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Aside from that question the differ
ences between the bill as 1t passed the
House and the bill as it comes back to
us from the Senate, are so marked, are
in the main so Objectionable to tariff
reformers in the country generally, that
we could not, without the guidance
and the instruction OF this house agree
TO accept those differences and thus
adopt a different and modified
SCHEME OF TARIFF REFORM
Whatever imperfsctions may have
been attached TO the house OIL, IL ala
seem to be accepted by the people OF
this country as fair and substantial
performance Of the pledges by which
the Democratic party came into power
At the beginning OF this administration.
1t was framed upon Democratic lines In
the main. It sought in evying taxes to
consider chiefly and primarily the wants
of the public treasury, and not the
profits and schemes Of great private In
tsrests. Applause on the Democratic
side
The bill which comes back to US from
the Senate has not met with the ap-
proval OF the great tariff reform sentl-
ment of this country. 1t has not been
accepted by those, who through defeat
and victory have followed this stand
ard with so much enthusiasm for ten
years past, as the frutloR OF their et-
forts, as the performance OF their
pledge, and as the full and substantial
realization of their great victory.
1t remains for me simply to add that
the chief points in controversy between
the representatives Of the dominant
party in the two Houses and thus be-
tween the conference committees OF the
two Houses was, first, the sugar sched-
uIe; next the duty upon iron ore and
upon coal and the duty upon silver,
lead ores and some OF the duties In the
WOODEN schedule and especially to sUme
Of the duties of the iron and steel sched-
ule, prominently those upon pig iron,
steel rails and cutlery and structural
iron.
BUT THE GREAT DIFFICULTY
in the pathway of an agreement has
been a proper adjustment OF the sugar
schedule. This house voted for free
sugar, raw and refined. Loud applause
on the Democratic side.
1t voted down the proposal OF the
Committee on Ways and Means for a
gradual repeal OF the bounty and re-
duction by one-halt on refined sugar.
The Senate has reintroduced into the
proposed tariff bill sugar schedule,
which, whether truly or not, has
been accepted by the country, by
the press, by the people, as undnly
favorable TO the great sugar trust. IL
proposes duty of 40 per cent. ad valo-
rem on all grades OF sugar, different
ial of 4 cent upon refined sugar, in ad-
dition 10 a differentiai Of lilo cent on
sugar imported from countries that pay
an export bounty upon their sugar.
There is reasonable ground for differ
ence of opinion among Democrats
as to whether any duty upon
sugar should be placed in our tariff
bin or not. II has Away boan
contended by those who have been
leaders in the great tariff reform m ove-
ments in this country, that of all the
articles yielding large revenue, sugar
was the one article upon which an ideal
Democratic revenue tariff could be
placed. There would be substantial
agreement, think, with that position
to-day in the Democratic party, except
for the fact that the trainers or the Nc
Kinley bill. in their zeal to cut of tariff
taxation, the larger part OF which went
into the public treasury, in order that
they might increase taxes, the larger
part of which went into the
POCKETS OF THEIR BENEFICIARIES
cloud applause on the Democratic side),
placed sugar upon the free list, gave a
half cent Tor six-tenths Of cent in the
case of sugar imported from bounty
paying countries) protection on refined
sugar, and provided a bounty to the
producers Of sugar in this country. By
this action the people have had taste
OF untaXed sugar aud it is difficult for
us TO get back TO the position originally
occupied by the Democratic party.
daughter on the Republican
side), 1t is our hope that
We shall give them, il we succeed in
passing any sort of wise aud proper
tariff reform bill, taste OF so many
other untaxed articles loud applause
on the Democratic side that protection
can never raise its head again in this
country renewed applause on the
Democratic side. 1t is not possible,
MIR. Speaker, for any one 10 state accur-
ately on the proposed sugar schedule Of
the Senate what would De the amount
OF duty upon refined sugar which would
inure as a protection to the great
refining company Of the country. Al.
though | had not fully reached that
conclusion when the bill was prepared,
have no doubt myself today that the
business of sugar refining can be car
ried on as cheaply in the United States
as in any country in the world, loud
applause on the Democratic side and
have not the slightest doubt, although
sincere tariff reformers differ with us
on that point, that auy dlferential
whatever upon refined sugar, is simply
so much bounty provided for the great
monopoly OF refining sugar in this coun-
try. Loud applause on the Democratic
sidel. II, therefore, the house con-
ferees were prepared to recede from the
house position for free sugar and at
tempt TO agree upon some revenue tax
alton for sugar, they could not, without
the mandate of this house
ACCEPT SUCH A PROVISION
as that which is offered in the Senate
bill. Loud applause on the Democratic
side. II it be true, as stated by the
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Johnson), Of
which have seen myself some affirma.
tions in the press, il it be true that the
grea. American sugar trust has grown so
strong and powerful that ii says that no
tariff bill can be passed by the Amer
icau Congress in which its interests
are not adequately guarded; IL, say,
that be true, | hope this House will
never consent TO adjournment. TGreat
cheering on the Democratic side. l
hope, whatever the fate OF the general
tariff bill is, that this House will not
consent TO an adjournment until it has
passed a single bill putting resned sugar