The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-18


DOwn-The Agrie ulturAl Schedule Taken
Up.
Washington, June 15-The senate
| made a great stride forward today by
completing the consideration OF the su-
gar schedule Of the tariff bill, expect
the provision relating 10 Hawaii. which
went over. This schedule has been the
storm centre Of the entire bill and with
1t disposed of there is better prospect
for speed in action on the bill as a
whole. The first paragraph of the su-
gar schedule has 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 further opposition.
AS agreed to, the schedule places on
sugar not above No. 16. Dutch stand
ard l cent per pound and .03 cent for
every degree above IS. and on sugars
above No. 16 Dutch standard 1.95 cents
per pound. The other provisions OF the
schedule relate to maple sugar, maple
syrup, candy, etc.
during the day, on the amendment OF
Senator Lindsay, Of Kentucky, to make
the rate Is cent per pound on sugar
above No. 16 Dutch standard. The
amendment was defeated-32 to 35
The Pettigrew amendment relating to
trusts was then taken up and discuss
ed at length. 1t developed considera-
BILE divergence of view on both sides Of
the chamber. the two Alabama sena-
tors, Messrs Morgan and Pettus, join
ing Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, in
opposition. Senator Allison finally test
ed the sense of the senate by moving
to table the amendment, which motion
prevailed-yeas, So; nays, 80; two dem
Ocrats, Senator Morgan and McEnery
voting with the republicans to table
and thus turning the scale against the
amendment.
During the debate on the sugar sche-
dule, Senator Caffery read a statement
showing that the labor cost in the
United States was less than in Ger
many and other countries and that the
cost of refining was less than SO cents
per 100 pounds. The senator said this
controverted Senator Allisons assertion
that the cost in the United States was
greater than in foreign countries
After the proviso relating 10 the
Hawaiian islands had been passed over
and the consideration of paragraph 200
being completed with this exception,
Senator Allison moved to insert a new
paragraph, to be known as paragraph
2061a, of which he had given notice. 1t
is as follows:
THAT the duties on molasses, clayed.
jaggery and other sugars testing not
above 81 degrees by the polariscope
shall be l cent per pound less than
those imposed by the preceding par
agraph on corresponding tests of su-
gar" The paragraph was agreed to
without objection.
Paragraph 2O7, relating to maple su-
gar and maple syrup, was agreed to as
reported: also paragraph POS, relating
to saccharine.
The committee amendments to para
graph 209, relating to sugar candy and
confectionery, were agreed to as re-
ported.
This brought the senate to the end Of
the sugar schedule, the Hawaiian pro-
vision being the only committee prOvi-
sion to go over
Senator Pettigrew gave notice OF an
other anne dment, that none of the in
creased ties Of the bill shall apply
to any iicle made by trusts.
Senators Pasco and Chiffon gave no.
tice of similar amendments.
Consideration Of the agricultural
schedule was then resumed the but
ter paragraph being agreed to as re-
ported.
Senator Allison asked that the tobac-
co schedule go over and that consider
alton Of the agricultural schedule be
resumed. This was agreed to and the
senate took up the provisions as TO
dairy products in the agricultural sche-
dule.
On the first Of paragraph &c, butter
and substitutes therefor. 6 cents per
pound, Senator Jones. of Arkansas,
moved to reduce the rate to cents per
pound; disagreed tO-29 to "a.
At o'clock the bill was laid aside
and after short executive session the
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