Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-15
55th CONGRESS.
Another Days Debate on
the Sugar Schedule.
TiIIman Insults the Whole American
People in His Wild Talk.
Hs Is Rebuked In Calm and Diqniiied Manner
by Senator Hoas.

Washington, June 1.-THE Senate
debate ON the sugar schedule tariff bill
proceeded, today, with only one divert
ing incident to relieve the monotony
into which the discussion has lapsed
But there was sharp exchange between
Hoar and Tillman, representing the two
extremes of senatorial procedure. Till
man again referred to the published
charges of irregularity in connection
with the sugar schedule and asserted
before the American people If it failed
to investigate the charges.
Hoar calmly and impressively re-
PEELED this statement, his tone and
language being calculated as a rebukc.
He declared that the vague charges of
irregularity We're not only preposter-
Gus, but infamous. Tillman reiterate
that senators would stand convicted by
the people of they sought to hide be-
hind the senatorial aoga.
Allison, in charge of the bill. made
another speech in defence Of the sched-
ule, presenting tables which he de-
clared proved that the sugar refiners
received less protection under the Sen
ate schedule than under the existing
law. Pettigrew spoke at length in
favor of his amendment to place on the
free list articles controlled by trusts,
severely anaigning the various large
trusts. Allen urged the legal procedure
against the trusts.
Only one roll call occurred during the
day, on Lindsay's amendment to place
all sugar on the same basis. This was
rejected. &c to 90. McEnery, Dem. La.
voted with the Republicans in the neg
alive. and Pettigrew and Mantle with
the Democrats in the affirmative.
At the outset it was agreed mat the
daily session of the Senate begin at II
4. NJ. after Wednesday next and con-
tinue until 5 p. NJ.
Allen, Neb., reverted to the colloquy
Of last Saturday. in which he held that
it was the right and duty of the gov
eminent to take legal steps to dissolve
the sugar Trust. He argued that in
junction. quo warranto and other legal
process could be invoked against the
trust
l
the Federal courts to Dust state cor
poration, engaged in interstate or in
ternational trade was undoubted, and
asked; why should the Senate waste
time and haggle over the. sugar sched-
ule and the Sugar Trust when the
courts ouereda real remedy for dissolv-
ing this gigantic monopoly"
Allen next spoke in favor of abrogai-
ing the Hawaiian treaty. The senator
said the sugar investigation. in which
he took part, disclosed that Have
meyer. head of the Sugar Trust. and
Claus Spreckels, king of the sugar
trade of the Hawaiian islands, had an
agreement by which Spreckels con-
trolled the territory west of the Mis-
souri, river. while the territory east of
the Missouri was subject to the
forays of the American Sugar Trust"
His vote, and. he believed. the votes of
the Populist senators would be to cease
the Hawaii treaty as a means of de-
veloping the beet sugar industry OF
this country.
Pettigrew, S. D.. followed in support
of his amendment proposing that arti-
cles made by a trust be put on the free
list. He asserted that it was a serious
question how the present government
by the trusts and for the trusts could
be thrown off. No tariff bill will be
he said, without some de-
fence of the people against the trusts
and such a bill would meet with popu-
lar condemnation. AS a protectionist
he offered the same amendment, believ-
N m
be defended against assaults. He con-
tended that the amendment would not
seriously diminish revenues. as the bill
was not framed to get revenue from
trust articles. the American markets
being. in effect, turned over to the
trusts.
Pettigrew figured out profits of S5l 09S
daily by the Sugar Trust or over SIS CO.,
900 annually, most of which. he urged,
was due to favorable legislation While
the price of sugar was less under the
present law than 1t was under the act of
1890. he continued. Ii was higher than II
was in 1856 before the trust was formed.
Pettigrew then branched off into the
discussion of other trusts, with which he
classed the anthracite coal companies.
the Standard Oil Co.. the National Lin
seed Oil Co.. the United States Leather
Co. and the United States Rubber Co.
Pettigrew charged that the trusts in
the iaSt campaign all opposed Bryan $
election and that many of them closed
down some of their factories to influence
their workmen. The eleven trusts al
luded to by him. he said. were capitalized
at 1872 900 600 and bonded to the amount
Of A3,O00,t00 while representing an actual
investment of but s171. 0O0O00 He spoke
Of the trusts as modern pirates"
When Pettigrew concluded the Senate
was brought back to the pending amend
ment by Lindsay to strike out the dis
tinction to the Dutch standard in the |
first paragraph of the sugar schedule |
placing all sugars on an equality at | |
cent per pound and 3-100 cent additional |
'or every degree above rs. The amend |
ment was defeated: Yeas. 26; nays. %. Nc |
Emery DEM, La, voting with the Re- |
Dublicans in the negative. and Mantle |
md Pettigrew. Silver Republicans, with |
he Democrats in the affirmative.
Mills moved to strike out paragraph 206 |
md insert a Inform duty of 40 per cent |
I'D valorem. Rejected without division !
Hoar. Mass. offered his amendment for
of five members to investi- |
ion. and the best means of supplying |
he American market at the least cost. |
He said the raising of revenue from sugar |
had been subject of contention for $50 |
years in England. and this country. He |
lid not think any considerable portion of |
he people believed that the men had |
framed these and former tariff schedules |
we're impelled by any other than hon,r- |
,ble motives. But the men who make |
hese tariffs are met by subtle and con- |