The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-07
SEATTLE WASHINGTON TERRITORY, SATURDAY. JULY 1885,

be sxemrs therein from dHsy. He cen
tsa<ed fhsf II wne unfair tAxs . e<rra Of
escS of wAicA 81 yee cess- 81 the snesas sas
bead ard . per cenx- silver xAcuid he asf-
mEfted ffv~-
ke<t. sf Maiae. referred % the recent
speech msa< lsg Mia In xru Ycxk. and
sad shaf she gentleman had been recxfyzng.
IN certain s,<ncrratic papcfxl . xeo1 deal
81 praise Tor hts manly hcldaesa IN resist
ing bis constituents oashe suesect ef wool,
aai DC acped the gcrtieusan would have
ssov 70 thr house THAT his yessEiea ras.
Nils rssorsed sharply attacking the Re
p1EhfA1 yarsy and It's piatfuysa- dis
cszssscn OF > Political nature between Mills,
Reed sad Burrows. Of Michigan. then con-
ticsed fer scsne time
Finally vote was orsserad and the
amendment read by stone wss rtecsed. ax
also Was ozs submitted by Wagner Of Mss-
sonri. restoring the present rate Of duty on
lead ere
On lnosion Of Nils the ciAnse Was s;rick-
en- cot which imposed 6afy OF IS per c~rf
2fvaiesesn on penkrsses and racers, thus
restoring ths present rate.
On molten of Mills ei&nse aas inserted
exsag tie rate on new iyre fo- prfntiag af
Is Per cent sd vai0rela.
The sugar srsd rsolssses and roIfectsor-
cry eianses have been reached by sxree
neat They were eil considered together
after an understanding had been reached
tnst vote should not te taken to-day.
-HE RxPrBLIcAx sCsAg TARIFF
Cannon, OF Illinois. offered an amend
facus striking ali out al the sugar and mo
issse- paragraph and inserting clause 6x-
isg the duties ss follows: Sugar. nos
above No Is duty standard. syrup, etc. ard
al meiasxes, test not above sS degrerx, not
otherwise provided for, are 10 be exempt
from duty in the event that no export daty
i levied BY the country oil expectation
Sugao above No. 10 are TO pay duty OF
shfee-tenths of per cent niosasses above
sS degrees, cents per gallon; maple sugar,
eats per pound. on cryslslizxbie sugar
containing maple syrup or rsolasses, cents
per gallon: gtucose. cent per pound; SUI
gar candy not cciored, 5 cents per pound. |
ali other confectionery not essunesafed. !
and sugars affer being rennetf. when tine |
fu-ed. coloyed or adIitera,ed. aud on all |
chocolate cor fecfbnery 10 csats per pound, /
with u similar provision against an expert 1
duty II Il also provided t1at TO encourage /
domestic prcduet.on there shall be paid |
from beeis, sorghum aud other cane raised /
in the United stnsea
In supporting the amendment. Cannon 4
alluded to the frauds which had grown up
under the present law, aud criticised the |
hlll Tor rerpet1aiing the frau.is
Funston. of karsas, suggested that the 1
farmer who produced sorghum would no;
be protected IL sugar uader No. l6 was ad-
miffed free
Cannon replied that the total production
Of sugar in the United States was ahout
o.ooneoe pounds. nearly all made in
Louisiana, aud the production was de
crcassng. II IL years the value of sugar
imported into the United states was $ap,-
eeo,ou. During these IL years the duty
Paid had amounted 10 over 500 600 ooo
Never. since the government Was founded,
had any article resolved one-half the pro-
'ection that sugar had received. Was il
right 10 levy this tax OF every man, woman
and child ia the United States. to the
amount not only Of the duty of 80 90 go
a year. hut OF sscc Ooot1o Of refined profit
wha, forf To protect the reiiners and en-
able them 70 keep trusts, and to protect
Louisiana planters and the man who grew
heets and sorghum. He did not think this
was right. Let sugar under No l5 come in
free, and then let policy be pursued
which would give the Louisiana planter,
the California beet grower. and the Kansas
sorghum grower as much protection as he
receives now. This the proposed amend
iGent aecomplishes.
After some debate the committee rose
aud the house then took a recess until
y. M