The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-07-25

ments and because of the statements
! made 10 US in all kindness and courtesy
| and L might almost say IN sadness, that
such was the condition Of affairs at the
| other end Of the capttOl that unless this
| house was willing 10 accept the senate
| bill practically and substantially as IL
| passed the senate, there was 10 De no
! tariff legislation at this session or con
| gress. We did not feel, representing tne
| house OF Representatives, that we could
| without a sacrifice OF Its dignity ana us
| equality as legislative chamber respond
] to any such proposition aS thaI zap
plause on the democratic side).
Last Of all did we feel that In the
! great question OF taxation resting py
| the very theory OF free institutions ana
| by the language of the constitution as 4
peculiar and original trust on the part
/ Of the representatives of the people lhtt
we could for one moment entertain anu
| agree to such a proposition. (Appl2use
| on democratic side) Aside from tn1l
question the differences between the bil
as it passed the house and the Oil as il
| comes back to US from the senate are
| so marked and, I'm the malni 80 objection
| able 10 tariff reformers In the country
generally that we could not without the
guidance and the instruction OF this
! house agree TO accept those differences
and thus adopt a different and mOdiued
scheme Of tariff reform.
| Whatever impcrfections may have at
! be accepted by the people of this country
| as a fair and substantial performance
| OF the pledges 10y which the democratic
party came into power at the beginning
of this administration lt was framc1
| upou democratic lines in the main. lt
| sought i'm lcvying taxes TO consider chiefly
| and primarily the wants OF the puplc
! treasury and not the profits and schemes
| Of great private interests. applause on
the democratic side.
senate BHI Not Popular.
"Tho bin which comes TO us from the
senate has not met the approval OF the
| great tariff reform sentiment Of this
country Il has not been accepted by
/ those who, through defeat and victory.
| have followed this standard with so
] much enthusiasm FOR ten years past as
! the frition OF thelr efforts as the per-
} formanoe Of their pledge and IN the iul!
/ and substantial realization Of their great
| victory.
1T remains FOR me simply 10 add thar
the chief points Ia controversy between
! the Representatives of the dominant par
J ~ in The two houses and thus between
/ the conference committees or the houses
was. first. the sugar schedule, next the
! duty upon iron ore and upon coal ana
! tho duty upon silver, lead ores and some
! Of the duties In the Wo0len schedule and
| especially to some Of the duties In the
| iron and steel schedule; prominently
| those upon pig iron, steel rails ana cut
! lery and structural iron. But the great
| difficulty in the pathway Of an agree
| mcnt has been 4 proper adjustment or
the sugar schedule This house voted
| for free sugar, raw and refined 0oud
| applause on the democratic Side). lt
| voted down the proposal Of the commit
| tee on ways and means for gradual
| repeal OF the bounty and reduction
| by one-half on refined sugar The sem
/ ate has reintrOduced into the proposed
| tariff bill a sugar schedule which, wheth-
| er truly or not, has been accepted by the
! country, by the press, by the people, as
| unduly unfaVOrable TO the great sugar
! trust. 1t proposes a duty of 40 per cent
| ad Valorem on all grades OF sugar, diff
| felential of one-eighth cent upon refined
! sugar, in addition to a dimerenual OF
| One-teuth of a cent on sugar imported
| from countries that pay an export boun-
| T. upon their sugar There is reasonable
| ground for difference OF opinion among
| democrats as 10 whether any duty upon
! sugar should be placed i'm our tariff bil
| or not. 1t has always been contended
! by those who have been leaders in the
great tariff reform movement in this
/ country that Of all the articles yielding
! large revenue, sugar was the one article
! upon which an ideal democratic revenue
| tariff could be placed. There would be
/ substantial agreement, I think, with that
! position today in the democratic party
| except for the fact that trainers OF the
| Mckinley BILL in their zeal 10 cut or
taxation, the larger part Of which Went
into the public treasury in order that
! they might increase taxes, the large part
Of which went into the pockets of their
! benedciaries Qoud applause on the dem
| ocratic side). placed sugar upon the free
! list, gave q half cent Tor siN-tenths or a
| cent In the case Of sugar imported fr0m
! bounty-paying countries) protection on
| refined sugar and provided a bounty TO
Il. ."
! BY this action the people have had q
/ taste OF untaNed sugar, and il is diff
/ cult for US to get back TO the position
| originally occupied by the democi 'uc
/ party. daughter on the republican side.
/ 1t is our hope that We shall give them.
IL we succeed in passing any sort OF a
! wise and proper tariff reform BILL taste
I of so many other uutaNed articles Qoud
/ applause on the democratic stde) that
( protection can never raise its head again
| in this country. CRenewed applause on
| the democratic side).
The Sugar Schedule.
1T is not possible. Mr. Speaker for
any one to state accurately on the pro-
posed sugar schedule Of the senate what
would be the amount of duty upon re-
fined sugar which would inure as pro
lection to the great refining company Of
! this country. Although 1 hadn't fully
| Ieatntu
bill was prepared / have no doubt my
! self today that the business of the sugar
refining can be carried on as cheaply in
the United States as in any other country
in the world Qoud applause on the demo-
cratic side, and l have not the slightest
doubt, although sincere tarlm-refOrTners
differ with us on that point, that any
differential whatever upon refined sugar
is simply so much bounty provided for
the great monopoly of refining sugar in
this country loud applause on the
democratic side)
IF therefore, the house cOnfereeS were
| prepared to recede from the house posi-
ton for free sugar and attempt to agree
upon some revenue taxation for sugar
they could not, without the mandate of
this house, accept such provision as
that which is offered in the senate bill.
| cloud applause on the democratic side)
IF it be true, as stated by the gentle
man from Ohio CMr. Johnson, Of which
/ have seen myself some affirmatiOns IN
the press, if it be true that the great
American sugar trust has grown 50
strong and powerful that IL says that no
/ tariff bill can be passed in the American
congress in which its interests are not
adequately guarded, if, l say, that be
true / hone this house VIII never con-
sent to adjournment. (Great cheering on
the democratic side) l hope, whatever
the fate of the general tariff bill is, that
this house will not consent to an ad-
journment until it has passed single