The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-06
SUGAR SCHEDULE FINISHED.
Jones' Amendment for POslponlnS Time
for Bounty Rtpsa' is adopted.
FORTY PER CENT. AD YALOREH TAX.
Question OF the Existence Of a Sugar Trust
IN 1890 Provokes "A Lively Discussion
In the senate-Hiil Doesn's Vote.

WASHINGTON, ID. G., June 5.-rhe
first business Of the Senate to-day was
The passage Of the sub-bil authorizing
the construction OF a bridge over the
Hudson river. between New York city and
New Jersey. a conference was asked
and Messrs. Vest. Murphy, and Frye
were appointed conferees on the part Of
the Senate.
The tarin bill was then. at 1879, taken
up the question being on the Jones
amendment 10 the sugar schedule. post
poning It's going into effect from July l.
1894. to January. 1880. MIR. Higgins opened
the tlme-killing debate.
In discussing the position Of the Louis
lana senator's on this question q remark
OF Mr. higgins brought out an eXpiana-
tion from Mr.. blanchard 10 the eilecl ,hAt
he had voted In the House asan'st
repeal OF the sugar bounty. bat hau SUD
seoucntiy voted for the bil. IN the e1-
pectation and hope that the Senate wouid
agaln put sugar on the dutiable ist. iheh
Mr. Aldrich sent TO the clerk S aesk anu ai,I
had read the following telegram, receiver
by him from David :. Ferris. secretary
to the Planters Convention, recently heia
in New Orleans:
'Lamscoe. La, June t. 1884.
''HOn. y. w. Aldrich: -
"The' great majority Of sugar-2lanters
OF this State favor the bounty or demand
its equivalent. as the present scnedaIe
means ruin. The sugar convention never
p8ssed any resolutions endorsing the actS
OF Senator's Caffery or Blanchard on their
present stand. We simply appreciated
their services; but approve the stand ol
Congressmen Price Davey. Robertson
and Meyer on their vote against Tree
sugar and in favor Of bounty. Refer you
TO published proceedings OF cohVehtloiHi;
] authorize you 10 use this telespatnm Il
you wish. DAVID ). fEhhlS'
Mr. Higgins resumed his remarks and
argued against the Jones amendment
postponing the time for the sugar sched-
ule to go into effect, characterlzing II as
the last dreadful act of extortion which
this bill proposes TO perpetuate on 'he
Mr.. Chandler also argued against the
amendment.
THE SAME LIES
Mr. Aldrich then went into an elaborate
discussion Of the sugar schedule 10 snow
IL would benefit the Sugar Trust IL the
course OF his remarks the Sugar trust
scandal was again brought out by a
question Of Messrs. Hale and Vest, ana
recalled the condition Of things during la il
There was then. he said, dupncate
OF the present condition-the same lies,
the same fabrications the same attachs
upon public men, the charge that me
Committee on Ways and Means IN the
House was receiving representatives OF
the refners through the back door, ana
mittee was being improperly influenced
80 that all this stuff about there being
no parallel to the case amounts 10 noun
ing"
Mr.. Vest supported his assertions with
extracts from Republican papers Of 1880
condemning the action Of the Senate in
increasing the protection 10 the sugar
interests from sixteen per cent. p-r one
hundred pounds to sixty cents. The Sen
ator from Maine ne said. had the hardi-
hood TO say that the sugar trust did rot
in ha nT
fact that $4,000 shares Of stock Of that
trust were sold in the New York Stock
Market In 1890
GREAT sURPR1s~.
Air. Aldrch expressed on his part.
great surprise AT the hardihOOd" Of Mr..
Vest in stating that the Senate had raised
duties IN 1880 from sixteen 10 sixty per
cent. per hundred pounds
so you did Mr.. Vest persisted.
Nothing of the sort ever took Place.
and nothing approaching IT," said Mr. Al
drich. with equal pefsistency.
Then Mr. sherman got into the discus
%ss ne ne So Sugar 'f trust in in iS's io but a he Was Was
Immediately met by his Democratic col
league CIR. Brice), who asserted positive
~ that the Sugar Trust or Commission
was then in existence, having q capital
izauon Of S500)0,000 and when the Sugar
Trust had made its arrangements With
the Senate committee then controlling the
Mcktaley bill, the price OF the stock rose
Mr. Vest charged Mr. Aldrich with
wanting to retain the Mckinley act
the paradise of the trust"-with sixty
cents per hundred pounds on refined
sugar. and with raw sugar free.
and We he continued. as the Repub-
lean senators INDUCED in a quiet laugh,
are fghting that trust to-day and doing
the best We can TO cut down its protec-
ton"
THE SUGAR VOTE.
While the controversy was still In
progress IL was suddenly stopped by a
knock from the gayel Of the Nice-fresl-
rived n I. NJ for beginning to vote on
the sugar schedule. and that the question
was on the amendment offered by Mr..
Jones. postpoaing the repeal or the sugar |
bounty provision from July l. 1884, 10
me- vote was taken. and the result was
some Withdrawals Of votes on account OF |
falllng and the corrected result was
e...n as SS 10 81 On this vote the PoRH-
ls, senator's. Allen and Kyle. voted with |
tle Democrats and Mr.. PETER with the 1
RpubIcans. Mr. Hill did not vote, and |
Nlr Irby was paired with MIR. Dixon OF |
4 cries OF amendments were then Of |
fr.d By Mr Henderson and Mr.. Allison |
looking 70 the retention and 70 the grad, |
Dad extinction OF the sugar bounty. All |
v-r. rejected Then the question REQUIRED /
tr The amendment offered by MIR. Jones. /
hsrri.ng ~ an additional paragraph !
I.. l~-l the tOilONthk-
I'M and after January ]. 1875 there shall /
ta levied collected, and paid on all sugars !
or1 on All bottoms, syrups Of cane juice, |
or - beet iuice. melada, concentrated |
90 ada concrete, and concentrated mo-
i..res "a duty of 40 per cent. ad valorem,
am upou all sugar above sixteen Dutch |
standard ia color and upon al sugars
which have been discolored, there shall
Doe levied collected. and paid a duty Of
orf-riahth Of . cent per pound in addi-
tion 20 the said duty of 40 per cent. ad
fa'or-n and all sugars. TAXA bottoms.
F r.rs of cane Juice or OF beet Juice.
m1a1a concentrated melada. concrete or
CONGO 0trated nOlaRses which are import
"A from or are the product Of any coun-
trY which al the time the same are eX-
pog.e3 tbeYefrOm pays. directly or In
directly p bounty on the export thereof
shan nav a duty Of qne-tcnth ~ one cent
Uer pound IN addition 10 the foregoing /
rates provided. that nothing herein con
ialnei shall be 20 construed as 20 abrogate
or any manner impair or anect the pro-
C.prociiy concluded between the United
states and the King OF the Hawaiian |
Islands on the Goth day Of January. 1870
or me provisions Of any act or Congress
heretofore passed for the execution or the /
same That on and after January J. 1888.
there shall be levied collected. and paid
on moasses testing above 80 degrees and
~ above 6 degrees polariscope duty
~ i~o cents per gallon testing apoVe
y degrees polarlscope. a duty OF iour
cents per gallon.
PyFYER's AMENDMENT.
Mr.. PETER moved 20 amend the amend,
,nrnt by provision that all sugar shali
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