The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-07
A Squirt ON THE TARIFF.
THE SUGAR CLAUSES NOW UNDER
CONSIDERATION.

CONSIDERATION
4 Mr. Cannon Offers an Amendment to
4 supersede the Present Paragraphs
IA Also Proposes the Payment of
Bounties-Debate on the Lead Ore
Clause.
u WASHINGTON, July 6.--The house to-day
q went into committee Of the whole on the
d tariff bill, the pending paragraph being
that relating to iron or steel railway fish
4 mates or splice bars. Mr., Buchanan's mo-
q ton to strike out the paragraph was re-
4 iected.
a Mr.. Bayne of Pennsylvania made slmi-
a lar motion with respect to the paragraph
q relating to spikes, horseshoes, etc, stating
s. that the revenue derived from this source
last year was but SO. The motion was
II lost
n Reading of the bill then progressed rap
Il idly. the motions made U1l the republican
Is side to strike out many of the paragraphs
q being generally without division and with
81 little debate.
a THE DUTY ON FILES.
AZ Messrs. Farquhar of New York, Adams
q of Illinois, and Spooner of Rhode Island,
81 on files and the imposition of an ad valorem
H rate The democrats refrained from reply
. ing. and, upon a standing vote, Mr. Far
81 ouha1's amendment, increasing and scaling
n the duties in proportion to the size of the
II files, prevailed by a vote Of 81 to 81 Mr.
81 Mills. however, demanded the tellers, and
ri the result was reversed by 63 yeas to 70
III navs, and the amendment was rejected.
On motion of Mr.. Vance of Connecticut,
# with the asent of Mr. Mills, and amid some
sd sarcastic laughter from the republicans, the
"a paragraph imposing duty of 35 per cent.
IS ad valorem on wood screws was stricken
out, thus restoring the present rate of duty.
Mr. Dubois of Idaho opposed reduction
@ of the duty on lead ore. He offered an
amendment restoring the existing duty and
sd providing that combination of lead ore
81 with gold or silver ore shall not be exempt
81 from the duty on lead ore. The amend
e ment was lost by tie vote of 62 to 62
ANOTHER DEFEAT.
# Mr.. Stone Of Missouri offered an amend
ment which. leaving the duty on lead ore
& as provided by the bill, provides that
combination of lead with silver in ores
shall not exempt the lead tn rein from duty.
This was rejected after a long political de-
II bate. in which the amendment before the
house was entirely lost sight of.
One submitted by Mr.. Warner, of Mis-
lead ore was also rejected.
On motion Of Mr.. Mills the clause was
stricken out which imposes duty of IS per
cent ad valorem on penknives and raZors,
thus restoring the present rate.
On motion of Mr.. Mills clause was in
serted fixing the rate on new type for print
ing at Is per cent. ad valOrem.
SUGAR CLAUSES.
The sugar and molassesand confectionery
H. ~
B were all considered together. After all I'M
Understanding had been reached, that a vote
should not be taken to-day, Mr.. Cannon of
Illinois offered an amendment strik-
ing out all of the sugar
90 and molasses paragraphs and inserting
il clauses fixing the duties as follows: Sugar
not above No. 16 Dutch standard, syrups,
above Sc not otherwise provided
for to be exempt from duty, in the event
that no export duty is levied by the coun-
try of expectation; sugars above No. 16 are
to pay duty of three-tenths of one per
cent: molasses above SO degrees two cents
per gallon; maple sugar cents per pound
of the crystallizable, sugar contained; maple
SYRUP or molasses cents per gallon {;
glucose l cent per pound; sugar
candy, not colored, 5 cents
per pound; all other confectionery not
enumerated, and ON sugars after being re-
lined when tinctured, colored or adulterated
Prd on all chocolate confectionery, 10 cents
per pound with similar provision against
n export duty.)
A BOUNTY TO HOME PRODUCERS
1t is also provided that to encourage do
nestic production there shall be paid a
bounty to United States producers of sugar
from rom beetss, sorghum and other
fane raised in the United States,
atz
er pound on the crystalizable sugar con-
aimed therein; on molases above Sc degrees,
cents per gallon; not above So degrees,
cents In supporting his amendment,
Mr. Cannon alluded to the frauds which he
asserted had grown up under tie present
aw and criticized the bill for perpetuating
raud. The bill was better than the present
aw but 1t was far short of what ii ough t
10 be.
Mr.. Funston of Kansas suggested that the
armer who produced sorghum would not
protected if sugar under No. l6 was
Pdmitted free.
Mr. Bayne of Pennsylvania spoke in sup
orU OF the amendment and advocated the
rantng OF bounties to sugar producers.
PIG IRON KELLEY's OPPOSITION.
Mr. Kelley Of Pennsylvania said that the
grlcultural interest OF the country was in
state of depression and just as that inter
" was beginning to be diversified by the
alSlng Of sugar beet and sorghum, it was
Mroposed that the whole policy of the gov
rhment III relation to sugar should be
hanged, and that bounties should be
ranted. He did not believe in it.
Mr. Peters of Kansas was opposed to the
ounty system for fear that capitalists, not
moving what moment the bounty might
Withdrawn, would hesitate to risk their
ohey IN the industry of sugar production.
Iarlll he thought, would be much more
aole than bounty. Pending further de-
ae, the committee rose and the house, at
Clock took a recess until O'Clock, the
ssehlng session to De for the consideration
pension bills
TARIFF BILL, OE TILE ENEMY