The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-21
SUGAR DAY IN THE SENATE.
VEST sATs SPEAKER REED WAS
BEATEN AND DIDN'T KNOW 1T

Auison's Explanations OF the Sugar pchodz,e
Ridicuied-Threats or FiiibusterinR over
Cotton Tagging "A Hot Debate but No
Progress Made with the Bni-uts Prospects. |
WASHINGTON. Jul, 20.-The tariff conference
report held tho attention Of the Senate TODAY |
for five hours, and there was q preliminary dis
cussion Of the sugar, white pine, and cotton
bagginR paragraphs.
Mr.. Allison Of lows. in answer to INQUIRIES |
from the Democratic side Of the Senate, under |
took to explain the differences between the
sugar schedule a. adopted BY the Senate and
the schedule a. r~earranged by the conference
committee, but tho only acknowledgment he 70
coived for his painstaking effort was the COM |
mont that no man knew better than himself how
to muddle q matter 30 a. to explain nothing. |
The supposed victory Of Speaker Reed was ridi-
culed by Senator Vest Of Missouri. who said that
Mr.. Reed and the House Of Representatives
came out Of the engagement not only without
arms, but without baggage, and that the worst
OF 1t was that they did not seem to know II.
1t was on the subject OF tho proposed duty ON
cotton bagging that the most suggestive oppo-
sition to the conference report was developed.
Senators Butler Of North Carolina, Tllman Of
South Carolina, Bacon Of Georgia, and Teller of
Colorado expressed their purpose to vote to TO
ject the report and send It back to the confer
ence, the first two threatening TO light the cot
ton bagging paragraph till next December or TO
have tho article put ON the free List.
After the preliminary discussion regarding
Cuban affairs and the Union Pacific, tho Sem
ate took up tho conference report and the clerk
proceeded to read It. Before he had gono far
tho reading was interrupted by Mr.. Jones of
Arkansas, q Democratic member Of the Confer
ence Committee. wit complained that 1t was
impossible to understand tho report from the
mere repetition of amendment numbers. Ho
said that the Democratic members Of the Con-
ference had had no explanation Of
the report, and that In the House tho report had
been acted on in q single day, without giving
the Democratic Members ton minutes prepara-
ton. 1t was due to the country, however, that
there should be q chance to understand the
changes made in tho bill by the Conference Co M
mittee.
He gave notice that he would insist that tho
changes should be taken up and explained,
one by one. from the beginning to the end Of the
bill.
A slower style of reading the report was then
adopted, and Senators Allison and Aldrich were
required from time to time to give all the ex-
plantations that were asked for by he Senator
from Arkansas.
The amendments on the sugar schedule hay
Ing neen reached, Mr. Vest had read the explana-
and asked Mr.. Allison whether he conourred in
Mr.. Allison replied hat that explanation
showed the same, diferential between raw and
original House bill. and said that he understood
much less The Sugar Trust would get under the
conference report than it would have got under
Mr.. Wilson sud that he did not precisely
zee the point OF the inquiry. .,.-..
50 plain that ' the Senator from iowa viii under.
stand it.. l want, to know how much less tho
faSa Ere. sehp fSey w wo,, Isce nave u psssIv tn9 e Sop me ssn.
House. . 's'A aa'p'a
MIR. Berry said that he understood the sena.
would receive something less under the confer.
once report than they would have received under
ers WI receive" iaid MT Allison; q a9
partly refned sugar and sugar that does not
CONC within ID hat gSsiIacssiSn" .4s., ~.
senator Will give an answsr in ordinary En-,
Eiish SO that taaSt,tit car, can iS. uhhdsrstood; l. has be ,ee
the Speaker s%tt at t their he head a' eSsa iDedde : great VIZ VIC,
tory over the, Senate conferees; ! want to
sasS The can real setl E ma sSa e p isGs yif I viii BE- II vs s4s
much obliged. l want to know whether that
claim q In e a victory S By the Speaker and the House
al DO not know" Mr.. Allison replied. what
~ understand tho facts to DO that under tho
sSs iafssss Imported import sdis aaalis testing %ii n Rd pSs i Gsl IT,;
d dsagn sSah ,Sey o void III 0 SaSe R Sad 1 uads e0s the h %oss
bill Ia, and I. a q eGPrrssspoRdipEly less dq SE than they
I'm other words Mr.. White Of California In
torposed, ''the conference rate is q sort Of COM
RESsS Re- Ho%,o i s,1 Il below the Senate bill and above
TN dealing with this subject" Mr.; Allison
should 6e.sas much:protectior. il / may use that
word. given to boot sugar and cane sugar
Il this country as can nIot reasonably ably be given
e. cane sugar to the extent Of l.95 cents per pound.
taking .os as the scale We took .oS5. and this at
the point of 100 degrees made the rate Of differ
sHhGai 1,S2S. being the same as In the original
Mr.. Berry's amused comment upon Mr.. ALI.
muddled matters more completely than the Son.
ator from Iowa. lLaughter.l
Berry added, That the Senate Republican CON:
t tSs. Nv were s, trying to AID I'd The sugar ear Trust, and
great Victory over them and against the trust
In view of the fact that sugar stock has ad.
t tanes was sr al sts sRsr BAY a. q an sadr f4aad su ahd tSas te ehs
biz and is better satisfied with Il than under
TTss.s hs% a rishs . Be- better sslisasa viskit
'rHHse s IhSs E4 Do ins pG Mr! q %. my san qS't aPs what
liners, The duty on raw sugar Is a mere matter
duty ts" ON Foa ane p sSs = n NJ G 9atasr %S Eish pr lss
they have to pay for raw sugar they will r.
coup themselves by raising the price OF refined
Without any duty at all, as was testified by Mr..
Theodore Havemeyer. This legislation Is In the
direct interest Of the sugar re1ners; and this
beating Of drums and blowing of trumpets over
n victory achieved by the Speaker of
the House, who has been representa- as the
lebanon Ajax. striking down with his sword
she SlgT Trust and the Senate together. is
REPRESENTATIVE are as badly deceived as any
people ever have been In the history of legisla-
non' They have como out Of the engagement
not only without arms but without baggage,
know It,"
Mr.. White Of California said satirically that
y appeared to him that tho more thoroughly
the matter was UNDERWOOD tie moro completely
should the Senate conferees DO acquitted of the
charge OF submission to tho House. He pre-
sentsd tables showing that instead OF the House
teanction from the Senate differential was but
trifling. 1t was q wonder, he said, that the