The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-16
Eenate Makes Great Stride Forward
on Tariff Bill.
lrovision Relating to Hawaii
Went Over.


schedule OF the new tartn Dill was CON-
pleted yesterday. with the exception OF
the provisions applying To Hawaii
This schedule has been fruitful Of hot
debates and consequent delay. With
sugar out Of the way progress on the
bill will How be greatly accelerated.
The first paragraph Of the sugar sched-
ule has served to bring out all the
speeches and the test votes, and when
this was passed the other paragraphs
OF the schedule were agreed TO without
further opposition. As agreed to the
schedule places on sugar not above No.
16 Dutch standard cent per pound. and
.oS Of cent for every degree above rs.
and on sugars above No. 16 Dutch stan
dard 1.S6 cent per pound. but on sugars
testing below 81 degrees by ths polarts-
cope 4 cent per pound shall be dedu-
Gated. The other provisions Of the
schedule relate to maple sugar. maple
syrup, candy, etc.
Only one yea and nay vote was taken
during tho day. on the amendment Of
Mr. Lindsay Of Kentucky to make tho
rate 1.s cent per pound on sugar above
No. 1e Dutch standard. The amend
ment was defeated--e2 to 20.
Mr.. Pettigrew desired to have his
amendment relative to trusts voted on
as q part Of the sugar schedule. After
q lively debate II was laid on the table.
Immediately after Senator Fsttigrew'a
anti-trust amendment to the tariff bill
wse laid on the table he gave notice Of
Snb,r,or amendment Of the same char
acter In the shape OF . proviso. as fol-
lows:
"That none of the increased rates od
duty provided for In this act shall >urly
to any articles or commodities, the SAT-
or manufacture of which Is controlled by
trusts In this country"
Senator Chiffon Of Texas also offered
aD antitrust amendment. as follows:
"If any manufacturer. dealer. carrier
or other person knowing that any az
ticle or articles Of like character to those
upon which duties are levied under this
act are manufactured. or their sale con-
trolled or their price affected by trust
or combination, shall send or transmit
any such articles from one state to an
other, such manufacturer. dealer or
carrier shall upon conviction before any
circuit court Of the United States be
punished by imprisonment not more
than three yearS"
Senator Pasco gave notice OF an
amendment which differs from Senator
Pettigrew's original amendment only In
detail, principally as to the means OF
proceeding In court to determine the
existence Of . trust. One Of the pro-
visions requires the court to determine
whether a trust proved to exist affects
the raw material or imported article.
In case the court finds an article to be
the subject Of trust the secretary of
the interior is TO make an order direct
Ing the customs officers to permit its ad
mission free Of duty.
South Americsns Oppose Now Tsrim.
Boston. June 16.-In an interview
Arthur 8. H. Hitchlngs Of Rio de JaL-
eiro. a member OF the South American
delegation at present In this city and
representing the Commercial association
OF Rio de Janeiro, said: Your con
gress is putting through the new tariff
bill too hurriediy. The American con-
sress should think of what they are do
ing. Both BrazN and the United States
must bring down their tariffs, or Eng
land will scoop the market. II Amer
lea Will only reduce her tariff, promise
you she will get our trade. Our people
are bound financially to European ma
tions, and are paying the foreign debt
four times over In gold, but we have nc
debt with America and that is partly
why the people want to trade with her
II England by importing free raw ma
terial from u3 can make the goods we
need cheaper than the American man
ufacturers. we shall be compelled to
take her product. II you can give Us
the goods a. cheap as England does you
will get our trade"