The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
Jones of Arkansas Is Disposed
to Adopt Obstruction
Tactics.
Berry Vents HIS Wrath Upon the
Sugar Trusl-Teller Wants
New Conference.


terrupted by Jones of Arkansas, who COM
planned that ii was impossible to under
stand the report for the mere repetition
of amendment numbers. He said that
the Democratic mem bers of the conference
committee had had no explanation of the
report. and that In the House the report
had been acted upon in single day with
out giving the Democratic mem bers ten
minutes preparation. 1t was due TO the
country that there should be a chance to
understand the changes made by the com.
mit.ee. He gave notice that he would in
sist that the changes should be taken up
and explained.
A slower style of reading the report was
then adopted, and Allison and Aldrl h
were required from time to time TO give
all the explanations asked for by the Sem
ator from Arkansas.
The amendments on the sugar schedule
having been reached Vest had read an
explanation given by the House Repub bli-
can conferees and asked Allison whether
he concurred in that construction of the
schedule.
Allison replied that the House explana-
ton showed the same differential between
raw and refined sugar In the conference
report as in the original House BILL
Berry asked Allison how much less the
sugar trust would get under the confer
ence report than under the Senate amend
ment.
Allison said he aid not precisely see the
point OF the inquiry.
81 think" said Berry, II can make it
en- nj lai thot rho Sapator ND
l want to know how much less sugar re-
tiners will receive under the conference
bill than they would ave received if the
Senate amendment had been adopted by
the House."
All son made technical explanation OF
the sugar schedule.
Berry said he understood the Senator to
say that sugar retiners would receive
something less under the conference re-
port than under the Senate schedule.
Il am not speaking of what the sugar
rehners will receive, said Allison. II am
speaking of the relative duties on refined
and partly refined sugar and sugar that
does not come within that qualificat !"
II hope, Berry interrupted, that the
Senator wi give his answers in ordinary
English so tina. he can be understood. 1t
has been heralded forth that the House
conerees obtained great victory over the
Senate conferees, and want to know the
real value of that victory. If the Senator
can tell me plainly | should feel very
much obliged. | wan. to know whether
that claim is justified by the facts"
Allison repeated: II understand the
fac 10 be that under the conference re-
port sugars testing So per cent, the largest
I'm ported qualities, will ave in the neigh
bornood OF ia cents per 100 pounds more
duty than tuey would have under the
House bill, and correspondingly less than
they would have had under the Senate
bill"
''ln other words" White lnterposed,
''the conference rate is a sort of com pro-
mise"
I'm dealing with the subject" Allison
continued, 'the onferees desired that
there should be as much protection 10
beet and cane sugar of this country as can
reasonably be given; therefore we have
protected beet and cane sugar TO the ex-
tent of L96 cents pound, the House rate
having been I8S in stead. Taking .03 as
the scale, We took OBS and this at the
point OF 100 degrees made the rate OF diff
ferential 1.S25-being the same as the ORR
ginal House bill"
Berry said he knew of no man who mud
died matters more ccmple tely than the
Senator from Iowa. [Laughter.l
White said satiricaiiy that the more
thoroughly the matter was understood
the more completely should the Senate
conerees be acquitted of the charge of
submission to the House. He presented
tables showing that instead of the House
gaming victory over the Senate on the
sugar schedue. the reduction from the
Senate differential was but fling. 1t
was no wonder, he said, that the market
had tremblesi and brought forth an in
creased price In sugar.
A lively discussion sprang up on the
araeraph putting cotton bagging on the
dutiable list at 6-10 OF cent per square
yard.
Butler declared that he stood ready to
vote against he interference of the report
and send it back to conference.
Tilman recalled Quay's pile of manu-
script against the Wilson bill and sa
that if his Southern colleagues would re-
sort to that plan they could mold Congress
till December, or until cotton bagging
would be put ou the free list.
Butler indorsed the idea.
Teller expressed his purpose to vote
against the conference report. He thoug h t
there should be a new conference and a
new committee. The Senate was en-
titled to have on the com mittee men who
He intended to vote against tie report so
as to see if the conferees conld not be ill.,
structed to insist upon white pine remain
ing at Mckinley rates, and upon cotton
bagging being on the free list.
He characterized the bill as the meanest
ever enacted The most expensive and the
most burdensome.
When the discussion came to 4 close for
the day about nalf Of the report had been
read and partly debated. No action of
any kird had been taken and no subject
concIud st.. An effort was male by A Ii
son TO have the Senate meet ut II A. NJ
daily, but so much opposition was mani
tested on the Demecsatio side that he did
not persist - ~
In coiloqny on that point White cre-
ated a laugh bv quoting a Republican
member of the Hou as saving to-day
that ne was just rsa in over confer
ence report to find out now what he voted
for last night.
Alter an executive session. at 6 o'clock
the Senate adjourned until noon to-
morrow. f
HOPEFUL OF IN EARLY TOTE.
Democratic Obsfruciton IN the Senat