The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-12-29
Senator CatTery interviewed on
the Bounty.
Specia; TO The Times Democrat.

Special to IL Times-Democrat.
Washington, Dee. % -Senator CAT
fery TO dav accorded The TimeS-Dem-
ocrat correspondent the following IN
terview upon the subject OF the bounty
and his opposition tn the Nicaragua
Canal. which prove of interest In
speaking of the bounty an! the pros
poets of obtaining favorable legislation
thereon, Senator Catferr said 81 am
still in receipt of a number of tele-
grams of Influential citizens IF home
urging me TO ask for the whole of the
bounty for this year. This is contra
rv to my Judgment. ] have ascertain
ed what MY Judgment had before con
WINGED me of. that to ask for more with
tie expectation Of taking less was IA
poor policy TO ;l3oHt with regard to
any legislative body, and especially
that of the United States Senate. On
this subject consulted with a leading
republican favorin@ the grant OF the
bounty on this years crop. and ny
opinion was fortified III every particu-
lar by his. | will introduce my bill
immediately after the holiday recess,
and will attempt to have it referred to
the committee on claims and secure
from the committee an order or move
to have it placed on one OF the appro-
priation bills. If there were any OPP
portunity to take up the bill as a
separate measure in the House. II
delegation there is Of the opinion :hat
it stands SOM chance OF passing, but
the difficulty lies in the absence efany
rules authorizing its consideration by
the House. In that case it becomes
necessary to try to put the bounty up
III one of the appropriation bills or to
attac, it as ali amendment to any bill
relating to sugar which may come be-
fore the Senate. The outlook for the
passage of Il bounty bill this session is.
in my opinion. in no way tlatterlng. l
say this in entire frankness. so that
our people may not be misleh to in
dulge in hopes which likel: will not be
realized.
.'The work done by Messrs. Morris,
Wight and Martin has been of great
Service to the sugar cause. These
gentlemen went to work in a business
like way, and accomplished in the
short stay they were here very marked
results in behalf of the sugar industry.
1t may be possible that the assaults of
the meat producers uTOn the cne-tenth
Tetaliatory duty against Germany may
resuls in advantage to us. If the
Democrats want to carry out their
caucus agreement and at the same
time remove this hostile legislation
against Germany and the ~beet-export-
ing countries Of Europe. the door Is
wide open fer them. The policy in
regard to sugar ought to be put by
the Democrats at least upon the broad
basis of Il tariff for revenue, RELOCATING
the Populistic and d%emogagic cry of
free sugar TO the rear. | do not pro
pose, with the lights before me, and
acting for the the best interests OF my
constituency, however much | may
sympathize with the people of our
State to whom the bounty is due, to
change the bill that | have prepared
III any particular, except in some
details to more fully cover
the end to be accomplished. | an
thoroughly convinced that by asking
for what neither the Senate nor House
will consider, will prejudice our chanc-
es of getting anything less than the
demand.
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though | DON'T know much about
him personally Detroit Free
Press.