The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-16

Dingley rate Al cents; Aldrich rate, As
cents; pending caucus rate A cents, cents, IT,
ures saying they were incorrect through
out. He turned to the records of Repub-
lcan Senators on former sugar schedules.
He quoted Mr.. Hales statement four years
ago as to the poor mans breakfast table,
adding sarcastically that that same break
fast table was TO be turned TO the modern
autocrat-the sugar trust Mr. Aldrich was
also quoted, amid amusement, that the
Democratic senators were SO hopeless under
the influence of the Sugar Trust that the
American people were inundated.
Mr.. Tillman remarked that he thought
this showing justified his word ''Villainy"
for which he had been chided, in referring
to the sugar rates.
Mr.. Allson's motion striking out the re-
taliatory clause in Paragraph 206 was then
agreed to without opposition.
Mr.. Allison moved to insert new para
graph (2061a) that the duties on molasses,
not above 81 degrees by the polariscope
shall be one-tenth of one cent per pound
paragraph on corresponding tests of sugar.
1t was agreed to without objection The
other sugar paragraphs, 2O3 2OS and 209,
were agreed to as reported.
PETTIGREW' S AMENDMENT.
This brought the Senate to the end of
the sugar schedule, the Hawaiian provision
being the only committee provision to go
over Mr. Pettigrew desired to have his
amendment relative to trusts voted on as
a part of the sugar schedule.
Mr.. Allison asked that 1t go over, but Mr..
Pettigrew said he felt like having the issue
now unless overruled by the Senate.
Mr.. Vest remarked that he had not sup
posed there was any difference among par
ties on the proprietv of this amendment
1t was time to dispose of it. otherwise the
whole sugar debate would be reopened at
a later stage. The sugar subject was
source of calumny, scandal, and irritation
and there would be no peace until it was
disposed Of 1t was understood, he said,
that the Republican caucus had referred
the trust amendment to the RepubHcan
members of the Judiciary committee, but
legal question was involved and senator's
should meet the issue here and now.
Mr.. Pettigrew said that this antitrust
policy had been a plank of the Republican
party up to the time of the St. Louis con-
Vention when it was left out of the plat
form. Whether it was purposely left out in
behalf of the trusts would be disclosed by
the vote to-day, he said, An opportunity
was now at hand by this amendment to
check the rule of the trust and to force
it to dissolution.
Mr.. Hoar said he expected to do every
thing in his power to check the evil COM
planned of. But it had no place in q tariff
BILL he said and should be dealt with as
measure would be devised. Mr.. Hoar said
he specifically objected to that feature of
the amendment which permitted three or
more men to form a combination and thus
force the articles handled by them on the
free list. Three men in Chicago might, ne
said. form a combination which would
wreck 1000 woolen industries OF the entire
MIR, Faulkner insisted that the amendment
would not bear sucn a construction and
that the danger pointed out by Mr.. Hoar
could not arise under this amendment
Mr. Hoar declared that the amendment
was an "abomination through and
through. There was never a scheme con-
ceived in the widest magination, tic 9Inr G0uened rca
in terms like this, placing the commerce
of the whole country at the mercy OF any
three unprincipled adventurers.
Mr.. Pettus said he begged his Democratlc
asSOpiatpC slow TINS klnQ OF an
amendment, tending by il-advised action
to break down all classes OF commerce ana
after the Canadian law, but was wholly
unsuted to our institutions He sympa-
thized with the aim OF the amendment: iQr
we had become a government by the trusts
and by money, and the government heel
had been put on the neck of this system
But, in striking at trusts, the mistake axe
manufacturing business of the country by
throwing it into the courts.
| Mr. Nelson pointed out what he regarded
as radical defects in the PetugreW amend
ment, although he supported the Senerdl
principle of it. He said the amendment
might result in cutting off the revenues OF
the government. 1t would also place an
entire industry, outside OF any trust SUD
iect to penalties because some Smau TRUST
was formed in that line. Mr.. Nelson said
he had contemplated urging an amehdment
empowering the President to place an artl-
Gle on the free list when he round that q
trust was producir~ it, But he realized
that the President should not be supJected
to this responsibility and he had determlneo
not to press his amendment me sendtoIT
urged that senators should vote down all
amendments, pass the tariff Dill ana turn
their attention to some effective remedy
Mr., Lindsay ironically pointed out that it
would be serious, by this amendment, 70
such care in the sugar schedule TO roster
the trust.
PETTIGREW COURTS DEFEAT.
Mr.. Allison again urged that the amend
ment ought to go over for the time being,
and he appealed to Mr.. Pettigrew to allow
this to be done, but the latter refused. lie
said the objections were in the nature OF
excuses, and the weakest of these had
come from the senator from Massachusetts
(HoarO He maintained that every opJec-
ton could be met and that he was willing
to so amend his proposition as to make
it an effectual remedy against trusts
In the course Of his remarks Mr.. Pett-
grew referred to the rise in Sugar stock
During recent days, wheeupon Mr.. Gear
said the sugar debate of three years ago
sent up Sugar stock 40 points D..4,o.,,,
81 think" exclaimed Mr. RettlgreW,
chat the two debates on sugar-noW and
three years ago--justify the existence OF a
NJ Nv PSfnroan nointed out what he regard
ed as fatal defects Of the amendment. lie
regarded the existing sherman antitrust
act, reinforced by the recent decision OF
I
real remedy against trusts.
Mr. Allison moved to lay the Pettigrew
amendment on the table. This speedily de-
veloped something of a breeze. MI ChlI-
ton moved an amendment pertectlng lhe
procedure under the Pettlgrew 3EnehdInent' 5
Mr. Allison had remained standing, claim
inp the floor Mr.. Chiffon yielded the moor
to Mr. Faulkner, who declared tnat tne
nTrnose of Mr.. Allison's motiSn TO table
was TO avoid a direct vote on the trust
NJ AIiison hotly resented this suggestion
ana claimed the floor. Three senators Were
ciaimino the floor-Allison, Chiffon and
Fauikner The presiding officer, Mr. Gal
Iinger being temporarily IN the chalr' held
that Mr. Allison was entitled 10 the moor
Sana+ore asked to perfect the amendment,
bIt Mr. Allison insisted on testing the
sense Of the Senate with his motion. The
vote was taken and the amendment was
"a hIed-35 yeas 80 nays-as follows:
I,dboe E2IIins. Fairbanks, Foraker, Frye,
Cav Hanna, Hawley. Hoar Mcbride, Nc
MILAN Mason, Nelson, Penrose, PERKINS,
PIatt Comm, Platt On. ", Prltchard,
proctor Quay. Sewell, Shoup, Spooner,
Thurston Warren. Wellington, Wetmore,
uriiler tRepublicans; Jones (Nev), silver
Populist. and Morgan and McEnery' Dem
oGT[aatTssSBacon. Bate, Berry, Caffery, Chill
ton iSiav. Cockrell. Faulkner, Gray, Jones
ARK Kenney. Lindsay, McLaurin, NAL
iory, Martin, Mitchell, Murphy, THi Pasco'
Vest Walthan and White, Democrats;
PT3ier Harris Q<an.), Heitfeld, Kyle and
Turner Populists; ana Pettigrew, silver
Republican-~32. z -
The tobacco schedule was passed over
| I'D Consideration of the agricultural sched-
ne resumed. On the first paragraph t234).
bi1tter and substitutes therefor, cents per
Dolnd Mr. Jones, of Arkansas, moved to