Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-18
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Ia the Senate

w AsHINSFON, January lftl.-ln the Sen
ate, among the bills reported from the
committees and placed on the calendar.
were the following: Granting the right of
way for railroad across the Fort Pima
Military Reservation ia Arizona: granting
the Big Horn Southern Railroad the right
of way across part of the Crew Indian
Reservation, Montana.
The Senate resumed consideration of the
tariff bill, the pending questions being the
smenomsnts to the tin plate paragraph
The discussion was continued by Allison
Vest, Platt, Salisbury, Plumb. German.
Aldrich, Mitchell and Call. Finally the
amendment was adopted-yeas %, nays Is
Drown voting aye). IL fixes the duty on
lin plates usggers, iron or steel), when val
ued at three cents pound or less, thinner
than No. 10 and not thinner than No. 20
wire gauze at one cent pound, on thinner
plates at l lilo, l 10 and 410 pound,
and on corrugated or crimped plates 2-lO
cents pound. All other iron OF steel
sheets, plates and hoop Excepting tin
plates when galvanized or coated with
zinc, spelter or other metal, 7 of 81 cent a
pound additional. After January l. 1885,
TIN plates OF a cent p uDd additional.
The amendment proposing a bounty on
sugar made from beets, sorghum or sugar
cane grown in the United States was then
taken up.
Vest declared his opposition 10 all such
bounties, which he considered the most OBJ
jectionable form of protection. The idea
of the Government going into partnership
with any individual or set OF individuals
in order to give them peculiar advantages
at the expense of the large body Of people
was relic of absolute tyranny, and utterly
opposed to all free popular governments.
Allison, IL reply TO the question of
Eustis, who asked why the bounty was
proposed, said the object was to induce the
production OF sugar in this country from
beets from sorghum and from sugar cane.
Eustis asked Allison to state whether The
proposed bounty of one cent per pound on
sugar produced in this country was not in
direct contradiction OF the ground taken by
the Finance Committee for a large reduc-
ton in the import duty. that ground being
the known certain limit of the sugar ca
pacity of the United States.
Allison did not consider the amendment
as in any sense change of position on the
part of the committee. The sugar pro-
duced from sugar-cane grown in the United
States had not kept pace with the increase
of population.
Eustis asked whether, when the sabsti-
tute was reported, the majority of the FL
IidICS was IlOs Us We'll INFORMED
as to the sugar producing capacity of the
United States as il was when il proposed
the bounty on sugar.
Allison said he did not know exactly
what the Senator from Louisiana meant by
that inquiry. He had not known quite SIS
much on the 5th of October, when the bill
was reported, as he had known when he
offered the amendment, and he also con-
iessed TO having received some valuable in
formation from the witness who had been
before the committee within the last few
days.
Gibson asked Allison whether the COM
mittee had not heard of the increase of
twenty-five per cent. on the sugar. cane
growing of Louisiana within the last three
or four years, and of the increase of nearly
100 per cent. in the yield from the cane by
improved methods.
Allison replied that the committee had
some testimony in that line, but the com
miitee had also learned that there was 10
diffusion" plant in Louisiana except that
erected by the Government of the United
States.
Vest hinted at the new light whicn
had broken in upon the Finance Com
mittee and the political exigency p" which
has let to the reporting of the amendment.
Allison denied emphaucally that he, in
his Judgment, or that of the committee.
in this matter would be controlled by any
" political exigency."
Sherman advocated the amendment. He
advocated that there was strong feeling
in this country against direct bounty foy
the protection of anything.
After some further discussion, and with
out reaching vote, the Senate went into
executive session and soon adjourned
In the House.
WASHINGTON, January 10th. = In the
House to-day after the transaction OF uu-
important business, the House resumed
of the Territorial bills.
Mcdonald of Minnesota thought that all
Territories referred to in the omnibus bill
were ready for admission.
Adams of Illinois characterized the ON
nibus bill as transparent subterfuge.
Under it the people of the Territories |
would not obtain single substantial ad. |
vantage which they could not obtain if not |
passed, while the defeat of the Senate
Dill would have the practical effect of CON !
lnuing one year the outrage on the people |
IF Dakota
Grosvenor of Ohio said the object of the |
omnibus bill was to delay the admission |
)f Dakota, admit Dakota under the Senate |
Dill, and then consider the claims of other |
Territories.
Synes of Colorado and Springer of Iii |
lois had little tilt over the latter's alleged |
Intention to move the previous question on |
he omnibus bill.
On motion of Clifford of Dakota. an
was adopted granting 10000
lcres for the support of an agricultural |
'ollege in the State of Dakota. 1.-THE Sen
tie bill granted ninety sections of land.1
An amendment was adopted providing
hat lands sold for common school mr.
,oses shall not be sold for less than $40 an
cre.
The salary of the District Judge was re-
iuced fran $1,000 TO 5000, and the 9th of
April, 1889. fixed as the date of the election
o be held to decide the question of the &C
eptarce OF the boundaries and name of
he new State.
On motion of Clifford. an amendment
vas agreed to providing that at this elec.
ion State officers be elected, and also two
members of Congress.
The reading OF the Senate bill having
'een completed, Springer moved to strike
ut all after the enacting clause and substi.
ute the omnibus bill.
Burrows of Michigan raised point of
rider against the substitute.
The Speaker sustained the point of order
nd ruled the substitute out
Springer then moved to strike out the
nacting clause and insert House Bill No. |
466, with certain amendments.
The Speaker ruled this not in order.
VI the gentleman had right to do was to
tier as substitute for the Senate bill
1ouse Bill No. 8466.
Springer thereupon offered that bill as
ubstitute.
House Bill No. s466 was then received as
substitute
Springer asked unanimous consent that
he previous substitute offered by him be
onsidered in its stead. Speaker pro tenn.
OK submitted the request, aud there being
10 objections. il was so stated
subsequently q question arose as to
whether this consent had been granted,
ut no record OF the transaction appeared
n the official notes Much confusion en-
ued, but finally consent was egain given.
Macdonald of Minnesota then offered
Us substitute for Springer's proposition.
his substitute embodies the principal
satures of the omnibus bill, except that il
rovides Tor the immediate admission of
outh Dakota.
Pending its reading the House adjourned.