New-York tribune., 1894-06-05
SUGAR AND DEMOCRACY.
INTERESTING SIDE LIGHTS THROWN on
THE UNION OF THE TWO.
MR. cAFFERY. IN DEBATE ADMITS THAT THE
SCHEDULE Is IMPERFECT AND Is NOT FOR
REVENUE oNLY-TEsTIMoNY or MEssRs.
MILLS AND CARLISLE.
TBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.


Senate late this afternoon between Mr. Harris
the parliamentary conductor" OF the Tariff BILL
and Mr. Aldrich. who directs the opposition to It,
a vote will be taken at l o'clock tomorrow on
Mr.. Manderson's motion to continue the Nc
Kinley bounty rates on raw sugar until July l.
1905. This motion. II 1t is carried. will virtually
destroy the Gorman-Jones schedule and involve
the abandonment OF the pending bill II It fails.
the extraordinary concessions made by the
Senatorial Conservatives to the Sugar Trust
with the authoritative Endorsement OF Secretary
Carlisle and the President will be allowed to
come TO a vote successfully. and the terms Of the
Surrender OF the Democratic leaders to the
greatest Of American monopolies will probably
be incorporated by slender majorites into the
hodgepodge which now figures as the ostensible
fulnlment OF the Democracys repeated promises
of Tariff Reform"
The Democratic managers insist that they can
hold n majority for the Jones German schedule.
and that no hostile amendment launched against
II can command the forty-three Dptes necessary
TO success. Mr. Aldrlch counts. however. on
securing at least forty-one votes for the Mander-
son amendment restoring the bounties raw
sugar. and on the proposition 70 make all sugars
free or to cut down somewhat the exorbtant
protection on refined sugars given to the Sugar
Trust # is calculated that forty-two votes can
be mustered against the Finance Committee So
much uncertainty exists. however as to the
course likely to be taken tomorrow by Senators
Allen Stewart and Irby that accurate forecasts
cannot be made Of the vote on either side. The
Republican managers are not extremely anxious
to show their full strength just now. for they
feel that the crucial votes on this post vulner-
able portion OF the bill can be taken more ad-
.,,~f,. - b,, Eoo
ported to the Senate from the Committee Of the
Whole BY that time the Sugar Scandal Com
mttees investigation will be completed and the
opposition due to the adoption Of the income tax
section Will be fully developed. so that the votes
on the pending schedule. whatever the result
may be Tomorrow Will be certain 10 be renewed
when the bill reaches It's final stages. With the
sugar schedule disposed OF tomorrow before
adjournment the consideration by para graphs Of
the rest Of the bill is not expected TO consume
over three weeks
DEMOCRATIC CONCESSIONS" ATTACKED.
The debate to-day on the terms OF the sur
render Of the Democratic leaders to the Sugar
Trust was marked by two very effective attacks
on the pending Concessions by Senator'S ALI
son and Teller. M. Allison asfa.led tho proposed
al vaorem rate on raw sugars as hopelessy
vague anu OeffptlNc, anu CudIeUktu
Der OF the Finance Committee in charge Of the
bill % show what the amount Of duty levied on
German and Austrian sugars would be under
the confusing arrangement proposed by Mr.
Jones and Mr. German. Mr.. Jones and Mr.. Vest
Tried 20 evade answering. and finally promised
10 make some explanations before a vote should
bc taken. Later In the afternoon Mr.. Caffery. Of
Louisiana. admitted the pertncncy " Mr.. AIR.
sons criticisms and announced that the Demo
cratic managers woIld make further change
In the pending Compromise 50 as 20 have the
al valorem duty levied on the actual export
price u foreign refined sugar instead Of the
foreign market price az the time ~ export
Mr.. Cafrery. who was drawn again into a run
ming colloquy with several Republican Senator's
went n step further to-day IN the way Of candor
and honesty than he would % on Saturday. and
frankly admitted that the duties on raw sugar
proposed in the Surrender were protective In
character and did offer "A considerable protec-
ton" 20 the Louisiana planting interest. Up -
to-day both Louisiana Senators have sought 10
maintain the p-etcnca that the German
rates were imposed for revenue only" When
pushed FOR an answer 20 the query why he did
not favor protective rates on wool as well as
sugar Mr.. Caffery would say nothing except
that ne not responsible for the bill as II
stood and had not concerned himself about any
thing but the sugar schedule. Nothing could
illustrate more pon,edly the purely sectional and
caprlc!ous character OF the tariff eglsa ton
witch the Democratic leaders are engaged In
fastening the country than this open con-
fession OF the senior Louisiana Senator that, as
long as the local interests ne represented were
cared for he was entirely unconcerned about he
destructive theories OF taxation applied 70 other
American Industries.
THE ONLY APOLOGIsTS.
So far the two Louisiana Senator'S who are IN
part benenciar.es in the plunder. have been the
only ones on the Democratic side to offer any
apology for the gnominious Surrender" to the
Sugar Trust which the whole party Is expected
10 accept without complaint or protest. Mr. Vest
has once or twice tried 10 defend the proposed
rates by saying that they do not offer greater
protection on refined sugars 10 the manufacturers
than do the rates in the present law. But the
great body OF Democrats. who have clamored for
free raw materials and against even moderate
protection TO the sugar interest prefer TO sWal-
low their former principles and professions as
best they can and ratify the bargain" driven
by Messrs. German. Jones. Brice and Carlisle
without risking any apologies or explanations.
According 10 the testimony made public to-day
by the Gray investigating committee. Mr.. NILS
seems to claim for himself the unhappy credit
Of first proposing an abandonment Of the House
bill and a concession" 10 the sugar interests
He announces that he was extremely reluctant to
take this backward step" but made up his
mind It was a painful necessity Of the situation.
II is refreshing TO know that Il took the great
Free Trader nearly two weeks to persuade
Mcssrs Vest and Jones to levy tax on so prime
a necessary Of life as sugar. Mr. Mills, II seems,
wanted TO limit the tax 10 something like one
eighth Of cent pound but. once fairly started
compromise" Mr. Mills was rapidly outstripped
by his over-persuaded colleagues. The three re-
vsers found the full membership Of the Finance
Committee disposed 70 give the planters ana
refners much more than the modest protection
which Mr. Mills had fixed as his maximum. and
when after several changes the voorhees, bill was
reported 10 the Senate It contained a duty Of one
cent pound on raw sugars with cumulative
additional duty on the varying grades or refined
WITH THE ADMINISTRATIONS AID.
The testimony of Mr.. Carlisle. made public to-
day. establishes convincingy, II there was ever
any doubt Of 1t before. the fact that the Admin
istration has been all along hand-.n-glove with
the promoters in the Senate OF all the trades
by means OF which 1t was hoped to help the
blockaded bill to passage. Mr.. Carlisle's testi-
mony shows that he did write the pending sugar
schedule and gave II his full support and sane
ton the only change made by Mr.. Jones beins
a conversion OF the 45 per cent duty on refined
sugars 10 a 40 per cent ad valorem and 1s Of a