New-York tribune., 1897-06-16
THE DEBATE IN DETAIL
Mr.. ALEsoNs FIGURES ArTAcKEp-rHE voT
ON THE pErrrGREw AMENDMENT.


ON THE PETTTGREw AMENDMENT
Washington. June 18th, Senate made a great
stride forward to-day by completing the considera-
ton OF the sugar schedule OF the Tariff BILL except
the provision relating TO Hawaii. which went over.
This schedule has been the storm centre OF the
entire BILL and with II disposed OF there IS better
prospect for speedy action on the bill a whole.
When the consideration Of the sugar schedule
was resumed the pending question was on Mr..
Lindsays amendment 10 Paragraph 206, to strike
out l95 cents and substitute is cents per pound
on sugars above No. l6 Dutch standard. Mr.. CAT.
fiery Dem, La.) referred to Mr.. Lirdsay's state
ment yesterday that the figures furnished by SEQ
retary Carlisle as 10 the amount OF raw sugar 70.
quired to make 100 pounds OF refined sugar came
from the officers of the Sugar Trust. Such Q
statement coming from the Kentucky Senator.
was worthy Of full consideration. said Mr. Cafrery
as IL overthrow the entire calculation or which
Republicans were relying.
Mr. Caffery read statement showing that the
labor cost in the United States was less than IN
Germany and other countries. and that the cost Of
refining was less than 90 cents a hundred poun H.
The Senator said this controver,ed Mr Auison's
assertion that the cost in the United States was
greater than in foreign countries. He criticised IN
detail Mr.. Allisons figures showing the dlHerens
tials on the law OF 1894 and the pending scheGuA
They showed that the protection increased as the
scale proceeded downward to 75-degree sugar.
which, he said accrued TO the benef; Of the trust.
The vote was then taken on Mr.. Lindsay's
amendment, and II was disagreed to-ayes 49, noes
S5. Mr.. McEnery Dem La) voted with the Re-
publicans in the negative. and Messrs. Mantle and
Pettigrew (Sver Republicans) with the Democrats
In the affirmative.
Mr. Allison moved to strike out the retaliatorv
clause Of paragraph 2B from line 3to L. page g.
because. he said was covered In the third section
Of the schedule Mr.. Vest (Mo.) criticised Mr. All.
sons figures given yesterday as TO the direren-
tias. saying they were a complete abandonment OF
the position originally taken by Mr. Aldrich It dis.
closed he said the radical difference in calcula.
tions on the other side of the chamber. He had
prepared table showing these Emergencies IN
calculations. 1t showed that on ss-degree sugar
Mr.. Aldrich had given 2S as the price per pound
Mr.. Allison 2l2. and the sugar dealers 225 With
this varying basis Of calculations. the results were
necessarily conflicting.
The net result OF his table, Mr. Vest said was
to show the relative protection on 96-degree sugar
to be: Wilson law. 81 cents per 100 pounds Dlngey
rate. IL cents: Adrch rate As cents; pending eau.
rate. AZ cents. showing. he declared a protec.
ton Of 10 cents per hundred pounds greater In the
pending schedule than the protection Of the exist.
ing law He denied absolutely. he said the figures
which showed that the Wilson diferentials were
more than those OF the proposed schedule.
Mr.. White (Cal) also criticised Mr.. Allison's M.
ures saying they were incorrect through hout. TAX.
Ing them correct. however. Mr.. White pointed
out that the two great grades. 9J and % de.
gree sugar. Mr.. Allison conceded that the Wilson
differenal and the present diferentiai were prac.
tically the same. so that at most this schedule
was but an imitation OF the Wilson BILL Mr.
White again turned TO the records OF Republican
Senator's former sugar schedules. He quoted
Mr. Hales statement four years ago as to the
poor mans breakfast table. adding, sarcastically
that the same breakfast table be turned
TO the modern autocrat-the Sugar Trust
Mr.. Allisons motion striking the retail
atory clause In Paragraph 201 then agreed to
without opposition AT Mr.. Asons request the
proviso relating 10 the Hawaiian Islands was
passed over. This completed the consideration Of
Paragraph 206. except the Hawaiian proviso.
Mr.. Allison moved TO insert a new paragraph, to
be known as Paragraph 2o6i2. OF which he had
given notice. IL Is follows:
"2O6ia. That the duties on moasses. clayed, ias.
gerry and other sugars testing not above 81 de.
grees by the polariscope shall be one-tenth OF one
per pound less than those imposed by the
preceding paragraph on corresponding tests Of
sugar
The paragraph was agreed to without objection
Paragraph aU, relating to maple sugar and maple
syrup agreed 10 as reported: also paragraph
aO8 relating to saccharine. The committee amend.
ments 10 paragraph A9 relating 10 sugar candy and
confectionery were agreed to as reported.
Mr.. Pette-ew desired 10 havo his amendnaent
relative 10 trusts voted on as part OF the sugar
schedule. Mr.. Allison asked that II so over and be
considered at later stage OF the bill Mr. Petit.
grew said he felt like having the Issue now unless
overruled by the Senate.
The amendment was read with view to VOTE
1t covers three printed pages and In brief provdss