Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-12
FIRST TEST VOTE.
nErtnLIcAN AMENDMENT TO
.,e,R SCHEDULE ADOPTED.
THE CLOSE FIGURES OF 81 TO 80.
Millinery. Jones. of Nevada, and
stewart With the straight Rcpub-
pronosed Tax on Estates
.,cor-Nanufacture Commission.

ACTfINGTON. June LINE hiSO
.., ,o.s ON the sugar schedule was
,.t.r SIM the senate late to-day. re-
.,,,.r, fin the lIoption Of the Republic
.., ..r.r. amendment changing the
Hons. rate 90 1885 per pound. by the
..o.. ,o-. Of yeas. 20: nays. 80. The
affirmative vote was made up Of twenty
..re Republicans one Democrat Mc-
Emery NJ louisiana. one silver Rcpub-
..an Joncs. Of Nevada. and one Popu-
LEO stewart. Of Nevada. The negative
soto Was made up of twenty-five Demo
-r.ts three populists. and two silver Re
.ablicans. 10 was the closest vote thus
ar taken on am issue OF Importance,
and was accepted as showing that any
amendment having the sanction of the
caucus was assured Of adoption.
The vote was taken after "a day spent
n speeches on The effect of the sugar
schedule. The main speech came from
Mr Allison. in charge of the bin. and
r.s ODD tile nature OF am answer TO the
harges made against the sugar schc-
1Ir as whole. and % defence of IT,
Ir German. OF Maryland spoke
inst The schedule. and The entire bill.
pointing OF that it's effect was to bur
a The people without opening up 10
new foreign markets Mr. White re-
-Wsd The records of Republican sena-
for- on the sugar schedule during the
debate ON the Wilson bin. arraigning
hem for Inconsistency. Mr.. Canery. of
louisiana. ana Mr. Stewart also spoke
ne former against and the latter for
ne pending schedule-after which the
vote was taken. The first paragraph
,. the sugar schedule was not finally
sposcl of up % the time of adjourn
ltut.
Before the tariff bin was taken up
ST. Harris. Of Kansas. introduced a
resolution reciting the status OF affairs
relating 20 the Union Pacific railroad
and expressing as Tie sense OF the
Senate that the Secretary of the Trea-
elry should take steps to pay off the
ions prior 20 those Of the government.
ana then 10 operate the road. or If that
was NOT deemed expedient to adopt
foreclosure proceedings in the courts.
The resolution went over.
The tariff hlu was taken up at l215,
and the consideration Of the sugar sche-
Guile resumed. The parliamentary status
~ the sugar % s,ussiou was as follows
The House pare graph go0. being under
consideration. Mr. Allison mad moved 10
slbsttutc cent end 95-loo Of a cent per
pound. for I cent and S75-le0 as the
r.te ON sugar above 40. 10. Dutch stand
srl
INHERITANCE TAX.
lr Turpe. of Indiana. I'm behalf OF
fhe minority OF the Finance Committee
gave notice of new amendment &c
o.. offered as am additional paragraph
ta thc internal revenue provisions
r cling a. SAX OF per cent. ON estates Il
CDrelCnts. when the Inheritance amounts
tp 900 or more. and SIS not for the bene-
T. NJ religious. charitable. educational
'r Hka institution. The tax is 10 be M
ior.e for five years from JANUARY j. 1898.
rlr amcudmea, also provides for tne
details OF collecting the inheritance tax.
The question then reverted 10 the com
rtt.- amendment striking out Sl5-lolc
and substituting ] s5-lco. Mr.. Frye, OF
Nau. who was I'm the chair. STATED
tte question. and a vote was about
81. boz taken Nr. Jones asking for th'
y.s and nays when. as the roll-cal
va. about TO begin. air. Caffery OF
louisiana took the floor. and read q
newspaper account Of the growth anC
CNo pmeu. Of the Sugar Trust
The extracts read boy Mr.. Caffery were
very long, covering am entire newspapel
page 70 gave in detail the profit Of th'
trust hg years. los absorption Of LESSEE
sugar establishments. and the interna
business affairs Of the organization. Mr.
Caf.v then made an argument agains
th. .hclulc. which ne said. proposed Il
give more 20 the trust than the Wilson
bII and that gave too much.
Hawaii" Mr. Canery said. che Yves
Indies Egypt Java. and everywhere els'
ttaf the trusts ships touch. it com
mauds the price Are we going 20 ac
cord This institution a further lease o.
power 90 raise and control the price a
l's own sweet VIII and capriceY'
a running debate occurred between Mr.
White Of California; Mr. liatt. OF Con
nect-ut. Nj Gear. Of Iowa and Mr.
German OF Maryland.
SIR. Stewart. Of Nevada. asked Mr.
Allison 10 state before the vote wa
taken whether this bill gave the rehner
greater advantage than the present law
OF have no doubt" answered Mr.. ALI
son. CHAT excluding The countervailinl
duty this bin does not give create
a1vantogc 10 the sugar industry thar
tle Wilson BILL
Nr. Allison proceeded 20 make gene
ral statement lie said that thus 10
senators had been discussing decimal IS
ures and statistics without considering
what lies at the basis OF this and al
schedules
PRINCIPLE or PROTECTION.
I'VE have been tainted with IN
bounty Of 1880" said he and we hea
senators on the other side say the,
VIII support a sugar duty on the theor,
that 80 rs tax FOR revenue only. ! wisl
10 disclaim any responsibility for tbi
duty ar revenue duty. II that were IL
only object Il should not have my vote
! do.'t believe that II We were establish
ing revenue system on imports alone
IhAt sucar shOuld hear such a prOnor