The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-12
ONE DEMOCRAT VOTE
Mas Cast for the Sugar Schedule
and Was Decisive.
SUCCESSFUL BY ONLY TWO VOTES,
Republicans Had Close Call on the
Principal Amendment.
cAFFHKY SPOKE or THE TRUST
Pointed ont the Enormous PROFITS
and Satd Il Dcpendcd Entirely
on Legislation Tor support.

Washington. June i.--rho irst test vote
on the sugar schedule was taken In The
senate late today, resulting In The adoption
of tho republican cauuus amendment.
changing the house rateot .a5e per pound,
by the close vote OF yeas 81. nays 80.
The affirmative yots was iuado up OF
twenty -nine republicans, one democrat
tMcEnery of Louisiana one silver ropuh-
lican tJouos of Nevada and one populist
| tStcwart Of Nevada.
The negative vote was made up of twon-
| ty. FIVE democrats. three populisis and two
silver republicans.
1t was the closest vote thus far taken an
any issue of importance mud was accepted
as showing that any amendment having
| the sanction of the caucus WIS assured of
adoption
| The vote was taken afLer Il DAY spent in
| speeches on the eftec. Of the sugar schod-
ulc, The main speech Of tho day came
from MIR Allison. in cherec ot the bill. and
WAS In the nature of an answer to the
charges made against the sugar schedule
as whole and a defcnse Of st.
| Mr. German of Mary and spoke against
the schedule and the entire bill, pointing
out that its effect WIS TO burden the pco-
pie without opening to ne new markets..
Mr.. White reviewed the records OF the
republican senator's on ;he sugar schedule
during She debate on the Wilson bill. ar
raiening them for inconslstency.
Mr.. Catfery Of Louisiana AMI Mr. Stewart
OF Nevada also spoke, the former asalnet
and the latter for the ponding schedule.
after which the vote was taken.
The first paragraph of the schedule was
not finally disposed OF Nj 10 The time OF
adjournment.
The continuance Of the debate on the
sugar schedule In the senate served TO
swell The attendance considerably today.
Before the tariff Pill Mas taken up Mr..
Harris OF kanuf z. ierdrced resolution
ION the status OF affairs relating TO the
Union Pacific railroad and expressing the
sense of The senate that the secretary Of
the treasury should take steps 10 pay off
the liens prior TO those OF the govern
ment and then to operate the road, or, II
that was deemed incxpodient, TO adopt
foreclosure proceedings in the courts. Tho
| resolution went over
The tarid bill vas then taken up at 12.15
anu the consideration 81 the sugar schedule
resumed.
MT Jones OF arkansas began the discus
SION by placing IN inc record statement
on sugar expert showing the price OF
eocn eiau' "l suEaI, tho rate oil iaNdlioh on
'Hch uhaef me wilson act and under the
proposed schedules
w ulp'o VI thuiu'ia' IN pehall vi INC
hiluolits VI nv hnniioo committee gave
ho'loe oi "a new oll'ilulhtht to be oiof"a
a. a., ap" 10 'ne
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ooie gu 's''''oN VI 'ts". . Whoh me
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miltae ar,nnJrnents s,r,Ling a., w W. o ,ono
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la ba ,alnn yyhen Mr. c.,s,ar, ~ m"a 1911
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lconnt or Tho erowtb md doveionnor, ~
Tho sugar trust W
He made n lang sn.ecb ht,,or,,, ho.,t,a
to the sugar trust thus preventIng an i'm
mediate vote
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of the trust by wears. Its ahso,n,io a,
lesser suear estnujishnents and ~ ,,,or
nal business anatrs Of no or..n,,,.,1,,
Mr. Caffary ,be, loot NJ, ~, '.',.1i
to the amount of raw sugar reo,,iroh /,
make a hound of re6ned sugar ~. ne.
serted thai a reliable expert cI,i,,ed thai
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furnished nv ,ruat officials and 49,. nm
tlsan.
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sugar cano Industry in Tho hoiio,y ~ mel
hands VIII, oomn,eto control ~ Tho Ann,i
can n,arl,et with German s,,y,,s i,er, a.,
and In his Judgment the digercntlaI n,
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