New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-05

sugar to the home consumer was cents pound.
while owing to the bounty allowed for expectation
sugar was sold in London at lis cents pound
And he argued that that was the condition OF things
De He publicly avowed his acknowledsment to the
Mr. Morgan dem. Ala.) gave notice OF an amend
ment making 1t criminal offence for persons to
enter into any combination or conspiracy to import
any article so as to increase its market price in
any part Of the United States . -
favor of continuation of the sugar bounty and
against the imposition OF duty on sugar he un,
failed to develop the home industry, because cane
sugar could not possibly be supplied to meet more
than one,ffth of the American consumption second,
that under the bounty system the growth OF the
cane sugar and the beet sugar industry was rapidly
the abolition of the bounty and the return to the
duty system would tend to check the American pro
duction OF sugar and to stop the growth OF the
beet sugar Industry while unnecessarily taxing
enriching the Sugar Trust by devices that would
give 1t nearly S750o.0D profits during the next
At the close Of Mr.. Chambers speech the ques-
ton was stated to be the amendment changing the
date Of repeal Of the sugar bounty from Juiy l.
1894. TO January l. 1895.
AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MILLIONS.
Mr. Aldrich argued that the effect of the post
ponement of the repeal and OF the postponement III
the same period or time when the sugar duty IL 10
80 into effect would be TO give 70 the sugar trust
six months within which to buy up all the sugar
Of the world and enable It t. charge cent ana
half per pound additional on all the sugar consumed
That was too big a price pay. The sugar SEIZED
uc II II was to 90 into effect at all, should go into
effect on the passage OF the bill.
Mr. Plat fep, Comm spoke Of the amendment neds1 ut
the greatest and the most avarc!ous combination
or trust in the United States
II would be interesting he said, to the senate
and the country to know what II was which had
party and on the Finance Committee Of the Senate
He warned Democratic Senators that there would De
a reckoning of the people with them, ana that the
sun of Democracy. which now, perhaps. shlh
ing In meridian spendor' would set in eternal
darkness. -
preaching Mr.. Harris Dem. Tenn and said
II need not emphasize the Importance or an cary
and final determination. not OF this sugar scheuu.e
merely but OF the Tariff bill generally | gave no
tice last Friday that would. on and after today
Olness much better progress was made). ask Tor
longer and later sessions
1T is now nearly the usual hour OF ad1ournmeht'
and II | can get unanimous consent agreement 70
take the vote on the pending amendment at an carry
hour tomorrow and upon al other amendments 10
the sugar schedule without further debate after
that hour | shall be glad 20 accommodate the con-
venlence OF every Senator tand my own az welD by
moving a brief executive session ana then an ad-
iournment. But unless such agreement can De
reached. my sense OF duty will compel me 10 stay
here and SIX the Senate 10 stay with me Tor longer
hours. Can l get such agreement? .
Objections made on the Republican SIDE; ana.
finally after some cOlOQuy. II was agreed TO- tnat
the vote on the pending amendment. and on MT
Manderson's proposed amendment TO continue the
sugar bounty 20 1906" be taken by O'CLOCK to-mor
row; that on any other amendments the debate
sugar schedule shall be disposed OF before the ad-
iOurnment tomorrow.
The Senate. at SO p. m. after n short executive
session. adjourned until tomorrow at 10 a m