The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-26
THE NEW TARIFF BILL.
The Measure Now Before the Sen.
ate for Action.
THE DEBATE HAS BEGUN,
senator Aidrioh speaks For the Rspu
iloans EHplAiuiaE Portions sf tho
niii ssnatoT Vsst Olives No-
tles u some Protest.

Washington. May 20 The long de-.
ferfed debate on the tariff bin served
10 attract considerable crowds. al
though the galleries we're not overtaXot
during the early hours OF the session
today Many ladies' we're among o.,
spectators, adding a touch Of color "a
sombroness Of the chamber.
ON the hoor the various elements lu
the tariff contest were fully represent
ed and tho attendance Of senators was
as large or larger than az any tIms
since the extra session opened.
There was no positive agreement ss
TO time for taking up the bill but ii
was generally understood Senator A.
drich would be- recognized 'or the
opening statement. Immediately after
the morning business.
Sir Pasco Of Florida. presented ths
credentials of the new senator from
Florida, stephen r. Mallory. and u,
was duly sworn in.
The tlr.n bon was taken up IN the
senate at 2.Oi o. m Senator Vest gave
notice when the paragraphs were read
ho would move 90 strike out the pro,
Ions relating 20 be manufactured tl.
bare1 and suun and cigarettes. Sen.
ator A.dr.ch then opened the debate
Tor me Republicans 10 tle oolue oi
bic speech he said
lu tln schedule We have suggested
is a Dban.e lu rates and BOZ tbe man.
ncr % assessing the duties As the
schedule is "a very important one. 10
seems proper that ] should explain
definitely the eject OF the provisions
We recommend
The annual consumption OF sugar in
The United States q about 100000
gross tons. ~ .2i0 pounds each. with
a value based on foreign prices approx
imatinE 90 900 900 II the high duur
proposed Ia either the house or zen.
ate bin should be- adopted the annual
cost 0f sugar 10 consumers viii De-
more than fl60. .O0O. 900. OF the cou.
SUMPTION of 1896. 10000 tons. or 2 PET
cent we're beet sugars produced In the
United States and 2f3.000 tons. or D..
per cent were domestic cane sugar.
and 10000 tons. or 3 per cent. vttt
sugars admitted from the Hawaiian
islands free % duty under our treaty
with the Hawaiian government Tho
1000 600 tons OF sugar consumed ln the
United States constitute nearly go pei
cent of the total consumption of thf
world the total sugar crop 90 NgG DO.
iuF approximately 100000 tons uI
which igoQ 600. or about tlis p,r cent
OF the whole world beet SUGAR
The pressing necessity f0r frcuruE
greatly increased revenues .mr o.
render a return to the Republican pUI.
icy of free sugar adopted lu 1890 a.
lmposglhlilty The demand ilJ rcss.
uue purposes and tho belief That etrry
reasonable Cf0rt should bc made q.
encourage the production OF beet sugar
in the United States. led a majority of
the finance committee to rnH mu.r.
The h'fh rates upon sugar which are
contained in the biIl row u-.H. ..
senate
j, Is believed by the friends 90 o.
beet sugar Industry that We can sue.
cssEiully initiate the example of Ger
many IN the rapid developuen, % beet
sugar production.
The bin as o. came Co us from the
house of representative contains pro.
visions which levy q spcCIec duty
based upon polariscopIc ,cst mon i'm
ported sugars varying from cent
per pound at % degrees Co OIL. cenh
per pound on all sugars above 80. lt
Dutch stan lard IN color and refine.
sugars The effect ~ these rates. ne
applied 90 the total impofiltIOus az.
the port of New York Cor tho month
OF January. 1897 O. shown by a table
which submit to the tcnate which
has been prepared by ihe customs OH
GERS ln New York The rates urr0sted
show a range ot "a yal0rcm equivalent
from 1S2 60 li&t ger cent 4 careful.
examination of The tables Viii sh0v
that the scale OF rates adopted teart
very uuCQgsly upon an low grades
The character and extent Of tl.s dls.
elimination led your committee io be.
lieye that the schedule should lr nod.
fled The committee determined after
careful examination of the whole
subject TO recommend rates which
would be in their edcct as uIgh a..
least a. the house bin. bH, which
would be levied ln a manner that
would make The 40 nl0rsm
equivalents more uniform We
believe that the imposition of
the hlgh specific rates upon
low grade sugars testing Is t..rr,8. or
below. would have The rHrH, io ex
clude them from the markets ui the
United States. The total amount Of
these low grades produced is. 1s have
already stated unImpoi'aHt ss CON.
pared with the total sugar Drlp. bat
their continued importation into the
United States 10 very Important when
viewed from the standpoint 90 our
trade and commerce with others cnun.
tries
10 cyelud' from tbe American mar.
ket an the low grade cane sugars from
tht nearby countries and sugars ot an
srades from distant countries would
eonhnc American purchasers fo beet
sugar and 90 cenulfuEsls from point,
nearest the United states and scul an
other sugars 90 free markets like Cana.
"a and England
This poli.y would undoubtedly IN.
crease the price OF tho sugars from
nearby countries aud necessarily ati
60 the cost Of sugar to consumers IN the
United states These ave The reasons
which led YOUR committee tn sugreri
an ad valorcm rate ~ ,5 prr cent on an
sugars testing not above 40 degrees
But this rate can never apply to bat
n very smg portion Of the sugars Of
the world. o. from obvious causes. tts
proportionet' amount of such SUGAR,
is constantly decreasing