National Republican., 1883-02-16

even taking the teachings of Pennsylvania demo.
Gratis there could not be found sane man who
had uttered such sentiments as he had listened to
this morning from the representative OF the great
manufacturing county OF Allegheny
After great deal of speechmaking, n vote was
taken, and Mr.. Van Neorhiss motion was lost by
&c to 1872.
During the debate Mr.. Gambler gave notice Of an
amendment which he proposed to offer placing
duty Of % per cent nd vnlorem on sugar up TO No,
No. 49,
Mr. king offered and advocated an amendment
increasing the duty on sugar not above No. 10
Dutch standard, testing notaboye 75degrees, from
125 cents to 90 cents per pound and from 400 TO
5-lOO Of cent additional for every additional de-
gree or fraction of degree.
After long debate Mr.. Browne offered an amend.
ment reducing the duty on sugar less than No 10
Dutch standard, not over 20 degrees, to cent per
pound. Lost-73 TO 50.
Mr.. Ray offered an amendment placing sugar
on the free list, but providing for a bounty Of 2
cents per pound to the producer Of domestic
sugar. Ruled out on point of order.
Mr.. Ellis offered an amendment fixing tho rate
at 4O.100 cents per pound and Mr.. King with
drew his.
a long discussion ensued, which, strayed far
from the real question underconsidetatiou, and
was confined principally to series of charges and
counter charges of inconsistency, the republicans
taunting the democrats with deserting ther "reve-
nue. only" doctrine when local interests were at
stake, and the democrats asserting that they were
only maintaining the duty at revenue standard
and in Turn claiming that the republicans had de-
serted their protective system In order to single
out and destroy single industry. Finally the
Mr.. Reed moved TO fix the duty of 35 per cent.
ad valorem as the duty on sugars not above No. 10
Dutch standard. Lost-60 TO D3.
Mr.. Gambler offered an amendment imposing n
duty Of 35 per cent. ad valorem on all sugars not
above and of d5 per cent. on all sugars above No.
10 Dutch standard
Mr.. Carlisle raised point of order, and, pend
ing decision, the committee rose, and at $3.50 the
house took a recess until 1850.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. Bragg of Wisconsin,, Mr.. Dawes, OF
Ohio and Mr.. Wheeler, of Alabama, obtained
leave TO have printed in the Record remarks
upon tho Fitz-John Porter bill.
A bill was passed for the relief Of William
| T. Hansel of Philadelphia.
The house then resumed in committee the
consideration Of the legislative appropriation
| bill
The clause providing for the clerical force
in the general land Office having been reached
| Mr.. Holman offered an amendment that no
| part of the money appropriated shall be cX.
pended in the preparation, recording, or issu.
ing of patents to land grant to railway com
| panies for land to which such companies were
not by law entitled when tho time expired
within which they were required to be coih
pleted.
Tho amendment was ruled out on point
of order, but, on an appeal by Mr.. Holman, nc
quorum voted and the matter was passed oveI
| informally.
The appropriation forthe patent Office having
been reached, Mr.. Holman offered an amend
ment providing that all proposals for photo
| lithographing shall be published in one leading
paper in Cincinnati, Chicago, Boston, New
York, Philadelphia, and Washington, and tn,
contract awarded to the lowest responsible,
bidder. Ruled out of order.
After considering eighty of the ninety-twt
| pages of the bill the committee rose and tn,
house at 1880 adjourned