The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-02
IN THs sExArk

In THn SENATE.
Dfscssaien Of the sugar Schedule Of the
Tariff Biii Begun.
WAsHrxcros CfrY. June Hill made
no effort in the senate today 70 get get IN
his resolution to instruct the bribery COM
nittee to throw open its doors to the pub
iie- 1t went over without prejudice.
Doiph's resolution to bring T. Jay Ed
wards. one of the contumacious witnesses.
to the bar of the senate for contempt took
the same course.
Hill asked uaanimous consent to con-
slider joint resolution passed by the
house yesterday, giving the secretary Of
war authority under the last sundry civil
appropriation act to institute condemns
ton proceedings TO secure lands near
Gettysburg battlefield. Judge Dallas. he
explained. had he'd that the language of
that act was not broad enough to warrant
condemnation proceedings. Cockrell in
sisted that the resolution 60 to the CON-
mittee on military affairs, and it was so
ordered.
When the tariff bill was laid before the
senate the battle over the sugar schedule
began. The Mckinley Law placed raw
sugar on the free list. imposed \ cent duty
on refined sugar. and gave . bounty OF 2
cepts to sugar growers. The house bill
repealed the bounty and placed all sugars
on the tree list. The first bill reported
from the finance committee to the senate
gave specific duty Of cent to i2s5 per
pound. according to polariscopic tests
The compromise amendment, now before
the senate. made the sugar scheduie go
into effect January 1, 1896. the rates being
20 per cent. I'd vaiorem on all sugars, raw
and refined. II Of I cent additional on
sugars above Is Dutch standard, with an
additional Lilo Of l cent pound on sugar
from countries paying export bounties.
II also Continues the sugar treaty with
Hawaii. landsrson took the floor. The
sugar schedule. he said. seemed to pervads
the vAeae hills The bill could not bs
touched without laying hands ON sugar.
Almost !. 900. 000. 600 pounds Of raw sugar
had been consumed the last year, repre-
senting. IL refined abroad, total of
$is7, 900 600 10 be paid foreigners. Free
sugar would mean the immediate destruc-
tion Of the bset sugar industry and the
gradual extinction Of cane sugar produc-
ton In the Southern states II properly
protected. hA prophesisd, before 1905 the
beet sugar production would have 90 de-
veioped in the North and cane sugar in
the South that the United States could
supply the full consumption Of the coun-
try. Beet sugar growing, when developed
to the extent necessary TO supply home
demands would afford . crop OF 1000, 90
acres. Was il any wonder the farmers Of
the West wanted continuation of the sugar
bountyf They were enthusiastic over the
prospect It was great boon which they
asked congress to save to them. No coun-
try in tho world was 90 well adapted to
produce beet sugar as the United States.
Beet growing ultimately would displacs
cane growing. Manderson denied that in
fostering the growth of beet and cane
sugar any obligation existed to protect the
refnerfes. There was no connection, he
declared, between the sugar grower and
the refiner.
Henderson gave notice that At the
proper time he would offer substitute for
the sugar schedule. continuing the bounty
OF the Mckinley bill in force until July 1,
1906 He argued ~ length in support Of
the constitutionality of bounties. quoting
SxbEuHivciy tsouk Cooit aEttSfobss otl0 CO.
pecially the decision Of Justice Miller.
ss"If congress we're to give = bounty" !"
inquired CafIery. ''to the farmer or manu-
facturer, do you contend that the courts
have no rights TO inquire whether the
bounty 10 given for a public or private
usef"
lido" replied Msnderson. ''The decis-
ion Of Mr.. Miller is conclusive on that
point"
PETER then proceeded at great length to
support bounty instead Of duty on
sugar. In the course of his speech ne
drifsed into the silver question; touched
upcn mis- ideas OF the theory Of govern
ment and panaces for existing ills Of the
body polite.
Harris then moved that the senate pro-
ceed 20 the consideration Of executive bus
mess. Before he made the motion he de-
clared that the country WAS impatient over
the slow progress made With this bill. and
that business interests everywhere were
suffering from the utterly inexcusAhls
delay. He gave notice that after Mondsy
he would compel the senate to endure
longer hours until the bin Vas disposed of,