The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-12
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object it should not have my vote
don't believe that if we were establish
ing a revenue system on imports alone
that sugar should bear such proportion
of the burden as imposed in this bill"
Mr.. Allison proceeded to point out the
changed conditions since 1916 when SUI
gar earned duty of 30 per cent. In
those days, in the days of his boy hood,
very little pure white sugar was seen.
Now, no sugar came on the table on the
table of rich or poor that had not gone
through some process of refining The re-
fining industry of this country was en-
titled to some protection. He then ex-
planned the House and Senate schedules.
DO you believe in protection to labor
or to capital?" interposed Mr.. Tillman
Is. c..
THAT is a generality" replied Mr..
Allison, Ito which the Senator well
knows my answer | believe in protec-
ton to American labor but / believe in
protecting American capital also from
foreign capital"
Mr.. Havemeyer, in his testimony"
said Mr.. Tillman, said that only 25,0OO
men were engaged in the sugar refinery
industry. Yet you propose to give the re-
fners a differentia which amounts to
between $10,000,000 and S20,000,000 for
the protection of $4,000 men,
1t was the policy of this bill to do what
Europe had done-estabish the produc-
ton of sugar in this country and keep
the $780, 000 paid annually for sugars
by our people at home. Were it not for
that he would advocate a revenue duty
of 40 or 45 per cent. Recalling the criti-
cism of the Republicans for their aban-
dOnment of the bounty system Mr.. Alli
said that system had been adopted to en-
courage the sugar industry. 1t had fail
ed. first perhaps, because of the rapid
and unexpected strides made in both the
beet and cane grOwths, and second, be-
cause the Democratic party decided to
do nothing to encourage the system This
was an agricultural industry. The sched-
ule would succeed or fail as it succeeded
or failed TO establish the beet sugar in
dustry in this country.
The schedule might not be arranged
precisely as it should be but it was con-
fessedly within a fraction of other sched
ules. If Senators on the other side could
show that there was an injustice he
would, he said, try to deal with it in
spirit of justice.
the fact that the transfer of the sugar
industry to foreign countries would take
from the United States the large agricul-
ural industry in beets and cane.
Mr.. Berry, Ark, reverted to the con-
taminating influences of the sugar trust
and urged that the Senate, by its vote
put an end to the scandals surrounding
this subject. Now was the opportunity,
he declared, for Republican Senators TO
make good their professions. of four years
ago against the trusts.
Mr.. Stewart said he did not expect
this tariff bill to afford any material re-
lief to the country, as there was a cam
Ger of financial contraction which was
eating at the vitaIs of the country. The
Senator added that he was for the bill
because he wanted the people to know
it could not bring prosperity, ''any more
than a bread and milk poultice could
bring prosperity"
Mr.. Caffery replied to Mr.. Allison. The
vote was taken amid great expectation,
resulting yeas 80, nays 80 as follows:
Ayes-Allison, Burrows, Carter, Gull
lom, Davis, DebOe, Elkins, Fairbanks,
Foraker, Frye, Gallinger, Hanna, Hans
brough, Hawley, Hoar, Jones (Nev),
Mcbride. MsEnery, Mcmillan, Mason,
Nelson, Perkins, Platt, Conn.,, Pritch-
ard, Proctor Sewell, Shoup, Spooner,
Stewart, Wellington, Wetmore, and
Wilson-32.
Nays-Bacon Bate, Berry, Butler,
Caffery, Chiffon, Clay, Cockrell, Daniel,
Faulkner, German, Gray, Heitfeld,
Jones, (Ark.), Kyle, Lindsay, Mallory,
Mantle, Mills, Mitchell Morgan, Pasco,
Pettigrew, Pettus, Roach Tillman Tur-
pie Vest. Walthall. and White-3O
Mr. Hoar gave notice Of a new sec
ton to follow paragraph 206 providing
for the appointment by the President of
a commission of five persons who shall
investigate and report at the next ses-
sion of Congress on the most advantage
Gus methods of producing ana refining
sugar and what method will give to the
consumers, sugar at the least cost.
At 5:10 p. m., the bill was laid aside
and the Senate went into executive ses-
sion, adjourning soon after.