Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-16
DONE WITH SUGAR.
Except in So Far as It Is Mixed 10
with Hawaii.
Observation-Disclosures


Pettigrew's Antitrust Proposal Tabled,
Morgan and Pettus of Alabama Voting
with the Experimentation OF the
Caucus on the Trust Opestion-some
Difficulties Standardization Annexa-
ton Expected To Be Pushed.
Washington. June 16 - The senate
made q great stride forward yesterday
by completing the consideration Of the
sugar schedule of the tariff bill excep:
the provision relating to Hawaii. which
went over. This schedule has been the
storrn-center of the entire bill. and with
Il disposed Of there is better prospect
for spt edy action on the bill as whole.
The first paragraph of the sugar scned-
ute had served to bring out all the
speeches and the test votes, and when
this was passed early yesterday tht
other paragraphs Of the schedule were
agreed to without further opposition.
As agreed to the schedule places on
sugar not above No. 16 Dutch standard
1 cent per pound and 0.03 Of a cent for
every degree above IS, and on sugars
above No. 16 Dutch standard LOS cents
per pound, but on sugars testing below
81, degrees Ito cents per pound shall
be deducted. The other provisions Of
the schedule relate to maple sugar,
syrup, candy, etc. Only one yea and
nay vote was taken on the schedule, on
the amendment of Lindsay of Kentucky
to make the rate 1.S cents per pound, on
sugar above No. 16 Dutch standard. The
amendment was defeated-S2 to IS.
The Battle Against the Trusts.
The Pettigrew amendment relating to
trusts was then taken up and discussed
at length. 1t developed considerable d.
vergence of view on both sides of tne
chamber. the two Alabama senators,
Morgan and Pettus, joining Hoar in
opposition. Vest was for Pettigrew's
amendment. He said he had not sup
posed there was any difference among
parties on the propriety Of this amend
ment. 1t was time to dispose of it. The
sugar subject was q source Of calumny,
scandal and irritation, and there would
be no peace until 1t was disposed Of.
Hoar said he specifically objected 10
that feature OF the amendment which
permitted three or more men to form a
combination and thus force the article
handled by them on the free list Three
men in Chicago might. he said, form a
combination which would wreck 10000
wooden industries Of the entire country
Hoar declared that the amendment was
an denomination" through and through.
There was never q scheme conceived in
the widest Imagination couched IN
terms like this, placing the commerce
of the whole country at the mercy of
any three unprincipled Adventures.
Not Suited to Our Institutions.
Pettus of Alabama said he begged
his Democratic associates to ''go slow"
on this kind Of an amendment. tending
by ill-advised action to break down ell
classes of commerce and manufacture.
1t was patterned. he said, after the
Canadian law, but was wholly unsuited
to our institutions. He sympathizsd
with the aim of the amendment, for we
had become a government by the trusts
and by money, and the governments
heel should be put on the neck of this
system. But in striking at trusts the
mistake should not be made Of destroy
ing the entire manufacturing business
Of the country by throwing it into the
courts. Allison appealed to Pettigrew
to let the matter go over, but Pettigrew
refused and finally Allison moved to
table Pettigrew's amendment, and re-
fecting Pettigrew's scheme. The vote
was taken on Allisons motion and re.
sulted-yeas, 35; nays, 80.
Yea Vote on the Motion.
The yeas were as follows: Allison.
Burrows, Cullom, Davis. Deboe, Elkins,
Fairbanks. Foraker, Frye. Gear, Hanna,
Hawley. Hoar, Mcbride. Mcmillan, Ma
son, Nelson, Penrose, Perkins, Platt Of
Connecticut, Plat Of New York, Pritch-
ard. Proctor, Quay, Sewell, Shoup,
Spooner. Thurston, Warren, Wellington,
Wetmore. Wilson-Republicans Jones
OF Nevada (silver Populist). and Morgan
and McEnery, Democrats-35.
Some More Trust Annihilators.
Immediately after Pettigrew's anti
trust amendment was laid on the table
he gave notice of another amendment
of the same character in the shape of q
proviso, as follows: That none of the
increased rates Of duty provided for in
this act shall apply to any articles or
commodities the sale or manufacture Of
which Is controlled by trusts in this
country" Chiffon OF Texas also offered
an ANTITRUST amendment as follows:
IF any manufacturer. dealer, coiner or
other person knowing that any article
or articles Of like character to those upon
which duties are levied under this act
are manufactured or their sale con-
trolled or their price affected by a trust
or combination shall send or transmit
any such articles from one state to an
other such manufacturer" ETC., upon
conviction shall be punished by fmpris-
onment for not more than three years"
Pasco gave notice Of an amendment
which differs from Senator Pettigrew's
original amendment only in detail.
HAWAII AS GOOD As ANNEXED.
Treaty Ready to Go to the Senate ana NAV
Go There Today.
Washington, June 16.-The suggested