The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09
While at the Same Time il Is Known He
Is Planning to Give Millions to the
Notorious Whisky Trust
AN INFAMY CONSUMMATED
Federal Elections Repeal Bill
Signed by the President.
Editor Eaton at the Capital Shaking
the Plum Tree-Mr. Carlisle's
Allotment of Bonds.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. Sit would seem
that Chairman VOORHEES, meant what he
said few days ago when he declared that
he intended TO do everything he could TO
smash the Sugar Trust. The Senator has
a programme in mind which, IL carried out
may succeed in effectually srrangling the
trust. 1t is TO propose TO the full finance
committee when the tariff bill comes up
for final disposition amendment to the
sugar schedule providing that raw sugar
shall pay Ia cents per pound and refined
sugar / cent per pound, making a discrim-
ination OF Il cent against the reiners. The
Senator says that II members OF both
political parties are really I'm earnest IN
their desire to smash the Sugar Trust.
they will vote for the proposition. and the
trust will have to go out OF business as
soon as the bill becomes a law. There is
no doubt that the Republicans in the Sen
ate will cheerfully follow Chairman Voor-
hees liz his effort to destroy the Sugar
Trust, and il might be added that they
will quite as cheerfully follow him In any
effort to destroy the Whisky Trust bu.
they will not join him in his proposition
to extend the bonded period for whisky or
to increase the tax on whisky without max
ing that in bond pay the increase. Mr..
Havemeyer, at the head Of the Sugar Trust,
has been here several days trying 10 induce
the finance committee to give the same pro-
lection to sugar refiners, but all OF his
overtures have been rejected. He has
finally begged for discriminating duty OF
one mill per pound upon refined sugar.
claiming that there is a loss to that ex-
tent in refining. but it does not look now
as though there could be the least favor
shown the trust, and there are many who
believe that Chairman Voorhees, propo-
sition TO strangle the trust by indirect
legislation may prove successful.
There can be no doubt whatever that an
extension of the bonded period Will be re-
fused whisky, and the goods in bond must
pay any addition that may be made TO the
tax. Senator Jones, OF Arkansas. a Demo-
cratic member of the subcommittee OF the
finance committee preparing the Senate
tariff bill, is earnestly advocating an in
crease OF the tax on beer. He says tbs
beer tax can be increased 70 produce $780,
100000 annually, and that me brewer and
retailer will have to pay It He says the
proposed tax on whisky is altogether out
Of proportion to the beer tax. Nearly all
the Southern men in Congress are in favor
of an increase of the beer tax.
The laugh was on Senator VOORHEES,
around the Capitol to-day Shortly after
the Senate convened he made a motion
that when the Senate adjourn IL be to next
Monday. and the motion prevailed. In
explanation of his motion the Hoosicr Sem
ator observed that he thought it best TO
adjourn over until Monday, because ito
morrow is Good Friday" No one ques-
toned the statement, but shortly after the
motion was adopted the fact percolated
through the minds OF Senators that Good
Friday comes just before Easter Sunday.
Chairman Voorhees, was probably thinking
of the work OF the finance committee on
the tariff bill and thought Good Friday
would be good time to finish that eco
nomic measure, so that IL could be re-
ported to the full committee early next
week. as il is the intention TO make the
contents of the Senate tariff bill public
within the next six or eight days
While the United States. through the
Democratic party I'm Congress, is engaged
in the work Of trying 10 destroy the new
and growing sugar industry OF this coun-
try by repeating the bounty. Germany and
other great sugar-producing countries are
at work building up this industry. The beet
sugar industry Of all European countries.
notably France and Germany. was estaD-
lished and developed to its present state
of perfection 10y bounty systems. which are
ence between the bounties OF those coun-
tries at present and the one which the
Democrats In Congress are about TO ~
peal is that, having fully developed the in-
while In this country IL applies 10 ali suga
produced, whether for domestic consump-