The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-01
THE SUGAR SCHEDULE.
uHES 1T rs Reached MR.. sHER-
MAN xDDREssEs THE SENATE.
Mr.. pelph Takes Occasion TO Give Vent to
ul. viewron the suhjcct of the SEN
storisl investigation house.

1920 and an Amendment oileFeo oy MT.
Hale to make duty on sawed boards "
per thousand feet. was defeated
yeas p; nays, ST.. The vote was
theh taken on the amendment
onered by Mr. Allen to place on the free
..s, all logs. lumber. laths. shingles and
building materials. commonly used In the
obstruction Of dwelling houses. barns or
fences II was defeated: Yeas 4-Aiien.
lrby Kyle and PETER; nays. IS.
Mr. Frye offered several amendments.
among them one TO continue the provis-
ions OF existing law upon number of
articles in the wood schedule. All wefe
5cfeated.
MIR Allen moved TO strike out para
graph Us putting duties on lumber OF
any sort, planed or finished 50 as TO
have such lumber afterwards placed On
the free ist
Mr.. Vest. representing the Finance Com
mlttee, said that there was no oDJectloh
TO The amendment The amenanens was vas
agreed to-yeaS, So; nays, "a, dHu tue
PaTaSraph nv as osier and willow.
was amended by making the duty on man
ufactured chair cane or reeds ~ per
cent., instead OF THE duty on osler or
willow prepared for basket makers use
remaining las In the House bid at - per
cent
Inc UutH on casks ana DdITelS empty,
etc. Otem 1901. remains as In the House
bill. at ~ per cent.
The remaining paragraphs Of the sche-
dule were disposed Of without debate.
SENATOR SHERMAN SPEAKS.
The lumber schedule having been fin
iShd. and the sugar schedule reached Mr.
sherman took the floor
Mr. Sherman said IL was with much re-
luctance that he engaged in the debate:
but the people of Ohio were so deeply
interested in the bill that he would be
derelict in his duty II he did not do all be
peculiar feature OF The contest was that
the party In power diIered widely not
on constitutional questions but on mat
ter OF policy-thiS had caused the delay
in final action on the bill one wing OF
the party denounced the Republican policy
OF protection as fraud and unconstitu-
toEal and upon the basis that this policy
was unconstitutional the bill was sent
from the House TO the Senate. on the
other hand Mr.. Cleveland, in his letter of
acceptance, ignored this plank of the
Chicago platform, and made a declara-
ton an cOntraventiOn 10 his platform-the
one declared for tariff for revenue only,
simply; the other that all tariffs that went
beyond the revenue point were unconstitu-
tional. The position OF the Republican
party was openly declared not only for a
tariff for revenue but 10 protect American
industries. The one necessary for the
support of the Government and the other
protect American Industries and keep
rOpean labor. Had the men on the other
side said they believed the duties under
the Mckinley bill too high the .Republi-
cans would have Joined with them for
four years had probably shown that
some OF them were too h!gn. But the
House bill was based on the theory that
mere should be 40 protection and no duty
beyond that absolutely necessary TO raiS 4
revenue. II the Presidents views of tari 4
FOR revenue with incidental protection
should be adopted, Mr.. Sherman thought
an experienced tariff commission should
De appointed, its work 10 be subject 90
revision by ConereFs lie always thought
Mr. Morgan asked II the Committee on
e alnahSe had taken any action on his
pIopVsiion 70 appoint tariff commits
ago. ~
Mr.; Sherman said it had never been
acted upon The foundation of the
present Democratic policy Of free trade
as enunciated In the Chicago platform.
was, Mr.. Sherman said, to be found in
tht CONSTITUTION OF the Confederate States.
which he read. No wonder, said he that
President Cleveland could not afford TO
adopt that policy.
Referring to the old-tme policy Of the
democratic party, Mr.. Sherman said the
Senator from Alabama CMorganj had said
at one time that he thought IL a question
Of doubt, on the whole, whether the dis
covery OF coal and iron In Alabama would
prove blessing 10 his people. as II
would interfere with the raising of cotton
and Increase the price of labor.
Mr.. Morgan denied ever having made
this statement, but Mr.. sherman said he
was sure he could find ii.
TAFFY TOR 1HE SOUTH.
Continuing, Mr.. Sherman said he was
glad of the development Of the South; II
was good sign and showed that that sec
ton OF the country was prospecting as II
should do. The Republican party and the
people Of the West were indebted 10 the
senators from the South for the duty
that had been given on coal and iron.
They would not have been granted as he
believed, had not coal and iron been dis
covered in the South. The duties on
coal and iron were not revenue duties
but intended for protection; and he be
neved the Democrats would be frank
enough TO admit it. - -.
OF his speech, Mr.. Sherman said his
friends in the South were anxious, but
hopeful, about sugar, and expected 10
have "a duty placed upon that article; ana
if not a duty, at least bounty
In defending the Mckinley bill, be SAID
q had demerts. one OF them the bounty
ON sugar, to which he was opposed al
The time. ~,
Kn'-v bin aid not supply sufiiclent reVe-
gre DE said II was the fear OF a change |
of he tariff law that caused the reNe- |
nte 10 fan off. Had Harrison peeh re-
esctad the revenues would not have |
fallen Off for there would have been no |
fear " change In the present tarln law; |
II when Congress met the tarlu OH mao |
been taken up and discussed as a hnar~ /
c.al question there would have been no |
trouble on the Republican side OF the
claUaer Had an impartial committee |
n h0,t houses gone over il the bill would |
have been passed In thirty days. But ~
Hes not that kind OF a discussion, nor
itf proper sort Of bill that was wanted.
What was wanted vas a dogma similar |
% hat found IN the Confederate Con-
slilu0n. lie believed in a surplus al
Ways instead OF a deficiency \ surplus !
10 public. as in private life, was always
blessing.
Taking up some Of the items in the bill
N detail. Mr. Sherman showed that those
IN which the South was interested had
i3"er rates OF duty while those in the
Aorth had low duties or were on the free
list Sugar for instance, was taxed At
81 per cent. and rice at SO per cent while
WOOL in which hundreds OF thousands
OF people earned their living throughout |
.ne North and West. was free He would
demand that this discrimination be wiped
out The southern duties were not for
revenue, but for protection. AS such he
btiieYed IN them, but he wanted the same
rule applied 10 the northern products.
Mt. sherman argued against putting |
@ool 90 the free list and declared his |
nelei and hope that the Finance Commit
~ would have strength enough ana WIN |
Su9ugh % give the farmer fair rate or
uety on his raw products. Then he attack
81 the income tax; declared that IL had
.sltr been proposed, except as war