The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-08-13

it was certainly far less than the existing
bouuty-and they insisted upon retaining d
dittcrcntial on refined OF at least is OF cent.
POSITION OF The LOUISIANA SENATOR'S.
An inspection of the Cong rcssional Directory
OF the SD Congress will show the political
composition of the Senate at that time to have
been ~ Democrats, IS Republicans and Pop
ulists making S. in all-there being 3 vacancies
The Popullsts announced from the first their
purpose to defeat all tariff legislation, if pos
sible, hoping thereby to convict the Democrat
absolutely necessary that the Democrats should
present such a bill as would command the sup
port OF - of their ~ Senators. Mr.. Hill, Of
New York. having announced his uncompro-
missing opposition to the bill on account OF tn
income tax. II absolutely necessary to re-
tam the support of both of the Louisiana Sem
ators. As stated they insisted upon the reten-
ton OF the IS OF cent ditferential duty on
refined sugar for the benefit it conferred on the
Louisiana producers, and in Difference to them
it retained. The position assumed by the
Louisiana Senators upon this question is
clearly shown by the following extracts from
speeches made by them in the Senate. While
pending in the Senate, Mr.. Villas moved to
strike out the Is cent duty refined sugar,
and upon this motion both of the Louisiana
Senators made strong speeches-which will be
found in the Congressional Record, Vol. 26
pages III to 7z4z-from which the following
extracts are made
EXTRACT FIR MS E'CH OF sen TOR cAFFERY
(OF LA.).
MIR. Gallery. Mr.. President | understand
the motion of the Senator from Wisconsin CHR
Nilas) to be ar instruction to the Senate
terees to drop the differental of oneeighth
upon refined sugar which has been adopted by
the votes of the Senate. During the course
OF the Senator'S remarks | ventured to ask him
question, after strong expression on his
part, and which he referred back for
response 1t is absolutely useless for to
say that, representing my State and its chief
staple product, | have no concern with or in
cate SO far | can the interest OF my State IN
this particular. he oneeighth being taken
off will ST. e deadly blow at that interest.
Mr.. Palmer. | should like to make state
ment and ask the Senator from Louisiana
question | have been able to compre
bend how the producers OF sugar are inter
ested in retaining eighth for the rehners
| hope he will show how the producers are IN
terested; -
MIR. Gallery The explanation is very simple.
The producer of in Louisiana is mostly
manufacturer of sugar. The Louisiana plant
er. by adopting the recent improved methods.
turns out sugar which goes into consumption
as refined sugar 1t Is a centrifugal sugar, quite
equal to the German graduated sugar, which
is the great competing sugar that the trust has
to contend with.
Il have constantly heard upon this floor the
declaration made that if the gentlemen framing
this bill had their way there would De no ,aS
and 1 propose to do so now l make x. me, no
threats EXAMINATIONS There is none OF b ,e1e
sort of thing IN me men M, ,e s , and see the
industry destroyed upon which the prosperity
of NV State is founded, L shall act promptly
and decidedly.
81 revere and I love Democratic principles;
They were born in me. hat little study any
reflection | have been able to give 10 P1n.le ,a
cratic theory of government IS correct ana that
the Democratic theory of tariff for revenue IS
correct But when the alternative comes bet~een
the State Of nv love and the party to which owe
nv political allegiance, shall stand by my S'a'e.
l here distinctly state that II the e, amendment
proposed bv the Senator from W lsconsln IS
adopted and if the promise OF the Senate fin.
ance Committee to give a modiGum OF bounty
is not complied with the bill will not have my
support sanction
EXTRACT FROM SPEECH OF sENAT>R ELANcH-
ARD (OF La.
"Ah, Mr. President, the scarecrow used by
the Senator from Wisconsin and by others to
duty is the Sugar Trust; Somebody is riding
seeking to make good deal OF capital out OF
its alleged connection with legislation relating
to the tariff l speak plainly, Mr. President,
hut | speak without intention of offence. The
Sugar Trust-or the Sugar Refining Company,
more properly-no doubt has a large interest IN
the retention OF this. one-eighth duty but SO
have the producers of the country. 1t Is TACT
that all the beet sugars made IN the country
are refined sugars 1t is further fact that we
manufactured in Louisiana last year 6oo,ooo, 600
pounds of cane sugars of which y per cent mt
we're refined in the sense that they tested at
and above No. 16 Dutch standard in color.
these enjoy the addtSI, pSe
ent;al duty lust as the sugars refined by the
trust do the duty Of ,hs is
ducers much as it is for the trust 1t was
part of the stipulation of the caucus agreement.
it is wanted by the people for whom my voice
is raised to-day. 1t cannot be stricken out by
Democratic votes without violation OF the
caucus understanding
"Mr President. | am not here for the pur-
pose of making any threat. and | do not wish
to be understood doing so; but | do say
that those of who represent upon this floor
the sugar producers OF the United States. de-
sire that orr people be treated i'll good faith in
this tariff bill. Taking from the bounty I'M
nerls the J., votes which are needed to enact
&c 3ac-eigh,h iu;! st! further imperils this
,Ctc."