The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-06-02
Though He Prstends That He Is
Doing I, for Sugar Beet
Farmers.
Manderson, OF Nebraska, Wants
tho Mckinley Sugar Schedule
Kept In Force.
Senate Must Put In More Time, BsginnisE
Nest Week, 10 FiRish ths
TAriG mn.

wAsnmdroN. Juns i.-when ths tarin
battle over tho sugar schedule began. The
Mckinley law placed raw sugar on the free
lisi. imposed ons-hAlf cent duty on re-
1nsd sugar, and gave bounty Of two cents
10 sugar growers The Wilson bill 70.
pealod the bounty aud placed sll sugars on
the free list. The hrst bill reported from
the nnanos committee Of the asntts gave
specific duty OF one cent to.1.2s5 cents psT
pound. according 10 the polsrisoopio test.
Tho 'oomp'omise" smsndmsnA ,hs ono
nov before the senate. makes the sugar
schedule go into effect Jan. l. 1895. the rates
being 10 per cent ad yalorem on all suga,s,
raw and refined, one-siRhth OF one cen,
additional on sugars above sixteen Dutch
standard, With On additional one-tonth
Of one cent per pound on sugar from
countries paying export boupties. II also
continues the sugar treaty with Hawaii.
Manderson. of Eebrasks, took the floor.
The sngar schedule. he said. seemed 10 per-
wade the whole bill. The bill could not DO
touched without laying hand on suRar.
Almost Eve billion pounds Of raw sugar
had been consumed last year, representing.
II grown and refined abroad. grand total
OF Sle2. 600. 900 to be paid foreigners. Free
sugar would mean the imnsdiats dsstrue-
tion OF the boet sugar industry and the
gradual extinction OF the cane sugar pro-
duction in the southern states.
II propsrly protected, he prophesied that
before 1896 the best sugar production would
have so developed In the north and the cane
SugAr In the south that the Uuitsd btatss
could supply the full consumption Of the
coun,rv. Beet sugar growing when
developed TO the extent nsces-i
would AFFORD a crop Of 100000 acres. Was
ID any wonder the farmers Of the west
want n continuation Of tho sugar bountyi
They we're enthusiastic over the prospect.
10 was great boon which they asked oon-
gress 60 give them. D
No country in the world was so wall
adapted 70 produce beet sugar 90 ths
United States. Beet growing ultimately
would displsce oane giowing. Manderson
denied that In fostering the growth Of beet
and cane sugar auy obligation eristsd 70
protect renners. There was no connection,
be declared. between tho sugar grower and
| the odious sugar tTnst.
Msnderson gave notice thet at the proper
time he would offer hs q substitute for the
sugar scheuuls tbe bounty provision OF TIE
Mckinley bill, continuing u in force until
July l, 1866. He argued at length In sup-
port of the ooustitutionslity of bountieA
| quoting extensively from court dsoisions,
and especially decision Of Justice Miller
IF congress were to give q bounty" in-
quired Gallery, Of Louisiana, ito q farmer
or manufacturer. do you contend that tile
courts have no right 80 inquire whether ttip
bounty IL given for public or privats
purposeG' RI.
"a do" replied Mandsrsou. 'the decision
Of Miller Is conclusive on that point"
| Pei1er then proceeded at great length 70
support a bounty instead OF duty on
sugar. In the course Of bis speech be
dnfted into discussion OF the silver quss-
tion, and touched upon his ideas or theory
OF government and the panacea Of the eI-
istinR evils OF the body politics.
When PETER concluded, Harris moved
that the senate proceed 20 the considers-
tion OF executive business. Before he IN ads
the motion. he declared the country was
impatient over the slow progress made op
this bill. and the business interests every
where were suffering from utterly inexous-
able delay. Hs gave notice that nitof
Monday be would compel the senate 10 en-
durs longer hours until the bill was dis
posed Of. N