The record-union., 1894-06-06
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oS.

Special to the RECoRD-UNToN.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-The compro-
mise amendments to the sugar schedule
were all adopted in the Senate to-day,
and the pivotal schedule on which the
fate OF the tariff measure depended went
through without change. On the vital
amendment to place all sugars on the free
list the Democratic line was drawn. But
the Republicans were unable to hold
their own forces for the Act. Messrs.
Manderson and Perkins voted against the
amendment, and Mr.. Quay was paired
against it, while Mr.. Sherman, who was
present, did not vote at all. One OF the
Populists, Mr.. PETER. voted for free
sugar MesSrs. Kyle and Allen in the
finall issue joined with the majority of
the Democrats against it. Had all the
Republicans and the Populists and the
two disatfected Democrats joined hands.
sugar, raw and refined, would have gone
on the free list. On all the other amend
ments offered by the Republicans the
majority against them ranged from three
to ten.
The adoption of the sugar schedule
practically insures the passage Of The bill
at an early date, although it is intimated
that the Republicans will make t1nal
stand on the sugar schedule when 1t is
finally reported and considered in the
Senate.
AS adopted to-day the schedule i'm
poses duty of 40 per cent. I'd valorem
on all sugars, raw and refined, with diff
ferential of one-eighth OF a cent per pound
on sugars above 10 Dutch standard, and
an additional one-tenth of cent against
sugar imported from countries paying an
export bounty. 1t continues the Ha-
waiian treaty admitting sugar from the
Sandwich Islands free, and places duty
of cents gallon on molasses testing
above 40 degrees by the polariscope. The
schedule goes into effect January /, 1898.
and the bounty is continued until that
date.
When the sugar schedule of the tariff
bill was talk en- up Higgins of Delaware
opened the debate with an argument In
favor of continuing the present bounty.
Voting on the sugar schedule began
promptly at l p. NJ. The first vote was
on jones' amendment fixing the date
when the sugar schedule should go into
effect and the sugar bounty be terminated
as January l, 1895. This was adopted by
by vote of ayes 40, noes 81. Hill did
not vote. PETER voted with the Repub-
licans, and Allen and Kyle with the
Democrats.
Manderson next proposed an amend
ment decreasing the bounty One-tenth of
cent, to expire at the time fixed by
the Mckinley law for expiration. This
was deteated-ayes "a, noes 81. Allen
and Kyle voted aye. Brlce and Villas
withdrew their votes, being paired with
Wolcott and Mitchell of Oregon.
Manderson's amendment providing for
the retention of the bounty provision in
the Mckinley law was deteated-ayes 30,
noes 40. Hill, Allen and Kyle voted no.
PETER voted with the Repu blicans.
Manderson's third amendment was de-
feated-ayes 81, noes 80. Allen and Kyle
voted no.
Allen offered an amendment to add at
the end of the paragraph proviso that
the bounty be eight-tenths of one cent
for sugar produced in the United States
in 1894. This was defeated-ayes 81. noes
40.
Allison offered an amendment to re-
duce the sugar bounty for the remainder
of the calendar year to eight-tenths of a
cent per pound, and to make the sugar
schedule go into effect on the passage of
the bill. The three Populists this time
voted with the Democrats. There were
no party lines, and it was defeated-32
to 40.
The Senate then passed to the next par
sugars.
Mr.. Jones offered the compromise
amendment" fixing the duty on raw and
refined sugar at 40 per cent. ad valorem,
with a differential of ne-eighth of one
per cent on sugars above Is Dutch stan
dard and an additional one-tenth on
sugars imported from countries giving
an export bounty, continuing the Ha-
waiian treaty in force, and imposing a
duty of two cents gallon on molasses.
Lodge offered substitute to the amend
ment originally reported by the Senate
Committee on Finance, liking specific
duty on sugar, beginning with one cent
per pound on sugar testing SO degrees by
the polariscopic test, and grading the
duty according to fineness. Lost-2S to
81. MeSsrs. PETER, Allen and Kyle voted
with the Democrats.
PETER offered an amendment to place
all sugar on the free list
Hill asked if this would precipitate the
direct question as to whether sugar
should 60 on the free list or not and be-
ing informed that it would, said he hoped
a record-maSing vote would be had
upon it. Hill voted in favor of free sugar,
and announced that he was authorized to
say that Irby, who was absent, would
have voted for free sugar had he been
present. The amendment was lost-26 to
81, as follows:
Ayes Aldrich, Allison, Cameron,
Chandler, Cullom, Dolph, Dubois, Frye,
Gallinger, Hale Hawley. Higgins, Hill,
Hoar, Lodge, Mcmillan, Mitchell (Ore-
gon), Morrill,, Patton. PETER, Pettigrew,
Platt, Power, Shoup, Teller and Wash
burn. Total, 26.
Noes-Allen, Blackburn, Blanchard,
Butler, Caffery, Call, Camden, Cockrell.
Coke, Daniel, Faulkner, George. Gibson,
Gordon, Gray, Harris, Hunton, Jarvis,
Jones (Arkansas), Kyle, Lindsay, Me-
Laurin, Henderson, Martin. Mills, Nor
gan, Murphy, Pasco, Perkins, Pugh,
Ransom, Roach, Smith, Vest, Villas,
VOORHEES, and White. Total, 81.
The pairs were as follows tine first
named would have voted yea and
the last-named nay): Proctor and
Bate: Wolcott and Brice; Carey and
Mitchell of Wisconsin; Davis and Tur-
pie: Dixon and McPherson; Jones of y e.
vada and Gorman Hansbrough and
Palmer; Irby and Quay; Squire and
Walsh; Wilson and Berry.
Senators Sherman and Stewart did not
vote and were not paired.
Two Republicans. Manderson aud Per-
kins, voted against free sugar, aud
Quay was paired off the same way, while
Sherman did not vote. Of the Democrats
Hill voted for free sugar, while Irby was
paired off in the same way. Of the Popu-
lists PETER voted for free sugar, Allen and
Kyle against and Stewart did not vote.
Allison offered an amendment to make
the schedule go into effect immediately
on the passage of the bill. 1t was lost-30
to 80.
Pettigrew Rep.) of South Dakota Of
r. 4 u IL IL.