Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17
SUGAR TALK.
Amendment to Place all Sugar on
the Same Basis Defeated.
PETITION FOR CUBAN RECOGNITION.
Republican Senators Hold q Caucus and
Consider About Bounty on Beet Sugar
Veterans Rushing In Their APP
pllcati0ns for Pensions.


debate on the sugar schedule of the
tariff bill proceeded yesterday with
only one diverting incident TO relieve
the monotony into which the discussion
has lapsed. This was the sharp ex.
change between Mr.. lIoar, of Massa-
chusetts, and Mr.. Tillman, Of South
Carolina, representing the two ex-
tremes OF senatorial procedure. Mr..
Tillman referred to published charges
of irregularity in connection with the
sugar schedule, and asserted that the
senate would stand convicted before
the American people If it failed to in
vestigate the charges. Mr.. Hoar
calmly repealed this statement, his
tone and language being calculated as
rebuke. He declared that the vague
charges of irregularity were not only
preposterous, but infamous.
! Mr.. Allison, in charge of the bill,
made another speech in defense OF the
schedule, presenting tables which he
declared proved that the sugar re-
fners received less protection under
the senate schedule than under the ex-
listing law. Mr.. Pettigrew, of South
Dakota, spoke at length in favor of his
amendment to place on the free list
articles controlled by trusts, severely
arraigning the various large trusts.
Mr.. Allen, Of Nebraska, urged legal
procedure against the trusts. Only
one roll call occurred during the day,
that on Mr. Lindsay's amendment to
place all sugars on the same basis.
This was rejected 26 to 20. Mr. En-
cry, of Louisiana, voted with the re-
publicans in the negative and Senators
Pettigrew and Mantle with the demo-
Gratis in the affirmative.
Mr.. Hoar, of Massachusetts. offered
his amendment for the appointment
by the president of commission Of five
members to investigate into the sub
ject Of sugar production and the best
means Of supplying the American mar
ket at the least cost. The amendment
was referred to the finance committee.
The house adjourned yesterday until
Thursday, after a session that lasted
45 minutes. The only attempt to
transact business was request by Mr..
Lacey, of Iowa, for unanimous consent
for bill for the relief Of residents of
Greer county, Ok. Mr.. Henry, of
Texas, promptly objected, and then,
after the usual democratic protest
against the republican policy of not
appointing committees the house by
IS to Is, with Is present and not voting
decided to adjourn. Before the session
began the hub of a wheel wound round
with a monster petition, said to Icon
tain 5000, 900 signatures appealing to
congress to recognize the Cuban insur-
gents as belligerents, was wheeled
into the space in front of the speakers
rostrum, Ii had been in circulation
throughout the United States for
about six months, and was presented
10 congress by Mr.. Sulzer of New
York.
REPUBLICAN SENATOR'S HAVE A CAUCUS
WASHINGTON, June l5.--rhe repub-
lican senators were in caucus for more
than three hours last night, and when
adjournment was reached not very
much progress had been made. The
Hawaiian treaty proposition was
passed over to be considered at another
caucus, as several senator's expressed
the opinion that if it was true that a
treaty of annexation was to be sent in
it would be absurd to enact legislation
looking to the abrogation of the treaty
of reciprocity. Three propositions only
were under consideration. These were.
The question of what to do with the
Hawaiian reciprocity treaty, the ad-
visibility of giving bounty on beet
sugar and the question of an antitrust
amendment The Hawaiian treaty
question was passed over but the
sugar bounty proposition was with
drawn and the antitrust amendment
was referred to the republican mem
bers of the judiciary committee In
accordance with the action of the eau
Gus when the sugar schedule is taken
up in the senate to-day and the voting
stage is reached on the Pettigrew
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS trusts Senator ALI
son will ask that the vote shall be
postponed until the consideration of
the tariff bill as whole shall be COM
pleted. He also will ask to have the
Hawaiian reciprocity question post
poned for the present.
A RUSH FOR PENSIONS.
WASHINGTON, June l5..-The war vet
Grams are rushing in the applications
for pensions. In the ten days ended
last Saturday the number Of applica-
lions of all kinds for pensions aggre-
gated IA, 800. During the 50 days sub
sequent to March last the record
division Of the Office disposed Of $4,000
applications. The approximate mum.
Der of such claims now pending in the
bureau is $4,000.