The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-21

he said
Commenting on a newspaper clipping as
to a gathering of lunbcrmen IN NT hur
rows room. Mir. Pottierew sald II Sho"eu
that tho pine amendment would tahe over
Sc OO0 900 out of the pockets of The people
and nut II in the pgckets of This itile
group OF lumborman gathered In burrows
room
While the bill was full Of such tricks
MI Pettigrew asserted. the lumber sChtd-
ule was one cf the worst and most mare
faced tricks of the whole bill.
The debate was frultless OF results and
the reading of the bill went on until the
sugar schedule was reached Mr.. Vest SAID
this was the storm center of tho BIZ ana
he asked Mr.. Allison If he approved tue
statement, made by the house cOnic"eos
that tho house differentials and the 81
era features OF the house scnc nus E'u
been preserved.
Mr.. Allison responded with an oTplnna-
tory statement, which was Interrupted ny
frequent questions He said the general
effect of the amendment was stated ~ we
house conferees The senate had provided
% on refined sugar, whore me house
gave 81. making the senate dlf"rentlai
IL instead of IS The house provision
was now restored and the diflcrentIal re-
tanned.
Mr.. Berry Interrupted to ask how much
less the sugar trust got from the conference
report thhn tney uiu i'"ih 'he Son"tO
amendment,
MIR. Allison answered that under the
schedule, ns modified, taking the point of
100. the diffcrontial was l2h cents. TAX
ing 90 degrees sugar the sugars above No
l6 Dutch standard, refined. were l.3l cent
per 100 pounds more than they would have
| received under the house schedule ami
something les than under the senate
schedule.
MIR. Berry complained that this was too
technical. What he hoped for, he said was
an explanation in plain English language.
Was II true that the house had gained a
great victory. or was that fraud and pre-
tense?
Mr.. Allison said he did not know what
claims we're being made. but that 96-dcgrce
sugar will have about | 3-S cents per 100
nounds more duty than they would have
maid under the house bill and slightly less
duty than they would have paid under the
senate bill The senate conferces hai
sought to give the largest measure OF pro
lection to the beet Gugar industry and he
Arrangement had been made with this m
| view.
Mr.. Berry asked for loss technical infor-
nation.
~ know OF no man who can give moro
jntelligihlo answer Ia u plain question than
lie senator from Iowa (Allison) II he
! wants to" said Mr.. Berry, amid laughter,
land 7 know Of no man who ran muddy
tho waters more than he can II he wants
| to-"
In view OF the fact that sugar stock had
advanced many points yesterday. It had
been supposed that the victory of The house
was all a stage display and false. and that.
| In fact. the trust secured greater benefits
| than in any former schedule.
MIR. Berry Raid nc wanted TO know whcth-
or he was right
There was no RESPONSE TO the question.
and Mr.. Vest continued the criticism on
the schedule,
II was beyond question, he said. that the
conference amendment was In the Interests
/ Of the trusts There had been nucn beat.
| ing Of drums over the house victory and
| ,he speaker OF the house was pictured ss
| tie Ajax Of the house. But. IN fact. the
| house had suffered defeat. Tho house ron :
| ferees had come out of the engagement
MT only without tbsir arms. but without
,h.ir baggage. And what added 20 the
.tlne Of defeat was that they did not know
| that they were beaten,
Mr.. lone, OF Arkansas gaid ne ~on'd
Hereafter show that the diferential ~
tween raw and refined SUGAR Il not only al
,,cet as much IN The conference report ~
- de senate schedule. hut that in general
| .sera had beer an ahsnlftc surrender ~
| the house ON vital noin.s
A. vhttr ~ california presented tshies
shaving that instead Of the house having
csinea ! victory on the sugar scheduIe the
1 REDUCTION from the senate fchenule diner
entail VI triAinr. m showed also. ~
| 40 ~ = 1900 s!Is$y !ss2s , o. C.