The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-21
BUREAU OF THE SENTINEL,
WASHINGTON. d. C.. March "A.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., March "a.
Sugar is stin perplexing the senate
finance committee. If the commercial
treaties with sugar-producing countries
are not wiped out as many contend two
thirds of the raw sugar imported will
come in free If the sugar schedule is
not changed the question will have to
be settled by the courts after the bill has
taken effect But before the bin becomes
a law it viii undergo radical changes in
conference. and the people may yet get
a reform bill The hause will not fail to
respond 10 public opinion. With the
proper resistance the house can compel
the senate to back down. and the repre-
sentative who weakens and yields to the
senate will prefix an ex to his name after
the 4th of next March.
Those interested in securing a duty
on sugar have become somewhat less
apprehensive since Senator Vest has ex-
pressed the opinion that the effect of the
bill would be to abrogate all these agree
ments. but they are still fearful that
the phrase in the provision for the re-
peal of the reciprocity clause which
states that the repeal "shalI not affect
any act done or any right accruing or
accrued before the said repeal" may
operate to continue the agreements in
opera ton or to render il a question,
which will lead to misunderstanding and
dispute.
Senator's Gallery and Blanchard both
agree with the position taken by Sena-
tor Vest. A statement has been pub
lished to the effect that Mr.. Caffery had
given the representatives of the beet
sugar industry in Kansas and Nebraska
the assurance that he would introduce
an amedment to the senate bill directing
the president of the United States to
notify the countries with whom there
are reciprocity trea ties that all such
treaties will be abrogated three months
after the date on which the new tariff
law goes into effect. Senator Caffery
was asked If he contemplated such a
course and replied that he did not. as
he did not consider it would be recess
sary 1.-THE proposed law" said he, re
peaIs the reciprocity clause of the Nc
Kinley law pro tanto. and any further
proceedings would be useless"
Senator Blanchard said that the Will
son bin would put the sugar business on
an entirely different basis from what it
had occupied under Eo Mckinley law,
as under that act sugar had come in
free. and he did not apprehend any
trouble in constituting the Wilson bill
when it shall become a law as a repeal
Of the reciprocity clause.
The United States has reciprocity
agreements made under the Mckinley
law with Brazil, Spain. for the colonies Of
Cuba and Porto Rico, Germany San
Domingo. Salvador. the British West IN
dian colonies, Nicaragua. Guatemala,
Costa Rica. Honduras. France and her
colonies and Austria-H Hungary.
The senate committee on finance failed
again tOQay 70 reach an agreement as to
when the tariff bill should be reported
TO the senate Some of the members
expressed the opinion. however that il
would be finally acted upon during the
first days OF next week. Several fea-
lures of the bill were taken up at ran
dom. and on some of these the debate was
very animated. objection was made to
the publication of the proceedings of the
committee. and a resolution pledging the
members to secrecy was adopted.
A delegation of gentlemen consisting
of Messrs- Osgood. Welsh. p. J. Smith
and John Farr and J. S. Cornell Of New
York. was at the capitol today in con-
ference with members of the senate COM
mittee on finance for the purpose of
protesting against the sugar schedule of
the senate tariff bill. The gentlemen
said they represented the sugar import
ers and merchants. They took the DO
sition that the entire schedule was based
upon wrong principle and advocated a
complete change, urging in its stead a
scale of specific rates. They proposed a
duty to begin with Of 6S-100 of a cent
for sugar IS degrees fine by the polari-
scopic test, gradually increasing the
rate for each degree of fineness until IL
would be 40 cents for sugar testing 100
degrees, with an additional duty on SUI
gar over 10 Dutch standard in color
Their reason for asking this increase on
account OF color. they said is found in
1T L. I'll
refined sugar would come in at the same
rate as raw sugars of similar test white
owing TO its color the refined article
would be worth a cent more per pound
They submitted a protest against the
proposed sugar schedule signed by about
fifty sugar importers and dealers. In
presenting this protest and making their
arguments TO members Of the commit
tee the delegation presented two objec-
lions TO the gradauOnS OF sugar in the
sugar schedules as proposed by the sub
committee Of the senate finance commit
tee: % All raw sugar above 90 de-
grees polarization is in effect prohib-
tied from importation because il would
be charged the same rate of duty as
that levied on the most highly finished
product Of foreign refineries. % All
grades OF refined sugar pOlarizing 90
degrees or less would be admitted into
this country at the same rate Of duty
as that levied on raw sugars of CORE
spending polarization.
sIn short" adds The protest, "the
schedule ia effect prohibits the importa-
ton OF any but refined sugar"
Concluding, they say: 1T is difficult
70 understand the object Of the commit
tee in recommending the schedule IL has
put forth. If the object is to destroy
the sugar trust the full effect of the
blow is ignored because in pulling up
the tareS the wheat would also be
ruined a legitimate industry covering
many interests would be destroyed by
this blow struck at the trust"
After the Pacific Roads.
one of the most important dispositions
yet submitted to congress will be pre-
scented 10 the house tomorrow by Rep
resentative Boatner Of Louisiana. The
proposition viii recite numerous defaults
OF the Union Pacific railroad and con-
tiCuous lines to meet the debt due the
United States. 1t will charge the present
ard past directors Of the road with a
violation Of their trust and improper alb
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