New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-12
vote was taken whether this bill gave the refners
a greater advantage than the present law.
AN i,ANATION BY MR.. ALLISON.

was taken whether this bill gsye tns
AN EXPLANATION BY MR.. ALLISON.
II have nc doubt" answered Mr. Allison. that.
excluding the countervailing duty this bill does
not give greater advantage TO the sugar industry
than the Wilson bill" Mr.. Allison proceeded 10
make a general statement He said that thus far
Senators had been discussing decimal tgures a ,ha
basis Of this and all schedSss We have ,nd ie we
port sugar duty the theory that 1t Is s,S, for
f fSs sSs G duty w,s" that
S Ss 5ss ! ssO %ere
tenn on mpos:s alone sugar should pear sasha PRO-
Mr.. Allison proceeded to point out the changed
conditions since ls46 when sugar earned guy , Oh
hood little pure white sugar seen. Now there
sugar on the table OF rich or poor ina ha o
protection He then explained the House and Sen s
ate schedules The House proposed scnedule pc
ginning with cent on sugars testing 10 degrees
ard increasing three-one- Of Geh foI Io
iaynan 10 follow the intrcacles OF schedule but
S g. ee s Sss due to Uas se
He himself had believed portion OF the duty snS1 S
and those VINO believed in generally isy
the duty refined from 1875 in the House Dill
DO you believe in protection to labor or to cap
THAT is a generality" replied Mr.. Allison, 10
iieve in protection to American labor. but believe
in protecting American capital aiso from foreign
MIR. Havemeyer in his testimony" said Mr.. TIL
nan. said that only twsny-ye thousand men zen, were
pose 10 give the reGnsrs diifer zen di which
protection Of twenty-five thousand men
1t was the policy Of this bill. renlied Mr.. Allison.
IL lion 90 Of wsss III. Country and Reep inc
annually paid for sugars by the people at home.
duty OF 40 or As per cent Recalling the criticism Of
the Repu6iicans for their absndSnmen, OF he
been adopted to encourage the SUGAR industry. ],
had failed. first. perhaps. because Of the rapid and
sroWths and second because the Damocratic party
decided to do nothing to encourage the system This
succeed or fail as it succeeded or failed to establish
NE no be- pecsy
but was sSnfessedy within frHGo Go q other other
that there was an injustice he would he said try
TO deal with II in a spirit OF justice.
THE FIRST TEST VOTE
After some further discussion, the vote. which
aroused great interest. taken resulting, ayes.
81: noes so. as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Allison. Burrows Carter. Cullom.
Gans peogs Ek Ps6anFs y
Jones tNevl Mcbride, MeEnery Mcmillan. Mason
sewell, sh9up spooner Stewart Wellington. Wet
Chiffon Clay Cockrell, Daniel, Faulkner Gorham.
Gray. Heitfeld. Jones tArk). Kyle. Lindsay. Nal
grew. Pettns. Roach. Tillman. Turpie. Vest. Wal
thall and White-90
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas. then moved an amend
ment striking out the words ION all sugars in
line 20, page g. The amount of protection
der the pending amendment was greater. he said.
than 1t in the original committee amendment.
being 52-loo now against A then. As 1t was
5 o'clock. Mr. Jones asked that the amendment go
over This led Mr.. Allison 10 ask If an agree
ming Monday.
Mr.. Jones answered that consent would be given
to early sessions beginning next Thursday or Fri:
day. with an adjournment daily at 5 p m No final
Mr.. Hoar gave notice of section, to follow
Provided. that the President of the United States
shall appoint commission to consist OF iye per
ular session concerning the condition of the indus
Try OF producing and refining sugar in the United
curing SUFFICIENT supply Of sugar for the people Of
as nS e n rsns S 5 ana to- Sa
OF sufficient supply of sugar for domestic con.
sumption and what amount mount Of duty on imports OF
ing sugar in the United States to be conducted
amount OF duty upon such import is expedien hav-
ing reference TO raising sufficient revenue 10 pro-
vide for the pubic expenditures and TO report such
facts in regard to the business of producing and re-
inning sugar. and whether the same is so conducted
improper contN, over the market, and such other
facts as they may eonside: mpGrtant and pertinent
the same political party
admitting free Of duty stock which may have
strayed across the boundary line of another country
or been sent across for pasturase.
the lead schedule follows:
provisions of this section the refined metal set aside
shall either be re-expofted or the regular duties
paid thereon within sixty days from the date Of the
At Slo p m the hill was laid aside and the Senate
went into exc utive session. adjourning soon after
ward.