The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-06

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all adopted in the senate today and tbs
pivotal schedule on which the fate OF ths
tariff measure depended, went through
without change. Ga the vital amend
menf. to place all sugars on the free list,
the Democratic line was drawn, Mr.. Hill
On. Y voting in favor Of it aud Mr.. Irby
Is. CO. being paired the same way. But
the Republicans were unable to hold their
own forces intact, Nesssrs Henderson ard
Perkins voting against the amendment
and Mr.. Quay being paired against it Will,
Mr.. Sherman, who was present. did moi
vote at all Only one of the Populists
Mr.. PETER, voted for free sugar. Msssrs.
Kyle and Allen in the fnal issue joining
with the majority Of Democrats against
it. Had all the Republicans, with the
three Populists aud the two disaffectsd
Democrats, joined hands. sugar, raw and
refined, would have gone on the free list
On all the other amendments offered by
the Republicans the majority against
them ranged from 8 to 10. the adoption OF
the sugar schedule practically insures the
passage of the bill at an early date,
although it is intimated that the Repub
licans will make fnal stand on the sugar
schedule when it is reported and consid-
cred in the senate.
As adopted today the schedule imposes
duty of 40 per cent ad vaIorem on all
sugars, raw and refined, with diffsren-
tai Of 70 of a cent per pound on sugars
above 10 Dutch standard, and an addt-
tlonal lilo Of u cent against sugars import
ed from countries paying an export bounty.
1t continues the Hawaiian treaty admit
ting sugars from the Sandwich Islands
free Of duty, and places duty of cents
per gallon on molassss testing above 40
degrees by the polariscops. The SEIZED uie
goes into effect Jan. /, 1895, and the bounty
is continued until that date.
Voting on the sugar schedule began
promptly at p. m. The first vote was on
the Jones amendment. fixing the date
when the sugar schsdule should 60 into
effect, and the sugar bounty to bs tsrmi-
natsd on January L, 1895 The vote re-.
suited: Yeas 40, nays 81. The amend
PETER voted with the Republicans. Allen
and Kyle voted with the Democrats. The
next vote was upon the amendment offered
by Senator Henderson Of Nebraska, pro-
viding for the retsntion of the bounty pro-
vision of the Mckinley law. 1t was de-
feated. yeas 80, nays ~. Hill voted no;
also Allen and Kyle. PETER voted with
the Republicans.
Mr.. Mandsrsen offered another amend
I1cnO COuAuAHS tuc OOauIy %
and beet sugar; after 1895 reducing il to
cent per pound. This was alss defeated.
81 to 81. Senators Allen and Kyle voted
nay.
Mr.. Henderson next proposed an amend
ment decreasing the bounty oue-lenth of q
cent each year until the time fixed in the
Mckinley law for tho total expiration.
This was also defeated, 81 to "a. Allen
aud Kyle voted with the Republicans
add to the end of the paragraph the pro-
viso that the bounty all BE- 81 .ht-tsnths
of l cent for the sugar product in the
United States in 1894 Defeated, 80 to 40.
Mr.. Allen offered AN amendment to re-
duce The sugar bounty for the remainder
Of the calendar year TO eight-tenths of a
cent per pound and to make the sugar
take effect Immediately ON the
passage of the bill.
the Democrats. There YVES no break In
party lines and it was defeated. 80 to 20.
The senate thon passed to the next par
agraph, number 1925, fxiag the duty on
sugar. Mr.. Jones offered the com.
promise" amendment, fixing the duty on
raw and refined sugar at 40 per cent ad
with a differential of one-siHht b
of one cent on sugars above 16 Dutch
standard and an additional one-tenrh on
SukAtS PVleCA ikoii SSouSkAco kiNluk al
export bounty, continuing the Hawaiian
treaty in force and imposing duty of 2
cents gallon on moiasses.
MIR. Lodge offered As Q substitute the
originally reported by the
senate COMMITTEES on finance, fixing a
specific duty on sugar beginning with 1
cent per pound on sugar testing so degrees
by the polariscopic test and graduating
the duty according to fneness. Lost. %
to 81.
Messrs. PETER, Allen and Kyle voted
with the Democrats.
Mr.. PETER offered an amendment to
place all sugar On the free list.
MIR. Hill Dem asked If this would pre-
cipitate the direct question as to whether
sugar should go on the free list or not, and
being informed it would, said he hoped =
recor d-makiDg vote would be had upon il.
Mr. Hill voted in favor of free SUGAR ana
announced that hs was authorized to say
that Mr.. Irby, who was absent, would
have voted for free sugar had he been pre.-
ept. The amendment was lost by % to 81,
as follows:
Yeas--Aldrich. Allison. Cameron, Chan
der, Cullom, Dolph, Dubois. Frye, Gal
Iinger, Hale, Hawley. Higgins. Hill, Hoar.
Lodge, McMillin, Mitchell, (Oregon); Nor
riil, Patton, PETER, Pet'igrew. Plstt,
Power, Snoup. Teller and. Washburn.
Nays-Allsn. Blackburn. Blanchard,
Butler. Csffrey, Call. Camden, Cockreli,
Coke, Danisl, Faulkner, George, Gibson,
Gordon, Gray, Harris, Huntor, Jarvis,
Jones, (Ark); Kyle. LINDSAY. McIaurin,
Martin, Mills. Morgan, Muir
ply, Pasco. Perkins. Pugh, Ransom,
Roach, Smith Vest. Villas. Voorhees,,
White. Total 81.
The pairs were as follows, the first
named would have voted yea aud the last
named nay:
Proctor and Bate, Wolcott and Brice,
Carey and Mitchell, (Wis), Davis and Tur-
pie Dixie and McPnerson, Jones new;
and German. Hansbrough and Palmer,
Irby aud Quay, Squire and Walsh, Wilson
and Berry.
Senator'S Sherman and Stewart cid not
vote and Were not paired.
Two Observation-Disclosures and Per-
kins-voted against free sugar, aed Quay
was paired the same way, while Sherman
did not vote. Or the Democrats, ElIl
voted for free sugar. while Troy was paired
the same way. OF the Populists, PETER
voted for free sugar, Alien and Kyle
against, and Stewart did not vote.
Mr. Allison offered an amendment to
make the schedule 30 into effect immedi-
ately on the passage OF the bill. Il was
lost-So 70 8.
Mr. Psttigrew (Rep., s d. offered az
20 strike out the one-eiShth of
ore cent differentiai given 10 tae refiners.
Il was losl-So 20 81 Mr. Hill and he
Popu isis voted IN favor of striking cut
t he aifsrentiai given the sugar trust
Mr.. Henderson pFopose4 an amendment
10 cut the duty down oae-half and TIE
5ouaty one-half. Les, On rising vote, IS
u 81.
The question Was then on the Jones
to paragraph IS the
amendment being the schedule agreed On
by the Democratic size Tue Jones CON-
promise amendment fixing the sugar
duties wss carried, 81 70 - The vole in
de- all WAS as follows.
Yeas-Alien, Blackburn, Blanchard,
But.-r. Cafrey. Camsisn. C5eSreli. Coke,
Faulkner, Geor-e. Gibson. eSerstoa, Gray,
tiarris. H1ntan. Jones iArSsasssl. ky.~.