The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-06-06
THE SUGAR SCHEDULE.
senate VIII Vote on the Amendments
Today.

Thirteen senators, six democrats and
seven republicans, were in the chamber
when the senate entered on the tenth
week of the tariff debate. Senator Hoar
suggested the absence Of a quorum and
twenty minutes were spent awaiting the
presence of the forty-three senators nee
essary to proceed with business.
\ resolution providing for the payment
of the expenses Of the bribery and ether
investigating committees out Of the con-
tingent fund was adopted.
At 1890 TIE tariff bill was taken Up.
the sugar schedule being pending.
Senator Vest took the hoor and made
an explanation concerning the cOntro-
verted point in last Saturdays debate
as to the existence Of the sugar trust in
1890 Senators Aldrich and Sherman bad
contended that the present trust was
not in existence and that its stock was
not listed on the New York stock board.
Senator Vest produced some authorities
to show that $685. 900 shares of the stock
of the sugar refining company were sold
In the market in New York in 1890,
which. at 800 per share. represented over
$500 600 000 He had as much right TO in
sinuate that the sugar trust dictated the
sugar schedule in the Mckinley bill as
senators on the other side TO impugn the
action of the majority in the present
congress.
Mr.. Allison followed Mr.. Vest with an
elaborate speech on the sugar schedule.
Mr.. Jones followed with an explanation
of the sugar schedule. He denied that
the Mckinley bill had given the people
Of fraa
a duty of six-tenths of a cent on refined
sugar it had taxed the people S23, 900, 900,
all Of which went into the pockets of the
refiners. Besides S15.O0O,O 900 had been paid
out Of the treasury in the form Of sugar
bounties. so that the total sugar tax on
the people of the United States amounted
to S3S, 900, 600. Of which not one dollar had
gone into the federal treasury. The duty
which 1t was proposed TO impose by this
bill, he said. would cost the people about
$50 900 OOO of which S36 OOO 900 would go
Into the treasury. $4,000, 900 to the planters
In the form Of protection and 100000 to
the refiners. The refners would get but
one-fourth Of what they got under the
present law.
After some sparring Mr. Harris sue
ceeded in effecting an arrangement by
which all the amendments to the sugar
schedule should be voted upon tomorrow
In accordance with the notice he served
last Saturday he stated that unless some
agreement could be reached for facllitat-
ing the disposition Of the measure he
would be compelled to ask the senate to
sit longer and later. He asked that unani-
nous consent be given to vote on all the
sugar amendments at an early hour to-
morrow morning.
Mr.. Hoar suggested that it was too
much to ask the senate to vote without
debate on all the amendments offered to
the sugar schedule. He suggested that
h.. fa1r fha -1,,z. e,
the bounty paragraph at l o'clock, and
that then the debate on the other amend
ments be under the ten minute rule, with
the understanding that the entire schedule
be disposed of tomorrow. This was final
ly agreed to and at 6:10 the senate, on
Mr. Harriss motion, went into executive
session, and a few minutes later ad-
journed.