Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-28
CLAY WILL DISCUSS
TARIFF ON SUGAR
Effort Made to Have Vote Taken
on Sugar Schedule, Which VIII
Be Adopted as Planned BY
Committee.

WASHINGTON, May 2T.-An EFFORT will
De made To obtain a vote on the sugar
schedule in the senate today
There Is no doubt that when the vote
is taken the recommendations of the COM
mittee on finance win be adopted and that
all proposed amendments viii be voted
down.
Before the vote is obtained, however.
both Senators Clay and Bristow will make
further comment on the schedule and its
relation 10 the sugar trust. Senator Aid
rich also may speak briefly in defense Of
the duties sugar standard
CUAiMINS SPEAKS.
The senate lost little time today in re-
Stunning its discussion Of the sugar sched-
ules, Mr.. Cummins. one OF the progress
sive'' leaders. being the first speaker OF
the day. He advocated the wiping out of
the differential duty in the interest OF
refined sugar. Pointing out the danger
70 the sugar industry by the continued
admission Of free sugar from Porto Rico
and Hawaii and the Philippines, IL the
pending bill should authorize such ad-
mission from the Philippines. Mr.. Cum
Minis questioned the wisdom Of permitting
cane sugar 10 kill the beet sugar indus
try, as he said II might. He said he had
no doubt that Cuba would also In time
send her sugar here free OF duty.
Interrupting. Senator Foster suggested
that he would join the senator from Iowa
in any effort he might make TO keep
out free sugar from the Philippines
Mr.. Cummins declared that ample abil-
fly existed to supply the entire demand
for sugar in the United States by the
culture OF beets. and he believed the
time had come to handle the question.
Mr. Cummins commented at length on
what he characterized as the natural
warfare between cane and beet sugar
which. he said. would be shown in the fu-
ture as the imDortations Of free sugar
increased in volume
PROTECTION BOUNTY.
He commented on the bounty as q
means for protecting beet sugar growers
but did not offer an amendment for such
bounty. He opposed the inclusion OF the
duties standing I'm the pending bin. and
said Il was in favor OF the cane industry
and against the use OF beet sugar. He
would raise the duty on raw sugar thar
reduce Il. he said.
Senator Aldrich suggested that the abol.
ition OF the Is standard would allow
allow sugar above that color test Il
come into the country with about one-hali
OF the duty II now pays. and declared
that IL then would come into competition
with theheet sugar industry.
Controverting this statement, Mr.. Cum
minis said he would not only do aEay
with the Dutch standard. but would have
no differential on refined sugar so that
the sugar trust" would have its profit:
confined TO the actual differentiaI Il
would get from the free sugar admitted
to the country. Then he believed the
sugar trust could not dominate the mar
ket. and the beet sugar industry would
.have a better chance 10 prosper He
would put a duty upon all cane sugar
imported. according TO its sachariC
strength alone
Senator Root read letter to the sen.
ate showing that while the American and
National Sugar Refining companies pro-
duced 167e2s tons OF the refined sugar
produced in the United States. other indie
pendent companies In e01 produced 81. Il:
tons OF s315 per cent OF the entire pro-
duct.
DECLINES DUTCH TEST.
The senate refused. IS 20 q. to strike
schedule as proposed by Senator Bristow
OF aKnsas.
House Wrangles Over
New Porto Rican Bill
WASHINGTON. May 2T-when caIlet
20 order today the house of representa-
tives resumed consideration Of the Porte
Rlcan bill
Mr.. Douglass. OF Ohio. the first speaker
arraigned the house OF delegates OF Por
20 Rico. for making IL a condition prece
dent. ne charged. TO its assent to appro
priations that the executive council, o.
upper body agree to certain legislation.
1T amounts TO revolution-nothinI
else" he exclaimed He declared In re
Spouse 10 a question by Mr.. Fitzgerald. o
New York that while he was willing Z
admit that revolution might be justife'
in Porto Rico calling for such course
He defended the bill as well as the polio
Of the government toward the island pos
sessions.