New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-03
THE SUGAR SALE RATIFIED.


No action vet taken on the Tariff bill IS final.
But the adoption Of the sugar schedule WITH
amendments the final vote in the Senate on
the section as a whole being ~ to 81 indlca''S
that the cor,rlpt combination by which the bill
has been framed and pushed thus far i'll deil-
ancn of public Indignation, will probably hold
together strength enough TO send 1t 10 com
mittce of conference The committee was beat
en- on two amendments which were carried NY
the votes of Senators Hill, Irby. Pugh, George
and Coke, With PETER Of the Populists ana the
Kepublicans. These make the abolition of boun-
~ and the enforcement OF new duties take
effect with the rest of the bill, ana not next
Jonuarv and thus take from the Sugar mo
nopolv part of The enormous prout IL woIu
have realized by importing raw sugar free' anu
selling It in refined form after the du'y hhu
taken effect Unless trade reports are mis-
taken the Trust has been able 10 import III
ready or viii have imported before the Dill can
take effect n large share Of the sugar required
for the next years consumption On thiS II VIII
pockct tie amount of the duty. which CONSUMERS
will have to pay to the Trust, ana not 10 'I'
Government But II was gain Tor Inc pe"pe
OF some millions at tie least 10 h'Ne '"c
amendments adoptcl. though il was perhaps not
nonoly. If was whispered at Washington some
DAYS ago that this amendment would DE per
mitted 10 prevail because there were votes
which without II could not BE- held Tor the Dill
nc . whole II is something gained If the COIN
bination Is forced 10 give up part OF us piuhu'r'
but if would have been Of intellectually greater
valuc 10 consumers if the entire bill had been
beaten.
6 ctt.ra Stn.
have bern suggested as probable concessions
70 public Indignation were beaten by nhrro"
votes. one bv only one majority The Senate
stands finally committed to all that Is infamous
md corrup, in this sugar bargain. except the
postponcment Of duty and bounty repeal 10 the
end Of the wear. The Louisiana Senators make
wry faces at the denial Of the bounty Tor me
coming sugar crop but as usual obey party
dic;ation. although il viii cost their constituents
Soma millions The other changes proposed by
the Committee OF. Sale and surrender were
nromptly ratified. The more important Of ih'h
gave to the carpet manufacturers III" adlinohAi
: por cent duty which was promised, corrected
IN obvious blundcr as to ready mad" clothing
and finished some details Of the bargain ms 10
iron nrcducts which had been neglected. As II
NAV be doubted whether the committee did not
nrlvately expect and intend 10 be defeated Oh
the defcrring Of sugar duties the barter APP
nears to have been carried ou 10y the Committee
| nf Sale with a completeness which Is remark
able il not 70 anybody crcdfabl"
The final votes on The remaining schedules
| will nrobobly not occupy the whole of to-day \
| session There IS not much room 10 nope mat
tho Committee Of Sale will meet any serious d'-
| feat ON the woolcns or any other schedule. ana
| do ro,as cns, for the sugar bargain, possibly
with ono exception. may be expected 10 put The
rest Of the bill through The monopoly peihe
cared for the rest of the bill Is 10 this peculiar
Senate a matter Of minor Importance ], may
| mean ruin 10 thousands Of manufacturing ana
| mining establishments, and reduction OF Wag'S
| or loss Of employment, or even the laS' extreme
| OF want and suffering 10 millions OF American
workers but all is well if the monOpolies get
| their price.
| This bill in conference COMMITTEE VIII nave 10
face a strong opposition from the House II
| minors are not wild. the President INTENDS 10
| communicate his final wishes 10 the committee
| But he suggested the income tax In his mes
sage. and the sugar duty in comments on the
House bin. and could have stopped either i'll the
| Senate by a word. 1t seems more probable now
| than II has at any time hitherto that the Demo
| Gratis I'm Congress, in their sheer incapacity 10
| frame bill which they want or OF when they
are not ashamed, will adopt the shameless BIZ
| Of Sale and Surrender as the only thing they
| can offer to the people in place OF a reform
| Of the Tariff Senator Kyle blunty told them
| that tho sugar schedule would beat any party
that passed II and any man who voted for 1t,
and there are Democratic Senators who pri-
| vately think he told the truth.