The times., 1897-06-16

passed by The committee amendment, re-
ducing the House duty on saccharine from
10 1 cent per pound, and from Is 10 20
per cent ad valorem was adopted The
duty on sugar candy was reduced from
eight TO four cents specific, and from,
20 TO 10 per cent ad valorem. This was
done by a committee amendment, which
was agreed To.
Senator Pettigrew then insisted upon con
sideration OF his antitrust amendment. A1r.
Allison wanted the sugar schedule disposed
OF first
Senator Vest said he never knew before
that the parties differed as TO Legislation of
this kind concerning the trusts. He would
favor it's going over, but he wanted TO dis
pose of this sugar schedule. He wanted TO
get rid of it; ii was an eyesore, aud had
caused many charges OF corruption and
fraud.
TIE amendment was read, and Mr.. Petit
grew addressed the Senate upon it.
Senator Hear said that when he came
to the Senate, it was his purpose to do
all in his power to check and control the
trusts. He did not think legislation for
that purpose should find its place in a
tariff measure. Senator Hear pointed out
that, under the Pettigrew amendment,
two or three persons could affect a conn
5ination with the avowed intention OF
enabling tae product which they repre-
sented TO be put on the free list Under
the amendment, two or three men in
Boston, woolen manufacturers, could get
together and, by putting Up the price OF
wool, put it on the free list and ruin
every wool producer in the West He
should vote against the amendment.
senator Faulkner raised the question as
to the effect of the amendment on sugar,
raw and refined, which might be con-
trolled by a trust
Senator HoaT declared that there never
was a senene Which would make gamblers
and spectators control the market more
than this amendment The amendment did
net require that it should be aa American
who was to file complaint Persons could
come from Africa or Mesopotamia and file
their charges after themselves being in a
scheme for combination purposeiy to
enable the article to be put on the free list
Senator Faulkner insisted that tLe men,
Der from Massachusetts must be naista ken,
and the two Senators INDUCED in an inter
loctItory discussion az To the meaning of the
amendments provisions
Senator Plabt said the construction of
the amendment by the Senator from West
Virginia was such that, where a trust
controlled a manufactured article, that
article would go on the free list; but the
raw material was not to be admitted free
os duty, no matter how many Siusts effected
it's production. This would he true in the
case of raw sugar. In reality, the position
OF MT Faulkner was wrong, as the effect
Of the amendment would really be to put
ON the free lfst any article controlled by
trust, no matter how that trust was
created or with what motive
Mr. Pettus, OF Alabama, explained that
Mr.. Petiigrew's amendment was similar to
one in force in Canada, but it was not ap-
plfcabIe to the Institutions OF this country.
Senator Nelson, of Minnesota, followed
in long explanation Of the legal meaning
of the word trust. and what so-caited
trust was supposed to be.
Senator Caffrey said nobody could deny
that there were trusts in every important
manufacturing Industry n the United
States. Why not, then, perfect some
amendment now that would express the
true sentiment of the Senate and the
people on that question?
Senator Allison said the question was |
one of such grave Importance that it should |
not be deeided hastily or without full and |
careful consideration. and he appealed 70 |
Senator Pettigrew to allow the whole |
matter to go over for the present, and |
until the remainder of the bill was dis
posed Of
Senator Pettigrew protested most yigor- |
ously that because the question was an |
important one there was all the more |
reason why its discussion should go on I
until the question WAS thoroughly under |
stood. and such an amendment perfected
as would protect the country against the /
who was willing TO vote for the sugar OF
any other great trusts to vote for his
amerdm ent.
Mr.. Pettigrew said In reply to a ques+ +
ton by Senator Seweil, Of New Jersey, that /
the Sugar Trust, like nearly all other great
trusts, was organized under the laws of
New Jersey lie did not know whether the
laws of that State needed amendme ent ,r
not, but something was evidently wrong
there.
Senator Pettigrew proceeded TO eriti-
else therepert made upon the pending billby
MI Ai,Aiie-H, dHei "a ptdiheu HOW Tie hSpuD- !
leans had since held caucus and raised
The rates so as to make the bill much more
avaralile to the trust although theconmit-
zee had at first made it much more profit
able for the trust than the House bill The /
trusts contribution tc campaign funds
n the future cUald now he doubled and /
trebled above what they were last year /
rhe debate on the tariff blu three years I
l&w and now have canyinced him more