Evening star., 1897-06-10

The afarmfttse 4Ste was given by Mesars
Aae1: Aa;.a. Hntlss. stswart. Harris Kansast.
aeitIeid. DophlistE Cannon. Mantle, Petit
x1ew' silveE erep, aicans: Roach and Till
Mr.. Tillman ann unced that his colleague
GMr: McLaur3D would vots for the amend
This This closed h the consideration o, the c.re.,
par padasrapns M ;,,L OF the agricultural schedule.
that the further consideration of the aerf.
tna tuatSrai schedule be postponed. and that
ene senate go back to the sugar schedule.
sugar Schedule Taken Up.
inere was nos4opposition and the Senate
tnereupon entered upon the consideration
OF the sugar schedule, which has occasion
ed SO much comment.
WI. Fetugrew Is. D) gave notice ha
W Eou!o oner hds amendment to admit free
OF DUTY goods made BY trusts in connec-
ton with the; schedule. =,
1ne or1ganaf amendments of the Senate
:attes W:thnn. as st were withdrawn by Mr. Allison
Inc House provisions were then taken
up In connection with the first para
sIaph OF the schedule C200 Mr.. Allison ask
90 Laat the nroyiso relating to the Ha-
connection the oft-repeated statement that
tne action of the Senate committee rela-
i've to the Hawaiian proposition was due
Ts 10 a purpose to exclude Hawaitan sugar.
me conlmttee had never considered the
question and had let it go over for future
consideration. Later, he thought a prop
os,,i2n ,liol on that. branch of the subject
would pc presented. but for the present
he asked that 1t 20 over.
Mr. Ali1son, In behalf of. the committee.
Cnen moved an amendment to paragraph
1H line y Striking out Sz5-1. Goo and in
seIting 95-1O0 as the duty ON refined su-
gars. Z -.
The portion of paragraph 2O6 which went
over, al the suggestion of Mr.. Allison. be-
gins with line 3, page 81, sugars tank bot
TOMS; etc." and continuing to the end of
the paragraph
Senator Joncs' Speech.
Mr.. Jones (Ark) was recognized for a
speech on the general features Of the su:
gar schedule.
The senator had before him small bottles
showing the various grades of sugar, raw
and refined. and with these Illustrated his
argument as he proceeded. He asserted
that the new sugar proposition would In
crease the profits of the sugar refiners In
avery point. =,
II that was the purpose of the managers
of the bill they should let 1t be known.
He was in favor of a tax on sugar, but he
believed tnat it should be made as light
as possible and should give no special bene-
fit to anybody by the way in which the
duty was arranged
Early in his remarks Mr.. Jones referred
to the unfairness of Mr.. Aldrchs state
the difference between German sugar and
the raw sugar coming to this country. The
comparison was not a fair one, Mr.. Jones
contended, as the German sugars could not
be compared to the American. When fig
uring on the amount that should go to the
refiners, the American article, raw and re-
fined, must be considered rather than the
German. .1fJ
with great emphasis Mr. Jones declared
that he proposed to see that there was
some contention Before German granulated
was taken az theEbasis for finding the diff
ferential DUE to the refiner. Mr.. Jones in
sisted that the grades of sugar compared
by MIR. AldrJGh ip, his speech did not COM
pare. He pS6ducea some samples, which
he obtained from the New York custom
house, inchudins German and English
standard sugars !and what he termed the
"Havemeyer sugar.. .-4-... ...r . -.
ANY one can see at a glance, said he,
holding thesss up ip the view of the Senate,
that .therefJs np sort of comparison be-
tween them Ii, II b. &c.. -
: Criticising Mr.. Aldrich's Figures.
Mr. Jones, aeclaEed that the price of re-
fined sugar on which Mr. .Aldrich based his
calculatfunss Off .2stp cents was too low. 1t
should havehbesn2.6 .66. he said.
Still, taking Mr.. Aftfrich's figures, Mr..
Jones calculated a margin Of from .43 to
.s,3 cents per pound to- the refiners. He an
nounced that; this schedule, which it was
Gained gave less profit to the retilers than
greater profit than the House schedule.
When he was at work on the present tar
If Law. Mr.. Jones said that he was over
whelmed with assertions that the sugar
refining industry in this country would be
wiped out. .
He confessed. he said, that he felt there
was danger of this. He had looked con-
scientiousiy into the question without pref
udice and he became satisfied that a clear
differenttal Of one-eighth Of a cent was
right. Under that diferential the COM
pany's profits. had increased How could
the other side now justify further in
crease of the differential? What occasion
was there for 1t? What excuse was there?
He should propose. he said. a duty OF 1
cent per pound on sugars testing 70
hundredths on each degree above that and
differential Of one-eighth on refined.
Il will not propose this in any cautious
spirit. said he, but because believe it is
sufficient. and that the people are entitled
to know exactly what 1t is proposed to give
the refiners." ~,.
Favors an Ad VaIorem Duty.
He had no disposition, he proceeded. to
strike any interest by legislation, even a
trust, although he believed the law should
be enforced and that every unlawful cor
poration should feel the heavy hand of the
law The ideal duty ON sugar, he contin-
ued, If 1t could be collected without under
valuations was an ad valorem duty He
Knew II was charged tnat the trust wanted
an ad valorem duty. and that the sugar
trade desired specific duty, but he never
theless believed ad valorem duties were
more. equitable. He proceeded to give sew
eral reasons for his conviction.
Mr.. Bacon Of Georgia asked him on what
grounds he justified any differential at all
II an ad valorem duty were levied
TT isn't a question of Justification" re-
piled Mr.. Jones; ''it is submission, not tusti-
fcations 1 offer my proposition to meet the
pretended view of the other side; it fully
meets 1t and at perhaps one-eighth of the
cost to the people. They can do what they
please, but I do hope that when / have
shown them q schedule, containing no hid
den meaning. which does what they profess
they want to do, some Of them at least will
vote for IT.
Mr.. Jones read letters from sugar men
criticising the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty,
and declaring that its benefits accrued en-
tireiy to the sugar interests of San Fran
cisco and Hawaii, while taking millions out
Of the pockets of the people. Commenting
on these Mr. Jones remarked that when
rascas fall gut h9nest men get their due.
Mr.. Jonesaa aalso fead a statement from an
expert acceAntaht showing profits Of 80
per cent by enc Af the sugar companies of
the Pacific coast which vigorously sup
ported the aabrogation Of Hawaiian reci-