Evening journal., 1894-06-05
VOTE ON SUGAR TODAY.
Amendments to the Schedule to
Be Disposed OF.
DEBATE CLOSED BY AGREEMENT.

Ah' AeHhmohy Oh necfeNory Nnritslo ana
the Senators WHO Were Before the Sugar
Trust Investigating Committee Given to
the senate.
WAsHlNGToN June 5-By an agree
ment reached Just before adjournment all
amendments 90 the sugar schedule will be
voted upon today in the senate Accord
ing TO both Sides the fate Of the bill de
ponds upon the disposition Of the sugar
schedule, and the fact that the Repub-
licans have agreed TO allow the issue TO go
to a vote indicates that the end of the
tariff debate i'm the senate is not far dis
tant
All sorts OF amendments will be offered
the two on which the Republicans base
most of their hopes of breaking the lines
Of the Democrats being those to change
the date on which the schedule is to go in
to effect and TO wipo out the one-eighth
OF a cent diiicrential given by the schcd-
ule to the rcilners of sugar.
The Democratic managers, however
claim to be entirely confident that the
schedule will go through without mate
rial change. The debate was interesting,
but not sensational, it's most important
feature being the explanation of the sched-
ule by Mr.. Jones. This was the first pub
lie Interpretation of it by % Democratic
member Of the finance committee and Co
tally varied with the Interpretation put
upon it by Republicans, especially as to
the amount Of protection afforded by IL TO
the Sugar trust
Sugar Trust Investigation.
The testimony Of several senators, also
that of Secretary Carlisle, which was Civ
en- before the Sugar trust investigating
committee, was presented TO the senate.
Secretary Carlisle i'm his testimony does
not agree with Senator Jones as to the
time and place that nc (Carlisle) was
asked to put the sugar schedule into shape.
/ Mr.. Carlisle stated that Mr. Jones had re-
qucstcd him TO have the sugar schedule
prepared the morning of May and had
come TO his house for that purpose and
had handed him a memorandum stating
| what he wanted done. He had agreed to
do this, as the service was one that the
| treasury department was I'm the habit Of
rendering the members of the finance
committee After he went to his Office
| he dictated the schedule providing for the
ad yalorem duty of 40 per cent and the
additional one. eighth of cent on sugars
above No. l6 Dutch standard.
Senator Jones Of Arkansas was especial
ly questioned about Secretary Cnrlisle's
agency in the preparation of the sugar
schedule Ho said that he and Senator
Vest met Mr.. Carlisle incidentally at the
room of the senate committee on appropri-
ations the day before the last amended
tariff bill was introduced, and he asked
Mr.. Carlisle TO prepare the schedule, just
as he would have asked the clerk OF the
committee to do 1t, because he had the
facts at his command 1--WE had made up
our minds" said Mr.. .Rnes, "that we
were going TO prepare a 10 per cent schod-
ule, and when this proposition was made
/ proposed to Mr.. Carlisle TO draw up the
amendment. My recollection Is that /
FIRST asked Mr.. Carlisle TO write that sched-
ulo one way either for 40 or 80 or 40 Is.
I aftcrward asked him 20 write It the 9th
er way. do not remember exactly when
! asked him, but my recollection Is that
he made that change from one 70 the 9th
er That is the schedule / talked about
here / think that was done The change
was made at my request II there was one
made l think there was a change made
| AT my unuupst -