The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-12
MORE SWEETEAIH' YET
The Republicans Add Another
Fraction to Sugar.
PASSED BY A CLOSE VOTE
MENERY, OF LOUISIANA, ONLY
DEMOCRAT VOTING AYE.
THE TRUSTS WIN BY TWO VOTES
But it Shows That All the Schedules
Will Go BY Caucus Rule-- Till
man Takes a Pitcn-Fork
Lunge at Allison.


Lunge at Allison.
Washington, ID. c., June 1.-THE first
test vote on the sugar schedule was
taken in the Senate late today, resulting
in the adoption of the Republican caucus
amendment, changing the House rate to
1.95 per pound, by the close vote of 80
yeas to 80 nays. The affirmative vote
was made up of 20 Republicans, one
Democrat (McEnery, of Louisiana), one
Silver Republican Jones, of Nevada),
and one Populist (Stewart, of Nevada).
The negative vote was made up of %
Democrats, Populists and Silver Re
publicanS. 1t was the closest vote thus
far taken on an issue of Importance and
was accepted as showing that any amend
ment having the sanction of the caucus
was assured of adoption.
The vote was taken after a day spent
in speeches on the effect of the sugar
schedule. The main speech of the day
came from Mr.. Allison, in charge of the
bill, and was in the nature of an answer
to the charges made against the sugar
schedule as whole and a defense of it,
Mr.. German (Maryland) spoke against
the schedule and the entire bill, pointing
out that its effect was to burden the peo-
pie without opening up to us new foreign
markets. Mr.. White reviewed the records
of the Republican Senators on the sugar
schedule during the debate on the Wilson
bill .arraigning them for inconsistency.
Mr.. Caffery, louisiana and Mr.. Stew
~ 10 al Il,
against and the former for the pending
schedule, after which the vote was taken.
The first paragraph of the sugar sched-
ule was not finally disposed of up to the
time of adjournment.
Before the tariff bill was taken up. Mr.
Harris kansas) introduced a resolution
reciting the status off affairs relating to
the Union Pacific Railroad and express
ing the sense of the Senate that the Sec
retary of the Treasury should take
steps to pay off the liens prior to those of
the government and then to operate the
road, and if that was not deemed expedi-
ent, to adopt foreclosure proceedings in
the courts. The resolution went over.
The tariff bill was taken up at 1915
and the consideration of the sugar sched-
ule resumed. The parliamentary status Of
the sugar discussion was as follows: The
House paragraph (206) being under con-
sideration Mr.. Allison had moved to sub
stitute one cent and ninety-fiye hun
dredths cent per pound for one cent and
eight hundred and seventy-fve one
thousandths as the rate on sugars above
number 16. Dutch standard.
Mr. Turpie 1ndiana) in behalf of the
minority of thn Finance oOnO1ittao uav va
notice of a new amendment to be offered
as an additional paragraph to the inter
nal revenue provision, placing tax of .
per cent on estates of decedents, when
the inheritance amounts to $1,000 or
more and is not for the benefit of a re-
ligiOus. charitable, educational or like
institution. The tax is to be in force for
FIVE years from January /, 1898.
The amendment also provides for the
details of collecting the Inheritance tax.
The question then reverted to the COM
mittee's amendment striking out 1 S75<
1000 and substituting 95-100. Mr.. Frye
(Maine), who was in the chair, stated the
question and a vote was about to be TAX
en-. Mr.. Jones asking for the yeas and
nays
AS the roll call was about to begin Mr..
Caffery Louisianan) took the floor and
read newspaper account Of the growth
and development of the Sugar trust.
The extracts read by Mr.. Caffery were
very long, covering an entire newspaper
page. 1t gave in detail the profits of the
trust by years, its absorption of lesser SUI
gar establishments and the internal bust
nes affairs of the organization Mr..
Caffery then made an argument against
the schedule, which, he said, proposed to
give more to the Sugar trust than the
Wilson bill. and that gave too much.
'The trust Overshadows the earth with
its power" he said. Hawaii, the West
Indies, Egypt. Java and everywhere else
that the trusts ships touch it commands
the price. Are we going to accord this
institution a further lease of power to
raise and control the price at its own
sweet will and caprice"
A running debate occurred between
Mr.. White, California; Mr.. Platt. (Con-
necticuD Mr.. Gear, Qowa), and Mr..
German, (Maryland).
Mr. Stewart (Nevada) asked Mr.. ALI
son to state before the vote was taken
whether this bill gave the refiners great
er advantage than the present law?
Il have no doubt" answered Mr. ALI
son, ''that excluding the countervailing
duty this bill does not give a greater ad-
vantage to the sugar industry than the
Wilson bill"
Mr.. Allison proceeded to make a gen
eral statement. He said that thus far
Senators had been discussing decimal
figures and statistical without consider
ing what lies at the basis of this and all
schedules. <
eve have been taunted with the
bounty of $780," said he. "and we hear
Senators on the other side say they will
support sugar duty on the theory that
it is tax for revenue only. / wish to
disclaim any responsibility for this duty