The record-union., 1894-05-15
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
SEVENTH WEEK OF TARIFF DE-
BATE IN TRsG SENATE.
The Sugar Schedule Discussed-Resig
nation of Maryland Repre-
sentative Received.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
week of the tariff debate in the Senate
began to-day.
Bills to pension the widow of Rear-Ad-
miral Macneal Fairfax at the rate of 500
per month, and increase the pension of
the widow of Major-General Doubleday
to 500, were placed on the calendar.
Under an agreement an hour was de-
voted to the consideration of bills on the
! calendar.
Aldrich moved to substitute fve-tenths
for four-tenths as the duty on aiumina.
Yhe Aldrich amendment was tabled.
Platt (Rep.) of Connecticut said that
despite the fact that tor years this cham
ber mad rung with DeAocratic denuncia-
ton of the sugar trust, the Democrats,
excepting one, had agreed, so he under
stood, in caucus, and had voted for pro-
hibitive duty on refined sugars. Surely
| Democratic tariff reformers must be hard
driven when they were forced to swallow
the words and opinions of years. Platt's
observation on the sugar trust ruffled
some of the Democrats, and he was soon
engaged In a controversy.
1.-The duty provided in this BILL, said
Harris, interrupting the Connecticut
Senator, lis a reduction on refined sugar
in the Mckinley bill from one-half to
one-eighth TO one pound"
''rhis bill makes no such deduction" ;"
retorted Plat, derisively.
'srhen all the sugar experts in the
country are wide OF the mark" said
Harris.
OH said Platt, sthere is not a specu-
lator, a stock jobber or a man in the sugar
trust in New York, or a Senator on this
floor who demands this sugar schedule.
who does not understand what it means
for the trust. This schedule gives the
trust duty of at least three fifths of a
cent, sometimes huctuating as high as
half a cent"
Allison said the ad valorem provision
in the bill. IN view OF the great difference
between the value of raw and refined
sugar. certainly would afford a protec-
ton of tnree-tenthS of cent before the
ditferential of one-eighth of d cent was
reached.
Vest called attention to the fact that the
Mckinley law gave the raw material free
to refiners, and then gave the latter pro-
tective duty of oue-half of cent per
pound.
great difference in the price of raw and
refined sugar gave the refiner the benefit
of at least three-tenths of cent under a
40 per cent. ad valorem duty.
The discussion of the sugar schedule
was adroitly averted by Senator Vest
in the debate about American wages.
Gallinge got the floor and proceeded to
read for the benefit of his political adver-
sarieS the editorial opinions of some of
the great Democratic dailies, denouncing
the surrender OF the Democratic princi-
pie made in the Jones amendments.
At the conclusion OF Gallinge's re-
marks the Jones amendment fixing the
duty on aluminium at three-fourths Of a
cent was agreed to without division, as
was the next Jones amendment fixing
the duty on carbonate OF ammonia at. 20
per cent, muriate Of salammoniac at 10
per cent. and sulphate OF ammonia at 20
per cent.
The next Finance Committee amend
ment fixing the duty on bone char suita-
bic for decolorizing sugar at 20 per cent.
was also agreed TO.
Jones offered an amendment to place a
duty of one cent per pound on crude
borax and changing the duty on refined
borax from 20 per cent to two cents. The
amendment was agreed to.
Jones also offered an amendment to
transfer refined copper from the free list
to the dutiable list at 10 per cent. adj
valorem. This was also agreed to-
1t was then $50 o'clock, and Mir. Alli-
son suggested an executive session, while
Mr.. Jones suggested that the Senate sit
an hour longer tonight. Harris, who
had charge of the bill, arose. and, with
cutting sarcasm, rejected both sugges-
tions. sin view of the fact" said he,
with the trip-hammer deliberation SO
characteristic of him, that the Senate
has only consumed one hour III the dis
cussion of this article on which the eyes
of the Republicans are fixed with such
intense interest, the article of chalk.
think the United States Senate should
take rest, and [ move that the Senate
adjourn"
Accordingly, at $50 o'clock the Senate
adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. May 14.-This was Dis
trict of Columbia day in the House, and
several unimportant bills were passed.
The resignation of Representative Barnes
Compton of Maryland was laid before
the House, after which bill was passed
authorizing the Braddock and Home
stead Bridge Company to build bridge
over the Monongahela River at Home
stead, Pa.
AT 4:5S o'clock the House adjourned.