The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-07-28
CAFFERY SUPPORTS DAVE HILL.
And Defended the Duty on Sugar at
the Same Time.

And Defended the Duty on Sugar at
the Same Time.
Senator Gallery followed Senator
Hill, first moving that the cOn!errees
be Instructed to make the following
amendment:
"rhat tho bounty provided for in
said act shall stand unrepealed to the
extent that there shall be paid to the
producer from beets. sorghum or sugar
cane grown In the United States in the
year 1894. or f-om maple sap produced
in the United S;r.es during the
year 1894 under the license flor
1892 and subject TO the limitations now
imposed by law, OIL all sugars not test.
ing less than 80 degrees by polariscope,
cent per pound, and upon ali such
sugars testing less than 80 per cent 10y
polariscope and not less than 80 de-
grees, $40: per pound.
Comm ended Senator Hill.
Senator Gallery then commended
Senator Hill for his defense OF the
president and declared there was 10th.
ing in the letter hich need arouse the
ire of senators who felt themselves ag.
gr,eved, and the Louisiana senator
declared it did rot call for tue denun-
Citations of the senator from Maryland.
He then read AL extract from that let
ter and commented upon 1t in fuv0ra.
BILE terms Senator Gallery declared
the president was eXonorated from the
charges made against him by Senator
German. Since the secrets Of the l'ast
were to lie dIvulged, he would not
longer keen In The dark the secrets Of
his own prison blouse. The Louisiana
senators had been made the target for
| the slings and arrows of tariff REFORM
ers. The time had come for him TO
tell his story.
Another Secret Exposed.
He was ut a little conference al which
were precent, among others, Messrs.
Brice aud German. 1t was de-
c;ded at that conference that 40 per
per cent duty oil raw aud a so per
cent duty on refined sugar he proposed.
II took that schedule to the finance
committee and gave it to Senator
JONES'" he continued. "Mr. Jones.
after calculating, pointed out that In
the differential allowed the reiiner was
conceded differential greater than the
Mckinley law. thereupon withdrew
it. After further consultation. l pre-
sented another schedule, placing cent
OH raw and Il cents on refined, So !:
remained for some time, when l
was admonished by Senators German
aud Brice that this second schedule
| meant free sugar. Senator Jones told
me the sugar refining interests would
favor free sugar If that schedule was
| insisted on. He wanted the men to
| accept 40 per cent. yn raw and refined
aud a 4 differential OH refined. That
schedule was not accepted by me or the
sugar growers aud want the country
to know that 1t was dictated by refin-
Ing interests. At 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 TRUTH"
A Shot 1t German:
He referred In sarcastic tones to Sen.
ator Germans statement yesterday
that however distasteful tie duty on
sugar was TO himself and others. they
knew that the two votes Of the Louis
lana senators were necessary to pass
| the bill.
"You have told " the attitude Of
every body else, Will you tell - What