New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-13


demain II to be excluded he asked? MT vest
repeated his statement Of Wednesday that the
protection on 96-degree sugar was increased ny
the caucus amendment over the original Seh"'c
amendment cents per hundred pounds. IL was
&C cents in the schedule adopted yesterday against
"a cents in the present law. He went into an eapo
rate calculation. using he said. Mr. Aidrich
figures a basis. and challenged the majority
to disprove his calculations. These figures ne
said passionately, should be admitted or dspro'eu
that Senators may take their responsibility mere
The schedule. he insisted. was utterly indeiensi-
BILE The only excuse he had heard advanced WAS
that of Senator Allison yesterday that ths uu''
was imposed not for revenue. but TO encourage ."e
beet-sugar industry. "Oh. Mr. President cr'eu
Mr. Vest in conclusion. "our experts may DC ms
taken. may be In the fog ringing our peiis' p"'
| repeat again what l said the other day-that
there was one set Of men in this country VINO were
not mistaken Our friends In wall street kho"
what this schedule means he said MS Volce IFS
ing within four hours after this schedue wa"
reported sugar stock went up IS share. from Hs
to 1874 Last night 1t closed at 125ls. Does ahyoooy
believe that Wall Street does not know what pro-
lection this schedule gives to the Uus'' IL '
protection had been reduced. Wall street wouu
have responded my hand responds 10 my piai,,
The cry in Wall Street Is: The trust mas got a''
! 1t wants Up with the nag OF protecioh ' '
| money In our pockets!
Mr. M'ENERY HEARD WITH lNTEFEoi'
Mr. McEnorv dem. Lao. who yesterday voted
for the sugar amendment. followed MI Nes. ~
was his first speech in the Senate, ana iH".'' "
terest was manifested as he began oe'eia. ~"
publican Senators moved over ana tooh se' "
| the Democratic side. In opening, ne reiei'eu ~
INSTRUMENTATION of the Sugar Trust as eofpo'"
| tion which was crushing the lfeblood out OIL ''io
consumer But that trust was not the ohi' o'e'''
cation which. was meeting with the co""'
| Of the people and helping to reduce thein l" pe
| gary and starvation. In the South, he deciareo'
I hat
! ,,o Rosido II the Sugar Trusts oppressohs anu
! oxactons were insignificant. 1t was inc uus'
which controlled new process Tor pa'',s So''o'
| That company so lght to bale ana con'io "
| ton of the south Its interests were w ,,.o.,
nosod 10 those of the cotton planters Inc ih'cie'
! 80 ,ho sugar PRODUCERS on the contrary went ha""
! IN hand with those of the Sugar trust. Inc III
| tcrests Of both were bound up toSe'ner'
If the dferential refined sugar was not maj.
tanned a blow would be struck at the prou"ce' a"'
every big factory would be IDLE uo" 'e' w
ratriotism" shouted Mr.. McEnery, In s'entorah
t,nes "of trying 10 bring down the sugar l'uS az
institution more National than any o'her ueai' wiz"
by this Tariff bill. Why should Senators on inns sue
If the chamber strike at us? Why shouio s"oiu
he run through the body Of an infant 10 reach sne
,odv ~ a giant? 1t is not brave nor many hor
courageous. .,,c.,on
| uo next reviewed the history Of sugar produc'o',
and said il showed that with proper prolect''" anu
| legislation this country would produce al us 80
| and would export sugar. II "'"'N
| to- % mako this sugar Those factories would cost
| me enormous sum of s15OoooOco Every section OF
| the country would be benefited
| LOUISIANA FOR PROTECTION.
! "consderine the vas. interests Louisiana has IN
| rice and sugar" continued Mr.. McEnery; eo'sne
| ing the output Of her sawmills, her salt anu s"p"i
mines 10 there any why the Democratic par!
~ my Stale should not be committed TO protection
! Not high protection. but such protection as 10 I'm
s,stent with revenue necessities. THIS Also peeNo
is the doctrine of the Republican party 90 no' De
lieve that either party Is deslrous Oh i"po''"s "
necessary burdens upon the people 49,
| MIR McEnery at some length recalled his pohtcai
,,reer 70 show that so far back 1884 he occupied
| the same position this question occupieo ny nm"
| now call it what you WILL. he said 'protectioh'
revenue duty with Incidental protection, or anything
else large amounts must be raised and there IS no
| reason why the industries OF the South shoulo no'
be protected" He said he had right as Demo-
cra to have the platform of 1892 carried out but 1t
was not There doubt of the constituents
JEFFERSON and jackson on rt hs taT aarefuy prepared
| argument in favor of the protection OF home m
dustries The Republicans appeared to be highly nGi
lection sentiment; Mr. McEneri charged neon con
lection their local interests out who GpposTf
protection as system for the %n9e t and borax
Of California SAID he 1T is good thing hrniI TO P anS
Georc!a and If it is proper to protect those things
il is proper to protect the manufacturers OF New.
En- lana emocratc ana the
OF IN the past TO show he
sentiment He did not desire. he said. to iinpeafhn
the faith or nies n of dns fhat tariff
did not and should not constitute tne test Ui D ef
henedt 10 the interests Of his state long those
interests DID not conflict WIN the b,s measure might
restore confidence and pave the way ior 'e c fn
plee regeneration OF the cIuy enoSc for nearly
coinage OF silver MI "'h"''' 'rO"N
two hours.
MR.. JONEs's AMENDMENT REJECTED:
The vote on Mr. Jones's amendment was then
taken 1t was rejeced-ayes 2s; noes, o.
Mr. Lindsay of Kentucky. then took the hoor IN
support of his amendment to strike out the diereh-
tal on refined sugar and place all sugars on an
eouality He said that the justification OF this
schedule offered by Senator Allison was not that IL
produced revenue, but that would build up me IN
dustry OF sugar production. both beet and cane III
this country And now ne saiG we near bu,ld nm IN
the sugar industry must maintain glgantlc
combination of capital that operaIea as an srar
produced and sold in this country While he realized
s snaa Mr. Lindsay said he was not without hope
that the Senate would withdraw TINS proposeu pro-
and attempted to control politics Of the country
The trust did not need ana , sno 9ba nS SO
III we business" interposed M Allen POP r0p'
Nsb ns s ds o TO courts nSd by s quo
other corporation process dissolve the trust h. h,u :,
passed 10 see an amendment engrafted upon It which
Will enable the courts TO protect the people from
The avarIce of this corporation. But because the
courts hay failed 10 do their duty II Is not for the
legislative department to give an additional SUBSIDY
TO the trust \, 49,. -, 49,.
"No steps were taken during the four years OF the
last Adminlstra tion" again interrupted Mr. Allen.
THE SUPREME COURT IN THE WAY.
Here Mr. Vest broke into the debate to insist
that proceedings had been Instituted in the Fed |
eral courts but the Supreme Court had decided In !
favor of the trust because the Government could |
not prove that the product had gone into inter-
state commerce, Mr.; olney. he said: had been
severely attacked while Attorney General and had |
instituted proceedings in New-Jersey. There was |
no question that the American Sugar Kehning |
Conn any was a trust put the uiHcuity Jay III inc
81 into Il. trade