The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-06
NO beet BOUNTY.
The Robbery Postponed to the
Regular Session Tariff
Bill Denounced.

WASHINGTON, July T, 1Ss7.-The Re-
publican Senatorial caucus today decided
to not again present beet sugar bounty
amendment to the tariff bill and Senator
Allison was authorized to move to have
the amendment offered by Senator Allen
tabled. There was also a general agree
ment to take up the Thursday beet sugar
bounty bill as an independent measure,
the first thing after Congress meets next
December.
When Senator Allen was informed OF
the result of the Republican caucus he
said he would press his amendment to a
vote, but that he would not flibuster to
prevent its being laid upon the table. He
said it was not his purpose to prevent
an early vote upon the bill.
Senator Allison, who has the bill in
charge. stated that he would probably ask
the Senate to sit tonight until the bill
should be completed and reported to the
Senate from the Committee of the Whole,
but he was not hopeful of securing vote
today.
Without any preliminary business the
Senate today proceeded with the con-
sideration Of the tariff bill.
Mr. Bacon made personal explanation
of his vote yesterday for Mr.. Mills
amendment to impose tax of five per
cent. onsall manufactured products.
Mr. Bate (Tenn.) then took the floor
and delivered a set speech against the
bill He made general argument against
the measure from the standpoint, as he
announced of an advocate of Fair trade
and free silver" The Senator analyzed
the bill in its bearing on the agricultural
industry saying it was designed to fool
the former by giving him ficti-
tious protection on his products
while real protection was given to all the
articles consumed by him. He criticized
the steady extension of the protective
policy, saying the slogan of the day was
"a tariff for robbery instead of "a tar
iff for revenue" 1t arrayed US against
the world, making the United States the
Ishmael among nations.
MrPettus (Ala.) then offered an amend
ment declaring unlawful the importation
of sugar by any trust or combination
operating in restraint of trade or for the
| purpose of advancing the price of sugar
The amendment also provides for the for
feiture of sugar so imported and directs
the Attorney General to enforce the for
feiture and to prosecute trusts, combina.
| tions, etc.
The Senator spoke at length in support
of the amendment, referring to the
gradual absorption of wealth in the hands
of vast concerns. He denounced as a pub
| lie enemy the man who gathered into his
| control an article of prime necessity, fol
| he perpetrated wrong on all the people
| for his personal gain and satisfaction.
Mr. Chiffon (Texas) followed with ar
arraignment of trusts, arguing that they
were fostered by the tariff. He explain
| ed the operation of his antitrust amend
| ment at length and argued that it fur
| nished a feasible method of reaching the
great trusts, engaged in Interstate com.
merce He would vote for the amend
| ments of Mr.. Nelson and Mr.. Pettus, but
he felt that neither of them would strike
| quite deep enough.
! If nevery barrel of sugar, said he
| there were branded the number of bust
ness rivals crushed by the sugar trust
the number of laborers thrown out Of
! employment, the number of dol
lars contributed to political cam
paign funds, few American citi-
| zens would welcome cheaper sugar al
| the price of so much corruption and dis
grace Trusts were beyond the reach oi
| States. They seemed to be beyond the
power of the Federal Government
| Every gun shotted for them was spiked