The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-07-04
HILL WINS ONCE
by Securing the Defeat of the Sugar
Bounty.
BUREAU OF THE SENTINEL,
WASHINGTON, D. c.. July 2.

BUREAU OF THE SENTINEL,
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 2
The tariff compromises in the senate
met with reverses today Hill knocking
them out on the sugar bounty amend
ment They were taken by surprise and
for some time Jones' Vest and Harris
were in a state of panic. They barely re-
covered in time to save themselves from
another defeat at the hands of Kyle, who
proposed an amendment striking out the
specific duty on refined sugar and leaving
nothing but duty of 40 per cent. on un-
refined sugar They defeated this amend
ment by one vote and Quay, always the
tool Of the sugar trust, had to come TO
their rescue.
Had the Kyle amendment carried the
sugar schedule would now be unobjection-
able and the senators who are responsible
for its place in the Wilson bill would have
saved themselves from the sugar trust
odium which will cling to them during the
remainder of their existence. Whatever
may be said against Senator Hill for his
unreasonable opposition to the income tax
to him is due the credit Of knocking out
the sugar bounty amendment of the COM
mittee
The bill as adopted in committee of the
whole provided for a tax on raw sugar
Of 40 per cent. ad valorem, and an addi-
ton of nearly three-tenths Of a cent per
tended for the protection Of the planters
of Louisiana and the three-tenths for the
sole and exclusive benefit of the sugar
trust 1t was this three-tenths cent tax
on refined sugar that came within one
vote of being stricken out by the Kyle
amendment. But it was also provided
that the sugar schedule should not take
effect till the first of next january 10
enable the sugar-growers of this country
to get the 2 cents bounty on this years
bo NJ PIT
would also give the sugar trust six
months free Of tax the whole of this
sugar crops of the West Indies, Brazil
and other tropical counties which pro-
duce only raw sugar.
Millions Saved.
The trust was prepared to import free
Of tax enough raw sugar to supply the
country for a year, all of which was to b.
sold to the consumers after the tax of
1 1-3 cents took effect robbing the govern
ment and consumers Of about fOrty-three
million dollars, but the Hill amendment
makes the bill now read that the sugar
schedule shall take effect upon the pass
age of the bill, saving to the government
S43. 000, 900 revenue that would have gone
to the trust and $4,000, 900 for payment of
bounties AS TO the three-tenths cent tax
for the benefit of the trust the house can
be relied upon to knock it out. Every
Indiana representative save one can be
counted against this donatiO to the trust.
1t was a good days work for the people.
May Vote Today.
The progress made today on the tariff
bill encourages the leaders of the ma
joriey to believe the final vote will be
taken tomorrow. OF course it depends
on the course Senator Hill will
pursue on the income tax section. If he
carries out his threat to fight every
clause of this proposition the bill cannot
pass tomorrow
Senator Voorhees, says the republicans
are tired out and willing to come to
a vote soon. The leaders of the minor
1ty are advising the kickers on their side
to let up and end the fight. The fact
is the republicans are getting letters
from manufacturers severely criticising
them for delaying the settlement of the
tariff question. This is really the cause
of the republican change of tactics.
Senator Voorhees, chairman of the
finance committee, viii be one of the sem
ate conferees. On account of the condi-
ton of his health when the tariff fight
began, he relinqushed the management
OF the bill on the floor TO Jones, Vest and
Harris. But now he is physically able
TO take charge of the bill on the part of
the senate when it goes into conference
between the two houses. There Will be
seven cOnferees from each house-four
democrats and three republicans.
The senate began the formal consider
alton Of the tariff bill, as amended In
committee of the whole in the senate,
today and when recess was had tonight
much progress had been made. The
sugar schedule. which overshadowed in
Importance the other schedules, being
considered the pivot upon which the fate
of the measure depended, went through
the trying ordeal and escaped with only
one amendment That amendment made