Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-06-06
DUTY ON SUGAR.
Senate Adopts the Amended
Schedule.
GOES INTO EFFECT IN 1895.
A 40 Per Cent AID ValOrem Tax to Be
Imposed.

imposed.
The Pivotal Schedule In the Tariff Bill In
dorsed In the Senate and the Passage of
the Bill Practically Assured--The Vote
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 G.-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.. Hill voting in favor of it
and Mr.. Irby of South Carolina being
paired the same way. But the Republic
ans were unable to hold their own forces
intact, Messrs. Henderson 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. PETER
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
to TO-
The adoption of the sugar schedule prac-
tically insures the passage of the bill at an
early date, although it is intimated that
the Republicans will make 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 a cent per pound on
sugars above No Is Dutch standard, and
an additional tenth of cent against sug
arS imported from countries paying an
export bounty. 1t continues the Hawaii
an treaty admitting sugars from the Sand
witch Islands free of duty, and it places
duty of , cents per gallon on molasseS test
ing above 40 degrees by the polariscope.
The schedule goes into effect Jan. l, 1895,
and the bounty is continued until that
date.
W liSIl SIIGI OI1SICu lAC
to place all sugars on the free list, Mr..
Hill asked if this would precipitate 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 q
record making vote would be had upon it.
There was considerable excitement when
the vote was taken.
Mr.. Hill voted i'll favor of free sugar
and announced that he was authorized to
say that Mr.. Irby, who was absent, would
Nave voted for free sugar had he been pres
Cnt. The amendment was lost by % to
81, as follows:
The Vital Vote In Detail.
Ncas-AIdrich, Allison, Cameron, Chan
dler, Cullom Dolph, Dubois, Frye, Gal
linger, Hale, Hawlcy, Higgins, Hill, Hoar,
Lodge. Mcmillan, Mitchell (Or.), Nor
rill, Patton, PETER, Pcttigrew, Power,
Plat, Shoup Teller and Washburn; to-
tai, 20.
Nays-Allen, Blackburn, Blanchard
Butler, Caffcry, Call, Camden, Cockrell
Coke, Daniel, Faulkner, George, Gibson,
Gordon, Gray, Harris, Hunton, Jarvis
Jones (Ark.,) Kyle, Lindsay, McLaurin
Henderson, 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 the last
nay: Proctor and Bate, Wolcott and Bricc
Carey and Mitchell wis. J. Davis and Tur-
pie, Dixon and Mcpherson, Jones (Nev.)
and Gorman Hansbrough and Palmer
Irby and Quay, S luirc and Walsh Wilson
and Berry.
Senators Sherman and Stewart did not
vote and Were not paired. Two Republic
ManHpFSnn and Pork ms 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 a separate vote
on the provision of the schedule continu-
ing in force the Hawaiian treaty.
Mr.. Aldrich said that unless the treaty
was abrogated in admitting Hawaiian sug-
ars free the bill would virtually give the
sugar planters of the Sandwich Islands
bounty of So, 900, 600
Some Side Remarks.
asked Mr. Mills.
I will not" (Laughter.)
Thereupon Mr.. Perkins withdrew his
request for n division of the schedule, and
Mr. Allison offered an amendment TO mako
the schedule 60 into effect Immediately on
the passage of the bill. In addition to the
enormous benefit that would result to the
Sugar trust from giving that corporation
six months grace in which to import all
free raw sugar 1t could buy, Mr. Allison
contended that the finance committee prop
osition would take from the treasury ev-
cry dollar of revenue expected to accrue to
the treasury during the coming year. Mr..
Allison's amendment was lost-30 to S3.
Mr.. Chandler said the sugar show was
about to close. The Populists had got the
Democrats, and tho Sugar trust had got
them all. What had become of the doc
trine of free raw material? He picked out
q number of Democrats at whom he cast
darts of sarcasm.
Mr.. Dolph called attention to the sugar
stock quotations Of the day, showing a
rise of several points. Mr.. Aldrich, in q
final word on the schedule, said that the
question would come up again in the sem
ate, when he hoped that the public con-
science would cause rcversion of the YER
dict. The vote was then taken on the
adoption of the Jones compromise amend
ment fixing the sugar duties, and it was
carRied-35 to rs.
The Jones amendments increasing the
duty on sugar candy from 80 to So per
cent ad valorem and making the duty on
| This completed the sugar schedule, and
| on motion of Mr.. Harris the senate went
| into executive session and shortly after
ward adjourned.
MT. Gaston's Testimony.
WASHINGTON, June 6.-The committee
investigating the Sugar trust gave out the
A. l.