The Helena independent., 1894-06-06
SUGAR SCHEDULE FIXED.
The Compromise Amendments or
fored by Jones Are Adopted
by the Senate.
Acrimonious Debate Precedos the
Voting, the Democrats Com
ing Out Bost.
Democrats All In Lino Except HiiI, and
Ie wBs Only Partially out OF
the Traces.

NAbhih0lohs June b.-bftote fothR On
the sugar schedule began there vas asnSa-
tional debate In regard 10 the sugar trust
In which Ssnato.s Chandler. Aldrich and
Sherman on the republican aide. snd Vest
and Brce on the democratic. took part.
The democrats claimed the same fluotua-
tions 10 sugar stock occurred before the Me-
Kinley act was passed a. now and tha, the
trust dictated 80 per cent. OF the protection
given BY that bill.
Senator Chandler expressed The belief
that senator's should not have speculated In
shafes Of the sugar trost while the tain
question was pending. He said no vote
should be taken until the investigation
committee had probed the whole subject of
undue influence.
Aldrioh. alludinR 70 the statements made
In regard to bounty yesterday. regarding
the alleged influence Of the sugar trust in
framing the Mckinley bill. said that while
there was r sugar trust in 1899. IL was not
the gigantic concern ID 10 now, and specula-
sion In shares was comparatively trivial.
Vest retoited that in three weeks sugar
vent up tbirty-iive points. There weTe
them" he said, "the same lies. same falsi.
6oatioas. same attacks on public men AZ
hsvs ehsraeterized the consideration Of the
pending BILL"
Sherman also insistsd that the trust Of
1899 Was not the trust OF to-day.
"Do you know what the capital Of the
sugar trust in 1890 wss3" asked Brice.
II do not" replied Sherman.
III was $4,000 Co.," said Briee. "'The
stock Of that corporation vent up from 63
to So; stock advanced $40 600. 600 by virtue
Of the action OF your COMMITTEES"
Between what periods did this fuetua-
tion oeearY" asked Aldrich.
"Bstwssn May and October" replied
Brice emphnticaiiy. adding. "after repre-.
sentatives OF The trust had made their
agtesmcnt with those who controlled the
BILL"
Aldrioh protested that he did no. under.
stand what the s,nator from Ohio meant
by the agreement existing bstwsen the
sugar truat and those 10 pover In 1890, but
no did know ths Gngar trust had dictated
tho sugar schedule In the present bill.
who dictated 90 per esnt Of tbs proteo-
tion In the Mckinley billr' Inquired Vest,
passionately. The sugar trust and your
self admitted 10 in the record. You said
you could not resist the arguments OF tho
philadelphia sugar rehuefs" continued
Vest. In the midst OF this sensational
debate, in which orimination and rsorim-
ination prevailed. the hour Of one O'Clock
arrived. and under agreement vote was
taken on the Jones amendment fixing Jan.
l. 1895. az the date on which the repeal OF
the sugar bounty system could go into
effect.
II wss adopted. the vote being yeas forty.
nsys thirty-one. Hill did not vote PETER
voted with the republicans. Allen and Kyle
with the democrats. Brlcs and Villas with
drew their votes. being paired with Woicott
and Mitchell. OF Oregon.
The Manderson amendment, providing
for tho retention OF the bounty provision OF
the Mckinley Law. was defeated. yens
thirty-two, nays foFty. Hill. Allen and
KYLE voted no, and PETER voted with the
republican,
Manderson next proposed an hmsndment
that the bounty OF one-tenth Of n can't on
pset sugar shall not expire until the time
| fixed By the Mckinley law for total expifa.
tion. This was also defeated. yeas thirty
four. nays thirty-seven. Allen and Kyle
voted yea.
Allen offered an smonimept 10 add 10 the
end OF the paragraph pfoviao for n
/ Oh olkUt-tuutnt OF one CENT Tor SUI
gar produces 10 the United States In 1891.
II was defeatsd, yeas thirty-tvo. nays
forty.
Lodges amendment 10 substitute the
original schedule reported by the finance
committee for the Jones compromise
schedule was lost, twenty. eight 10 thirty.
seven. Psfor Kyle and Allen voted in Oh,
negative. PETER then offered nm amend
ment placing sugar on the free iist. II
was defeated. tvsnty-six 10 thifty-nine
Hill voted yes and announced that Irby. II
present, would vote for free sugar. Qnay
was paired with Irby. KYLE and Allen
voted no. Perkins and Manderson voted
no.
The Jones amendment fixing the rate ou
sugar as provided in the schedule wal
adopted. thiIty-nve to twenty eight The
finance commiitee's sugar schedule was
adopted.
As adopted to-day the schedule imposes
a duty Of 40 per cent ad vRlorem on all su-
gars, raw and rehned with diferential OF
one. eighth of one cent per pound on sugars
above siIteen Dutch standard, and an ad-
ditioual ne-tenth of one cent against su
gar imported from countries paying an ex.
port bounty; II continuss the Hawaiian
treaty admitting sugars from the Sandwich
islands free of duty.
Whom the sugar schedule was completed
the senate went into executive session. and
shortly afterwards adjourned.