The times., 1897-06-16
ANTITRUST AMENDMENT
Republicans Vote to Lay 1t Upon
the Table.
A L0NG-DRAWN-0UT DEBATE
Trusts, Their Power, aud How 1t
Can BE Curtajled We're the Sole
Subjects for Discussion in the
Senate Yesterday-More Amend
ments Proposed.

Trusts in general and the Sugar Trust
deal OF oratory in the Senate yesterday.
After a debate ranging over the greater
part of the Afternoon, the Republicans
were agreeabIy surprised by their ability
to vote down Mr.. Pettigrew's antitrust
amendment and lay it on the table. The
vote stood 35 10 81, the same vote by
of Mr.. Lindsay, to reduce the duty on
refined sugar from 1875 to 1.s0, was
defeated.
This action on the antitrust amendment
does not mean, however, that the matter
Will be dropped, for several others along
tie same lines Will be offered today and
the Republican members of the Judiciary
Committee are at work upon one that
will receive the support of the Republicans
OF the Senate II is a matter that
cannot be altogether ignored by The
Senate.
Inc discussion on the bill was re-
suned by Mr.. Caffery at 1920 O'Clock
AhllS Ifle 81 dbtIlbulS Ol <AlitcOU yes
terctay relative to the cost OF refining
sugar, the number Of pounds of raw neces-
sary To make L 90 pounds of refined sugar,
and other points, Mr.. Cafrery said no state
ment ever made by the trust on these or
any other matters pertaining TO its busf
ness could be depended upon.
Mr.. Caffery submitted a great mass of
figures TO show that the cost of refining
In the world
After some further discussion the vote
was taken on Mr.. Lindsay's motion TO
reduce the duty on refined sugars from the
1876 cents, as agreed TO by the Republican
caucus, to /. so cents a pound. 1t was de
feated by vote OF 80 to 80.
z his vote indicates the strength of the
vote in the Senate willing TO give the
sugar trust the high differential agreed
upon by the Republican caucus.
Mr. Allison moved to strike out that
part OF the sugar schedule levying an adj
diuonal duty equal TO any bounty paid, on
all sugars imported from bounty ying
Countries, for the reason that il was pro-
vided for elsewhere.
Mr.. Vest called attention to the radical
difference between the prices of sugars
ASSd by 1ASPuDt'ebAS III AAAc
ures submitted to the Senate. All of this,
he said, was confusing, and intended TO be
confusing and misleading.
In a previous speech Senator Vest gave
the Senate the protection given the trust
under Mt Aldrieh' sffgures, andnow hegave
Tire country the same circulation based upon
Nr Ailison's figures.
Mr.. White read a criticism of the COM
parative statement issued by authority OF
the Finance Committee. The principal DIFF
ferences were found in the prices of sugar
as given in the table and as compared with
the figures given In the sugar Journal. Mr.
White called attention to the grades OF
'95 and Sc, as given in the table, and as
serted that the figures We're meant to indi-
cate that the present bill lis no worse than
the Wilson BILL
I'VE are told that the sugar people need
protection, said MFR. White II do no.
believe these people are in position to
deserve legislative favors."
The Senator next went over the evidence
of Tr. Haveneyer as TO the trusts con-
tribution for campaign purposes. This evil
dence the Senator read with emphasis and
earcastically.
A vote was taken on the amendment Of
fered by Mr.. Allison, and it was adopted.
At the request OF Mr. Allison the pro-
vision relating TO the Hawaiian treaty was