The herald., 1897-06-16
SENATOR'S
SATISFIED
With Committee Rates on
Sugar
THE SCHEDULE COMPLETED
AND RAPID PROGRESS rs NOW
EXPECTED
THE SCHEDULE COMPLETED
Pettigrew's Antitrust Amendment
Is Tabled and Notice Given Of
Another Just Like It
Associated Press Special Wire.

Another Just Like It
Associated Press Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, June 15.-The senate
made great stride forward today by
completing the consideration of the su-
gar schedule of the tariff BILL except the
provision relating o Hawaii, which went
over. This schedule has been the storm
center of the entire bill, and with it dis.
posed of there is a better prospect of
speedy action in the bill as whole. The
first paragraph of the sugar schedule
served to bring out all the speeches and
the test votes. and when this was passed
early today the other paragraphs of the
schedule were agreed to without fur
ther opposition AS agreed to- the sched-
ule places on sugar not above No. 1G
Dutch standard 1 cent per pound and .03
of a cent for every degree above rs, and
on sugars above No. 16 Dutch standard
1.95 cents per pound, but on sugars test
ing below 81 degrees one-tenth of
cent per pound shall be deducted. The
other provisions of the schedule relate
to maple sugar, maple syrup, candy,
| etc.
Only one yea and nay vote was taken
during the day, on the amendment of
Mr.. Lindsay of Kentucky, to make the
rate 1S cents per pound on sugar above
No. 16 Dutch standard. The amendment
twas defeated-32 to 35.
The Pettigrew amendment relating to
trusts was then taken up and discussed
at length 1t developed considerable
divergence of view on both sides of the
chamber, the two Alabama senator's
Messrs. Morgan and Pettus-joining Mr..
Hoar in opposition.
Allison finally tested the sense of, the
senate by moving to lay on the table
the amendment, which motion prevailed,
yeas 35, nays go, two Democrats-Mor-
gan and McEnery-voting with the Re-
publicans, to table the amendment and
thus turning the scale against the
amendment
Consideration of the agricultural
schedule was then resumed The butter
paragraph was agreed to as reported.
In the chaplain's opening prayer to-
day he invoked "Open the doors Of
well requited toll to the unemployed,
and bring the long-expected prosperity
to every household"
Caffery of Louisiana, with tinge os
humor, presented a petition from the Su-
gar Planters association of Louisiana
protesting against Cafferys statement
that the Wilson bill gives enough pro-
lection.
Consideration of the sugar schedule
of the tariff bill was then resumed, the
pending question being on Lindsay's
amendment to strike out 1.95 cents and
substitute 1.S cents per pound on sugar
above No. 16, Dutch standard.
Caffery read statement showing that
the labor cost in the United States less
than in Germany and other countries,
and that the cost of refining is less than
80 cents 100 pounds. The senator said
this controverted Allison's statement
that the cost in the United States was
greater than in foreign countries. He
criticised in detail Allison's figures
showing dfferentials under the law of
1894 and on the pending schedule as in
corr ect, and said the senate should not
add to the favors received by overgrown
corporations. A vote was then taken on
Lindsay's amendment and it was disa-
greed to, yeas 32 nays 35
Vest then criticised Allison's figures
given yesterday as to differentials, saw
ing that they were complete abandon-
ment of the position originally taken by
Aldrich. 1t disclosed, he said, radical
difference from the calculations on the
other side of the chamber. Vest said the
ables he had prepared showed the rel
ative protection on SO degree sugar to
be: Wilson law 35 cents per 100 pounds:
Dingley rate, Al cents; Aldrich rate, 46
cents; pending caucus rate, AZ cents
White of California also criticised AL
lison's figures, saying they were incor-
rect throughout. He turned to the rec
ords of Republican senators on former
sugar schedules He quoted Hale's
statement four years ago as to the poor
mans breakfast table, adding sarcas-
tically that the same breakfast table
was to be turned to the modern autocrat
the sugar trust. Aldrich was also
quoted, amid amusement, that the DEM
ocratic senator's were so helplessly un-
Ger the influence of the sugar trust that
the American people We're Inundated
Tillman of South Carolina remarked
that he thought this showing justified
his word, ''villainy." for which he had
been chided, in referring to the sugar
rate
AllisonS motion, striking out the re-
taliatory clause in paragraph 206.- was
then agreed to without opposition.
Allison moved to insert new para
graph, 2061a, that the duties on mo-
lasses, clayed, jaggery and other sugars
testing not above 81 degrees by the po-
lariscope, shall be one-tenth of cent per
pound less than those imposed by the
preceding paragraph on corresponding
tests of sugar
1t was agreed to without objection.
The other sugar paragraphs, 207. 20S
and 209, were agreed to as reported.
This brought the senate to. the end Of
the sugar schedule, the Hawaiian pro-
vision being the only committee provi-
sion to go over.
Pettigrew desired to have his amend
ment relative to the truet voted on as
part of the sugar schedule. He said that
this antitrust policy had been plank
Of the Republican party up to the time