The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-16
The Senate Yesterday Completed Con-
SidefatiOn Of the Sugar Schedule,
Except the Provision Relating to the
Hawaiian Treaty.
That Disposed of, it is Expected That
Speedy Action on the Bill as
Whole Will be Taken-The Petit
grew Amendment, Relating 10
Trusts, Tabled by Vote of Thirty
Five to Thirty-Two.

Five to Thirty-TwO.
WASHINGTON, June 15.-The Sem
ate made a great stride forward to-day
by completing the consideration of the
sugar schedule of the tariff bill, except
the provision relating to Hawaii, which
went over This schedule has been
the storm center Of the entire bill, and
with it disposed of there is a better
prospect for speedy action on the bill
as a 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 to-
day the other paragraphs of the sched-
ule were agreed to without further OPP
position. AS agreed to, the schedule
places ON sugar not above No. 16 Dutch
one cent per pound and .03 of a cent for
every degree above 70 and on sugars
above No. is Dutch standard 195 cents
per pound, but on sugars testing below
81 degrees Ito cent per pound shall
be deducted. The other provisions of
the schedule relate to maple sugar, ma
pie syrup, candy, etc.
Only one yea and nay vote was taken
during the day, on the amendment of
Is cents per pound on sugar above No.
16 Dutch standard The amendment
was defeated-32 to 80.
The Pettigrew amendment relating to
trusts was then taken up and discussed
at length. 1t developed considerable
divergence of view on both sides of the
chamber, the two Alabama Senators,
Messrs. Morgan and Pettus, joining
tested the sense of the Senate by NOV
ing to table the amendment, which mo-
ton prevailed-yeas 80, nays 81, two
Democrats, Morgan and McEnery, vot-
ing with the Republicans to table, and
thus turning the scale against the
amendment.
Consideration of the agricultural
schedule was then resumed, the butter
paragraph being agreed to as reported.
In the Chaplains opening prayer in
the Senate to-day he invoked: open
the doors of we'll requited toll to the
unemployed and bring the long-expect-
ed prosperity to every household"
Caffery of Louisiana, with a tinge
of humor, presented a petition from the
Sugar Planters Association Of Louisi-
ana protesting against Mr.. Caffery's
statement that the Wilson bill gives
enough protection"
The consideration of the sugar sched-
ule of the tariff bill was then resumed,
the pending question being on Lind
says amendment to strike out 1.95
cents and substitute Is cents per pound
on sugar above No. 16 Dutch standard.
Caffery read a statement showing
that the labor cost in the United States
was less than in Germany and other
countries and that the cost of refining
was less than thirty cents a hundred
pounds. The Senator said this contrO
verted Allison's assertion that the cost
in the United States was greater than
in foreign countries.
He criticised in detail Allison's fig
ures, showing the differentials on the
law of 1894 and on the pending sched
ule as incorrect, and said the Senate
should not add to the favors received
by an overgrown corporation.
A vote was then taken on Lindsay's
amendment, and it was disagreed to
yeas 81, nays 81. McEnery Cd of
louisiana voted with the Republicans
in the negative, and Mantle and Petit
grew ISL. Rep) with the Democrats in
the affirmative.
Vest criticised Allison's figures given
yesterday, as to the differentials. say
ing they were a complete abandonment
of the position originally taken by Aid
rich. 1t disclosed, he said, the radical
difference in calculations on the other
side of the chamber. Vest said tables
he had prepared showed the relative
protection on 96 degrees sugar to be:
Wilson law 81 cents per hundred
pounds. Dingley rate IL cents, Aldrich
rate As cents, pending caucus rates Al
cents
The antitrust amendment to the tar
if bin offered by Pettigrew was taken
up by the Senate shortly after , o'clock
and the discussion begun.
Pettus CD of Alabama took a de-
cided stand against the Pettigrew
amendment and urged that the Senate
should not disturb the industries of the
country by hasty and inconsiderate
action.
White of California also criticized Al
lson's figures saying they We're incor-
rect throughout He turned to the
records of Republican Senators on for
mer sugar schedules. He quoted Hale's
statement four years ago as to the poor
tically that the same breakfast table
was to be turned to the modern au-
tocratie sugar trust. Aldrich was also
quoted, amid amusement, that the
Democratic Senators We're so helplessly
under the influence of the sugar trust
that the American people were hui
inflated
Tillman of South Carolina remarked
that he thought this showing justified
his word ''villainy'' for which he had
been chided in referring to the sugar
rate.
Allison's motion striking out the re-
taliatory clause in paragraph BOG was
then agreed to without opposition
Allison moven to insert a new para
graph "2061a that the duties on mo-
lasses. clayed. joggery and other SUI
gars testing not about 81 degrees by
the polariscope, shall be Ito of l cent
gars testing not above s. degrees by
the preceding paragraph on CORE
spending tests of sugar.
1t was agreed to without objection
The other sugar paragraphs. POI, POS
and 200, Were agreed to as reported