The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-29
ABOUT THE SUGAR TRUST
How the Proposed Tariff Has
Affected Its Stock.
HAS GONE UP WITH A BOOM.
The Senator Squirms and Says the
Bill Is Not All He Could
Wish 1t to Be.

WASHINGTON, April 2S.-The opening of
the Senale proceedings to-day was repe-
tition of yesterday. The joint resolution
authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury
to make partial payments on vessels con-
structed and repaired under control of the
Treasury Depar ment to the extent of rs
per cent of the value of the work done was
passed. Harris at 80 O'Clock moved to
take up the tariff bill. The ayes and noes
were demanded and the motion was agreed
to-31 to 10. Stewart gave notice that on
Monday he would address the Senate on
the pending bill.
Hale spoke briefly of tie pending
amendment. to change the date for the
bill to lake effect, and said that the Sena-
tor from Tennessee. who had charge of
this bill, affecting the industries Of the
whole country, proposed now to decide
that on the 30th OF June it take effect, and
every reduction of duty. every change at
fectng the industries, would then become
law.
"Now," he went Oh, 81 appeal to the
Senator from Tennessee to let this part of
the dill remain upaltered until we know
what is likely to be done. Why. Mr..
President. we do not believe the Senator
from Tennessee has the slightest concep-
ton what this bill is likely to be when it
passes, If it over does pass. 1 do not be-
lieve he knows what is going on In cor
ners and holes in the wall to fix up bill
which will be acceptable to majority.
There is some scheme afoat to secure the
votes of the majority Of the Democrats.
Six weeks ago the Senator from Ohio
(Brce) threw some light on what was 60
ing on"
Hale read an interview with Brice, in
which he said compromise measures
would be agreed upon and presented as an
amendment TO the pending bill, and the
income tax with certain notifications
would be retained. No man engaged in
making up the new proposition has seen
fit to deny it. Did any one doubt the
sugar schedule had been fixed up to suit
the refners aud sugar producers of Lou
isiana. or that Nebraska would be ground
between the upper and neither millstones?
Did the Senator from Tennessee know the
stock of the sugar trust had risen from s.
to 1903 as result of the proposed CON-
promise? Did the Senator doubt the
metal schedule was to be torn and dis
torted so that he would never recognize itP
He could say. in spite OF whatever denials
had been made, the whole dill was to be
reconstructed, and the Senators who early
and late made known their antIpathy to
it were to be propitiafed in order to gain
votes.
Senators like the Senator from Tenness-
see. who is honest ia bis convictions, were
to be made to vote against their firm be-
liefs in order to get the Democrats to pass
some kind of tariff bill. He would like
to see Jackson or jefferson. or even Jeffer-
son Davis, attempting to make such a
tariff bill in the holes and corners of the
Capitol!
"And newspapers say" continued Hale.
'that under these conditions the leaders
appear more cheerful Cheerful, Mr..
President. when bargaining to defeat
honest tariff legislation; cheerful when
juggery and skullduggery take the place
of open discussion; cheerful when 1t is the
cheerfulness OF a dying man, whose facul-
ties are benumbed."
Harris replied. saying in effect no tariff
law ever had been enacted that was not
the product of compromise, and he con-
coded to his fellow-Democrats the honesty
of their convictions. Referring to Mr..
Hale's statement that sugar stock had
gone up on the strength of this bill. Harris
said:
"tAt the uttermost the protection given
to this trust is one-eighth of one cent,
while the Mckinley bill gave protection
of a half cent"
In reply 10 question by Hale as to
his attitude toward sugar amendment
offered in the interest of the refnsrs and
not of the consumers, harris said while
not in favor of sugar trust he should not
hesitate In choosing between continual
ton of the Mckinley law and measure
which was better. but not so much better
as he should like.
Sherman argued earnestly against the
proposed amendment to change the date
when the bill shall take effect. Stewart
took the floor and delivered speech,
which soon developed into silver speech.
At the conclusion Of his remarks Dolph
resumed bis speech, which had been de-
livered in instellmeEts for several days
past.
At o'clock the Senate proceeded to de-
liver eulogies upon the late Representative
Lilly, and at 4:3o as further mark of re-