Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-06-16
Democrats Opposed to
The Sugar Schedule.
AMENDMENTS IN SENATE.
Efforts to Restore Duty on Free Wool
Meet With Defeat.

discussion in the house concerning the
fate OF the tariff bill when Il reaches that
body. Ordinarily the fate OF important
legislation Is in the hands OF the con-
ferees, 70 whom the settlement Of the dis
agreement bet twsen the two houses Is re-
ferred
There IL much discussion among the
prominent Democrats in the house con-
cerning the fate of the tariff bill when IL
reaches that body. Ordinarily the fate OF
important legislation 10 n large extent,
where there are serious differences, IL In
the hands Of the conferees, to whom the
settlement of the disagreement between
the two houses is referred. '
But In the case Of the pending tariff
bill IL is very evident. judging from the
talk INDUCED in on the Democratic side,
that IL will be very difficult TO persuade
the house to accept the numerous i'm
portant amendments which have been
incorporated In the pending bill.
That there Is bitter fight ahead Is
universally conceded. Members of the
ways and means committee and other
leading Democrats In the house have re-
Trained, up to the present time, from CIV
ing utteranoe to the sentiment which is
cropping out in that body
The point has been reached, however,
where these feelings can no longer be
kept secret. and IL can also be truthfully
said that the testimony OF Havemeyer
and other mem bers of the Sugar trust has
been a potent factor In bringing the gem
eral discomfort 10 the surface.
Influenced by the Investigation.
There appears TO lie determ mination to
fight the sugar schedule to the last ditch.
ha A..
trust has made, and the admission that
the proposed tariff added largely to the
revenue of this gigantic monopoly Is
being used with much force by the
opponents OF the sugar schedule in the
pending bill.
There is prevailing sentiment among
a large number Of the mem bers of the
house that an enormous amount of
money has been made by the Sugar trust
In manipulating the stock on informa-
tion obtained from senators, and that ths
tariff bill Is tainted, and accordingly
more or less corrupted. Whatever the
investigation may show, this belief will
influence many votes In the house.
A partial canvas Of the house shows
that thee are between 90 and 20 Demo-
Gratis who will vote against the sugar
schedule when IL comes before them.
Many Of them 20 80 far as TO assert that
they will vote against the proposed duty
on sugar, even though such action would
defeat the bill The men who talk In
this strain are radical tariff reformers
Many Of them are from the west, and
they claim they will be sustained at home
In such action.
There are many southern representa-
tives who talk In the same strain. They
point to the fact that they have been de-
feated on two vitality important questions
free silver and the repeal Of the state
bank tax-by the northern represents
tives. and they are not In frame Of mind
10 aid their northern allies to pass any
measure that will make the rich richer
and the poor poorer.
Hin Didn't Vote.
Although the senate made no actual
progress on the wooden schedule yester-
day. a series Of amendments looking to
the restoration Of a duty on raw wool
were voted upon, but all of them suf-
fered defeat by majorities ranging from
2to6
The three Populists voted against the
restoration of the Mckinley duty on
wool, but In favor Of Mr.. PETERS amend
nyent to scale the duty down 80 per cent
This amendment commanded the largest
vote OF the day, only being defeated by
two votes.
The Democratic lines remained un.
broken, oil the Democratic senators vot-
Ing solidly against every attempt TO place
q duty on wool, except In one instance,
when Mr.. Hill declined to vote at all on
the PETER amendment The debate was
devoid Of sensational or marked features
of any kind.
Dull Day In the House.
The dullness of yesterdays proceedings
In the house was In marked contrast to
the excitement of Thursdays session. An
event somewhat out of the ordinary was
personal explanation by Mr.. Richardson,
in reply to allegations made in a Wash
ington newspaper that he had been using
his position AS a member of the commit
tee on the District of Colum bia to further
the interest of an overhead trolley syndi-
cate, to whom he (Riohardson) had sold
real estate indirectly. He denied the
charge In toto.
The Indian appropriation bill was again
considered. The section of the bill pro-
viding for the sale Of certain state bonds,
credited to the Indian trust funds. was
struck out on point Of order after a
sharp debate.
The greater part Of the night session
was devoted TO discussion of the obstruc-
tion which pension bills were met with at
sessions Of the house especially held to
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