Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-11

rs all our attention was concentrated
on She money issue"
Proceeding. Mr.. Tillman turned to his
| Democratic associates. and said they
! now had a chance. with the votes Of
| few Republican senators. mot lost to
all sense Of shame and decency," 10
! give some measure OF relief to the farm
ers. They would receive little or no
benefit from the duty on cotton and &C.
reals. They asked for bread and were
given a stone. They asked some relief
and Democratic senators set up mum
my and labelled it tariff for revenue
only"
such Democracyr exclaimed Mr..
TuIman. with dramatic emphasis.
Democratic senators had spoken of
"new evangel" he said and had twit-
ted him and others Of leading the Demo-
cratic party into the Republican camp.
These senator's. instead Of Offering the
cardinal Democratic principle OF equallty'
gave the Sodom apple Of "tarih Tor
revenue only" to their constituents.
"You are holding the telescope with the
big end TO your eye" declared Mr. III
man. addressing his associates. ANA az
the little end you see the legend, larIn
for revenue only instead OF that great
doctrine Of Democracy, EQUAL rights lot
all: special privileges for none
In conclusion. the Senator said he be-
ueved I'm securing for the South as many
benefits as possible. He arraigned Re
publican senators for the inequalities Of
their legislation. and for keeping Cuba
under tho heel of Wcyler.' They
claimed. he said to be followers OF Lin
coin. but YOU are unworthy to tie the
shoe-laces of that great man. The
Democrats claimed to be followers Of
Jefferson. while they were abandoning
Jemerson's cardinal principle of equal
rights 10 the people.
After the amendment had been further
debated by Mr. Allen, Of Nebraska; Mr..
Perkins. of California. and Mr.. Cannon.
n vote was taken on 1t. Affirmative
votes were given by Messrs. Allen, But
Ter. Stewart Harris Of Kansas. and
Heitfed Ropulists); Cannon. Mantle.
and Pettigrew (sver Republicans). and
Roach and Tilman Oemocrat9. Mr..
Tnlman announced that his colleague
Cfr. McI.aurim would have voted for
the amendment.
SUGAR SCHEDULE
This closed the consideration of the
cereal paragraph Of the agricultural
schedule. and Mr.. Allison, in charge Of
the bill. asked that the further con-
sideration of the agricultural schedule be
postponed. and that the Senate 10 back
to the sugar schedule. There was no
opposition. and the Senate thereupon en-
tered upon consideration of the sugar
schedule.
Mr.. Jones. of Arkansas made the first
speech on the schedule. lie had before
him small bottles showing the various
grades of sugar. raw and refined. and
with these illustrated his argument as
he proceeded. He asserted that the new
sugar proposition would increase the
profits Of the sugar reiners at every
point If that was the purpose of the
managers Of the bill, they should let it
be known. lie was i'm favor of tax
on sugar, but he believed that it should
be made as light as possible, and should
give no special benefit to anybody by the
way the duty was arranged.
Mr. Jones read letters from sugar men
criticising the Hawaiian reciprocity
treaty and declaring that its benefits ac-
crucd entirely to the sugar interests OF
san Francisco. and Hawaii, while taking
millions out Of the pockets of the people.
Commenting on this Mr. Jones remarked
that when rascals fail out honest men
cet their dues.
Mr.. Jones also read a statement from
an expert accountant, showing profits Of
80 per cent. by one of the sugar COM
uanies of the Pacific coast which vigor-
ously supported the abrogation of Hawaii
an reciprocity. 1t disclosed the comfort
able condition of a concern which came
here and pleaded the baby act, he said.
WALL STREET.
Mr.. Jones was followed by Mr.. Vest
who criticised the general features Of
the sugar schedule. He spoke of the
effect the Senate's action would have on
the speculators in Wall street, and said
he had heard il predicted from those who
ought to know that if this schedule
stands sugar will 20 up 80 a share.
Mr.. Vest described the new sugar sche-
dule as ingenious and artistic" The
speculators understood il. lie had as
certained and was prepared TO prove
mathematically that the protection given
the trust on sugars testing IS degrees in
the present law was "a cents a pound:
ip the Dmgley schedule, SO; in the original
senate bin. so, and in the new schedule
agreed on by the Republican senatorial
caucus 81,
In conclusion. Mr. Vest declared that
the schedule deluded the public, in the
interest of this gigantic monopoly"
Mr. Lindsay. of Kentucky offered an
amendment to strike out the differential
an refined sugar. Mr.. Morgan gave no
lice of an amendment TO be offered at
the proper time levying a tax of ] cent
n mound or AL sugar refined in this coun-
trv excepting. however. sugars that are
refined by concerns not in the Sugar
Trust.
MIR Carery. of Louisiana. followed.
The old fight between the producers or
raw sugar and the refiner which In TINS
country was the trust, was, he sald.
again on. He spoke of the scandal oil
1905 over the sugar schedule. produced |
was 10 be repeated now. There were
consumed in this country four billion |
pounds of sugar annually. If the trust
was 10 receive half a cent pound. as |
this schedule proposed that would mean |
500 GOO OC0 10 the trust. Here, then. was |
Tho impclling cause. which brought this |
great corporation TO Washington to look |
after its interests.
Mr.. Caffery discussed sugar production |
I'm both Germany and his own State. |
and said he did not believe 100 per cent. |
or an 50 per cent. duty was necessary TO |
keep the Louisiana sugar industry afioat. |
Al l.. NJ. the Senate held short /
executive session and then adjourned.
House of Representatives.
James II. Lloyd, who was recently |
elected to succeed the late Representa-
tive Giles. Of the First Missouri Dis
trict, took the oath at the opening OF
the session of the House to-day.
Mr. Hit Republican), of Illinois. asked
unanimous consent 10 consider
resolution for the payment of the sala-
ries of certain consuls-general and con-
suls. the name Of whose posts were
changed in the last consular and diplo-
matte bill. He explained that unless inn
mediate provision was made. the Off
cials could not draw salaries after July
list The resolution was passed.
on motion of Mr.. Davis Democrat,