The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-02
Forfy-sevcnth Congressional SEES
sion.
WASHINGTON, February ], 1883.
SENATE

Mr.. Blair presented several petitions oil
citizens OF Virginia, South Carolina, Ala
bama, North Carolina, Georgia, West Viz
GINA, and New Mexico, for national aid TO
common schools.
Mr.. Malone presented similar petitions
from citizens OF Virginia.
The tariff bill was taken up, the question
being on Mr.. Frye's amendment propos-
ing an dd raiorem duty OF 40 per cent.
upon all sugars.
Mr.. MORGAN, Of Alabama, speaking In
opposition 20 the high duty on sugar, gave
as one OF the reasons for his opposition the
/ fact that letters had been read IN the Sem
ate from member Of the Tariff Commits
\ sion mir. Duncan Kcnnef) showing COM
/ bination between the sugar Planters Asso-
citation Of Louisiana and the manufacturers
Of glucose in the North for the purpose Of
adnltcrating sugar with glucose, and Sc
curing 10 both the advantages OF the high
duties on sugar.
Mr.. Jonas said there was nothing In Mr..
Kenner's letters showing that he represent
ed and assumed TO represent the sugar.
planters of Louisiana, and on behalf Of the
planters Mr.. Jonas denied that they had
entered or sought to enter into any such
combination.
MIR. Morgan read Mr.. Kenner's recent
. ~ published letter TO glucose dealer in
Buffalo. and said il contained distinct
proposal TO enter into combination TO de-
fraud the whole country. lie regretted
that any southern man or any man should
have placed himself In such a position as
that in which Mr.. Kenner was put by this
letter.
Mr.. Maxcy said he would be the last
man to defend Mr.. Kenner's action, but he
asked Mr.. Morgan whether an examination
OF the work OF the Tariff Commission did
not show that sall other special interests
represented in the Commission were rs
carefully regarded ms the sugar interest :
In like manner Mr.. Morgan replied that
il did, and for that reason he had no conf
dence whatever in the Judgment or recon-
mendations OF the Commission. The only
influence their recommendations had upon
him was to make him examine the subject
more closely and critically.
Mr.. Maxey: "Mr. Kenner showed his
hand little more plainly than the rest OF
the Commission, but they all held the same
hand.o
Mr.. Rollins said he had understood the
senator from Ohio (Mr. Sherman) to say on
Tuesday that the committees report would
reduce the duty on sugar to 80 per cent,
and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr.
Aldrich) that 1t would make the duty As
per cent, and he wished to know which
was correct.
Upon being thus appealed to each sena-
tsr reiterated the opinions as quoted.
Dir. Aldrich said the bill, n interpreted
bv Mr. Sherman, would reduce the revenue
from sugar about twenty millions; while
by his own (Aldrich's) computation the bill
would reduce the revenues eight and one
half millions.
Mr.. Kellogg said that 81 cents n pound
was AS low duty as the planters could
live under. Such duty upon all sugars
imported would make the article AZ or 3
cents per pound cheaper to the consumer,
and while it would protect the home pro-
dscer IL would bring the refncrs face to
face with the refners OF Cuba and other
foreign countries. just as it was proposed
here to bring the free labor OF Louisiana
face TO face with the slave labor OF Cuba.
The action Of the Senate on all preceding
schedules would show, Mr.. Kellogg said,
higher average Gd UdiOrenl rate on arti-
ces dealt with than the rate proposed by
Mr.. Frye, and higher even that that pro-
posed In the committees bill.
he regarded 80 per cent. dd UdlOrem as
lower than the rate proposed by the Com
mittee on Finance.
Mr.. Kellogg: ooh, yes; l should say
that the committees bill would make the
al rdloTem rate about 40 per cent, or ut
least 40 per cent"
Mr.. FTye's amendment, Mr.. Kellogg said,
II adopted. would ruin the Louisiana sugar
producers, who generally voted the Re-
publican ticket, and he was sorry to see an
attack made from the Republican side OF
the chamber upon those black cohorts.
In reply to questions by Mr. Blair, Mr..
Kellogg gave some statistics OF the sugar
production in Louisiana. He said that it
employed about S90,000,000 OF capital, OF
which $4,000, 900 was in machinery; i00,-
600 people lived by it, and 60, 900 or 10000
men and women were employed as labor
ers, OF whom more than than two thirds
were colored. The number OF eX-slayes
owning homes and other property was two
or three times as large in Louisiana as in
any other State, and that class of the popu-
latiOn was more quiet aud orderly there
than in other southern States. The results
were largely attributable to the sugar IN
dustry.
Mr.. Frye's amendment was then voted
upon and lost.
MIR. George offered an amendment fixing
the duty on all sugars at 3j per cent.
Mi. Kellogg offered an amendment
making the duty on sugars below l3 Dutch
standard. testing by the polariscope, not
above IS degrees. q cents per pound, one
fourth Of a cent less than the existing rate,
and equivalent, he said, to about 30 per
cent. dd UdlOrem. Hostages, / {: noes, %.
Mr.. Kellogg offered an amendment re-
dueing the present duty on sugars below
10 Dutch standard one quarter Of cent
per pound, and making proportionate re-
duction on all other grades, which, he said,
was a compromise proposition half way be-
tween the committees bill and the existing
tariff. Lost, only Messrs. Jonas and kel-
logg voting in the affirmative.
The substitute offered by Mr.. Morrill, on
behalf of the Committee on Finance for the
sugar schedule in the committees bill was
then adopted.
Dir. Morgan gave notice Of an amend
ment which be would offer in the Senate
prohibiting the adulteration Of sugar or
moasses, etc, by mixing glucose with il,
and making the sale knowingly OF products
so adulterated an offence punishable by a
fine Of not less than fifty dollars nor more
than five hundred dollars for each barrel or
package sold or offered for sale.
Mr.. Beck gave notice of an amendment
making it mIsdemeanor to sell any mix
ture of sugar and glucose as sugar without
advising the purchasers OF the facts Of it
being a mixture.
The consideration OF the sugar schedule
I'm Committee OF the Whole being con-
cluded, the Senate took up the tobacco
schedule. The first paragraph, affecting
cigars, cigarettes, &C., was passed over