Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-09
FLOOD OF RESOLUTIONS RESULT
Protests Entered Against Admission
Of 100000 Pounds Of Philippine Pro-
duct Per Administrators From
Sugar Producing States introduced
"Experto."
Experts"
NV Associated. Press.)

WASHINGTON, ID. e.. April o.
Beet sugar producers and the sena-
tors representing beet sugar States
held an important conference today IN
rows and formed all organization
which is intended to take in the sena-
tors frcm cane sugar States. the OBJ
ject of which will be to safeguard
the home industry against the de-
velopment Of the sugar industry In
the Philippine islands IN competition
with the United States.
Protests were made against the pro.
vision In the Payne tariff bill for the
free admission Of 100000 tons Of
sugar annually from the islands Gil
the ground that there Is nothing In
the provision 20 prevent the admission
CT much larger quantity at what
would amount to a reduced rate for
the whole, by reason Of the shippers
propcrtioning the free sugar 50 that
each would receive benefit.
In other words. 100000 tons would
ccme In at half the present rates or
/ .200, 600 tous NTH o reduction, Of as.
per cent. Of the established rate.
Beet sugar producers claim that In
short time the industry In the islands
would be developed to such an ex-
tent that even such q reduction in the
rate would bring unfair competition
to this industry in this country. Is
statieties Are Requested. -
Senator Smith. Of Michigan. intro
duced a resolution In the Senate CALI
ing upon the secretary Ct agriculture
for statistics relating to sugar. The
secretary Is directed to report the
number OF beet sugar factories In
operation in the United States, and
the total production of sugar from
the factories: the effect which the
has On the values Of surrounding farm
land, local business. local production
OF live stock. tonnage production CT
other crops raised in rotation with
sugar beets and various other infor-
nation. -
Still Another Resolution.
The amount of tax levied % sugar
by Great Britain, France, Germany.
Austria Hungary, the Netherlands,
Belgium. Spain. italy Ind Denmark is
called for by the terms Of q resolu-
ticp introduced by Senator Carter and
adopted by the Senate. It directs
the secretary Of state to send this IN
formation to the Senate, and also 10
state which OF the countries grants
tariff concessions on imports Of sugar
from their colonies.
Another resolution introduced by
Mr.. Guggenheim and agreed to by
the Senate. directs the secretary Of
commerce and labor to inform the
Senate Of the quantity of sugar i'm
.or;.d into the United States from
Hawaii. Porto Rico. Cuba and the
Philippines during 1908 and the
aBoun, Of duty RENTED IN sugar In
ports from the islands by reason OF
their sugar entering our ports at less
than full tariff rates. ...s
The amount Of sugar exported From
the colonies e Urea. Britain. France
and the Netherlands together with
ciher data concerning the conditions
Of such exports Is also called for.
Sugar "exr<rts- introduced.
During the forenoon scss.Sn CT the
commitice a number OF senators rep
rescniing the sugar producing States
were admitted to the committee room
and they introduced to individual
members Of the committee. sugar cx-
pcTts who came here to a;terd the
conference
The sugar schedule has been refer
red by the Senate finance ccmmittee
&c subcommittee of Senators Bur-
rows. Smoot and Flint Thcy have
agreed to give the experts . hearing
at , y. m. tomorrow.
A. -