The Daily bulletin., 1890-06-06
Vote in Favor Of Free
Sugar.
Hawaiian Treaty Denounced in
Congress.
Accident 10 Steamer Ciaut!ne
ct Cape dc Verde.
The American Refinery Still
Closed.
SAy FpaycIsco. Nav 10th,


Islands hy the Republican House of |
Representatives. which, in Commit. !
tee of the Whole, rejected the fol- |
lowing amendment to the sugar !
schedule Of the Tariff Bill moved |
, by Congress Mekenna, Of Cali. |
forniu:
Ali sugars not above M. II, !
butch standard III color, syrups or !
cane or beet juice, me!ada, conccn
tratch meiada, concrete and conccn-
tratcd moiassea, testing by polar
iscopc not above 7i degrees, shalt
pay . duty OF 9i.i00 of cent per
pound, and for every additional
degree. or fraction OF degree
3.l0O of cent per pound additional.
All sugar above No. Is and not
above No. lG, Dutch standard,
| I9-loO cents per pound.
| All sugar above No. l6 ani not
above No. 20. Dutch standard,
$4,000 cenia per pound.
All sugars above No. 20, Dutc!.
| STANDARD, 2 10 100 cents per pound.
F! Moiasaes testing not nbove Sc deg
recs by polariscope, 2 cents gallon.
! Muiasscs testing above 81; degrees.
4 cents gai!on.
THIS amendment, which would
have reduced the duty about 80 per
oeul, was !0at by vote ot !3t to
li5. II majority OF nine!een TINS
affirming the principle OF t.ec sugar,
OF rather that sugar should not be
protected like other industries. The
California delegation voted tor the
amendment.
ndOubtcdly the feeling ia favor
ol tgtc sugar hss been greatly
strengthened throughout the conn-
try ior two reasons --ticst, because
VI the rasca!ly and iniquitous
methods OF the Sugar Trust; Sec
ond!y, betAu:e il had been demon.
stralcd tina, the llawaiian Islands
planters, who enjoyed special treaty
advantages. had joined the Sugar
Trust WHICH had been formed To
people. II it had not b,cn for the
latte. cra,on it is hardly probable
tina, the majority Of the present
Congress would have done anything
to disturb The Iyesiv, hu; il Is CON
tended that by joining 'he sugar
Trust The Islands planters placed
themselves outside III" plans Of
/ | moral confederation, and tina, when
they themselves dostrOyed the Sen;..
ment upon wh!ch the Treaty rested
.hcv have 40 caust 10 gtumble ut
the natural result at their own sci.
/ tshiy deliberate act. For thi5 rra.
son especially the No. Lofity III the
, House voted Tor tree sugar, prefer.
, ring 10 pay q bounty to Amcrlcni.
, sugar ~ continuing special tariff
advantages to tho linw allan branch
| Of The Sugar Trust. t0ngrc.sman
, Canuon Oi Illino!. made ,ht. very
clear in his reply to jickennH. when
a he said "l.ecause am Rspnbli.
: revenue lcech from The protective
system and placing on.&nr on the Irec
E list" lir then d.uouncod the ra-
r ciprocity treaty with the Hawaiian
"a Islands and declared that iew men
e in Ca!iIorN, conlro, the production
= n; sugar in that country. "fut
: saaar on thr iror !i-t," he said,
land aood-by 70 ilve miiirn dollars
G TO four men OF California who own
; engar plantations On the Hawaiian
Islands"
= II You can oxpialn this declaration
4 ia any other way than as n direct
: attack apon The Treaty, fos the rea'
j son already stated, you will please
t. tro, out yonr reason. To people
= who have followed the course 0l
= events closely there is hut one ex.
= rianntiun possible, and it i, the deli.
hcrate alliance OF Hawaiian planters
!. with tina, huge swindling combinn'
: ion known a. the American Sugar
: Trust. 1t me evil could be confined
II to The principals In this affair II
Z might be viewed with some degrct
. Of eQuanimity, hat the innocent
II suiler with the guilty. There II
!" just one hope, namely, that n con
y -ideraiion Of the appropriations may
" compel Congress- to retain at leas
}. sevcnty-hye per cent o! the snga
l. duty for revenue pnposes. II not
: heavy deficit will be created, mas
y much ss the Service Pension Bill
calls for an annual expenditure o
h $50, 900, 900, which draft upon tn
l. Treasury had not been confirmed b.
J. legislative action when the Way
l. and Means Committee reported tn
" Tariff Bill On the other hand
l. tho House IL not III considering
70 mood. and II will take very siron,
~ arguments TO convince II OF its erro
\. in this matter.
10 There Is n boom IN sugar tgus
/. certificates, the price having bee'
~ run up iu the nncties with heaV.
le transactions. IL IL understood iha
the Hayemeyer interest Is bnyinl
, up enough certificates to give It con
y troll at the approaching annual meet
ing st which three trustees are 70 b