The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-15
Another Day Occupied In the Discussion
Of the Sugar Schedule.
Was Only One Roll Call, and the
Amendment Defeated.
Sharp Exchange of Words Between
Hoar of Massachusetts and Till
man of South Carolina-AiIiSon
Makes Another Speech i'm Defense
of the Sugar Schedule.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE Sen
ate debate on the sugar schedule OF
the tariff bill proceeded to-day, with
only one diverting incident to relieve
the monotony into which the discussion
has lapsed. This was the sharp ex-
change between Hoar of Massachusetts
and Tillman of South Carolina, repre-
senting the two extremes of Senatorial
procedure.
Tillman referred to published charges
of irregularity in connection with the
sugar schedule, and asserted that the
Senate would stand convicted before
the American people if it failed to in
vestigate the charges.
Hoar calmly and impressively re-
PEELED this statement, his tone and Ian
guage being calculated as a rebuke. He
declared that the vague charges Of ir-
regularity We're not only preposterous
but Infamous.
Allison, in charge OF the bill, made
another speech in defense of the sched-
ule, presenting tables which he de-
clared proved that the sugar refiners
received less protection under the Sen
ate schedule than under the existing
law.
Pettigrew of South Dakota spoke at
length in favor of his amendment to
place on the free list articles con-
trolled by trusts, severely arraigning
the various trusts.
Allen Of Nebraska urged legal pro-
cedure against the trusts.
Only one roll-call occurred during the
day, on Lindsay's amendment to place
all sugars on the same basis. This was
rejected-26 to %. McEnery CD Of
Louisiana voted with the Republicans
in the negative, and Pettigrew and
Mantle with the Democrats in the af-
f1rmative.
The tariff bill was taken up with lit
tie delay for morning business. Allison,
in charge of the bill, asked for an
agreement that the daily sessions of
the Senate begin at IL a. m. on and
after Wednesday next.
Vest of Missouri preferred to have the
agreement conditioned on an under
standing for daily adjournments at 3
p m.
Allison stated that there would be no
difficulty about that, and the agreement
for early sessions was effected.
Allen of Nebraska then reverted to
Tic COA1OQuy last NocLluAodS, LII
he held that it was the right and duty
of the Government to take legal steps
to dissolve the sugar trust. He argued
that injunction, quo warranto and 9TH
er legal process could be invoked by
Federal courts against a State corpora
ton engaged in interstate or interna-
tional trade was undoubted-
If Havemeyer and his associates went
to New Jersey to procure a charter as
a mere shield to improper proceedings
the act was fraudulent, the charter void
and the Federal courts had jurisdiction
over the subject. Why, therefore
should the Senate waste time and nag
gle over the sugar schedule and the
sugar trust when the courts offered a
real remedy for dissolving this gigantic
monopoly
Allen next spoke in favor of abro-
eating the Hawaiian treaty. The
Senator said the sugar investigation in
which he took part disclosed that
Havemeyer and Claus Spreckels had an
agreement by which Spreckels con-
trolled the territory west of the Mis-
souri, River, while the territory east of
the Missouri was subject to the for
ays'' of the American sugar trust. His
vote, and he believed the votes of the
Populist Senators, would be cast to
cancel the Hawaiian treaty as a means