Evening journal., 1894-06-06

Against the Free Sugar Amendment Was
81 TO 26-Mr. CASTOR, Who Overheard
Senators Discussing the Sugar Schedule,
Gives Testimony Before the Investigat-
ing Committee.
WASHINGTON, June 6.-The compromise |
amendments to the sugar schedule were |
all adopted in the senate, 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, Mr.. Hin voting in favor Of IL
and Mr.. lrby of South Carolina being
paired the same way. But the Republic
ans were unable 20 hold their own forces
intact, Mcssrs. Manderson and Perkins
voting against the amendment and Mr..
Quay being paired against it, while Mr..
sherman, who was present, did not vote
at all.
Only one of the populists-Mr. Peffcr-
voted for free sugar. Messrs. Kyle and
Allen in the final issue Joined with the
majority of Democrats against It. Had
the Republicans, with the three Populists
and the two dissatisfied Democrats, joined
hands, sugar raw and refined would have
gone on the free list. On all the other
amendments offered by the Republicans
the majority against them ranged from 3
TO 10.
The adoption of the sugar schedule prac-
tically insures the passage of the bill at an
early date, although IL is intinated that
the Republicans will make "a final stand
on the sugar schedule when the bill is re-
ported and considered in the senate.
A 40 Per Cent Duty.
As adopted, the sugar schedule imposes
a duty of 40 per cent ad valorem on all
sugars, raw and refined, with differcn-
tial of an eighth of cent per pound on
sugars above No. rs Dutch standard, and
An additional tenth Of a cent against sug-
ars imported from countries paying an
export bounty. 1t continues the Hawaii
an treaty admitting sugars from the Sand
wich Islands free Of duty, and 1t places
duty Of ? cents per gallon ON mOlasses test
ing above 40 degrees by the polariscope
The schedule goes into effect Jan. /, 1895,
and the bounty is continued until that
date
When Mr. PETER offered tho amendment
to place oil sugars ON the free list, Mr.
| Hill asked if this would preciptate the di-
rect question as TO whether sugar should
go on the free list or not, and being in
formed that it would he said he hoped
record making vote would be had upon it,
There was considerable excitement when
the vote was taken.
Mr.. Hin voted in favor of free sugar
and announced that he was authorized to
say that Mr.. Irby, who was absent, would
have voted FOR free sugar had he been pres
ent. The amendment was lost by 26 to
81, as follows:
The vital Vote In Detail.
Yeas-Aldrich Allison, Cameron, Chan
dler Cullom, Dolph, Dubois, Frye, Gal
linger, Hale, Hawley, Higgins, Hill, Hoar,
Lodge, Mcmillan, Mitchell (Or.) Nor
rill, Patton, PETER, Pettigrew, Power,
Platt, Shoup, Teller and Washburn; to-
tai 20.
Nays-Allen. Blackburn, Blanchard,
Butler, Caffery, Call, Camden, Cockrell
Coke Daniel, Faulkner, George, Gibson
Gordon, Gray, Harris, Hunton, Jarvis
Jones (Ark.,) Kyle, Lindsay, McLaurin
Manderson, Martin, Mills, Morgan, Muir
ply, Pasco, Perkins Pugh, Roach Ran
som, Smith, Vest, Villas Voorhees,, White;
total, 81.
The pairs were as follows-the first
named would have voted yea and tho last
nay: Proctor and Bate. Wolcott and Brice,
Carey and Mitchell (Wis.), Davis and Tur-
pie, Dixon and Mcpherson, Jones (Nev. }
and German, Hansbrough and Palmer,
lrby and Quay, Squire and Walsh, Wilson
and Berry.
Senators sherman and Stewart did not
vote and were not paired. Two Republic
ans - Manderson and Perkins - voted
against free sugar, and Quay was paired
the same way, while Sherman did not vote.
OF the Democrats Hill voted for free sug-
ar, while Irby was paired the same way.
OF the Populists, PETER voted for free sug-
ar, Allen and Kyle against, and Stewart
did not vote.
Mr. Perkins asked for separate vote
on the provision of the schedule continu-
\ ing in force the Hawaiian treaty.
Mr. Aldrich said that unless the treaty
was abrogated I'm admitting Hawaiian sug
ars free the bill would virtually give the
sugar planters of the Sandwich Islands a
bounty of SO, 600, 600.
Some Side Remarks.
"Will you vote to abrogate the treatyi'
asked Mr.. Mills.
Il will not (Laughter.)
Thereupon Mr. Perkins withdrew hi:
request for division of the schedule and
Mr. Allison offered an amendment to make
q the schedule go into effect Immediately OF
9 the passage of the bill. In addition to the
9 enormous benefit that would result to the
5 Sugar trust from giving that corporation
u six months grace in which to import al
free raw sugar it could buy, Mr. Allison
8 contendod that the finance committee prop
!, osition would take from the treasury ev
cry dollar Of revenue expected to accrue t
the treasury during the coming year. Mr.
Allison amendment was lost-3O to 33.
Mr.. Chandler said the sugar show WA
about TO close. Tho Populists had got thu
< Democrats, and the sugar trust had go
them all. What had become of the doc
Z trine Of free raw materialy He picked ou
a number Of Democrats at whom he cas-
&c darts of sarcasm.
's Mr.. Dolph called attention to the suga
stock quotations of the day, showing
rise Of several points Mr.. Aldrich, in
r final word on the schedule, said that tn
question would come up again in the sen
ate when he hoped that the public con
y science would cause reversion of the ver
dict. The vote was then taken on tn
y adoption of the Jones compromise amend
ment fixing the sugar duties and il wa