The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-28
REPUBLICANS OF
SENATE PASS
SUGAR TARIFF
Believe That President Taft Will
Sign Measure II 1t Reaches
Him
LODCE-BRISTOW COMPROMISE
Attempt to Attach Canadian Re-
ciproeity Repeal Amend
ment is Defeated
LoDCE-BRIsToW COMPROMISE

Washington July PA Repub'
iican sugar tariff bill, the first pure
ay Republican revision measure OF
the present congress, was adopted in
the Senate by vote of So to 3, to-
day. The Republican progressives,
with the regulars succeeded in pass
ing a tariff reduction bill, which
they believe President Taft win sign
II it reaches him.
The sugar bill was compromise
between the Lodge plan, endorsed
by the regular Depubilcans, and the
Bristow bill. behind which the pro-
gressiyes lined up, 1t is believed,
by the Republican leaders, that if
the House would endorse the Repub-
lacin bill, the President would sign
the measure withou~ Hurther delay
An attempt to attach the Canadian
reciprocity repeal amendment to the
bill was defeated q to S4.
The Senate bill would reduce the
duty on Cuban sugar, which comes
in under .the reciprocity treaty at
Sl.40 TO about S1.20 a hundred
pounds.
Another feature of the Seante bill
would compel the branding of sugars
to show their degree OF purity. 1t
Is understood this will prevent
frauds in the cheaper grades of un-
colorod sugar, which would come in
the market under che operations OF
the proposed law.
It is estimated the sugar tariff re-
ductiou, if it becomes effective, win
reduce customs receipts about $5,-
100000, while its savings in the re-
tail sugar bill of the nation Is csti-
mated at $2o,900,000,
An amendment offered by Senate"
Brlstow was at once accepted by
Senator Lodge, and adopted without
a vote Of the Senate emphasizing the
agreement between the regulars AMI
progressives, The amendment was
TO reduce the t.S2 u rate Of the
Lodge bill TO 81 60
Senator Bristow said that with
this change the Lodge bill was ac-
ceptable to ehim.
THE bill as now amended" said
Senator BristoW. fixes duty Of %
cents per hundred pounds for sugar
rs per cent pure and adds 20 cents
per hundred pounds for each degree
Of purity above that The existing
law adds 3H cents for each degree.
a bitter attack by Senator Lodge
upon American cane sugar refnerics
opened the sugar debate in the SEN
ate, He charged the rehners with
attempting to strike down their com
petitors, the beet sugar producers
by fighting for free or reduced du-
ties on raw sugar Mr. Lodge en-
dorsed substitute bill he had re-
ported from the finance committee
which would abolish the Dutch
standard test and the tariff differ
entails of the present law.
Would Kill Interests.
Senator Lodge declared that one
year after abolishing sugar duties
the domestic industry would be dead
and the consumer would be paying
exorbtant prices
"Who in the United States il
seeking TO bring about this result?'
he asked.
SO far as | have been able f.
learn" he said, answering his owt
question, "the movement for FIRE,
sugar outside of congress had com,
from one of the three great sugar re
tineries OF the country, and from
that source alone. The America
Sugar Refining Co and the Ar
buckles have not appeared in th
campaign for free sugar; but tn,
Federal company, belonging to TIL
Spreckes interests, has spent money
employed agents and lobbyists, dis
tributed broadcast throughout TIL
country circulars filled with state
ments more or less false, and ha
urged the removal OF the duties ol
sugar.
Not Fight Against Trusts.
THE so-called independent re
finers, who are denouncing the pres
ent duties on sugar, claim that the
are lighting the trust, although asid
from whatever interest II may hay
in the. domestic industry, the inter
ests of the trust are identical wit
all other refiners."
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