National Republican., 1883-02-02

ing an additional duty Of 25 per cent upon
sugar and all products named in the schedule
imported from countries where they arc pro-
duced by slave labor.
Mr.. Morrill, suggested that this provision
would be in violation of our treaty with Brazil
Mr.. Kellogg modified his amendment so as
to make the extra duty 10 per cent, instead
of 25, and said he would further modify It so
as to make it apply only to Cuba, where no
treaty would be encountered.
Mr.. George offered an amendment reducing
the duties laid in the schedule 10 per cent.
upon articles imported from countries where
slave labor is not employed. Rejected.
Mr.. Kcllogg's amendment was also rejected.
MIR. Morgan gave notice of an amendment
which he would offer in the senate, prohibit
ing the adulteration of sugar or molasses, &C.,
by mixing glucose with it, and making the
sale, knowingly, of products so adulterated,
an offenso punishable by n fine of not less
than $50, nor more than $500, for each barrel
or package sold or offered for sale.
Mr.. Beck gave notice of an amendment,
making it misdemeanor to sell any mixture
of sugar, and glucose as sugar, without ad-
vising the purchasers of the facts of its being
o mixture.
Mr.. ingalls, said that Mr.. Morgan and Mr..
Beck seemed very anxious TO bring glucose
into disrepute, and, in Justice to very inn
portant and growing industry, he stated that
glucose was an innocent product, manufact-
ured from the starch Of corn or potatoes, and
containing n lower per contage of sugar than
other saccharino substances He had noticed
in the papers attempts to throw suspicion
upon il, in the interest, he supposed, of the
growers and manufacturers of cane sugar.
Mr.. Beck said his amendment did not as
sumo that glucose was deleterious, but only
that il should not be palmed off as sugar.
Mr.. Morgan hoped the discussion here
would direct the attention of scientific men to
the subject.
Mr.. Sherman offered an additional proviso,
to be printed and referred to the committee
ON finance, imposing an additional duty of 10
per cent. ad valorem upon articles named in
this schedule when an export duty is levied
upon such articles by the country producing
them.
The consideration of the sugar schedule in
committee Of the whole being concluded the
senate took up
THE TOBACCO SCHEDULE.
Mr.. Miller, of New York, moved to make the
duty on cigars, cigarettes, and cheroots 81 per
pound instead of SO, as in the bill.
Mr.. Beck moved to make it $3.50 per pound
and 20 per cent. ad valorem.
Mr.. Sherman offered the same amendment.
After some discussion the first paragraph
was passed over temporarily, and Mr.. Sher-
man offered the following as u substitute for
the next paragraph "Tobacco in leaf, un-
manufactured and stemmed, used exclusively
for wrappers, 10 cents per pound. All other
tobacco in leaf unmanufactured and not
stemmed, 30 cents per pound tobacco stems,
10 cents per pound tobacco manufactured, of
all descriptions, and stemmed tobacco, not
specially enumerated or provided for in this
act, 40 cents per pound"
Mr.. Hawley offered the following as q sub
stitute for the same paragraph:
Tobacco in leaf, unmanufaotured and not
stemmed when the greater portion of the bale,
box, or package is suitable for wrappers, 75 cents
q pound upon the whole contents ofthe balc box,
or package: ifstemmed, 81 per, pound. All other
80 cents per pound. Tobacco stems, 10 cents per
pound. Tobacco manufactured, OF all descrip-
lions, not specially enumerated or provided for in
this act, 40 cents per pound.
Messrs. Allison, Jones, and Call opposed the
proposal to put duty of 81 per pound on
stemmed tobacco.
The question was taken on the first para
graph of Mr.. Hawley's amendment as above
ending with "$1 per pound" Lost-ayes 1s
noes 81.
The remaining provisions of Mr.. Hawley's
amendment were agreed to.
The portion rejected was then modified by
Mr.. Sherman, and was adopted as follows:
Tobacco in leaf, unmanufactured when the
greater portion of the bale, box, or other package
is suitable for wrappers, 10 conts per pound upon
the whole contents of said bale, box, or other
package.
The first paragraph of tho schedule was
again taken up.
Mr.. Miller modified his amendment pre-.
viously offered so as to make the duty on
cigars, &C., $3.50 per pound and 80 per cent
ad valorem. Rejected-ayes 18, noes "a.
The amendment of the finance committee
fixing the duty on cigars, &C., at $3.50 pei
pound and 25 per cent. ad valorem was
adopted.
The consideration of schedule G provisions
having been entered upon, Mr.. Bayard moved
to strike out the item imposing q duty of &c
per cent. ad valorem upon live animals. Re.
jected-ayes Ii, noes 20.
Mr. Bayard moved to strike out the clause
imposing duty Of ono cent per pound on
beef and pork.
Mr.. Williams, in advocating the motion,
characterized the tax on provisions as fun
merry" and rs "tub thrown to the whale "
in order to deceive the farmers by pretending
that they came in for their share of protec-
tion. As farmer he scorned all this nom
sense. Nobody was going to import hogs into
Indiana or Illinois, wheat into California,
whiskey into Kentucky, or terrapins into
North Carolina. This duty did not benefit
the farmer in any way.
Mr.. Morrill, opposed the motion, asserting
that the duty on provisions did protect the
farmer.
Mr.. Beck denied this, and asserted that
outside of q few men around Burlington,
Vermont, no farmer in the country was
helped by this duty.
Mr. Jones (Florida) sawno injustice in levy
ing a tax on agricultural products imported
from foreign countries, especially as they did
not compete with domestic productions.
This tax did not affect the price of produce
in the slightest degree and brought in a good
revenue to the treasury
Mr.. Bayard's motion to strike out beef and
pork was lost-ayes IL, noes 2S.
Mr.. Vance moyedto make the duty on cocoa
five cents pound instead of duty. Lost.
The provision schedule having been dis
posed of, Schedule H-liquors was taken
up, and some progress was made, when the
senate, at 1886 p. m, adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Houl chairman of the committee on
war claims, reported back the bill for tho al
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