The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-11-01

amendmenB Inab bne ODJecC sOl " was
to1reduce' the tariff on sugar "a per
cent.
SENATOR ingalls,; of Kansas Repub-
lican, favored the amendment.
Senator Frye, of Maine, (who suc-
ceeded Hon. James 6. Blaine in the
Senate and who is Mr.. Blaine's adj
viser) furnished some tables on the
subject and strongly advocated the
passage of the Aldrich amendment.
He said the tables showed "that we
pay more for our sugar, every man,
woman and child in the country than
we pay for our four."
Senator Jonas disputed the accuracy
of Mr.. Frye's figures.
Senator Frye then said: "Here is
a profit 10 Louisiana farmers Of $leT
an acre, while the people paying the
tax really pay 10 per cent. more on
the sugar than they do for the bread
they eat. Il propose after this amend
ment is acted on to offer an amend
ment reducing this duty to SO per
cent"
The vote was then taken on the
adoption of the amendment Of Sena-
tor Aldrich and resulted in its rejec7
tion by 80 nays to 81 yeas. Of the
SO nays, 2s were Democrats and o
were Republicans. 0fthe 81 votes in
favor of the passage of the amend
ment, all were Republicans. Among
them were Hon. John A, Logan, now
candidate for Vice President of the
Republican party, and Senators Frye
and Hale of Maine, See page 1s45
Cong. Record, Forty~Seventh Con-
gress, second session, Jan, 81, 1883.
Senator Frye ofMaine, Republican,
then offered the following amendment:
'ln lieu Of the duties and rates Of
duties now imposed on noiasses,
melada, concentrated melada, tank
bottom, syrup of sugar cane juice,
concentrated molasses and sugar i'm
ported from foreign countries, there
shall be levied, collected and paid the
following duties and rates of duties,
that Is to say. On all molasses melada,
concentrated melada, syrup Of sugar
cane juice, tank bottoms, concentrated
molasses, and on all sugars not above
No. Is Dutch standard In color, 25
per centum ad valorem; on all sugars
above No. ls Dutch standard in color,
35 per centum ad vslorem; provided
that the Secretary of the Treasury
shall, by regulations, prescribe and re-
quire that melada, syrup of sugar
cane juice, tank bottoms and concen-
trated molasses, shall be taken by the
proper officers in such manner ms to
ascertain the true value OF such ar
ticles, and that samples of sugar shall
be taken by said officers in such man
ner as to ascertain the true color and
value of snch sugars.
"The provisions of the preceding
section shall take effect on the passage
of this bill, and the duties therein
pro yidsd for shall be collected on all
such goods which may be in the pub
lie stores or bonded warehouses at
that time, instead Of the duties now
imposed upon BY law"
Senator Frye said in support Of this
amendment
Looking on the Democratic side
of this chamber, ] see every Demo-
crat prepared to vote for duty higher
than forty-two per cent on sugar,
"The proposition Of the Finance
Committee is nearly forty-two per
cent. The proposition Of the Senator
from New Jersey (McPherson, Dein1
ocratl, is over fifty per cent.
Senator Coke, Of Texas, Democrat,
in opposition to the Frye amendment,
said;
For every ten dollars paid by the
people for sugar, nine Of II goes into
the National Treasury, while on the
othcr hand, for every ten dollars paid
on any other kind Of manufacture
about eight dollars Of il goes into the
pockets Of the manufacturers, and
only two dollars Of It goes into the
National Treasury
Mr., Brye's amendment was rejected
without a yea and nay vote
The vote on the passage Of the tariff
act Of 1883, iu the Senate, which re-
dueod the tariff on sugar was as fol,
lowsl Yeas feFty, nays nineteen,
Among those voting aye were Hon,
John A. Logan, Hale and Frye, Of
Maine, and WILLIAM r, KELLOGG.
Of Louisiana. OF the nineteen votes
against tho passage Of the bilIbut one
was a Republican. The Senate at
that time was Republican, The tariff
bill then went to the House The
political oonplegiaa of the Honse was
aa follows Republican laa, Demo
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