The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-19
MORRIs-PAYNE DIFFERENCE
Discussing and Probing Effect OF
Dfferential Amendment.

discussing aha fFODlnS Eject OF
Differential Amendments.
Washington, April 19.-High tension
was manifest among the members of the
house to-day as result of the action of
the house last night. Chairman Payne
took the reverse philosophically. He
pointed out that the effect of the amend
ment was to take off not only the differ.
entail on sugar, but also the countervail-
ing duty provided by the Dingley law, .
result not intended by the author of the
amendment. Under the Dingley act an
additional or countervailing duty il
levied on sugars coming from countries
paying bounty on sugar, equal to the
bounty received. This is provided by sec
ton five of the Dingley act. and is a pro-
vision separate from that making diff
ferential between the duty on raw and
refined sugar.
Mr.. Payne holds, however, that as tho
amendment specifies that the rate of 1.S25
cents shall be Sin lieu of the duties there
on now provided by law" it takes off both
the differential of about IL cents hum
dred pounds and the countervailing duty
Of the Dingley law, between rs and ~
cents hundred.
Representative Morris Of Minnesota.
who framed the amendment, is examine
ing the Dingley and other laws to deter
mine whether Mr.. Payne's point is good.
Mr.. Morris said that from his inquiry so
far he did not think the claim was good.
but if it was the matter could easily be
remedied by amendment.
The senate is by no means decided as to
what it will do with the bill. 1t goes to
the committee on relations with Cuba,
which is composed of seven republicans
and four opposition senator's, Mr.. Platt.
of Connecticut, being chairman. Senator
Platt declined to outline his view Of the
probable course Of the committee. He
said meeting would soon be called, add
ing: eve are not going to lose our COM
posture, but will consider the question
carefully"
The best opinion is that the bill will.
remain in committee for some time and
a republican senator suggested an investi-
cation of tie probable beneficiaries under
the proposed reduction.
Even if the bill had passed the house
without an amendment removing the dif-
ferential on refined sugar 1t would have
received the supporter two Of the four
opposition members of the committee.
These are Messrs. Money and Simmons
and they are now more than ever pleased
with it. On the other hama at least two
of the republican members, Messrs. Ms
MILAN and Spooner. oppose the bill.
The indications are that the democratic
strength of the committee will be thrown
to the support of the differential amend
ment. Hence it seems probable that the
character of the report to be made to the
senate, will depend upon the other repub-
| lican members of the committee, Messrs.
Platt, Aldrich, Cullom, Deboe and Burn
ham, Senator Teller says he will support
any action calculated to kill the bill In the
senate and thinks that the house adoption
of the differential amendment will have
that effect. Some senator's predict that
| the bill will die in committee.
Representative Grosvenor to-day said
| that the differential had been placed In
the Dingley bill against the protest OF
| the sugar trust and at the request OF
the beet sugar producer. He said the
beet sugar men had over-reached them
selves. In order to accomplish the hui
initiation Of certain members Of the
house they had not only struck OF the
differential on sugar, but also the coun-
4 teryailing duty on bounty produced sugar.
The action Of the house, by the vote Of
the democrats and beet sugar republicans.
had made 1t impossible for the senate to
remove the differential amendment. Any
senator who voted to strike out the Nor.