The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-16
TOWARD 4 COMMUNE
Senator Pertus Says that is the
Present Drift.
ANTITRUST AMENDMENT
KILLED BY THE VOTES Of Nun
GAN AND fET'TUS.
TO CONSIDER a. SEPARATELY
The Storm < enter sugar SCheu"'G
coronistea and the agricultural
scheduie Taken UP trust
Figures Prevail

echeduie Taken UP trust
Figures Prevail
vaeh;,oton u. c.. June 15.-The Sen
ate made a great stride forward to'oa!
nv completing the consideration Oh INC
.,rar schedule of the tariff bill, except
the provision relating to Hawaii which
wont over. This schedule has been the
storm center of the entire bill ana "lth
- .nensed of there is a better prospect
for speedy action on the bill as "'ioie'
The first para graph of the sugar schedule
has served to bring out all the speeches
urS rho test votes, and when TINS was
rassed early to-day the other paragraphs
of the schedule were agreed TO WITHOUT
further opposition. AS agreed to, the
schedule places on sugar, not above NO.
1e Dutch standard, one cent per pound
and OF of a cent for every degree ABOVE
II. and on sugars above NO. 10 Dulch
standard. 1875 cents per pouno. Inc
othar provisions of the schedule relate
IN maple, sugar, maple syrup, candy, etc.
Only one yea and nay vote was taken
during the day, ON the amendment OF Mr..
Lindsay. of Kentucky, to make the rate
is cents per pound on sugar above NO.
t6 Dutch standard. The amendment
was defeated-32 to 30.
Th.. Pettigrew amendment relating to
Yrr1sts was then taken up and discussed
At length. 1t developed considerable di-
yeryenee of view on both sides of the
chamber the two Alabama Senators,
Msssrs. Morgan and Pettus. joining Mr..
Hoar. of Massa chusetts, in opposition.
Mr.. Allison finally tested the sense of
rhe Senate by moving to table the amend
mont which motion prevailed 30;
nays 32-two Democrats, Morgan and
MeEnery. voting with the Republicans
TO table and thus turning the scale
against the amendment.
Consideration of the agriculture sched-
ule was then resumed, the butter para
graph being agreed 10 as reported.
During the debate on the sugar sched-
uIe. Mr.. Gallery read a statement show
ing that the labor cost IN the United
States was less in Germany and other
countries and that the cost of refining
was less than 30 cents a. hundred pounds.
The Senator said this controverted MT.
Allison's assertion that the cost in the
United States was greater than III Tor
eign countries.
The vote was then taken on Mr.. LAnd-
saws amendment and it was disagreed
to as above stated.
After. the proviso relating to the
Hawaiian islands had been passed over,
and the consideration of paragraph Zoo
4, - fl.nf1 Nj
Allison moved to insert a new paragraph,
TO be known as paragraph 2Ob12, OF whlch
he had given notice. 1t is as follows:
'.That the duties on molasses, clayed,
iaggerey, and other sugars testing not
above 81 degrees by the polariscope shall
be one-tenth of one cept per pound less
shan those imposed by the preceding
para graph on corresponding tests OF
sugar"
The paragraph was agreed to without
objection.
Paragraph 207, relating to maple sugar
and maple syrup, was agreed 10 as re-
norted. also paragraph 20S relating 10
saeeharine.
THE committee amendments to para
craph 200 relating to sugar candy ana
confectionery were agreed to as reported.
This brought the Senate to the end or
Tho suoar schedule. the Hawaiian provi-
sion being the only committee provision
10 go over. ~
Mr. Pettigrew desired to have his
amendment relative to trusts voted on as
e part of the sugar schedule.
Mr. Allison asked that it go over ana
he considered at later stage OF tne Dill.
Mr.. Pettigrew said he felt like having
the issue now, unless overruled by the
Senate.
Mr. Vest remarked that he had not
supposed there was any difference among
parties on the propriety of this amend
ment. It was time to dispose OF 1t now,
otherwise the whole sugar debate Would
be reopened at later stage.
The amendment was read with a view
10 a vote.
1t covers three printed pages and IN
brief provides: THAT all articles ON the
dutiabIe list mentioned in this act snail
be admitted free of duty if said articles
or articles of like character of domes-
tic production are manufactured or their
sale controlled or the price affected by a
trust or combination to increase the cost
of said articles to purchasers by prevent
ing competition or otherwise.
Mr.. Pettigrew said that this antitrust
poicy had been a plank Of the RepuDn
can party up to the time of the st. Louis
convention, when it was left out or th'
platform. Whether it was purposely LEI
out ir. behalf of the trusts would be dis
closed by the vote today, he said. An OPP
nortunity was now at hand by this amend
ment to check the rule Of the trust and u
foroa II IN dissolution
Mr.. Hoar (Massachusetts) said ale e1
pected to do everything in his power t
check the evil complained of. But 1t ma
no place in a tariff bill, he said, an
should be dealt with as a separate meas
are. He trusted such measure would o
devised.
Mr.. Pettus Democrat, Alabama
hegsed his Democratic associates to e
slow on this kind Of an amendmen
tending by i'll advised action to brea
down all classes Of commerce and mani
facture. 1t was patterned, he said, aft
l.- h,rf wi II