Rock Island Argus., 1897-06-12
CLOSE TEST VOTE
T aiken in the Senate on the Pro.
posed Sugar Tariff.
REPUBIIoAHsHAvE TWO TO SPARE

Roll Showing ~ for and 80 AsaaDst
the Caucus Rate-vote In Detail-Warm
Debate Previous 10 the Tsst-Allison's
Statement, and CaMery's and Whites
Criticism Of the Republicans-some Re-
marks Of Other Days Called Up.
Washington. June 1.-THE first test
vote On the sugar schedule was taken
in the senate late yesterday, resulting
in the adoption Of the Republican eau
Gus amendment changing the house
rate Of 1.s5 per pound. by the close vote
of yeas, 80; nays, 80. The affirmative
vote was made up of twenty-nine Re-
publicans, one Democrat (McEnery Of
Louisiana), one silver Republican (Jones
Of Nevada), and one Populist (Stewart
Of Nevada). The negative vote was
made up of twenty-five Democrats, three
Populists. and two silver Republicans.
on an issue Of importance. and was ac-
cepted as showing that any amendment
having the sanction Of the caucus was
assured Of adoption.
Detailed Vote on the Amendment.
The vote in detail was as fol-
lows: Yeas Allison. Burrows,
Carter, Cullom, Davis. Deboe,
Elkins, Fairbanks, Foraker. Frye, CAL
linger, Hanna, Hansbroxgh, Hawley
Hoar. Jones of Nevada, Mcbride. Nc
Emery, Mcmillan. Mason. Nelson. Per-
kins, Platt of Connecticut, Pritchard,
Proctor. Sewell, Shoup, Spooner, Stewart,
Wellington. Wetmore and Wilson'S.
Nays - Bacon. Bate. Berry. Butler,
Caffery Chiffon, Clay, Cockrell. Daniel.
Faulkner, German, Gray, Heitfeld,
Jones Of Arkansas, Kyle, Lindsay, NAL
lory, Mantle. Mills. Mitchell. Morgan,
Pasco. Pettigrew. Pettus. Roach, Till
80.
Allison Defended the Schedule.
The vote was taken after day spent
in speeches on the effect of the sugar
schedule. The main speech of the day
came from Allison, in charge of the bill,
and was in the nature of an answer to
the charges made against the sugar
schedule as a whole, and a defense Of
1t. German spoke against the schedule
and the entire bill, pointing out that its
effect was to burden the people without
opening up to us new foreign markets
w
can senators on the sugar schedule dur
ing the debate on the Wilson bill, ar
raigning them for Inconsistency. Caffery
and Stewart Of Nevada also spoke, the
formeragainst and the latter for the pend
ing schedule. after which the vote was
taken. The first paragraph of the sugar
schedule was not finally disposed of up
to the time Of adjournment.
Not for n Revenue ONLY Tax
In his statement Allison said that thus
far senators had been discussing
decimal figures and statistics without
considering what lies at the basis Of this
and all schedules. I'VE have been
taunted with the bounty of $780," said
he. land we hear senators on the other
side say they will support a sugar duty
on the theory that it is a tax for rev.
enue only. / wish to disclaim any re-
sponsibility for this duty as a revenue
duty. II that were its only object 1t
should not have my vote" Allison
proceeded to point out the changed con-
ditions since 1886. In the days of his
boyhood very little pure white sugar
was seen. Now no sugar came on the
table Of rich or poor that had not gone
through some process of refining. The
refining industry Of this country was
entitled to some protection. He then
explained the house and senate sched-
ules.
do you believe in protection to labor
or to capital?" interposed Tillman.
THAT is generality" replied Allison,
ito which the senator we'll knows my
answer. believe in protection to Amer
lean labor. but I believe in protection to
American capital also from foreign cap
ital." 1t was the policy of this bill to
do what Europe had dom-esta blish the
production of sugar in this country and
keep the 500 o00. 900 annually paid for
sugars by our people at home. Recall
ing the criticism Of the Republicans for
their abandonment of the bounty sys-
TEN Allison said that system had been
adopted to encourage ethesugarindustry.
1t had failed, first, perhaps. because of
the rapid and unexpected strides made
in both the beet and cane growth: and
second because the Democratic party
decided to do nothing to encourage the
system.