees was axea s;
=. reflis per gallon.
Cannon Of Illinois offered an amend
ment- substituting for The sugar schedule
he sugar schedule ~ IL originally ap-
peared la the Mills bill, lie intinat-l that
he change had been brought about bs the
fact that Hsvemeyer had supported cseve-
and
Reed inquired If the chairman Of the
rommiitce would mol explain the reason
SHY the change had been made
Mills retorfed by isQuiring why IL vas
hat when In former congresses The com
uifsce had n right 10 Hake change. the
gentleman had stood by this great cheat.
Cannon gneried whether tive wrongs
made a right
Mills wanted to know why the gentle.
man had stocd by Hsyemeyer ard the -
gar trusts and all the other trusts. lie had !
sVcn refused In former congresses TO ac-
sord consideration 70 4 measure affecting
tic revenue, and consequently tbe trust
Reed said here was a direct charge made
against the eumraitiee ;ha; after an inter
sicw with HaTemeyeF they hsd the sugar
.cheduie changed In the interest Of the
nest pronaiacsai Of fhese trusts which they
80 much. Instead of explain
ny the reason wilich ins.urcd the change.
he chairman Of The committee gives the
hnusc a general declaration Of how good he
yss aud how Lad the Republicans we're
ID seemed thar the hill rad been made np
In the interest Of an axowed cHeny Of the
people, and for the purpose Of fasnring the
success of certain Democrats. This was
not business way io control the affairs %
he country, and the people soEia stAinp
Il with signal disaprrofal
CanRoa amendment wEs elected.
Weber. of New York. 0iftgrd an amend
laeni providing that no drawback fhEil ie
allowed on sugar exported from tiss Tni:std
states He charged thsi the amended bsu
WAS In the interest OF the sugar trust of the
sountry. weber's amendment. heiRg re
Ieelri, he offered another. requiring draw
bss ks 10 BE- paid only upon I'oiaffseopie
Tests. saying that this a. the last Fcsorf ot
he sugar trust. aad the gentiesnen ca the
Ssaet side had 40 opportunity 70 ifsae ihsfa-
selves ffssn the suspicion which would be-
come certainty II they voted down his
proposition.
Mills repEiesi that the treasury oszsefaiS
already had authority 10 make i,Siarlseos'ic
'e-f<
Aster further debate the amendment Was
rejected This ooaeinded consideration ~
me sugar clauses
The neyf paragraph. relating to i1taeeo.
a. ieff atssn far further sftioa-
SnstlaG If New York. moved "a strike
Ssst the starch provision. Pending a ycie
he house aSlsssz-pesi.
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INTERSTATE COMMERCE
~, SENATE Passes the Bill Further