The record-union., 1897-06-12

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE first
test vote on the sugar schedule was
taken late to-day, resulting in the
adoption of the Republican caucus
amendment changing the House rate
of 195 per pound by the close vote OF
yeas 80, nays 30 The affirmative vote
was made up of twenty-nine Republi-
cans, one Democrat (McEnery OF
Louisiana), one Silver Republican
Zones of Nevada) and one Populist
(Stewart of Nevada. The negative vote
was made up of twenty-five Democrats,
three Populists and two Silver Repub-
licans. 1t was the closest vote so far
taken on an issue of Importance, and
was accepted as showing that any
amendments having the sanction of the
caucus were assured of adoption.
The vote was taken after day spent
in speech 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 de-
Tense of it. Mr.. German of Maryland
spoke against the sugar schedule and
the entire bill, pointing out that it's eff
feet was to burden the people without
opening to us new markets. Mr.. White
reviewed the records of Republican
Senators on the sugar schedule during
the debate on the Wilson bill, arraign-
ing them for inconsistency. Mr.. Caf-
ferry of Louisiana and Mr.. Stewart of
Nevada also spoke, the former against
and the latter for the pending schedule,
after which the vote was taken.
The first paragraph of the sugar
schedule was not finally disposed Of up
to the time of adjournment.
The continuance of the debate on the
sugar schedule in the Senate served to
swell the attendance considerably to-
day.
Before the tariff bill was taken up
Mr.. Harris of Kansas introduced res
olution reciting the status of affairs re-
lating to the Union Pacific Railroad
and declaring it to be the sense of the
Senate that the treasury should take
steps to pay off the liens prior to those
of the Government and then to operate
the road, or, If that We're not deemed
expedient, to adopt foreclosure proceed
ingS in the courts, The resolution went
over.
The tariff bill was taken up at 1915
o'clock and the discussion of the sugar
schedule desumed.
Mr.. Jones Dem.) of Arkansas began
the discussion by placing on the rec
ords a statement of a sugar expert,
showing the price of each grade of su-
gar, and the rate of taxation on each
grade under the Wilson Act and under
the proposed schedule.
Mr.. Turpie of Indiana. in behalf of
the minority of the Finance Committee
of he
offered as an additional para graph to
the international revenue provisions
placing a tax of per cent on estates
of descendants, when their inheritance
amounts to $1,000 or more and is not
for the benefit of a religious charitable.
educational or like institution, the tax
to be enforced for five years from Janu-
ary 1st next
Then the question reverted to the
committee amendment striking out
S75-1, 900 and substituting 1851 ,OO0
A vote was about to be taken when Mr.
Caffery took the floor and read a news
paper account of the growth and de-
velopment of the sugar trust, thus pre-
senting an immediate vote. The ex-
tracts read by Mr.. Caffery were very
long and gave in detail the profits of
NAAS IL 1St Wy yCdIS. IT'S dDSOIptIOn OI
lesser sugar establishments and the in
ternal business affairs of the organiza-
ton.
Caffery then took up the question as
TO the amount of sugar required to
make pound Of refined sugar He as
serted that a reliable expert claimed
that the Government figures and esti-
mates were furnished by trust officials
and We're partisan. Mr.. Caffery went
on 10 say that countervailing duty of
5S-l00 on German granulated sugar
was ample protection to the American
reflners. The latter held the cane sugar
industry in the hollow of their hands
with complete control of the American
market with the German sugars kept
out, and, in his judgment, the differen-
tial of 3S-1OO on German sugar was
ample against them.
Returning to the general features of
the schedule, the Senator said this bill
proposed to give more to the sugar trust
than the Wilson bill, and that gave too
much. The sugar trust, said he. is the
only gigantic trust in the world which
rests entirely on legislation for its SUD-
port. By legislation it controls the cane
sugar product of the world, and when
ever it thrusts its hand into the legisIa-
tive hall there was always a taint. a
kind of malodor arising from its efforts
TO get legislation in its own behalf and
If If annParS from a roo CON I,Io