Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-07

as fixed by the bill, provides that the
com animation of lead with silver in orei
shall not exempt lead therein from duty
| He contends that it was unfair that {
cargo of ores, of which 81 per cent: wal
lead and 40 per cent. silver, should bt
compelled to pay duty, while II the pro
portions were reversed, it could be free
Reed, of Maine, referred to the recen
speech made by Mills, in New York, an(
said that that gentlemen had been re
ceiving in certain Democratic papers {
good deal of praise for his manly bold
ness in resisting his constituents on the
subject of wool, and he hoped the gentle
man would have the strength and BRAY
cry to get up and avow to the House wha
his position was.
Mills retorted sharply, attacking the
Republican party and its platform. A
discussion OF political nature. between
Mills, Reed, and Burrows, of Michigan
then continued for some time. Finally
vote was ordered and the amendment
read by Stone was rejected, as also was
the one submitted by Wagner, Of Mis-
souri,, restoring the present rate of duty
on lead ore.
On motion of Mills the clause was
stricken out, which imposes duty of 81
per cent ad valorem on pen knives and
razors, thus restoring to present rate.
On motion of Mills clause was insert.
ed, fixing the rate on new type for print
ing, at fifteen per cent ad valorens.
The sugar and molasses and CONNECTION
cry clauses being reached by agreement,
they were all considered together. After
an understanding had been reached that
vote should not be taken to-day, Can
non, of Illinois, offered an amendment
striking out all OF the sugar and molasses
paragraphs and inserting clauses fixing
the duties as follows: Sugars not above
No. 16, Dutch standard, syrup, ETC., and
all molasses testing not above 65 degrees,
not otherwise provided for. are to be ex-
empt from duty, in the event that no ex-
port duty is levied by the country of
expectation. Sugars above No. 16
are to pay a duty of $40 of one
per cent; molasses above Sc de-
grees, two cents per gallon maple
sugar, two cents per pound on crystaliza-
BILE sugar; maple syrup or molasses, four
cents per gallon; glucose, one cent per
pound sugar candy, not colored, five
cents per pound; ali other confectionery,
not enumerated, and sugars after being
refined, when tinctured, colored or adul
terated, and on all chocolate confection-
cry, ten cents per pound with similar
provision against an export duty.
1t is also provided that to encourage
domestic production, there shall be paid
bounty to United States producers OF
sugar from beets, sorghum and other
cane raised in the United States as fol-
lows: On sugar, two cents per pound !;
on molasses above fifty six degrees, six
cents per gallon; not above fifty. six
degrees, four cents.
In supporting the amendment, Cannon
alluded to the frauds which had grown
up under the present law, and criticised
the bill for perpetuating these frauds.
Funston, of Kansas, suggested that
the farmer who produced sorghum would
not be protected if sugar under No. 10
was admitted free.
Cannon replied that the total product
ion of sugar in the United States was
about 30O,000,0O0 pounds, nearly all
made in Louisiana. and the product was
decreasing. In II years the value of
sugar imported into the United States
was 100000, 900. During these II years
the duty paid has amounted to over
500, 100000. Never since the govern
ment was founded had any article re-
ceived one-half the protection that sugar
had received. Was it right to levy this
tax on every man, woman and child in
the United States to the amount
not only OF a duty of $60,00O,00O
year, but OF $50, 900 900 of refined profits ?
What for? To protect refners and en-
able them to keep up trusts, and to pro-
tect the Louisiana planters, and the man
who grew beets and sergum. He did
not think this was right. Letsugar un-
der sixteen come in free, and then let a
policy be pursued which would give the
Louisiana planter, the California beet
grower and the Kansas sorgum grower
as much protection as he receives now.
This the proposed amendment accom-.
plishes.
After some debate the committee arose
and the House took recess until p. NJ.