The times., 1897-06-27

| as TO drawbacks The Secretary could nos
| furnish this information In the time Mr..
Caffery desired, because it required q great
deal of labor. MIR Caffery, however, made
| some investigations on his own account.
Mr.. Caffery proceeded to tell what he
had learned, and Mr. Allison affected not
to listen. until AIR. Lindsay reminded Mr..
Allison that air. Gallery was proving what
Mir. Allison lad characterized as .absurd'
when stated by Mr. Lindsay In argument.
what Is all this?" inquired Mr. ALI
SON Il wasn't paying attention to the
remars,s Of the Senator. dida't know
sugar was up in the Senate y
Judge Lindsay always up
Mr Allison -wiilthe Senator repeat what
he said?
MIR. Caffery-I say, Mr. President, that
learned at the Treasury Department
that tie statements at the Treasury as TO
the draw backs on the number Of pounds
OF sugar were obtained from the sugar
refincrs, and among those refiners were
nerni,crs OF the Sugar Trust, and especially
Alr. Havemeyes..
Mr.. AI,isoa From what authority Is that
statement made
air. Cafrery-I obtained 1T from MI
yisriski, OF Milky, or some such name
as that. fLaugnter.l But he is in the
Treasury Department and he's q sugar ex-
pert. tLanghter.l
Mr.. Lindsay-I wish now to call the
attention OF the Senator from Iowa (afr
Allison) that wien ! made the statement
that tue diferentiais were made up from
the STATE ement of the trust itself, the
statement was declared to be absurd.
merely wish to vindcate my statement.
Mr.. Allison Iawas trying at the time
to vindlcate your Secretary OF the Treasury
from the inputation that he was rel ying on
the statement of the sugar refineries-
Mr. Carrery then proceeded to show that
the great advantage to the trust In the
matter OF the number of pounds OF raw
sugar at varying degrees OF polariscopic
test which they aliege 60 be required TO
make certain number of pounds of re-
davit as to what Mr. visniski said in-
cuIporated in his remarks.
No reply was made by any Republican
to the statement OF Mr Caffery. although
it was clearly demonstrated that The in
formation on which the Senate acted was
practically furnished by the sugar trust
itself
MI Lindsay, however, said that Sir.
Carlisle was obliged to take the only IN
formation he could get The res,Iir Of
the. debate appeared TO be that MIR. Car
Isle was excused and the Republican sugar
schedule was excused.
The debate then reverted to schedule A
On acids, etc. There was long debate
over sheep Dip" which, however, was
not disposed Of
The paragraphs on various kinds OF cIays
which had been skipped on the first con-
sideration OF the biH, were taken up and
several of them agreed to as amended by
the committee
Mr. Pettigrew moved to make the duty
on frller's clay So ton, a deposit of that
earth having been lately disceveredi in South
Dakota. He inyeighed against the New
England interests allowing things to cpfne
In from Europe which could be manufac-
turcd in New England mills. and preferred
to pay freight by English ships than to pay
railroad frei ghts from the West.
Mr.. Piatt accused Mr Pettigrew OF being
protectiauist only in spots.
Mr.. Petugrew made an irnpassi ioned
reply, during the course OF which he was
taken Ill, but afterward recovered.
After this incident a few ether important
paragraphs were disposed OF. the Pettigrew
amendment being passed over.
Mr.. Chandler introduced an amendment
To put duty on long list of spices.
Mr.. Allen introduced resolution that the
President invite foreign exhibits at the
Omaha exhibition.
Mr.. Caffery filed protest against the
increased duty on ciparottas
! Mr.. Wellington introduced bill for the
purchase of q bust of Franklin for the aew
Congressional Library
The Senate held short executive ses-
sion and adjourned at $3.50 p. III.