Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-27
SUGAR STRUGGLE
COMING IN CONGRESS
Special Correspondence,

Special Correspondence.
Washington, Dec 2O.--Sugar-ever u
bone OF contention in Congress. bobs
up once more and threatens to split the
Republican party In two IN both house
and senate.
When Mr. Payne, chairman OF the
ways and means committee, announced
that the hearings on the Philippine bill
would begin Dec 18th, before western
men interested could possibly travel to
Washington TO voice their objections,
he was flooded with kilograms from
California. Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Ne
braska and Michigan, demanding a
square deal" and protesting against
rallroadlng through proposition OF
such vital Importance TO the beet sugar
industry Of the country. To all the ex-
postustlons. Mr.. Payne made the sim
gle reply that the sugar men must
have known for months what was
afoot, that they had had their day In
court last year. and. that the Phlllo-
pine measure being a necessity for the
development OF the islands, would be
reported and pushed to "a vote IL pos
sible before the holidays.
The sugar men were only momen-
tarlly panic struck. They presented
their Views with all the forces at their
command-and Mlchlgan's delegation
was almost unanimously against the
Payne measure-aud so we'll did they
do their work, and so deep was the Inn
preston they made, that Mr. Payne
was astonished to find that the report
was adopted by a majority OF only two.
the vote standing TO s. The narrow
ness Of his majority decided him that
IL would be wiser to- defer the debate
In the house til after the holidays In
order that noses might be carefully
counted and any chance OF defeat
guarded against
Fifty Republicans are said 60 have
signed an agreement with the Demo-
Gratis TO vote against any rule
prohibiting amendments to the
Payne bill Only 10 more Re-
publicans are needed 10 make
the matter effective. and Representative
Fordney ~ Michigan, who colHes from
q beet sugar district. and Representa-
tive Mondell OF Wyoming. whose state
expects soon to enter the beet sugar list,
nte actively leading the "nsurgent' Re-
publlcans IN an endeayor TO get the
necessary II enrolled Williams, the
Democratic leader. is among tho Ave on
The why's ana means committee, who
voted against reporting the Payne bill
10 the house, which indicates that his
side Of the house viii not be slow to
vote with the insurgents" on any
measure which promises TO embarrass
Mr. Payne and the Republican leaders.
Should the Dill pass the house-as Il
VIII only do after Stubborn contest
Tin which all sorts Of amendments will
be introduced. and I'm which the DEM
ocrats will endoavor 10 put the ma
jori,y ON record on every demand for
tariff revision made In the past two
years. n stu more bitter fight will be
made IN the senate, whore every beet
sugar state has as many Votes rs the
states Of the protected east. Here the
states west OF the Mississippi will line
up almost solldly against those east Of
81, regardless OF Republlcanism or De-
mocracy. The south win hold the ball
ance OF power ON this proposition. and
II WIN be question as TO how the
Democrats viii lean--to the Payne
MEASURE rs a step towards reducing