New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-30
SENATOR'S TAKE A HOLIDAY.
TARIFF SCHEDULES FINISHED
THE MAKEsHIFT BILL REPORTED FROM
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.


THE LOUISIANA SENATOR'S Up IN
ARMS OVER THE MODIFIED
SUGAR SCHEDULE.
;pv TEIxopApn TO THE TRBrNx)
Washington. June 29-The Democratic man
ayers in the Senate after three months Of dick
kring. bargaining and compromising" succeeded
today in extracting the pending Tariff bill from
the perils and uncertainties which have encom-
passed its tedious progress through Committee
OF The whoN; and. TO the untold relief OF Its
wearied authors the Jones-Gorman hodSepodge
was at last reported in a more or less nnisheu
state for the final Judgment OF the Sen-
a,a In celebration Of this lorg-anticipated, but
stili highly gratifying and inspiring achieve
men. Mr. Harris the parliamentary CONDUCTOR
Of the bill. was readily prevailed upon 10 alo"
AN adjournment until Monday. Both sides were
eager for holiday and both undoubtedly nave
deserved the respite which the Democratic
management was induced to grant from motives
NJ both physical comfort and poltica! caution
Tho situation in the Democratic ranks Is IN
deed so critical that lapse of forty-eight hours
will be none too long for the final negoua''ons
and diclsers within the party which nave sun u
no accomplished before the success Of the Jones'
German surrender" IS definitely assured
7, ,s thc plan OF the majority leaders. there
fore 10 allow the bill as-reported to be deoa'eu
nj least one or two days next week IN '"e 'e''-
ate while under cover Of the speechmaNinS
desperate effort will be made TO soidiiy the parry
on the disputed sugar schedule ei'her oH III"
coon,ne into sl,br,'se'cn the present directors
q. ,,,o farms n, m, ,es-Gorman "capitulation
% the Trust or b. purchasing their consent
o. Tho tainted compact through asfew unessehuai
..,,o3,ecat,ons' at the expense Of the LOUISIANA
Senators
r1SKrRlNG THE SUGAR SCHEDULE
Tho .no,ssren on the floor for the ostensible
Dernocratlo management have not as yet
ysntnred 70 submit the "modifcations' OF the
sugar schedule which they had prepared some
time ago IN the hope OF partially proPiuaqns
the feeling OF extreme disgust and repugnan'e
occas,oned bv the disclosure before the Gray
Investigating committee Of the full scope ana
significance Of the Jones-Gorman SURRENDER
the demands Of the Sugar Trust. knowing tha'
they cannot now in spite Of the intense popular
dissatisfaction everywhere manifested aoanuo"
the main provisions Of the "dicker between
che refining monopoly, the Louisiana piahuns III
forest and the Democratic management i"e
leaders in the Senate have sought to allay the
storm OF criticism which has broken on 'heH
tainted bargain by proposing TWO apparently
ameloratlne but really inconsequential amend
nents 10 the sugar schedule. the hrst OF 'ncSe
changes which were made public a week or
two ago. when first discussed In the committee
consists OF q merely nominal withdrawal OF the
10 cent differential duty on sugar imported
from bounty-sving countries. The committee
now wishes 60 allew the Secretary OF. the Treas
ury not to impose this dTersntial when he is
assured that the sugar imported has nat received
the benefit OF a foreign bounty.
The second SOP which the Finance Committee
contemplates tossing to offended public opinion
Is the cancellation of the outrageous ana inde-
feasible provision by which the operation OF the
new schedule postponed until January l.
1895 This most notorious CONCESSION Of the
original Jones-Cforman surrender was the one
most instrumental IN attracting the support OF
the Trust and the Louisiana planting Interest. for
It gave 70 the Trust practical bonus OF from
10000 TO s5OOOO0OO. and to the planters
similar bonus Of from 100000 to Sl5OOOOOo
The committee is understood to wish TO recall
outright the gift to the rehners and TO cut down
the proposed gift TO the planting interest by more
than one-han II the sugar schedule is TO 60
into effect at once. the Louisiana cane-growers
are 10 receive only $40 cent bounty for this
years crop instead OF the Mckinley bounty Of
cents as under the original terms Of the Sur
render"
THE LOUISIANA SENATORS ANGRY.
The Louisiana Senators are naturally up in
arms against this proposed violation Of the eau
Gus agreement under which the united support
OF forty-three Democratic Senators supposed
TO have been pledged TO the JOnes-Gorman bill.
IN the last day or two Mr.. Blanchard has conn.,
planned bitterly Of the committees reported in
tention 10 depart from the caucus agreement.
and he is holding out especially for the
tnuaton of the bounty for the present year.
lie has called the attention Of his colleagues to
the fact that the committee backed out of it,
original proposition TO abrogate the Hawaiian
Reciprocity treaty which permits the sugar
product Of that country 10 enter free. and IS re-
ported as saying tina: the sugar producers OF his
State would he greatly injured by the sudden
reduction OF the bounty proposed by the Finance
Committee In his opinion. the proposed change Is
In violation of the conclusion binding the Demo
cratic caucus. and he has intimated in plain
language 10 other Senator'S that II the changes
are made as proposed the bill will not receive
This open display Of hostility on the part or
the Junior Louisiana Senator has caused much
uneasness 10 the Finance Committee. and IT.
members DO not conceal this fact. They decline.
however to say what course they Will pursue IN
view OF Mr. Blanchard's attitude. Mr.. Blanchard
Is quoted to-day saying for publication:
Any. change IN the sugar schedule, which was
Of hs s5T cHsnse be sugar When
viii withdraw from our people the protection or
o. The TarlY bill before agreed TO. DO not say
what shall or shall not do, or anything further
than tina; object most s.renuousy 10 tnts proposed
change
Mr. Caffery is expected to join his associate
In resenting the cancellation Of the fattering
bonus originally offered 20 his constituents by
the Democratic managers. During the fight
over the sugar schedule which took place in
May last Mr. Gallery strongly opposed the al
lowance Of only $40 cent bounty instead Of
cents on this years crop. Mr.. Allison,
IN view Of the imposition OF the 40 per
cent duty on sugar. moved an amendment
70 the schedule similar TO thai now hesitatingly
brought forward by the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Als0ns amendment was defeated, II may
be remarked in passing, by the solid vote OF