The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-27
ADDITIONAL TELEGRAPH.
CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, February ~.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, February ~.
SENATE.
The bill making an appropriation to pay
the claims allowed by the Southern Claims
Commission was discussed until the expi.
ration OF the morning hour, when Il was
laid aside without action and the COnsid.
Grafton resumed Of tho deficiency appro.
priation bill. A long discussion cnsued
upon the amendment Nppropliating $3.50.
OOO n supply the deficiency Of the De-
partment OF Justice.
Mr.. Beck said this appropriation was to
pay men illegally appointed to conduct
elections for the worst Of party purposes.
The bill was further discussed By Mcssrs
Thurman, Beck and Voorhees,
MIR. Bayard said it was pretended when
this election law was passed that il would
produce peaCeable elections and purify
them. lie denied that Il had produced
peace or purified the ballot box. Rather
it had been the agent OF corruption and
the grOssest intimidation lie argued that
the law had been administered in the in.
terest OF one political party and not in the
interest OF Justice. There could be moth.
lng more dangerous than to overthrow the
law under pretenCc OF enforcing the law.
lie denounced the test oath law and said
he did not believe Congress will adjourn
until that law be repealed.
Evening Session.
y large number OF Senate bills were
passed.
UNANIMOUS consent was obtained to
take up the bill giving Elisha Franklin, Of
virginia, survivor Of the war OF 1872, n
bounty land warrant. II was said that
franklin is one hundred years old. The
bill passed.
Unanimous consent was obtained to
take up the bill giving pension to Abe
gail $. Tilton, the widow OF II revolutionary
soldier, and it passed.
At II o'clock the Senate went into en-
ecutive session in order TO refer the va
rrious nominations heretofore made by the
President.
When the doors opened several bills
were passed, donating cannon Tor mOnu-
mental purposes.
At ll:3O O'Clock Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Aiter ordering session for tomorrow
night Tor the reports from the Committee
on Ways and Means, the House went into
the Committee.OnSenute census bill (which
has been so amended aS,tO vest the appoint.
ment oil supervisors in the President, hy
and with the consent Oithe Senate.
Aiier the committee rose the bill pass. Il
the House with the amendment mer rien'
ed retained. '''e'''
The sugar bill was then taken mn
MIR. Robbins addressed the HGmso od
vocatlng the bill modifying the tariff nn
sugar. lie said that Senators memhors
OF Congress, Cabinetoilicers and nil sttnoL
sugar in theirs" There were millions in
H.: lie said that the classification in tho
Dill was the most simple and honest tha,
could be made, ard that under il there
would be no more fraudulent eyasions nj
the law, as the line was distinctly defined
no was severeon sugar rcliners, and spoke
VI ue!n as grasplng monopolists who
crushed out all small competitors. The
Po!arlScoPe test, he thought, would be an
Mr. Garfield asked who was COMPLAINING
oil tue present law. The Treasury alone,
and the complaint was that under tLe
present law and with the color stan,laad
alone the Treasury lost from four TO five
millions year, because high grades of
sugar III sweetness were introduced Ms
low grades OF sugars in color, so Tint tho
law was thus cvaded and the Treasury do.
lrauded. All that the Secretary nj tho
treasury asked was 10 be permitted IN Isc
inc polarIscOpe or other test to decide
the true grade of sugars. He thought il
unbccomlng for the House to tell The Sec.
rIe'ary that he could not do what he said
he could and to deny him the simple pro.
viso which he asked to enable him 10 col
lect the revenue. The Secretary did moi
desire the existing rates changed at all,
He proceeded to argue against ihe hill
as reported from the Committee on Wnys
and Means and in favor Of the propositi6n
OF me secretary OF the Treasury, which he
IGarhG!d) offered rs an amendment 10 the
bill. lie characterized the bill us IAN in.
verted cone" in which the lowest form of
sugar would pay the highest lax and tho
highest grade Of sugar would pay the low.
est tax; he objected to the bill because it
violated the fundamental principles of
Just protection. 1t put heavy tax, n pro.
teCtlvc duty on one branch OF American
industry lthe producing INTEREST,", and did
not sufficiently protect the refining inter.
est, The effect Of would be 10 drive the
refining business to the hands OF England,
France and other countries. In defence
Of the polarIseOpo as practical means OF
determining thegrade Of sugar, he quoted
mo recommendation Of it by the late Prof,
Henry, the resolutions Of the boston
sugar importers aud reliners; and in iact
IN buying aud selling Of CarVoes OF sugar
It is almost invariably used, and wiIb
the most satisfactory results,
In conclusion he said: Let ia mt nm.
Iertake to change the tariff rates Mt this
closing hour OF the session, but when The
Administration tells us that from four IN
five millions Of revenue is annually lost IN
sugar, let us give it the means it wants to
protect the government against undcr
valuation and loss.
Mr.. RoblnsOn, OF Massachusetts. Inn In.
hall OF Mr.. Banks, who was not present i
submitted all amendment Recommended
bY lhesuGar trade OF Boston, making mics
oil duty depend upon degrees of saccharin"
matter as shown by the polariscope.
Tho consideration OF the bill was inter.
rrNpted, IN order to let Mr.. Springer ask
Tor an order in the Seward ease.
Mr. Conger objected, and moved to nd.
Pending the question Mr.. Tucker, from
NE conference committee OH the tohaec0
Dill, presented report and explained Il,
when n sharp colioqny ensuei between
Conger and Tucker in relation TO the nc.
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Mr., Tucker finally said, We have report.
ell what believe 10 I've right, that tho INK
on matches should he retained, move
that the previous question.
MIR. Conger essc,i FOR two minutes bu,
was mot with impatient shouts T"yoto"i
from the Democratic side. Wv