The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-16
THROUGH With SUGAR.
Stumbling Block to Tariff Bill
Disposed OF.
SENATE TOOK BIG STRIDE FOR
WARD YESTERDAY,

W hRsO AO
Only Hawaiian Treaty Clause Remains to
Be Observation-Disclosures Trust
Amendment Defeated onsideration
of Agricultural Schedule Resumed.
Washington, June 15-The Senate made
great stride forward today by complet-
ing the consideration of the sugar sched-
ule of the tariff bill except the provision
relating to Hawaii, which went over.
This schedule has been the storm centre of
the entire bill and with it disposed of,
there is better prospect for speedy action
on the bill, as whole.
The first paragraph of the sugar
schedule has served to bring out all the
speeches and the test votes and when this
was passed early today the other para
graphs of the schedule were agreed to
without further opposition. AS agreed to
the schedule places on sugar not above
No. 16, Dutch standard one cent per
pound and .03 of cent for every degree
above Is; and on sugars above No. 16
Dutch standard .95 cent per pound The
other provisions of the schedule relate to
maple sugar, maple syrup, candy, ETC.,
but on sugars testing below 81 degrees by
the polarsicope L per cent pound should
be deducted. Only one yea and nay vote
was taken during the day. on the amend
ment of Mr.. Lindsay of Kentucky to
make the rate 1.S cent per pound on sugar
| above No. 16, Dutch standard. The
| amendment was defeated 80 to 35.
| In the course of the chaplains opening
prayer to the Senate today he invoked
| ''open the doors of well requited toll to
the unemployed and bring the long ex-
pected prosperity to every household
| Mr.. Caffery of Louisiana, with a tinge
sugar planters association of Louisiana,
protesting against Mr. Caffery's state
ment that the Wilson bill gives enough
protection
The consideration of the sugar schedule
of the tariff bill was then resumed, the
pending question being on Mr.. Lindsay S
amendment to paragraph 206 to strike out
pound on sugar number 16, Dutch
standard. Defeated 80 to 35.
| Mr.. Allison moved to strike out the re-
| taliatory clause of paragraph 206 from
| line three to twelve, page 63, because, he
said, it was covered in the third section
of the schedule. In this connection Mr..
Vest of Missouri, criticized Mr.. Allison S
figures, given yesterday as to the differen-
tials, saying that they were complete
abandonment of the position originally
| taken by Mr.. Aldrich.
| Mr.. White of California also criticized
Mr.. Allison's figures, saying they were
| incorrect throughout.
| He quoted Mr.. Hale's statement four
years ago as to the poor mans breakfast
table, adding sarcastically that that same
| breakfast table was to be turned over to
| the modern autocrat-the sugar trust.
Mr.. Aldrlch was also quoted, amid
amusement, that the Democratic Senators
were SO hopelessly under the influence of
the sugar trust that the American people
were humiliated.
| Mr.. Tillnan of South Carolina, re-
marked that he thought this showing
justified his word "vil1ainy'' for which he
had been chided, in referring to the sugar
rates.
| Mr.. Allison's motion striking out the
retalitatory clause in paragraph 2O6 was
then agreed to without opposition.
At Mr.. Allison's request the proviso re-
lating to the Hawaiian Islands was passed
over.
This completed the consideration OF
paragraph 206 except the Hawaiian pro-
| viso.
Mr.. Allison moved to insert new
paragraph to be known as paragraph
206 10 of whnh he had given notice. II
is as follows:
1895 1-2-That the duties on molasses
clayed jaggery and other sugars testing
not above 81 degrees by the polariscope
shall be one tenth of one cent per pound
less than those imposed by the preceding
paragraph on corresponding tests OF
sugar
The paragraph was agreed to without
objection.
Paragraph 2O7 relating to maple sugar
and maple syrup was agreed to as re
ported; also paragraph POS relating tc
saccharine.
The committee amendments to para.
graph 200 relating to sugar candy and
confectionery were agreed to as reported.
This brought the Senate to the end ot
the sugar schedule the III awaiian pro
vision being the only committee pro
vision 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 it go over and
be considered at a later stage of the bill.
Mr.. Pettigrew said he felt like having
the issue now unless overruled by thu
Senate
Mr. Vest remarked that he had not sup
posed there was any difference among
parties on the propriety of this amend
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