St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-07
POLITICAL SUICIDE
Was Committed by the Eight Who
Voted Against the Land Grant
Forfeiture Bill-TariR Talk.

Was Committed by the Eight Who
Voted Against the Land Grant
Forfeiture Bill-Tarif2 Talk.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, July 6.-The passage
of the land grant forfeiture bill and dis
cussion on the tariff bill were the main
features of the house proceedings to
day. The house cOnferees on the agri-
cultural bill were instructed to insist
upon their disagreement to the senate
amendment appropriating 100000 for
experiments in sorghum.
The conference report on the bill to
ratify the act creating the county of
San Juan, n. NJ, was agreed to. A bill
was passed appropriating $4,000 for a
Ryan endeavOred to secure considera-
ton for the Emporia, Kan, public
building bill, but objections were made
on the Democratic side. This objection
was characterized by Messrs. Buchanan,
of New Jersey, and Ryan, of Kansas,
''oNE-SIDED BUSINESS"
allowing consideration of bills called up
by Democrats and refusing on bills pre-
scented by Republicans. The yea and
nay vote on the passage of the land
grant forfeiture bill was then taken,
and the bill passed. Yeas 1T, nays s.
Mr.. Belmont, of New York, reported
the case of John Curtin Kent. The
tariff bill was then taken up in commit
tee of the whole. Several amendments
were offered, but were lost. Rapid
progress was made in the reading of the
bill. Motions by the Republicans
to strike out many paragraphs
being rejected without division. The
paragraph imposing 35 per cent adj
valorem duty on wood screws was
stricken out, thus restoring the present
rate of duty. Mr.. Reed tainted Mr..
Mills about the latter's recent speech in
New York, and asked him to bravely
show the house what his position was.
Mr.. Mills said he had said in New York
what he had said in Texas. He had the
courage of his convictions, and he hoped
his friends on the other side would have
the same high courage, and would
stand by
THEIR WHISKY PLATFORM,
He had heard that the other side was
making a flank movement on the
whisky question. When they found the
Democratic battaliOns on the march,
they began to say that they did not
want SO much whisky, but would like
some sugar in it. Mr.. Reed said that
he had hoped the gentleman would re-
port his speech of four years ago in
which he had said: wealth, prosper
ity and power will bless the land that is
dedicated to freemen, free labor and
free trade" Instead of defining his
position, the gentleman had told how
brave he was, while he really
showed how brave he was
not. 1t was strange what an
effect climate had on a gentleman's
nd Of o.,
motion of Mr.. Mills the present rate of
duty on pen knives and razors was re-
stored.
"A clause was inserted fixing the rate
on new type at Is per cent ad valorem.
1t was agreed that the sugar, molasses
and confectionery clauses should be
considered together, and that the rate
. should be taken to-day. Mr.. Cannon, of
Illinois, then offered an amendment
striking out all Of the sugar and mo!
lasses paragraphs and inserting clauses
fixing the duties as follows: Sugars not
above No. 16, Dutch standard, syrups,
etc., and all molasses testing not above
So degrees. not otherwise provided for,
are to be exempt from duty, in the
event that no export duty is levied by
the country of expectation. Sugars
above No. 16 are to pay duty of $40
of l per cent; molaSSeS above Sc de-
grees. 2 cents per gallon. 1t is also pro-
vided that to encourage domestic pro-
duction there shall be paid bounty to
United States producers of sugars from
beets, sorghum and other cane raised
in the United States as follows:
On sugar, 2 cents per pound; crystal
liable sugar contained therein on mo-
lasses above So degrees, 6 cents per gal
lon; not above So degrees, cents. Mr..
Cannon said:
FRAUDS HAD GROWN UP
under the present law, and the Mills
bill perpetuated them. The bill was
better than the present law, but it was