The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-15
ALLISON EXpLAIHSIT
SUGAR SCHEDULE ANALYZED ny
THE SENATOR IN CHARGE OF
TILE BILL.
SHARP TILT WITH TILLMAN,
SENATOR HOAR TAKES THE SOUTH
ERIN GENTLEMAN TO TASK FOR
SENSATIONALISM.
Defeated by Il Narrow Majority and
With Aid From the Democratic
Side.

ate debate on the sugar schedule Of the
tariff bill proceeded today with only
one diverting incident to relieve the
monotony into which the discussion has
lapsed. This was the sharp exchange
between Mr. Hoar (Mass.) and Mr.. Till
man IS. c., representing the two ex-
tremes of senatorial procedure. Mr..
Tilman referred to published charges
of irregularity in connection with the
sugar schedule and asserted that the
senate would stand convicted before
the American people if it failed to in
vestigate the charges.
MIR. Hoar calmly denied this state
ment, his tone and language being cal
culated as rebuke. He declared that
the vague charges of irregularity were
Mr.. Allison, in charge Of the bill, made
another speech in defense of the sched-
ule, presenting tables which he de-
clared proved that the sugar refiners
received less protection under the SEN
ate schedule than under the existing
law. Mr.. Pettigrew Is. D. spoke at
length in favor of his amendment to
place on the free list articles controlled
by the trusts, severely arraigning the
various large trusts. Mr.. Allen (Neb.)
urged legal procedure against the
trusts. Only one roll call occurred dur
ing the day. on Mr.. Lindsay's amend
ment to place all sugars on the same
basis. This was rejected, rs to 20.
Mr.. McEnery Oem., Lao voted with
the Republicans in the negative, and
Senators Pettigrew and Mantle with
the Democrats in the affrma tive.
The tariff bill was taken up with
little delay. and Mr.. Allison, in charge
Of the bill, asked for an agreement
that the daily sessions Of the senate
begin at II a. m. on and after Wednes-
day next. Mr.. Vest preferred to have
the agreement Conditioned on an I'M
Outstanding for daily adjournment at
5 p. m. Mr.. Allison stated that there
would be no difficulty about that. and
the agreement for the early sessions
was effected.
Mr.. Allen (Neb.I then reverted to the
colloquy last Saturday in which he
held that it was the right and duty
of the government to take legal steps
to dissolve the sugar trust. He argued
that injunction, quo warranto and
other legal processes could be invoked
by federal courts against a state cor
poration engaged in interstate or in
ternational trade.
Mr.. Pettigrew IS. D. followed in sup
pert Of his amendment, proposing that
articles made by trust be put on the
free list. He asserted that it was a
serious question how the present gov
eminent by the trusts and for the trusts
could be thrown c if" There were trusts
in coal, sugar, oil, glass, steel, chemi-
Gals, crockery and all other great stap-
les, sitting competition and setting W
the rule Of monopoly. No tariff bill
would be successful, he said, without
some defense of the people against the
trusts and such bill would meet with
popular condemnation. AS a protec-
ticnist, he offered this amendment, be-
lieving that with it the tariff bill could
be defended against assaults. He con-
tended that the amendment would not
seriously diminish revenues, as the bill
was not framed to get revenue from
trust articles, the American markets
being in effect turned over to the trusts.
Mr.. Pettigrew gave the details OF
the organization of the many extensive
trusts, beginning with the sugar trust
whose annual profits he put at $15,00O,-
900. Mr.. Pettigrew said he was glad
that he had supported in the last cam
paign a man who had the courage to
avow his opposition to the trusts. He
charged that the trusts in the last
campaign all opposed Mr.. Bryan's
election, and that many Of them closed
down some Of their factories to in
f1uence their workmen. He named
eleven trusts and said they were CAPT
talized at $432 900, and bonded at
s43, 100000, while representing an actual
investment Of only Sill 100000. He
spoke of the trusts as modern
pirates"
The assertion that If the antitrust
amendment prevailed, the revenue de-
signed to be provided by the tariff
bill would collapse. he said, was alb
surd, and he submitted figures to show
that the proposed duties on articles
controlled by these eleven trusts based
on present importations would be but
SO, 600, 000 If some remedy against
trusts was not adopted then the ex-
IRENE remedy of government ownership
would loom UP as practical question
While that, said he, is socialism, yet
socialism is preferable to despotism.
The senate then voted on the pending
amendment by Mr. Lindsay to strike
out the distinction as to Dutch stand
ard in the first paragraph of the sugar
equality at one cent per pound and
three-hundredths of a cent additional
for every degree above 70.
1t was defeated, yeas e. nays 80. Mr.
McEnery Oem., La voting with the
Republicans in the negative and
Messrs Mantle and Pettigrew (silver
Republicans with the Democrats in
the affirmative.
Mr.. Mills moved a uniform duty OF
40 per cent ad valorem on sugar. Re
jected without division.
Mr.. Hoar (Mass.) offered his amend
ment for the appointment by the presi-
dent, of a commission of five members
to investigate the subject Of sugar
production and the best means Of sup
plying the American market at the
least cost. The amendment was re-
ferred to the finance committee
Mr.. Tillman then answered Mr.
Hoar. He said he had the
deepest respect for the in
tegrity Of the senator from Massa-
chusetts. But perhaps he had become
calIous in his long service, as was indi-
Gated by his statement that the best
people of both parties treated with con-
tempt the statements that there was