The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-08-16
SUGAR BILL PASSED.
WOULD SAVE SIC, COO TO CON-
sUMERS AND CUT REVENUE
S5,5co,ooo.
BIG COMPROMISE is REACHED
Senators Lodge and Bristow Finally
Come to an Understanding Over
Revision-AbcIition of the Dutch
Standard May Help Some.

Washington, July PA Republican
sugar tariff bill, the first purely Re-
publican revision measure OF the pres
ent congress, was passed in the SEN
ate DESERVING their allies of the last
two days, the Republican progressives,
by an ironclad agreement with the
regulars, succeeded in passing a tariff
reduction bill which they believe Pres
ident Taft will sign if it reaches him.
The sugar bill was compromise
between the Lodge plan, Endorsed by
the regular Republicans, and the Bris-
sives lined up. 1t would cut the pres
ent sugar duty of S1.9O TO s1.60; would
abolish the Dutch standard, under
which practically no refined sugar can
be imported, and would abolish the
Tx cent "refinerB differential," an adj
ditional duty on refined sugar, which,
it is claimed, has accrued directly to
the profit of the sugar refinerS.
Saves Consumers $2o,ooo,ooo.
It is estimated that the sugar tariff
reduction, if it becomes effective, will
reduce government customs receipts
about S., 100000, while its saving in
the retail sugar bill of the nation is
estimated at $20,000,000
The Republicans played big pol
itics" in the third and last days fight
on tariff measures. The regulars came
down from the $1.S21a duty of the
Lodge bill, while the progressives
moved upward from the S1.521a rate
in the original Bristow bill. The com
promise. which is only ~ cents above
the lowest figures named by the pro
gressives, is considered a victory TO
Senator Bristow, who has been tbs
most active advocate Of sugar tariff
reduction on the Republican side o
the senate.
Bristow-Lodge Bill First.
The Democratic free sugar oil
passed by the house did not come t.
vote in the senate. The BristOw-LOdg
amendment was first adopted in tn
committee of the whole by vote o
81 to %. Senators Thornton and Eos
|
with the Republicans.
The senate Democrats then offere
their substitute for the house D1l
proposing a one-third reduction in tn
existing sugar tariff. This was d.
feated, Sc to 81, the Republican res
ulars and progressives holding to thei
agreement. The Bristow-Lodge bi
finally passed the senate with all br
two Democrats voting for it. The fins
vote was so to 8, the negative vote
being cast by Senators Hepburn, h
publican, and Foster and Thornton
Democrats.
AboIishes Dutch Standard.
The senate bill would reduce tn
duty on Cuban sugar, which comes
under the reciprocity treaty at $13
/ to about $1.20 per hundred pound
The maximum reduction of duty c
all refined sugar is three-tenths of
cent a pound.
| The abolition of the Dutch standar
it is understood, will make possib
: more foreign competition in Chez
, grades of sugar, which have heret
, fore been shut out because they d
: not meet the color test of the Dutt
standard
2 Another feature of the senate b
| would require the branding Of suga
/ to show their degree of purity.
Pass La FoIlette's Wool Bill.
Washington. July 26.-In the sena
: Mr.. La Toilette offered his wool b
:. that was passed by the senate in l9l
5 as q substitute for the Lippitt bi
adopted early in the evening. To Il
surprise of the regulars. the Progre
3 sive Republicans joined with the De
ocrats and the previous action adol
> ing the Lppitt-Penrose substitute w
overturned and the La Toilette b
passed by a vote of 46 to 90 tt
measure makes cuts in the rates lars
:. ly in excess of that provided for in t
~ substitute that previously received t
q support of the Progressives. In
q king this action the Democrats a
Il the Republican Progressives voted
4 idly together.