Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-06-07

given the sugar trust and declaTel
that it was I'VE eighths "of one cent
or equal % the entire cost of refining
sugar, including the wear and tear on
machinery. He characterized free
wool as the eliminating atrocity Of
the bill" Before closing Mr.. sherman
devoted some time 70 the discussion Of
the income tax. An income tax. he
said, was indefensible unless it was
levied against all incomes alike. To
single OUT a class was communism If
legislation in this spirit was 10 obtain
the foundation Of the republic would
disappear.
Mr.. Sherman finished at 2;45, after
having spoken three hours Senators
Camden and Dolph spoke and then the
senate adjourned
Gen Sickles introduced and the
house today passed a resolution in
struct,ng the secretary of war TO do
what vas necessary under the act of
March 3, 1898, for the preservation Of
the Gettysburg battlefield
The bill for an additional Judge for
the northern district of Illinois passed,
Mr.. Black was followed by Mr.
Walker rep. Mass, whose speech
evoked rounds of democratic applause
on account of the advanced position
he took in favor of an extension and
enlargement Of the bank-nOte system.
The other speakers Of the day were
flsT Of
and Wheeler, Of Alabama, who ia
vored the repeal Of the state-bank tax.
Washington. June After business
Of minor Importance in the senate to-
day the tariff bill was taken Ur ana
the battle over the sugar schedule be
gan. The Mckinley law placed raw
sugars on the free list, imposed - a
cent duty on refined sugar and gave a
bounty Of cents to the sugar grower.
The house bill repealed the bounty
and placed all sugars, raw and re
fined, on the free list The first bill
ported from the finance committee
o. the senate gave a specific duty of
from 1 cent 10 1.2S5 per pound accord
ing to polariscopic test
The compromise amendment which
is the one now before the senate, made
the sugar schedule 20 into effect Jan.
l. 1865 the rates being 40 per cent.
al valorem on all sugars raw ana re-
fined, Is Of / cent additional on SUI
CARS above 1G duties standard, with an
additional no of / cent a pound on
sugars from countries paying export
hDuutes 1t also continued the sugar
treaty with Hawaii.
Mr. Henderson took the floor as Mr..
Jones and formally proposed tile com
promise amendment The sugar SEIZED
ule, be said was the interesting SEIZED
ule of the bill. 1t contained both
sweetness and light Ii seemed to per-
wade the whole bill The bill could not
bee touched without laying hands ON
sugar The senate had even departed
from the consideration of tie bill To-
make explorations in sugar, not in
the cane fields OF Nebraska but i'm the
committee ROOM
The consumption of sugar in the
United States was enormous, he said.
almost live billion pounds of raw SUI
gar had been consumed last year. zen
rcsenung, il grown and refined abroad,
total Of SlS2 100000 TO Doe paid 10
foreigners. Free sugar would mean
the immediate destruction OF the beet
sugar industry ana the gradual e4tinc-
Jiou OF cane sugar productions
Ii properly protected he prophesird
that before 1908 beet sugar would
have So developed iu the north and
canc-sugar in the south that the Unit
ed States could supply the full con
sumption of the country. Was ii any
wonder that the farmers Of the west
wanted n continuation of the sugar
bounty: They We're enthusiastic over
the prospect
Mr.. Henderson denied that in foster
ing the growth Of beet and cane sugar
any Obli%ations existed 10 protect the
rehueries. There was no connection.
he declared, between the sugar grower
and the odious sugar trust. He cared
nothing for the one and everything
for the other
Mr. Henderson gave notice that at
she proper time he would offer as
substitute for the sugar schedule the
bounty provision Of the Mckinley bin,
continuing it in force until July ], 1898.
Mr. PETER, who followed, proceeded
at great length TO support the bounty
instead Of the duty on sugar. In the
course of his speech he drifted into
discussion OF the silver question.
When Mr. PETER concluded. Mr..
Harris. who is in charge of the bin,
moved that the senate proceed to
consideration of executive business.
lie gave notice that after Monday he
would. if able, compel the senate to en-
dure longer hours until the bin is dis
posed Of
After executive session the senate
adjourned,
Washi~ ton. June lin the house
tie seHa bill for carrying out the
award Of the Paris tribunal Of arbitra-
ton Tor protection IF seals in Boring
sea was passed
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