Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-27

Alter ordering the session for to-mOr-
row night for the reports from the Com
mittee ON Ways and Means, the House
went into Committee on the Senate
Census Bill, which has been so amended
as to vest the appointment Of super
yisors in the President, by and with the
consent Ot the Senate.
The Sugar Bill.
Mr.. Robbins addressed the House adj
yocating the bill modifying the tariff on
sugar lie said that Senators, members
Of Congress, Cabinet officers and all
took sugar in theirs Laughter,
There were millions in it," he eN-
claimed. That the classification in the
hill was most simple and honest as
could bc made, and that under IT there
would he no more fraudulent evasions
of the law, as the line was distinctly de-
fined. lie was severe on the sugar re-
timers and spoke Of them IA grasping
monopulists, who crushed out all the
small competitors. The polariscope test
hc thought would he AN entire failure.
Mr.. Garfield asked who was COM
planning of the present law The treas
uTy alone, aud the complaint was that,
undOT the present law, and with the
color standard alone, the treasury lost
nUu IuuI 90 ave mliiiOn uOIlars year
because high grades OF sugar in sweet
ness were introduced as low grades Ot
sugar in color, So that the law was thus
cyadcd aud the treasury dclrauded. All
that the Secretary of the Treasury asked
was To be permitted to use tho polar-
scope, or other tests, to decide tho true
grade of sugars. He though it unbe-
coming iur the House to tell the ScCrc-
tary he could not do what he said he
could, and to deny him the simple pro-
yisO which he asked to enable him 10
collect the revenue
lie characterized the bill as an IN
vertcd cone in which the lowest form
Of sugar would pay the highest tax, and
the highest grade Of sugar would pay
the lowest tax. lie objected tn the bill
because it violated the fundamental
principles of just protection. 1t put too
heavy protective duty on one branch
of American industry (the producing m
tcrcsU and did not sufficiently protect
the refining interest The effect OF 1t
would he to drive the refining busi-
ness into the hands Of England and
France and other countries. In de
fence OF the polariscope as a practical
means OF determining the grade OF
sugar he quoted the recommendation OF
il hv the late Professor Henry, the
resolutions of the Boston sugar impOr-
ters and rctiners, and in fact in buying
and selling OF cargoes Of sugar, 1t Is
almost invariably. used, aud with the
most satisfactory results. In Conciu-
sion he said: Let us not undertake q
change OF tariff rates at this closing hour
of the session, but when the admins
tration tells us that from four tn five
million dollars Of revenue is annually
lost on sugar, let us give it the means 1t
wants To protect the government against
under valuation and loss.
Mr.. Robinson, OF Massachusetts,, ION
behalf Oi Mr.. Banks who was not pres
cntI submitted an amendment recon-
mcudrd by the sugar trade Of Boston,
making the rates of duty depend upon
the degrees ut SacCharine matter as
shown by the palarisCope
The consideration OF the hill was in
terruptrd IN order To- let Mr. Springer
ask Tor an order i'm the Seward case.
Mr.. Conger objected and moved to
adjourn.
Pending the question, Mr.. Tucker,
from the conference committer on the
tobacco hill, presented report and
explained II.
\ sharp Colloquy cnsued between
Messrs Congcr and Tucker, in relation
to the action of thecummittee regarding
the tax on matches.
MIR Tucker finally said: I'VE have
reported what believe To- be right, that
the tax on matches should be sus-
tanned. move the previous question. "
Mr. Conger asked for two minutes,
but vas met with impatient shouts OF
Vote from the Democratic sidr,
thereupOR there was disposition
shown by Mr.. Conger To interpOse dilA-
tory motions, and in order Ia prevent
that he Was allowed FIVE minutes, but
when he took the door TO speak on the
subject OF the tax on matches a motion
Ia adjourn was made on the Democratic
side and was carried, and the llousc AL
ipUrnesi