The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-12
CLOSEST TARIFF VOTE YET.
.r,uBL1olN CAUCUS SCORES A TIC-
roRr By 4 NARROW MARGIN.

= ne TO so. McRnery Voting with the
r,,ub,icans-Attaok en- the Sugar trust
v,su,xsroS, June 1.-THE closest and most
--L,,og vote that has yet been had In the SEN
.,.on the Tariff bill was that taken to-day,
- after nearly I'VE hours discussion the
,s.,rr. Committee. or rather the Republican
..ucus. scored a victory which came very near
.,rr A defeat. II wac the proposition to In
use the duty on refined sugar from 1.S75-l000
..rt,, pound, as in the Dngley bill. to l.a5-lo0
..n,s The vote was: Yeas, 80; nays, 80. II
~ ons Democrat who voted with the Repub-
u..ns. Mr.. McEnery Of Louisiana, had voted
.I,h hs party the result would have been a tie;
.aS n one Populist. who always votes with the
n.uocrats, Mr.. Allen OF Nebraska, had boon
sr,,snt and voting the amendment would have
- aefeated. While its success appears to be
.n advantage to the sugar refining interests.
,.,, advantage Is to be Offset, according to notice
-,,,n. By an omission OF the clause imposing
:. additional duty on sugar coming from coun-
tries that pay an export duty.
Wbsp the Tariff bill was taken up Mr.. Jones
man,. Of Ark.l submitted somo tables as to tho
,stct OF the sugar schedule on the profits Of the
sur,r Trust. as compared with the profits under
"A, existing act and under the Dingley bill. The
tables we're ordered printed.
Mr. Turpie Dem, 1ndl gavo notice OF an
,m,ndment taxing the estates Of decedents,
vb.,ber testate or tntestate. at the rate Of two
mar cent, except as to inheritances beaueathed
IA religious, charitable, or educational Organise
tons
The presiding officer CMr. Frye, stated the
s~pestion TO be on the amendment to the House
paragraph increasing the duty on Sugar above
No, IS Dutch standard in color and on all sugar
vhich has gone through q process OF refining"
- p tnnA a,-ta - OS1nn ANN
p,r pound, and was proceeding to put the ques-
lion. when the yeas and nays were demanded
and ordered.
Before the vote was taken Mr.. Caffery Dem,
La made some further statements bearing on
The profits Of the Sugar Trust. He asserted
that the Sugar Trust held the market. practi-
caly, for all cane sugar. and that its only fear
n competition came from German beet sugar.
That fear was overcome by reason OF the differ
initial duty on foreign bounty-paid sugar. The
pending bill. he added, carried more profit to the
trust than the Wilson bill did. and that the
Wilson bill carried too much.
Continuing to arraign the Sugar Trust, Mr..
Cafery said: at Is the only gigantic trust in
the world that rests entirely on legislation for
It's support. The ordinary battle between the
producer and the manufacturer in regard to .
tariff on raw material pales into insignifcance
u compared to that between q tariff on raw
usar and q tariff on refined sugar. Tine Sugar
trust overshadows the earth with its power. In
every quarter of the globe where it gets its sup
4 ply, and wherever It's ships 20. there the trust
rxes its prices. and the question Is whether the
Senate is going to give it a further lease Of power
70 raise or reduce prices at its own sweet will
and caprice"
Mr.. German Dem. Md spoke of Republicans
Il hing fpDupa1let nv The conditions ~ thu Traaa-
ury 10 abandon their theory as to a free break
fast table" He said that the sugar schedule az
pres, nted by Mr.. Allison. with Il specific duty
destructive OF the commercial interests OF the
suntry; would give to the sefiners more than
s Ss.5isr the lSw %aa avs 1osis Ssstr6, they hS had under ,psss
Dgth of it; That, he said. presented = very
Aninst the proposition, because he be.
created as to the pending bill what Mr..
ttat there was not q line or provision In i
hat would enable an American farmer to sell
nsiditional bushel OF wheat, or corn. or oats.
lsmly ell ect would be TO induce other coun.
issing By the pending bill that their protective
Esiem was a failure and the revenue from i'm
gort duties could not support the Government.
They had to fall back upon internal revenue
DeoSie, he PREDICTED, Would be against the Re,
publican party In the next Presidential election.
Mr.. Stewart Pop. New, inquired OF Mr.. Al
tson as 10 whether the revenue from sugar
under The pending amendment would be greater
Tkss than under the existing law.
pending amendment would give no higher pro-
lection TO the sugar rehners than they had I'M
Nj. TiIlman Dem. 8. c. said there were only
5000 persons employed in the business OF
saga. refining in the United States, and he
sasd Nj. Allison whether he favored taking
propie for the benefit OF those $4,000 worEmen
md their millionaire employers.
On that point, but remarked that he preferred
nat ne sugar consumed in the United States
nCGId Be made here rather than in Germany
Nd Holland or Great Britain.
M; Berry dem, Ark.I asked Mr.. Allison
snetner there was not a greater protection given
nan there was under the Wilson law.
AtHk there 4" Mr.. Allison replied.
~. boar Rep, Nass.l drew from Mr.. Allison
asAtenent to the effect that the destruction OF
nc sugar refining business would bring with IL
t 1r ,Sin OF ne sugar cane and beet-growins In.
pe sugar schedule between Democratic and
aSI XIV Ps Ssnators was a struggle on the part
Atne republicans to establish one OF the great.
ne country.
N, Stewart Of Nevada delivered an grafton,
Peedy passage OF the Tariff bill. not because he
HHeclsi any relief from II, but because he
Santed The people to realize that the real cause
anelr distress was the contraction Of prices, a
sa ars winch was gnawing at the yitals Of the
Qmoney.
After another speech by MI. Cafery against
n1 sugar Trust the Senate, at 4:45. proceeded
'oto on the caucus amendment increasing
seunty on refined sugar from l s75-1OOO cents
~ so-lo0 cents per pound. The amendment,
~. greed 70; yeas 80, nays 80. The vote In
0aAu was as follows:
- a7Hep46iicans- -Messrs. Allison, Burrows, Car
Su.om, Davis, Deboe, Fl Gins, Fairbanks, Foraker
nsRR,,tI 1N,agsr; Hanna, HansbTough. H4wlsy. HoaF
corue' Mcmillan, Mason, Nelson. Perkins, Plat
VTh.h FIlG ard, Proctor, Sew all, Ehoup, Spooner
Nv hston, WetmOre, and wIlson-2g.
h~.,rtss-hessrs Jones New and Stew AFt-2.
Il rAcTatte-dr McEn'y. Total, 80.
m, I.Denocrdfs-Mcssr b ron. Bate. Berry, CAT
ma SniIon clay, Cockrel, Daniel, Faulkner. Cor
Mn. Wy, hritfe d. Jones ARK, Lindsay. Mallory
1.r al1hFiL Dorian, Pasco, PPttus, Roach, TIL
.u,pIe' fest, WAlthall. and VIII te-26.
Rs'Iuse ,h-ssrs' Mantle and Pettigrew-2.
MA<peHde"t-Ar Kyle. Total 80.
Ah In popuiist Senator from Nebraska, Mr.
so NM MAS not present, and no pair was an
fsascc'a Tor him. Two silverites, Cannon and
iasS, were paired with Republicans. The
T.shess OF the vote excited much Interest or
moor and in the galleries.
M. Jones iArk.l offered an amendment u
MIA OUT certain words In the clause jusl
tmin ~ me effect Of which would be a Sigh
Nsru'loh OF the, advantage TO sugar rehneries
NJ oyer until Tomorrow.
lRresr.soh made an attempt to secure ar