Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-07-14
Ry Mr.. PaysOn OF Illinois, representing the

minority OF the committee-TO coniine for
FIXTURES to lands opposite portions OF road
not now completed.
Mr.. Holman explained the nata-e o! the
deposition before the house coming from the
cou mitteo and pointed out the difference IN
effect between II and the senate bill. lie SAID
the senate would declere the forfeiture OF
1921, 436 acres, while the pending bill would
work the forfeiture OF 5,323,99 9 acres, SUB
ject to bona hde sales TO settlers.
The hrst proposition in order was Mr..
Stones amendment to make the forfeiture
complete as to all lands where the terms OF
the grant had not been complied With. The
amendment was rejected-yeas, go; nays, lo4.
The question was then put on Mr.. Psyson's
minority amendment, similar to the senate
bill, and the amendment was rejected-yeas,
II; nays, 81.
The committees substitute was then
adopted and the question recurring on the
passage OF the bill as amended resulted
yeas, al; nays, II. No quorum.
W~AsuIxeToN, July Elm the house today
the land grant forfeiture bill was passed by
n vote Vi 10 ayc5 III nays
The house then went into OF the
whole on the tariff bill. The reading OF the
bill progressed rapidly, the motion made on
the Republican side to strike out many OF the
paragraphs being rejected, generally wltnout
division and with little debate.
Mr.. Farquhar of New York and Mr.. Adams
of Illinois protested against the duty on files
- 49, .,.i,i,r ~ al yalnratn Mr. Far
quhar's amendment increasing ana Scailpg
the duties in proportion 10 the sizc of the hies
was rejected.
Mr.. Dubois Of Idaho opposed n reduction Of
the duty on lead ore and offered an amend
ment restoring the existing duty and proyld-
inc that a combination Of lead ore with gold
or silver ore shall not be exempt from duty
on lead ore. Amendment loet by q tie vote.
Mr.. Stone OF Missouri offered en- amend
ment which provides that leaving a comoina-
tlon AZ lead with silver in ores shall not eX-
cnpt the lead therein from duty. This led to
a long political debate between Messrs. Reed
and Mills, after which Mr.. Stones amend
mcnt was rejected as was also one submitted
by Mr.. Warner OF Missouri restoring the rate
Of duty on lead ore.
On motion Of Mr.. Mills the claus was
stricken out which imposes - per cent. al
valorem On peLknives and razors, thus restor-
ing 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. al .vslorem.
The sugar and molasses and confectionery
clauses being reached, by agreement they
were all considered together.
After an understanding had been reached
that a vote should not be taken today Mr..
Cannon OF Illinois. offered an amendment
striking out all sugar and molasses para
graphs and inserting a clause fixing the
duties as follows: Sugars not above No. 10,
Dutch standard, .yrups etc, and ali mo-
lasses, testing not above 81 degrees, not
otherwise provided for, are 10 be exempt
from duty in the event that no export
duty is levied by the country OF expor-
tation. Sugars above No. Is are TO pay
"A duty Of 3-l0 of ! per cent, molasses
above % degrees 2 cents per gallon, maple
sugar = cents per pound on crystaliizaole
sugar, maple syrup or molasscs I cents per
gallon, glucose ! cent per pound, sugarcandy,
not colorcd, ) cents per pound. All other
confectionery not enumerated and on sugars
after being refined, when tinctured, colored or
adulterated, and all chocolate confectionery,
10 cents per pound with similar provision
against an export duty. 1t is also provided
that to encourage domestic production there
shall be paid a bounty TO United States
producers OF sugar from beets, sorghum
and other cane raised In the United
States as follows On sugar, : cents per pound
Of crystallizable sugar contained therein; on
molasses above Sc degrees, 6 cents per gallon;
not above 90 degrees, 4 cents per gallon. He
commented on the fact that the Mills bill as
originally drawn let in at a lower duty sugar
under the No. 16 standard, aid prohibited the
granting Of drawbacks Oh the expectation OF
refined sugar.
Without further action the committee rose
and the house took f. recess till 5 p. m.