Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-07-27


Waieilngion. July 2T.--An nRrea-
mcnt between regular and progressive
Republicans WAS reached todey for
the passage of sugar tariff bin flx-
ing a duty ot $3.50 per ie0 pounds a.
place of the present rate OF el.Be.
The pact, which a was believed woni0
hold throughout tho day. provided
that the progrussiycs should Atnnq
with the regular Ropublichnn, desc T.
INK their previous allianuo with the
Democrats
A bitter attack by Senator Lodge
upon American cane sugar refinorn
opened tle sugar debate. He charged
the roflners with attempting 70 strike
down their competitors. the beet sugar
producers. by nghtlng for free or 70.
duced duties on raw sugar.
Mr.. Lodge endorsed n substitute
bin he had reported from tho finance
committee which would abolish IN.
Dutch standard test and the tariff
diffcrcn,lnls OF the present law.
senator Lodge declared that one
year after abolishing sugar duties tho
domestic Industry would bo dead and
the consumer would be paying exor-
bltant prices.
$50 fur ~ have been able 20
lHarn," aBid Senator Ledge. tho
movement for free sugar, outside of
congress, has nunc from one Of tho
three great sugar refinera OF the
country and from that source alone
rhe American sugar Refining CONS
pnny nnd tho hrPNeklcn have not np.
| pcnrpd ln this campaign Tor free sugar
bat the Federal company belonging "a
the sprcckeis intercais has spent
money. employed agents and lobby
lists. distributed broadcast through
'ho country circulars filled with etaie.
mcnts moro or icas false. and has
urged tho removal of the duties on
sugar.
The so-callod independent refln.
ura 40 are donounclng the present
duties on sugar ciaiin they are Eight
ing the trust. although aside from
whatever interest u may have IN the
domestic Industry the interests of the
trust are Identical with all other rc-
fnors"
senator Lodge appealed Ia congress
I'm tho name of humanity not "a
strike down tho sugar industry oi
Louinlana" while TIE sugar growers
of that state already were HlaggeriuA
bonoath the blow received from thc
terrible flood of the Mississippi.
An amendment offcrod by Senator
lirisiow was az ones accepted by
senator Lodge and adopted without
a vote, emphasizing the agreement
betwoen tho regulars aud progrosslvcp
Tho amendment waH io reduce the
tLS2M reie OF tho budgo bill u
1880
Scnutor IirlHiow said that with MI,
ohnDRo tho Lodge bill was acceptable
iO him. He explained thst IA al,
original bin the rate had been fixed
M 3i,as -. Tho Lodge bin Currc'
sponded to the 0xiHting iaw. b" mld
except tina. the Dutch standard turl
aud the differen.inl had beou stricken
out.
"Thc bin ns now amended" said
senator Hrlstnw. "fiKuH duty at Dt
cents per 100 ponudn for sugar ~
pee cent pure ana adds 80 cents poi
hundred pound for oaoh degree o
purity above that The existing law
adds ~ cents f0 each degree.
~ feel nOw that tho lopubllcni
majority hna consented not only u
take out the Dutch standard aud th'
difierential on refined sugar, and nle'
20 reduce the duty on pure uurctine'
sugar by 2sM cents per hundrc'
pounds. that is ~ much reduction al
think u safo % make now. consld
oring the Importance ~ the beet an'
cane sugar industries"