Morning journal and courier., 1888-07-07
Fiftieth Congress-.First Session.
WASHINGTON, July 6.

WASHINGTON July 0. HoUsE.-After the routine business had been transacted the regular order was de- manded, being an aye and no vote on the passage of the land grant forfeiture bill, and the vote was taken, resulting: Ayes 177, noes 8. So the bill passed.
 The House then went into committee on the tariff bill, the pending paragraph being that relating to iron or steel railway fish plates or splice bars. MT. Buehanan's tion to strike out the paragraph was re- jected.
 MT. Bayne, of Pennsylvania, made simi- lar motion with respect to the paragraph re- lating to spikes, horseshoes, etc., stating that the revenue derived from this source last year was but $10. The motion was lost.
 The reading of the bill then progressed rapidly, motions made on the Republican side to strike out many of the paragraphs being rejected generally without division and with little debate. -
 Messrs. Farquhar of New York, Adams of Illinois and Spooner of Rhode Island pro- tested against the reduction of duty on files and the imposition of an ad valorem rate. The Democrats refrained from replying and upon standing vote MT. FarquharIs amendment increasing and scaling the duties in propor- ton to the size of the files prevailed by a vote of GA to 61. MT. Mills demanded tellers and the result was reversed-yeas 63, nays 70-and the amendment was rejected.
 On motion of MT. Vance, of Connecticut, with the assent of MT. Mills and amid some sarcastic laughter from the Republicans, the paragraph imposing duty of 35 per cent. ad valorem on screws was stricken out, thus restoring the present rate of duty.
 MT. Dubois, of Idaho, opposed the reduc- ton on lead ore and he offered an amend ment restoring the existing duty and pro viding that combination of lead ore with gold or silver ore shall not be exempt from the duty on lead ore. The amendment was lost by a vote of S2 to 62.
 MT. Stone, Of Missouri, offered an amend ment which, leaving. tEe duty on lead ores as fixed by the bill. provides that the combina- ton of ieaG with silver in ores shall not ex- empt the lead therein from duty.
 : Mr. Reed, of Maine referred to the recent speech made by MT. Mills in New York and said that gentleman had been receiving in certain Democratic papers g good deal of praise for his manly boldness in resisting his constituents on the subject of wool, apd he hoped that the gentleman would have :he strength and bravery to get up and bravely avow to the House what his position was.
 MT. Mills hoped that he would always have the courage to stand by his convictions and to utter his sentiments, and when he believed 6 thing to be true he would not run away from it when the enemy delivered his first shot.
 The amendment offered by Mir. Stone was rejected, as was also one submitted by Mir. Warner, of Missouri, restoring the present rate of duty on lead ore.
 On motion of MT Mills the clause was stricken out which imposes duty of 35 per cent. ad valorem on pen-knives and razors, thus restoring the present rate.
 On motion of MT. Mills clause was insert. ed fixing the rate on new type for printing at 10 per cent. ad valorem.
 The sugar and molasses and confectionery clauses being reached, by agreement they were all considered together.
 After an understanding had been reached that vote should not be taken to-day, MT. Cannon offered an amendment striking ont all of the sugar and molasses paragraph and inserting the clauses fixing the duties as fol- lows: Sugars not above No. 16 Dutch stan dard, syrups, etc., and all molasses testing not above 56 degrees not otherwise provided for are to be exempt from duty in the event that no export duty is levied by the country of exportation. Sugars above No. (. are to put duty of 3-10 of cent. molasses above 56 degrees 3 cents per crystallizable sugar contained, maple syrup TOT molasses cents per gallon, glucose 1 cent per pound, sugar candy not Golored cents per pound. All other confectionery not emu :. nerated and on sugars after being refined when rendered colored or adulterated and on all chocolate confectionery 10 cents per pound It is also provided that to encourage domestic production there shall be paid . bounty to producers of sugar from beets, sor- ghum and other cane raised in the United States. On sugar 3 cents per pound crystal lizable sugar contained therein; on molasses above 56 degrees cents per gallon, not above 56 degrees centse e.
 Mr. Cannon and MT. Bayne spoke in favor of the amendment Messrs. Kelley and Peters opposed giving bounties.
 Pending further debate the committee rose and the House at o'clock took recess until o'clock.