Evening star., 1897-06-11
POWER OF THE TRUST
Text Of Mr.. Caffery's Remarks on
Sugar Duties.
JUGGLING WITH TEE FIGURES
Relations Of the Raw and Refined
Product.
SENATOR WHITE QUOTES

The continuance of the debate on the
sugar schedule of the tariff pill in the
Senate served to swell! the attendance con-
siisrably today.
Before the tariff bill was taken up Mr..
Harris (kanD introduced resolution re-
citing the status of affairs relating to the
Union Pacific railroad. and expressing tie
sense OF :he Senate that the Secretary Of
The Treasury should take steps pay off
the liens ptiof to those of the government
and then 20 operate the road, or if tnat
was not deemed expedent. to adopt fore
closure proceedings in the courts.
The resolution went over.
The tariff bill was taken up at 12:l5 end
the consideration of the sugar schedule
resumed The parliamentary status of the
sugar discussion as follows: The House
paragraph CO.'S being under consideration.
Mr.. Allison moved to substitute one cent
ard ninety-five hundred;hs of a cent per
pc und for ore cent and eight hundred and
81 twenty-five one-thOusaEd;hs as the rate On
sugars above number rs Dutch standard.
Mr.. Jones CArkJ had indicated further
purpose. but had not yet made the formal
rotice. to make the dffcrential rate is
cent per pound.
MIR. Jones began the discussion by plac-
Ing in the Record statement of a sugar
expert, showing TIE price of each grade
OF sugar. the rate of taxation on each
under IN" W llspn act and under the pro-
posed schedules
Mr.. Turpie GEfD. in behalf of the minor
ity OF the finance committee, gave notice
of a new amendment to be offered as an
additional paragraph to the internal rev
efllc provisions placing tax Of per cent
on estates of 3eccdentS when the inheri-
taEce amounts 10 $i.mn or more and is not
Tor the benefit OF religious charitable
educational or Ike institution. The tax is
L. ne IN force for five years from January
l. lS'>- The amendment also provides for
the details Of collecting the inheritance
tax
The question then reverted TO the com
mlitet amendment. striking out SIJ-IusD ard
substituting G5-loo Mr. Frye of Maine,
who was in the chair. stated the question.
ard vote was about to be taken Air
Jones asking for -he yeas and nays In-
Qulilt5 We're made to what had become
OF Mr., Jones amendment to make the diff
lerentlai Is He expiaiTei that he had
spoken of an amendment, bat had not Of
fered IL, and had now determined not TO
offer it al present. He preferred to have
the vote taken on the committee prOpo-
Siti3n anu later. he said, he might propose
his amendment.
Growth of the Sugar Trust
As the roll call was about to begin. Mn
Cafery of Louisiana took the floor ard
read a new spaper account OF the growth
and development of the sugar trust
The extracts read by Mr CafTery were
very long. covering an entire newspaper
sheet II gave in detail the profits of the
trust by year. its absorption of smaller
sugar esta hliSh hments. and the internal bus
lIeiS affairs of the organization Mr. CAT
iVry then took up the question as to tie
amount of raw sugar required TO make a
pound OF :enned sugar. 1t was we'll
Known fact. he said. that all the secret
processes Of sugar refining were known
Only to the reiiners. He questioned the
calculations made ny the Treasury Depart
nient and said their accuracy was chal-
L. gssFN ~. -1N,1.
Mr. Allison rema rked that the govern
n'sht figures were regarded as accurate IS
SIR. Cafery said one reliable expert
stated that the government figures were.
taken from The trust OH ials who had
exclusive control Of the Information. and
this expert asserted that the estimates
'wcre far too high. the amount of raw
sugar required 10 make a pound of refined
sugar.
The senator read corrected statement,
showing that on each grade OF s,.sar the
treasury figures wcr: several pounds in
excess of the corrected figures. He said
that If this Juggling" of figures had oc-
CURED hy reason OF taking the figures
from the trust the entire calculation OF
the government and the committee c;.lcu-
Iatlons thereon. were E9t accurate.
The corrected figures We're made by B.
W. HOlt. and the senator also read state
m-ni from this authority on the profits
made by the refiners Mr.. Caffery COM
mented on the fact that the statement
showed the labor item to be COmDarativeiy
Insignificant in the refining of sugar, being
1b per cent without the high-salaried Off
ci2AS. and LIS per cent with those officials.
Also that the trust had made advance i'm
ports. BY which. before this bill could pass
about -.T".Grut1 pounds would be i'm
ported. or half years supply.
AIR Gear Qowap questioned this state
ment. saying II would not be borne out by
facts. and that recent inportations had
kept pace only with the consumption
MI trHrry went on to say that coun-
terVa.liHg duty of IS l| on German granu-
lated sugar was ample protection TO the
American reitners- The latter held the
cane sugar Industry in the hollow Of their
hand. with complete control of the Ameri-
can market with tn. German sugars kept
OUT, and il his Judgment the differcntial
or $40, on German sugar was ample
against them.
Mir Caffrry submitted figures by Commits
s.1ner Carroll ID. Wr.ghe which he said
j. stiiied the calculations he lad made.
Turning 20 the ger eral features of the
schedule. the senator said this bill proposed
70 give more TO TIE sugar trust than the
Wilson 'Ill, and that gave too much. The
trust was constantly bes!egins Congress
Tor favors- Taken from any standpoint
yea rlease-even from the basis OF the
statement by Nj. Aldrich-you could not
make the differential under this bill less
than 4"-l"1 to .l0o Ler pound.
Nobody but an expert in a sugar refining
c mpary. except Senator Aldrich n, Mr.. Caf-
irtE said, could understand the intricacies
o! III" original Senate schedule He pre-
S-i!t4 II Was the protest OF other senators
Vhich led TO the abandonment of that
scneiu!e and the adoption of the specific
rates Of the Dlngley bill.
Might of the Sugar Trust
he sugar trust" said he lis the only
g.santlc trust In the world which rests en-
tHely on legislation for its support Rv
legislation II controls the cane sugar pro-
o'ct oi the world, and wherever it thrusts
NS hahd INTO the legislative hall there is
always taint. kind of malodor arising
Nom lis efforts TO get legislation in its
Cwn behalf. and If il appears, from a ree
SCI able showing. that what the trust asks
l. too much. II should be refused The
trust overshadows the earth with its pow
er Hawaii. the West Indies Egypt lava
and everywhere else that the trusts ships
tcrch. II commands the price Are we xo-
lLs 10 accord this institution a further
lees" OF power 10 raise and control the
price AT us own sweet will and caDrice2"
MI P'dti Comm aroused Mr. CarYery n
a-ot-tT HilSnaht protest against the re-
feaiei iHtinlations thrCwn ont from the
otheF side that he wanted protection fo,
thC sugar producer. "