Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-14

Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13-The president
laid before the senate resolutions of the
Legislature of Nebraska asking for the ad-
mission of Canadian lumber free of duty
and commencing and thanking Senator
Van Wyck for his efforts to put lumber on
the free list.
The joint resolution passed admitting
free of duty monument to Gen. Wash
ington to be imported by the Society of
Cincinnati of Philadelphia.
Mr.. Davis, of Yves. Virginia, introduced
a bill to authorize the construction of
bridges across the Great Kanawha river,
and describing the dimensions of the same.
Mr.. Seweu presented the credentials Of
his colleague (McPhereson) reelected SEN
ator from New Jersey. They were read
and fled
The president LAID before the senate the
resolutions OF the commercial exchange,
Chicago, requesting he passage of & fair.
just and equitable bankrupt law.
Mr.. Kellogg presented two bills to i'm
prove the navigation of the Mississippi.
Mr.. Sawyer presented resolutions of the
appropriation for harbOr at Superior,
Wisconsin.
The tariff bill was then taken up, the
pending question being on the amendment
proposed last evening by Mr.. Morrill,, by
instruction of the committee on finance,
reducing from 5-1OOths to 4-1OOths OF a
cent per pound the additional duty to be
paid on sugars above No. Is Dutch stand
ard, for every degree or fraction of degree
above seveEty-fve degrees as shown by
the polariscope.
Mr.. Kellogg said the proposed amend
ment was unjust to the sugar producers,
although in the interest of refneries.
Mr., Bayard moved to amend by making
the duty on al sugars not above No. 13
Dutch standard, and not above Is degrees
by polariscope, and 25-100 of a cent per
pound for every degree or fraction of de-
gree above 70. Agreed to, 40 to Is.
Mr.. Beck moved to make the duty on
sugar above No. Is, and not above No. 16,
Dutch standard, two and forty-one one
hundreths cents per pound. Agreed to
ayes 80; noes 10.
On motion of Mr.. Morrill, the vote on
sugars above No. 16, Dutch standard, was
reconsidered and the rate was made two
and forty -one-hundreths cents per pound.
The rate on sugars above No. 16, and not
above No. 90, Dutch standard, was made
three cents, and above No. 20, Dutch stand
ard, three and one-half cents per pound.
On this question Mr.. Kellogg also said
he was willing to accept as fairer scheme
than that proposed by the chairman of the
committee on finance last evening.
Mr.. Beck said the change now proposed
was in the interest of the reiners, and gave
notice if it were agreed to, he would move
to make the duty on all sugars above No.
- Dutch standard and not above No. 16,
24-100 cents; on sugar from No. 16 to POP,
instead of . 70-100 cents on above; 9 4-10
cents instead of 3 65-100 cents so as to let
the refner5 bear their proportion of the
reduction.
Mr.. Sherman said he would
not vote for Bayard's proposition
because it would raise the rate of duty
above that in the bill.
Mr.. Ingalls, said this subject had been so
confused by ''polariscope and the Dutch
standard and -four hundredths of cent"
that probably nobody in the senate under
stood it, and he believed this extraordinary
classification had been adopted with
view of confusing the subject. TIE ques-
ton was really very simple: The revenue
last year from sugar was between $47, 000,-
600 and $48,CO0O00 while the product of
Louisiana TWAS less in value than
$200OO,0O0. Sugar consumers in this
country could have to pay the sugar
growers of Louisiana bounty of . or 2l5
cents per pound for producing their sugar,
as thereby they could have had foreign
al
sugar produced in this country was so
small compared with the aggregate con-
sumption, that there was no sense in i'm
posing a duty on foreign sugars for the
purpose of protecting the sugar producers
of Louisiana.
Mr.. Bayard's amendment was agreed to,
45 to 16.
Mr.. Morrill, moved that the duty on
sugars above - and not above IS, Dutch
standard, should be three cents per pound.
Mr.. Beck said he would move to make
it 75-100 cents. He had no desire to
break down any industry, but the refners
had not been content with
the schedule framed, and now he proposed
they should encounter some competition
from manufacturers elsewhere.
Mr.. Voorhees, thought there was no dis
position on the democratic side to break
down any American industry employing
American labor. Certainly there was none
on his part; but this was case where too
great greed had overreached itself Speak
ing on the sugar subject last month, he
had commented on the disregard
shown for the interests of the
planters of Louisiana, and he regarded
the heavy vote just given against refner6
as blow of retribution.
Mr.. Morrilrs amendment was agreed to
fixing the duty on sugars above 16 and
not above 20 at three cents.
Mr.. Beck did not press the proposed
amendment, but on motion of Mr. Morrill,
the vote on sugar above 13 and not
above 16 was reconsijered. The rate
was made . 40-l00 cents per pound.
The tobacco schedule was passed over
temporarily, on the suggestion of Mr..
Plat.
No change was made in the cotton
schedule.
On motion Of Mr. Mcpherson, lutte.
which had been struck out IN committee of
the whole. was restored at the rate as in
the oil, $15 per ton. Jute buttons were
left to go upon the free list. Other
amendments in committee in relation to