The herald., 1897-06-11
THE SUGAR
SCHEDULE
Proves Fertile Soil to
Grow Debate
THE COMMITTEE WEAKENS
AND WITHDRAWS THE SENATE
AMENDMENTS
Provisions Relating to the Hawaiian
Treaty Postponed for Future
Consideration il
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
WASHINGTON. June 10.-The Senate
began work at II a. m.. today, and the
tariff bill was taken up as soon as rout-
inc business was out Of the way.
Senator Tillman of South Carolina
took the floor on the pending amendment
of Cannon of Utah, providing an export
bounty on agricultural products. He said
he desired the attention of his associates,
and as the attendance was meager he
noted the absence of quorum. A call
disclosed "a Senators present, more than
a quorum, and Tillman proceeded. He
said the tariff debate had disclosed. a
nebulous condition in the minds Of the
Senators. Republican Senators sat quiet
ly, apparently controlled by caucus, re-
fusing to discuss the iniquities Of the bill
and unanimously voting for exactions in
behalf of trusts and monopolies.
Mr.. Allen of Nebraska briefly spoke in
favor of an export bounty.
Mr.. Perkins of California announced
his readiness to support the export
bounty if modified so as to confine the
bounty to goods exported in vessels fly
ing the flag of the United States and
documented in custom houses of the
United States. He proposed an amend
ment to this effect.
There was some opposition from Mr..
Tillman and Mr.. Allen, but Mr.. Cannon,
author of the original amendment said
he was disposed, as a means of securing
the support of Mr.. Perkins and others Of
the Republican side of the chamber, to
accept this new proposition if rs per cent
of the bounty should go to the agricul-
tural exporter and 25 per cent to the
American vessel.
Mr.. Perkins declined to accept this sug-
gestion. saying he was not seeking SUBJ
sfdy for the vessel men, but merely to
limit the bounty to goods carried in
American ships.
The Utah senator could, Mr. Perkins
said, either accept or reject the amend
ment as a whole. Mr.. Cannon declined
to accept the amendment, and Mr.. Per-
kins thereupon withdrew it.
The Senate defeated the Cannon
amendment, giving an export bounty Oil
agricultural products-yeas 10, nays So.
The sugar schedule Of the tariff bill was
then taken up.
Senator Jones Of Arkansas opened the
debate on the sugar schedule He said
there should be single rate on raw and
refined sugar, giving one-eighth of a
cent addition, which would make the
rate plain.
Pettigrew of South Dakota gave no.
tie that he would offer his amendmentto
admit free of duty goods made by trusts
in connection with the schedule. ALI
son asked that the proviso relating to the
Hawaiian islands go over. He said in
this connection that the action of the
senate committee relative to the Ha-
waiian proposition was due to a purpose
to exclude Hawaiian sugar. The COM
mittee had never considered the uues-
tion, and had let it go over for future
consideration.
Later, he thought, a proposition on
that branch Of the subject would be pre-
sented. Allison, in behalf of the COM
mittee, then moved an amendment strik-
ing out S75-1000 and inserting 95-1OO as
the duty on refined sugars
Jones of Arkansas was recognized for
speech on the general features of the
sugar schedule.
The senator had before him small bot :
ties showing the various grades of sugar.
raw and refined, and with these Illus
trated his argument as he proceeded.
He asserted that the new sugar propo-
sition would increase the profits of the
sugar refiners in every point If that
was the purpose of the managers of the
bill they should let it be known. He. was
in favor of tax on sugar, but he be-
lieved it should be made as light as DOS
sible and should give no special benefit
to anybody.
Early in his remarks Mr.. Jones re-
ferred to the unfairness of Mr. Aldrich's
statement on the sugar schedule in
speaking of the difference between Ger
man sugar and the raw sugar coming
to this country.
The comparison was not a fair one,
Mr.. Jones contended, as the German su-
gars could not be compared to the Amer
ican. When figuring on the amount that
should go to the refiners, the American
article, raw and refined, must be con-
sidered rather than the German. With
great emphasis Mr. Jones declared that
lac PlOPOSSQ " see ludl lHGIe w DIS SOHIe
contention before German granulated
was taken as the basis for finding the
differential due to the refiner Mr.. Jones
insisted that the grades of sugar COM
pared by Mr.. Aldrich in his speech did
not compare. He stated that the price
of refined sugar upon which Mr.. Aldrica
based his calculations of 2.30 cents was
too low. 1t should have been 2.66 he
said. Still, taking Aldrich's figures, Mr..
Jones calculated margin of from .43 to
| SO cents per pound to the refiners. He
announced that this schedule, which. it
was claimed, gave less profit than ths.
house schedule, he had looked conscien-
tiously into the question without preju-
dice, and he became satisfied that clear
Gifferential of one-eighth Of cent was
right Under that differential the COM
panies' profits had increased. How could
the other side now justify further In
crease Of the differential? He shoul4