Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-29
Ali Amendments for Lowering Tariff
Are Lost.
TOBACCO COMBINE DENOUNCED
Senator Bradley Says it is Respon-
sible for Night Riders.
BACON SCORES READING CLERK
he Accuses OmcIaI of Being in Oon-
spIracy to shut Debate on, hut
vice President Assumes
Responsibility.

WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Aldrich
today succeeded in getting action by the
senate on the remainder Of the sugar
schedule with the understanding that the
para graph fixing duty on raw and re-
fined sugar should be again placed before
The senate If Senator Clay's health should
so improve as to permit of his taking ad-
vantage Of an opportunity at later date
to move an amendfent cutting the figures
in two. The tobacco schedule was also
completed. No changes were made in the
finance committee rates on either sched-
ule.
The sugar the tobacco and agricultural
schedules divided the attention of the SEN
ate with Incidental remarks on the side by
Senator Bacon and a general tariff speech
by Senator Stone. Senators Gore, Bristow
and Clay criticised the provision for
duty ON raw and refined sugar and Mr..
Clay repeated his allegation of fraudulent
transactions in the interest of the sugar
trust Mr.. Bristow declared that the trust
has benefited by the defeat of his amend
ments yesterday and Mr.. Gore asserted
that by the adoption OF the finance COM
mittees provision, which was the same as
that passed by the house only cents on
100 pounds of sugar would be saved.
Bacon Accuses Reading Clerk.
Senator Bacon's remarks consisted of a
charge that the reading clerk of the SEN
ate and the republican leaders were in
collusion to shut off debate. The charge
grew out of the fact that when the senate
was about to vote on an amendment by
Mr.. Gore to the sugar schedule, Mr.. Bacon
was preparing to address the senate and
had actually begun before the roll was
called. Het asserted that this course had
been pursued to prevent him from speak
ing. and declaring that such a plan had
been followed In the past, he entered upon
quite a sharp criticism of the official.
The vice president himself assumed the
responsibility for ordering the call to pro-
ceed and the incident was closed. The
Gore amendment was subsequently with
drawn.
1 Senator Bradley made a long speech early
in the day IN advocacy of the removal of
the internal revenue tax OF cents pound
on tobacco I'm the hand" He asserted
such action to be essential to the welfare
of tobacco growers throughout the coun-
try and traced the raids Of night rides
In Kentucky and Tennessee to what ~
declared ~ be the unjust course Of
tobacco trust in dealing with the toba,
producers
lust before the session clased Mr. Nc
Cumber spoke in behalf of a protective
duty on agricultural products. predicting
n great falling off in the American produc-
tion OF wheat In the near future.
Sugar stock Rises.
The consideration OF the SUGAR schedule
was resumed after Senator Bacon entered
his protest which afforded an opportunity
70 proceed with further debate. II had
looked as II a vote on paragraph 213 would
be promptly obtained. Before Mr. Aldrich
made his request that the paragraph be
agreed to Senator Bristow had taken ad-
vantage Of opportunity to submit some
newspaper clippings showing that after the
vote of yesterday by which his amend
\ mepts reducing the duty on refined sugar
and eliminating the Dutch standard tests
had been voted down, there had been ad-
vance Of five points in the stock of Amer
lean Sugar Refining company which, he
said showed who had been interested In
defeating the amendments.
Mr.. Gore Offered an amendment reducing
the duty on refined sugar TO one per cent
per pound which he said he was confident
would be voted down.
MI AluIlcn llen Cdlled Tor a vote the
paragraph fixing the duty on all grades Of
sugar, He had responded 10 his own name
when Mr. Bacon for the time put an end
TO the proceeding by entering his protest
Mr.. Clay Immediately took the floor to
speak to The sugar schedule.
Sugar Combine Band of Thieves.
we are granting favors 10 the most
unconscinoable trust ever organized In the
United States" he declared. speaking with
great vigor "A band OF hieves and
swindlers,' he continued. lis rohbing the
American people and / will retract nothing
have said, for l know from investigation
or what | have spoken and we should not
give the trust free sugar unless we make
reduction In the duty on refined sugar. -
After being reminded that MS amendment
provided for a reduction on refined sugar
without an equivalent reduction on crude.
Mr. Gore withdrew it in favor OF that
formerly presented by Mr.. Clay which pro-
Nidod for practically cutting in half the
duties of the bill both on raw and refined
sugar.
Pointing out that this amendment would
50 reduce the duty on rawa sugar as TO in
Jure the beet sugar industry. Mr.. Bristow
protested against IT, although his course
has been to advocate lowering of duties
ia the bill
The paragraph relating TO raw and re-
fined sugar was then adopted as recon-
mended by the committee on finance, with
the understanding that Mr.. Aldrich him
self would ask for reconsideration OF the
section when Mr.. Clay was prepared 20
offer and speak on his amendment.
The section relating TO maple sugar and
maple syrup. placing a duty Of cents per
pound on each; taxing glucose Ia cents
, per pound and sugarcane in its natural
| state 20 per cent ad valorem. was agreed
20 BY viva voce vote
The section Increasing the duty on sac
chsrine from TO IS cents per pound was
agreed The sugar e0haattla ha{uv -or,-