The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-12
SENATE'S SUGAR SCHEDULE.
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Mr.. Havemeyer, in his testimony" said
Mr.. Tillman. said that only % 900 men
were engaged in the sugar refinery indus
try. Yet YOU propose 10 give the refiners
a differential which amounts to between
100000 and SO, 100000 for the protection
of 1900 men,"
TT was the policy of this bill to do
Whatever Europe had done to establish
the production of sugar in this country
and to keep the 100000 900 annually paid
for susars by our people at home. We're
1t not for that 1 would favor a revenue
duty of 10 or 45 per cent"
Recalling the criticism of the republi4
cans for their abandonment of the bounty
system, Mr.. Allison said that system had
been adopted to encourage the sugar in
dustry. 1t had failed, first, perhaps, be-
cause of the rapid and unexpected strides
made in both the beet and cane growths,
and, second, because the democratic party
decided to do something to encourage the
system This was a special industry. The
schedule might not be arranged precisely
as lt should be, but it was confessedy
within fraction of other schedules If
the senators on the other side could show
mat there was an injustice, he would he
said, try to deal with it in a spirit of jus
tice
Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts called atten-
ton to the fact that the transfer of the
sugar industry to foreign countries would
take from the United States large agri-
cultural industry in beets and cane.
Mr.. Berry of Arkansas reverted to the
communicating influences of the sugar
trust, and urged that the Senate, by its
vote, put an end to the scandals surround
ing this subject. Now was the opportu-
nifty, he declared, for republican senator's
to make good their professions of four
years ago against the trusts.
Mr.. Stewart said he did not expect this
tariff bill to afford any material relief to
the country, as there was a cancer of
financial contraction which was eating at
the vitals of the country. The senator
added that he was in favor of the bill be-
cause he wanted the people to know that
IT could not bring prosperity any more
than bread and milk poultice could bring
prosperity"
Mr.. Caffery replied briefly to Mr.. ALI
son
The vote was taken amid great expecta-
ton, resulting, yeas, 32 nays, 80, as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Burrows, Carter,
Cullom, Davis, Deboe, El6ins, Fairbanks.
Foraker Frye, Gallnger. Hanna, Hans
brough, Hawley, Hoar, Jones of Nevada,
Mcbride, McEnery, McAIillen, Mason, Mel
son, Perkins. Plat of Connecticut, Prit-
chard, Proctor, Sewen, Shoup Spooner,
Stewart, Wellington, Wetmore and Will
son-32.
Nays-Messrs. Bacon, Bate, Berry. But
Ter Caffery, Chiffon, Clay, Cockrell Dan
iel, Faulkner, German, Gray, Heitfeld,
Jones of Arkansas, Kyle, Lindsay, NAL
Tory, Mantle. Mills, Mitchell, Morgan,
Pasco, Pettigrew, Pettus, Roach, Tillman,
Turpfe, Vest. Walthall and White-30
Mr.. Hoar gave notice of a new section
to follow paragraph 2O6, providing for the
appointment by the commission of five
persons, who shall investigate and report
at the next session of congress on the
most advantageous methods of producing
and refining sugar, and what method Will
give to the consumers sugar al the least
cost.
At o'clock the bill was laid aside. and
the Senate went into executive session. ad-
journing soon after.