The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-26
DingIey's Bill Up in the
Senate for Further
Amendment.
AIdrich Tells of the Necessity
for Increased Government
Revenues.
Democrats Declare They VIII Not
Obstruct the Measure, but Say
1t VIII Not Cause Relief.


was crowded with spectators interested in
protection, the attendance OF Senators was
larger than at any time since the extra
session of Congress was called. No posi-.
tive agreement as TO the time for taking
up the tariff bill had been made. but il
was the general understanding that
Aldrich of Rhode Island would make the
opening statem ent for the Repn blicans.
after the morning business had been dis
posed of. Such proved to be the order oil
proceedings.
The morning routine was opened by
Pasco of Florida, vino presented the ere.
dentials of the new Senator from Florida,
Steven r. Mallory, who was sworn in.
Further conference on the Indian bill
was ordered. A resolution was agreed to
requesting OF the President all CORE
spondence relating to the fur seals in Be-
ring Sea.
Perkins OF California presented resolu.
ton recitilg the refusal of the Russian
Charge d. Affaires at Washington TO wise
The passport of Adolph Kutner, an in.
fiuential Jewish banker of Fresno, CAL,
who was about to visit Poland. The reso-
luton refers to the "invidious distinctions
against certain American citizens" and
the official action of Prince Lobanoff, the
Russian Premier. relative to the exclusion
OF Jews from Russia. 1t provides also
that this Government request Russia to
declare whether American cit zens are ex-
cluded from Russia on account of their
religious faith, and if so that said imperial
Government of Russia be requested to re
move SUCH prohibition and permit Ameri.
cans of whatever religious faith to visit
Russia. Perkins spoke in favor OF the
resolution, saying the United States
should extend its protecting arm to every
citizen, Jew or Gentle, wherever he might
90. The resolution was referred to the
Com mittee on Foreign Relations.
resolution by Pettigrew was agreed to
asking the President for informatio reia-
tive to the Union Pacific and Central Pa
chic railroads, the amount of dividends,
the execution of the Thurman act, etc.
The resolution authorizing the Secre-
tary of the Navy to mploy any suitable
ship in the transportation of relief sup
plies to India was considered. Chandler
explained that this was essential. as no
American ships were available.
Morgan remarked that the Senate had
reached an era when it was necessary 10
Capitol ''as to whether measure could go
through"
Has the Senator" queried Morgan,
addressing Chandler, Inquired whether
this benevolent resolution will be allowed
TO receive consideration in the Housed"
Chandler responded by asking if Morgan
had any arrangements for passing his
Cuban resolution in the House.
THE people are arranging that" re-
sponded Morgan, land either the Senator
from New Hampshire who supported that
resolution and myself and the American
people and Almighty God will give way
on that, or else the Speaker OF the House
of Representatives will give way
Morgan spoke on the calamity and hu-
initiation to which the United States was
subjected in having no American ships to
carry American benefaction. This dis
patch of grain to British India would con-
vince the British people that notwith-
standing the defeat Of the arbitration
treaty, we intend to live with them on
terms of peace and amity. Morgan Of
fered an amendment providing for nat
uralizing two British-built ships 10 carry
this grain. He declared the shipping
laws preventing the natura.izing of for
eign- built ships were responsible fer the
humiliating condition of having no Amer
lean ships.
At 2 o'clock the tariff bill was taken up.
Vest gave notice that when the para
graphs were read he would move to strike
out the provisions relating to beer, manu-
featured tobacco, snuff and cigarettes.
Aldrich opened the debate for the Re-
publicans, beginning as follows:
The business of the entire country is in a
state OF suspe nsion awaiting the action of the
Senate upon the bill under consideration.
be .ieve this anxiety TO secure action upon
this important measure at the earliest posi-
Bile day is shared by every mem Der of the Sen
ate. 1t is my purpose to keep the bill con-
tinuously before the Senate, TO the exclusion
OF all other legislative business, until 1t Is
finally disposed OF, and in this l sha Il expec,
the hearty cooperation of Senators on both
sides of the cham Der. In the discussion mem
bers of the majority committee will content
themselves with such brief explanations as
may be found necessary to the various para
graphs as they are reached.
Aldrich proceeded to present in detail
the estimates OF the effect the bill would
have upon the revenue and to explain in q
general way the character of the amend.
ments suggested. In explanation of the
sugar schedule Senator Aldrich spoke a,
great length. in effect as follows:
In the sugar schedule we have suggested q
change in rates and in the manner of assessing
the duties. AZ the schedule is a very impor-
tant one, 1t seems proper that / should ex-
plain definitely the effect of the provisions We
recommend.
United States is about 1000, 900 gross tons Of
2240 pounds each, with value based on for.
eign prices approximating SOC, DOC, 900. If the
high duties proposed in either the House or
Senate bill should be adopted, the annual cost
OF sugar 10 consumers would he more than
$3.50 600, 900. OF the consumption OF 1896
10000 tons, or per cent, were beet sugare.
produced in the United States. and 24O, 900
sugars, and 157, 900, or 8 per cent, were
sugars admitted from the Hawaiian Islands
15es 81 dG6y under our treaty With the
sugar consumed in the United States consti.
tuie nearly 30 per cent of the total consump
ton oil the world, the total sugar crop of 1896
being approximately 10000 tons, of when
100000, or about6l1z per cent of the whole
were beet sugars.
The pressing necessity for securing greatly
increased revenues seems to render q return to
a Republican policy OF free sugar adopted in
1890 an impossibility. The demand for reye-
nue. purposes and the belief that every reason.
able effort should be made to encourage the
protection OF beet sugar in the United States
led a majority of the Finance Committee,to
recommend the high rates upon sugar which
are contained in the bill now before the SEN
ate.
1t is believed by The friends of the beet.
sugar industry that we can cessfully imi
tate the example of Germany in the rapid de
velopment of beet-sugar production.
The bill, as ii came to US from the House Of
Re representatives., contains provisions which
levy a specific duty based upon poIariscopis
per pound at rs degrees TO IL cents per pound
on all sugars above No. 16 Dutch standard In
color and refined sugar. The effect of these
rates. as applied to the total importations Al
the port of New York for the month of Janu
airy, 1897, is shown by a table which submii
to the Senate. which has been prepared by the
customs officers in New York. The rates sug
gested show a range of ad valorem equivalen
from ISL to 144,3 per cent. careful ex
animation of the tables will show that tn.