Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-06
SUGAR-PLANTERS.
Arbitration FROM LOUISIANA AT TIE
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Opposed TO the Bounty systsm-Pilibuttsr-
ing in the HOuSs-A Cam
nAiRn sterY.
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pAign stery
from Our Regular CorresDonientl
WASHINGTON. January g. There Is q lc-
cation Of prominent sugar planters OF Louisi-
ana here at present, and their OBJECT IN
s0ming 70 Washington Is 10 try 70 get tne
Senate Republicans 10 give the sweet stapie
more protection than is afforded IN the tarlh
bill now pending. The visit was also pre-
cipitated when II became known tnat q pro-
position was pending 10 vote bounty oil one
cent pouud. The planters are almost WIN
out exception opposed to the bounty system
and they claim that II the protection y re-
moved they Will get no good from the
bounty. The foreign sugar Will roll
In by the thousands OF tons ana
drive the home product completely
out,of the market. By what right Congress
should give q bounty TO suga-producers
and not do the same for the producers OF cot
ton. tobacco, wheat, and corn, has not YET
been explained and such proposition VIII
never be approved by the American people,
Germany aud France pay bounty on sugar
only that il exported from those countries.
Russia pays heavy bounty on some articles
of home production that are sold In Ter
many. thereby stimulating her own people 70
compete with a neIghbOr and rival we
o. the United States export 20 sugar, 30 tue
home production Is not more Than j per
cent Of the amount consumed. Indeed we
produce less sugar now than We did prior
TO 1860. unless the sorghum productions nave
sweled the figures since the last 0iiiclal
publication Of the statistics relating to the
sugar industry. The Republican senators
have stmplv acted OutrsgeOusy in their
treatment q this question, but they couldn't
afford IN their remarkable bill to give proteo-
ton 10 sugar and protection TO their pets
who put I'D the campaign money, aud NJ tne
same time ACCOMPLISH anything IN the way Of
reducing the surplus. The Louisiana sugar
planters have been in aterrble stew Tor lOur
wears. IL was the votes OF four OF the LOUISE
sua members In the House that prevented
the consideration 81 the Morrison tarlh Dill
Tbev proposed 10 Colonel Morrison 10 vote
for his bill IL the ways and Means Committee
would mako 10 reduction IN the sugar
schedule. He could not make any such
promise in the face OF the fact that 20 many
Republicans wanted TO rip the sugar duties
wide open. u would not have stoOd IN the
House, aud the 10 per cent. reduction tnal
Morrison snd bis friends offered was Inc lah-
est proposition ever made the sugar planters
They coquetted too much with the KepuOH-
cans, and DOW they are smitten BY the very
men whom they ai0ed in breaking down tDe
Democratic bill two years ago.
FIIIEUsrERISG.
The House dld Dothiug to-day. The NIL
buster,p. against the resolution 10 DO away
with the introduction o. bills on suspension
davs was continued, and the opponents Of
,he resolution had the beat OF the hshl, ana
forced 40 early adjournment A resolution
Wss passed requesting all absent members 10
return TO the city by Monday. This VIII
probably DO DO good, as there are enough
members unalierably opposed 20 the chahge
i'm the rules 10 keep no the bllbustering from
now until the eud o. the session. 10 give
an idea Of how many feel on the question: MT.
Henderson. of North Carolina, said list night
that he was in favor OF passing the Oklahoma
bul hut he did not care 10 have II reached IN
the manner proposed. II would be setting IN
his opinion, yerg bad precedent ms is
the way many 0tl or southern cougreN.mth
feel. Messrs. Randall and Mitls are boih OPP
posed 20 the resolution brought IN by me
Committee on Rules Of which they are mem
hers. II is not oi'en that Messrs. Randall
and Mills agree, but they are standing ny
each other NJ this matter. Inc resoI'llloh
was reported by the Speaker and hes'rS' Cah'
non and Reed, the latter being The Two be-
publican members Of the Committee on
Rules.
A GOOD POINT.
Journalist Cummings made good point
to-day i'm the House at The expense oi STATES
man Mckinley. The latter offered . resoli-
ton I'm regard to flags and bunting LOT zoe
inauguration. No sooner bad u Dtth re"u ~
the Clerk than the Journalist arose ana sslo
"I move 10 strike out 'loln' ana lhsrI'
Hendf" Every BODY laughed NJ lie way lhe
former pr0o,-reader got IN MS WoIA on lhs
ohio Republican. .,
The House Committee on Appropriation
have decided TO interfere with small truss
that has been Furnishing here. For more
than a wear the plate printers over the Bu'
regu Of Engraving and Printing baYe been
pr,tcs,ing tAat the steam.presses put iu
iherc have not been turning out cre1ItaDIt
work General Wheeler, OF Alabama, ana
| Fortu Of Ohio took up The ight IN the
House for the plate printers, ana the own
crs Of the presses. who are g'tlhs
heavy roylly, have been resisting. GfaVesi
he chief u the bureau, Is Mug
vumn. and hiss been the SPECIAL
net of the New York Times, whose CORE.
.ooudrut lac used To be-, 81 the request OF
the Tunes and the MugWumps Graves mas
been kert i'm Office, and be is Standing 10y the
owners OF the presses, 10 Is said that the
ROYALTY paid is 81 on 10000 sheets, and Tue
House Committee now propose 10 Cut lhe
ROYALTY down 10 lc. for T. 600 sheets 1hl'
Il great triumph for the plate printers, and
If adopted wall break up a saucy clique
CAMPAIGN STORY.
Writing about Graves brings TO mind 9
spicy campaign story, every word OF when
,s youched Tor by prominent men here. In
the month Of August last 10 Is taid ths'
President Cleveland sent for senator Cor
man. TO whom he related the state OF snair'
over At committee headquarters IN Ne"
/ York. Senator German promised TO 20 over
and study the situation, then come bach
| and tell Cleveland just what was nece'
| .sry 10 insure success in the state OF
| New York. 1t wasn't ten days before
Mr. Gorman returned 10 The White House
and told President Cleveland that there
were three things that should be done al
once. and the President SAID name them
" You must remove Pearson from the New
York Dost-odice," said the Senator "GraVe'
from the Buresu Of Printing and Engraving
and do something 10 show Tammany Hal
that YOU are a Democrat and not Mug
wumn. Prompt action will save you.
Cleveland promised TO consider the matter
Re decided finally not to molest the Mug
wumps and he was beaten IN his own state
thereby losing the election and putting the
p,,,ocrorv ont of mower for four years.