The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-15

D tive.
e Mr.. Mills moved a uniform duty Of 4
q per cent ad Vaiorem oc sugar; rejects
without division.
, HOAR'S SUGAR COMMISSION.
i, Mr. Hoar (Aiass) offered his amend
ment for the appointment by the presi
dent OF commission of five members t
investigate into the sugar production
and the best means Of supplying tn
> American market at the least cost.
Mr.. Hoar urged that his proposed com
: mission would command the best talen
Of the country in presenting to the sen
ate the fullest Information concerning
sugar. Next to the development of oul
virgin wheat fields. the development OF
the sugar beet would be the greates
boon to agriculture. The trainers Of the
tariff bills were honorable men. and al
| though it had been suggested in the
press that somebody had been bribing
senators, those statements, said Mr.. Hoar
are received by serious people throughout
the country with absolute contempt"
The amendment was referred to the e.
rance committee.
TILLMAN ANSWERS HOAR.
Mr.. Tillman (S c. then answered Mr..
Hoar. He said he had the deepest re-
spect for the integrity of the senator
from Massachusetts,. But perhaps he had
| become callous in his long service, as
| was indicated by the statement that the
best people OF both parties treat with
| contempt the statements that there was
| irregularity in making the sugar sched-
ule. On the contrary. the people wanted
an investigations; they wanted the honor
Of the senate vindicated or the men who
slandered it punished. For that reason,
Mr.. Tillnan said, he had contemplated
| ar amendment to nIr. Hoar's proposition,
so that the commission would not only
| inquire into the mere machinery of sugar
| making, but also whether the Sugar
| trust had used undue means TO control
legislation and to get at the root of how
| it is and why II is that the American
senate can't touch sugar. without getting
contaminated"
MIR. HOAR SMELLS UP.
Mr.. Hoar was again on his feet, and
turning to the South Carolina senator,
said that there were some men who
seemed to think that down beneath the
body OF the people there was a great
mass OF seetfling people eager for ex-
tremes. He knew. through and through,
the character. purposes and opinions OF
the men VINO get their living from their
farms and the factories Of Massachu-
sets.
"They are" he proceeded impressively,
simple, sincere, honest, liberty-loving,
God-feanng men. They think no evil,
and the appeal to vile passions falls on
deaf ears with them
The men who made up the farms and
the factories were the same the country
over. he said.
And 1 hold,'' he continued, "that TO
the great body of these people these
charges are not only preposterous, but
infamous
TILLMAN COMES AGAIN.
Mr. Tillman again made reply. While
he Gained no special mission, he had
come from the farm ard from the peo-
pie and to the senate more recently than
the Massachusetts senator. He knew, he
said, that the only thing Infamous in
this transaction, in the view of the peo-
pie, was the refusal to investigate, ard
this effort to hide behind the senatorial
toga.''
II the senate persisted in this, then II
was disgraced before the people. Public
charges had been made that bribery was
abroad in connection with this subject,
and unless you investigate you stand
convicted. asserted the senator.
BACK TO THE BILL
The senate then came back to the bill.
and Mr.. Lindsay moved to strike OUT
1.95-ioo and insert l.S-l0 cent as the ra:e
on sugar. He argued that the rate of
the biii was too high and gave exception
Al advantage 10 the refirers
This drew from Mr.. Allison an anirnat-
ed defense of the paragraph. The SEN
ate paragraph differed from the original
house provision, he said. in only one
particular. viz: The substitution OF LES
for ls15. which difference amounted 10
only Z l-2 cents per hundred pounds He
asserted that the ascending scale of
$500 on each degree above 75 was not
an excessive benefit 10 the refiner. The
senator submitted tables showing, he |
SAID, that the differential under the VII !
son law is greater than that OF the SEN
ale provision now under consideration !
He challenged contradiction Of these |
tables. for, he declared e-nphatically, he l
was tired OF the accusations tha; the /.
committee had increased by 50 or 50 per !
cent The protection 20 the sugar refners. |
ALLISON GIVES FIGURES.
Mf. ADison incorporated in MS speech |
2 very Interesting table giving the first |
detailed explanation, fronb the Republl- /
can side. 0. The new sugar schedule In /
commenting upon IL, he said:
Il have the absolute calculations here.
and when IL IS said that there is pro- ]
lection or 6iffereausl. lying in this scale. /
running from 10 70 loo degrees. reply
thai differen.ials is not 70 be seen"
NJ. Allison then presented q table I
showing the diffeneniial on :ae law OF
1894. he house bill. and the proposed (
senate schedule. fro,ns ugar al IS de-
grses, Up e refined sugar. TIE main
rates ara shown as follows:
Seyansy-ave deg-ees-Direrent!al. law
Of 1884,. 5s,2s: house 20 81; sena;e e.-ss.
E.gAty-e;ght degrees-D.fsrea;ial 1894.
y -: heuse I7.sS; senate e..n5
Ninesy-six aegrees-D.T-reatial. 1894.
las: house IeSs: senate 1889
one hundred ieg-ees-Dlffe-en;iai 1884.
q. s.: honse y 30: senate eo.ao
Whza M Allison was asked why his
figures differ FROM, those u Ar. Aarich.
wao rna.ie the original statement. ne an
swe-ed that bis .Aiiis2l'sl scAie Was
ezse5 Gpoa the p.ice % sugar Il bad n
Ne. York. while Mr. Aid-sea's state