The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-25

than 90 per cent by the polariscope and
not less than so degrees $40 of l cent per
pound"
Gallery then commended Senator Hill
for mis- defense of the President, and
declared that there was nothing in the
letter which need arouse the ire of Sena-
tors who felt themselves aggrieved, and
the Louisianan declared that it did not
call for the denunciatons of the Senator
from Maryland. He then read an extract
from that letter and commented upon
1t IN favorable terms. Gallery declared
that the President was exunerated from
| the charges made against him by Cor
man. The very evidence adduced by
German, he said, justified the President in
writing the letter be had. There was alb
solutely no truth in the allegation that
Mr.. Cleveland had violated the functions
of his Office in giving his views to the
chairman of the Ways and Means Com
mittee. If the members of the Finance
| Committee had denounced the bill as they
did in saying certain features of the bill
involved party surrender, how was 1t
wrong for the President to charge perfdy
| and dishonor? Since the secrets Of the
past were to be divuiged, he would not
| longer keep In the dark the secrets of his
own prison-bouse. The Louisiana Sena-
tors had been made the target for the
sings and arrows of the tariff reformers.
The time had come for him to tell his
story. He was at little conference at
which were present. among others, Messrs.
Brice and German. 1t was decided at that
conference that 40 per cent on raw and 80
per cent on refined sugar was proper.
81 took that schedule to the Finance
Committee and gave it to Senator JONES'"
he continued. Mr.. Jones, after caleu-
lating. pointed out that in the dfferental
allowed the refner was conceded differ
entail greater than the Mckinley law. l
tbereupon withdrew it. After further
consultation l presented another schedule
placing cent on raw and l Is cents on re-
faed. So it rems aimed for some time, when
l was admonished by Mr.. German and Mr..
Brics that this second seized ule meant free
sugar. Mr.. Jones told me the sugar
refining interests would favor free sugar if
that schedule was insisted upon. He
wanted me to accept 40 per cent on raw
and Il OK cent differential on refined
That schedule was not acceptable to me or
the sugar-growers, and | want the coun-
try to know it was dictated by the refining
interests. ct last we accepted it with the
understanding that the bounty provision
for 1894 should stand. | call on Senators
Vest and Jones to say whether have said
the ruth"
n either of the Senators replied, and he
continued to describe the subtle methods
employed to emasculate the sugar sched-
Ille and defeat the bill. The ways of the
Senator from New York QIilG were past
finding out. Upon his motion TO make the
schedule TO 20 into effect upon the passage
of the bill some of the Democr SEN
ators jumped the track and violated their
agreement That was the first time faith
was broken with the Louisiana Senators.
What subtle force was it, he asked. that
sought to strike down the sugar agricul-
turst and throw its protecting wing about
the gigantic sugar-refning interest? He
referred in sarcastic tones 10 Cor
mans statement of yesterday that, how
ever distasteful a duty on sugar was to
himself and Others, they knew the two
votes of the Louisiana Senators were
necessary to pass the bill.
you have told US the attitude of every
body else. VIII you tell US what the atti-
tude OF the LOUISIANA senator would nave
been if sugar had been placed on The free
list?" asked Teller.
Frankly" replied Gallery, 81 will say if
sugar had been placed on the free list we
would have voted against the bill"
lie then proceeded to discuss the sugar
schedule of the Mckinley bill, and this
brought out an animated debate on sugar
making between Senators Aldricb, Gray,
Gallery and Allison. The latter stated
that it had been asserted about that sc per
cent of sugars grown in Louisiana would
receive the benefit of the q of a
cent differential. Gallery said the per-
centage would be about "a. Caffery's
speech was still in progress when, at
o'clock. Cockrell secured recognition to
move an adjournment, which motion was
adopted. and the Senate adjourned.