Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-08-02
CAFFERY ON SUGAR.
He Wants a Fair Ad Valorem Rate
of As Per Gent.
A DUTY SOLELY FOR REVENUE.
Senator Caffery Also Enters Protest
Against Admitting Hawaiian Sugar
Free--The House Agrees toa
Conference Report.

WASHINGTON, July s6.-In the morl
ing hour yesterday in the senate tn
conference report of the legislativ,
executive and judicial appropriatio
bill was agreed to.
Mr., Allen presented resolution di
recting the encouragement to trans
init to the senate full copies of all cor
respondence Celegraphic and other
wise) which passed between the de
partment Of justice and the railroad
centering in Chicago from June I,
the present time. Heaslsed immediat,
consideration, but Mr.. platt objecte,
and II went over.
Mr.. Vest, in the absence of Mr. Noor
hees, chairman Of the finance commit
tee who is Ill, calledupth the conference
report on the tariff bill. He immedi
ately yielded to Mr. Coke, of Texas
who secured the passage by unanimous
consent. of bill granting to the Ar
kansas. Texas 4 Mexican Railway Co
right of way through the Indian terri
tory.
AT los Mr.. Catfery took the floor and
resumed his speech of Tuesday after.
noon, but his remarks did not arouse
much interest. lie plunged Immediate
ly into the question Of the complicated
methods of refining SUGAR. Louisiana,
which sugar went into competition
with the sugars refined by the trust.
lie contended that the bounty pro-
vision of the Mckinley law prevented
the extensive refining of sugar by
the producer. lie made an elah-
crate argument to prove that,
by virtue of the implied contract
made with the sugar producers in the
bounty provision Of the existing law,
the Louisiana sugar people asked no
more than their due when they asked
for a tariff ample to continue the exist
ence OF their industry. lie maintained
that a fair ad valorem rate Of As per
cent. would furnish sufficient protec.
lion both to the producer and refner.
lie predicted that the Louisiana cane
grower, with the new facilities coming
INTO use, would In decade be able to
hold his own against the sugar pro.
lucers Of the world
Louisiana. he said was a democratic
state and did not desire to stand In the
way of tariff reform, but he insisted
nat in marching to the goal of tariff
eform his party should not trample
ne form OF his PROSTATE state. II the
arm reform measure as prepared in
ringed upon his own ideas Of what
hould be he should vote for ii, unless
t struck down his own state.
DO you want a protective duty on
ugar2' asked Mr., Stewart pop.), of
Nevada
u don't replied Mr. Catfery EN-
u want the duty on sugar
aid purely for revenue purposes. The
uestion presented is whether great
ldnstry, built up under revenue
lriif' shall be >trilsen down BY
hange of theory" In concluding lie
nd; while the position taken by
ne Louisiana democrats may have
alienated them from their
elnocratc colleagues the fire of dem
tracy still burned in their breasts.
ut II the tariff reform was pushed too
n, he said IT in sorrow not in anger.
ley would be compelled to vote
gainst the measure.
lie also entered an emphatic protest |
ralnst the provision in the sugar |
hedule continuing in force the liza.
aiian treaty admitting sugar from
lose islands free, which he said rave
'e sugar Trust Sb,U1u0 0OO annually |
As a loyal democrat, the position |
I'VE peeii opilged 10 take has almost
III my heare out pllt II lhe altena-
We comes my allegiance to my state
paramount
MI. quay gave notice of three amend
ents he should offer to the pending
otlon before the senate, first oamcnd
r Was motion, that the senate re-
dc from the oneseighth dii'ercntial
the sugar schedule so as to recedc
ON the whole of the sugar schedule;
c second TO add To Mr.. trays motion
NJ the senate insist on all Of its
lendments that it recede from the
gar schedule, and the third to add to
= trays motion another motion,
me'y' That it recede from the diff
rental IN favor of the refiners.
At 9'33 the senate went into execu-
e session, and an hour later ad-
irned.
THE HOUSE
'Ceruay inc communications were
I'd whlch passed between the French
vcrnment ana the American embassy