The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-24
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION NORTH CAROLINA DAILY PAPER

and the highest duty for raw sugar would
le $1.6;i per 100 pounds. which taken
from the uniform duty of S1.S1S for re-
fined sugar. would make the differentlal
in favor Of refined sugar vary from Si12
per hundred pounds to 2412 per hundred
pounds. making Il differental from 1s to
about Il of a cent for each pound; that
the present differental amounted to 12
of a cent plus 10 of cent concealed III
the 40 per cent ad valorem duty. lie IN
sisted that the differential given in the
pending bill. exceeded. by far, that CON
tained in the present law. He said that
the country consumed about 2,WO,OOO
tons of sugar year, and that 6o,OOO
tons of refined sugar was all that was
imported; that it should be noted that no
sugar fgoes into consumption unless 1t is
above the standard in color; that last
year the sugar trusts and combines
in this country furnished for cOnsupm-
ton all the sugar except one pound out OF
thirty. which was imported; that this
importation came mostly from Germany:
and that the Germans were enabled to
import this little amount of refined sugar
and overcome the differential under the
present law: that the paid an export
bounty of 3S12 cents per hundred pounds
for refined sugar, which less thel0cents
per hundred pounds additional charged
under the present law. enabled her to
make a small importation last year. He
further stated that the pending bill i'm
poses an additional differential equal to
the export bounty of other countries,
which in the future will utterly prohibit
any importation of fretined sugar from
Germany; that this would give the sugar
trusts absolute control of the sugar mar
kets to consumers in this country.
The bill woud make possible, he said,
the reorganization of the steel pool which
recently collapsed. In conclusion, he
characterized the bill as the most ex-
horbitant in it's exactions, the most pro-
hibitory in its character and was the
most iniquitous ever sought to be enact
ed in this country. This. he argued,
was positive proof that the condition
of the manufa cturing industries had not
resulted from foreign competition, but
that the loss of the home manufactures
had lost his market, not because the for
eigner had taken it, but because his Gus
toners were too poor TO make purchases;
that relief could not come to the manu-
| factnrer until thep rice of wheat, corn,
oats, tobacco and of other products in
crtdSeu. he luSlteu tldl tut ioW plite
of these resulted from the appreciation
of gold. which would continue so long as
silver was demanetiZed.
The other speakers during the day ses-
sion were Mr.. Gibson rep, Tenn,
Decker. Dem. Mo-. Newlands (Silver-
ite. New. Lacey Rep.. Iowa., and Coch-
ran lDem., MOI.
Mr. Cochran concluded at O'Clock
when the House. under the order took
I recess until o'clock.
HOWARD'S BITTER SPEECH.
Washington, March 23.-The night was
given over to set speeches. There were
| not over 40 members on the floor, but the
galleries were crowded to the doors. Mr..
| Howard, Pop, Ala.), delivered a speech
| reeking with denunciations Of capital and
charges of corruption and robbery against
all branches of the government. Mr..
| Sperry (Rep., Comm, in the course of
his speech, presented a petition from the
President and faculty of Yale college
in favor Of placing books on the free list.
The other speakers were Messrs. Adam
son, Dem., Ga.), Clardy, Dem., KY,
| and Kelly, Pop, S. d. At 1920 O'Clock
the House adjourned.