The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-12

ganization. THE Sugar Trust" said he,
is the only gigantic trust in the world
which rests entirely on legislation for its
support. BY legislation it controls the
cane-sugar product of the world, and when
ever it thrusts its hand into the Legislative
hall there was always faint KIND OF
malodor, arising from its efforts 10 get
legislation in its own behalf, and II 1t APP
pears from a reasonable showing that what
the trust asks is too much IL should be re-
fused. He taunted the Republicans, after
their experiment with sugar bounty under
the Mckinley law, for going back to sugar
for real revenue producing duty. And
them said he, they have the audacity to
throw in our faces the insidious doctrine of
protection!" He should not permit either
his motives or his principles to be assailed.
He repudiated, with q passionate display
of feeling, the suggestion that he had any
personal interest in a big sugar concern
in his State which bore his name. He had
never, he said, owned a single share of that
company, and was only in very small
How much sugar did you produce last
year?' asked Mr.. Platt, of Connecticut.
About 100000 pounds" replied Mr.. Caf-
fiery, from farm of 500 acres. / am the
smallest planter in my parish but say to
you that if all my fortune were involved in
sugar duty l would not support it, except
for revenue. "A public man who is con-
fined within the narrow limits of a selfish
interest is not fit to hold seat in the
United States Senate
On the conclusion of Mr.. Caffery's re-
marks Mr.. White took the floor. He ar
raigned the Republicans for their advocacy
of the, sugar schedule. From the debate
on the Wilson bill he read the remarks of
various Republican senators denouncing
the sugar schedule in that BILL which, Mr..
White said, was not half as advantageous
to the trust as the proposed schedule.
When he quoted from Mr.. Gear of Iowa,
he and the Iowa senator were drawn into
a sharp exchange about the way prosperity
Jagged behind it's predictions. Mr.. Gear
declared that prosperity would come when
the tariff bill was passed.
Give us a vote on the bill now" shouted
Mr. White closed at 245 p m, and Mr.
Frye, of Maine, was again about to put
the amendment to vote, but Mr. German
said he had a word only before the vote
Was taken. He spoke against the schedule,
and in conclusion said the country would
understand that this bill increased the bur-
Mr. Stewart asked Mr. Allison to state
before the vote was taken whether this
bill gave the refners greater advantage
than the present law
MR.. ALLISON'S STATEMENT.
81 have no doubt" answered Mr.. Allison,
that, excluding the countervailing duty
this bill does not give greater advantage
to the sugar industry than the Wilson bill
Mr.. Allison proceeded to make q general
statement. He said that thus far senators
had been discussing decimal figures and sta
tistics without considering what lies at the
basis of this and all schedules. 1--WE have
been taunted with the bounty of 1890" said
he, land we hear senators on the other side
say they win support a sugar duty on the
theory that it is a tax for revenue only. I
wish to dsclaim any responsibility for this
duty as a revenue duty. If that were it's
only object it should not have my vote"
Mr.. Allen proceeded to point out the
changed conditions since 1916. In the days
of his boyhood. very little pure white
sugar was seen. Now, no sugar came on
the table of rich or poor that had not
gone through some process of refining. The
refining industry of this country was enti-
tn 10. py.
planned the House and Senate schedules
DO you believe in protection to labor or
caPItal? .!Tis interposed Mr.; Tillma9 Iia1 M Ar,
son, Ito which the senator we'll knows my
answer. l believe in protection to Ameri-
can labor but l believe in protecting
American capital also from foreign capt.
tai" 1t was the policy of this bill. he con-
tinued to do what Europe had done-estab-
try and keep the 100000 900 annually paid
for sugars by our people at home. Recall
ing the criticism of the Republicans for
their abandonment of the bounty system,
Mr.. Allison said that system had been
adopted to encourage the sugar industry.
1t had failed, first, perhaps because of the
rapid and unexpected strides made in both
the beet and cane growths and, second, be-
cause the Democratic party decided to do
nothing to encourage the system. The
schedule might not be arranged precisely
as it should be. but it was confessedly
within fraction of other schedules. If SEN
ators on the other side could snow that
there was an injustice, he would, he said,
try to deal with it in a spirit of justice.
Mr. Caffery replied briefly to Mr.. Allison,
and then the vote was taken amid great eX-
pectation, resulting: Yeas, 80; nays, 30, as
follows:
Yeas-AIlison Burrows, Carter, Cullom,
Davis Deboe, Elkins, Fairbanks, Foraker,
Frye, Gallinger, Hanna, Hansbrough, Haw-
ley Hoar. Jones (Nevada), Mcbride, Nc
Emery, Mcmillan Mason, Nelson, Perkins,
Platt Comm, Pritchard, Proctor, Sewall.
Shoup, Spooner Stewart, Wellington, Wet
more and Wilson-32.
Nays-Bacon, Bate. Berry, Caffery, Chill
ton. Clay, Cockrell, Daniel, Faulkner, Cor
man, Gray, Heitfeld, Jones (Arkl; Kyle
Lindsay Mallory. Mantle, Mills, Mitchell,
Morgan, Pasco, Pettigrew, Pettus, Roach,
Timan, Turpie, Vest, Walthall and White
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Mr. Jones, of Arkansas. then moved an
amendment striking out the words, ION all
sugars" in Line 20, Page 63, which went
over.
Mr. Allison asked if an agreement could
be reached for II a.. m. sessions beginning
Monday. Mr.. Jones answered that such
consent would be given next Thursday or
Friday
Mr. Hoar gave notice of a new section to
follow Paragraph 206, providing for the ap-
pointment by the President Of commits
sion of five persons who shall investigate
and report at the next session of Congress
on the most advantageous methods OF pro-
ducing and refining sugar and what method
will give to the consumers sugar at the
least cost.
At y. M the bill was laid aside and the
Senate went into executive session, adjourn
ing soon after.