Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-18
THE NATIONS SCAPITAL.
The Duty Fixed on Tin Plate.
Sugar BOuntieS Discussed.
Considerable Confusion Created in the
House Over the Omnibus Bill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II.
Senate.
Sugar BOuntisS Discussed.


ne sNtithtt dt - ~ rtHAultii tilt CONSUL
Grafton of The tariff bill
In answer To Hale, ALI on specified as
among the important matters yet 10 be acted
on, wooden, sugar, wool and wooden SEIZED
uie-, with many detached portions that would
lead to more or less debate.
The discussion of the tin plate amendment
was continued by Vest, Allison, Plat, Sauls-
bury, Plumb German, Aldrieh Mitchell and
Can.
The amendment was adopted by vote of
% to Is.
II fixes the duty ON tin plate tagger IRON ssor
steell when valued at three cents a pound or
less thinner than number ~ and not thinner
than number 30 wire gauge, at one cent per
pound on thinner plates at l-l0, ! $40 and
! 40 cents per pound All other iron or
steel sheet, plates and hoop, excepting TN
plates when galvanized or cooled with zine
spclter or other metal, are to pay So cents
per pound additional, and after January /,
4sg, tin plate 3 I cents per pound addition
al.
he amendment proposing bounty on
sugar made from 5ects, sorghum or sugar
cane grow IN the United States, was taken
up
Vest declared emphasically opposition to
all such bounties which he consieeaet a
most Objectionable form Of protection.
Allison SAID the finance committee had
been told that the protection which the sub
stitutr proposed 10 sugar cane growers was
not sultcient. and the committee supposed
they would be satisfied with a bounty equiv
aient To the protection gwen under the exist
ing
Gibson asked Allison whether the com
mlttre had not heard of this increase of
growing area of Louisiana during the last
lnrep or four year, ard of the increase
uvary one hundred per cent. in the yield of
cane by improved methods.
Alhsion replied that the committee had
some testimony IN that line. the committee
also had learned that there was no detfusIon
plan IN Louisiana except that erected ~ the
government, even with that defiusion process
>preckels had disclosed 10 the committee
very clearly that he could beat that pro
dueton by the manufacture of sugar from
beets. The increase of population aud the
increase of the consumption of sugar per
capita was 90 great. that l5D 100000 pounds
would he required TO supply the annual in
crease. l.ouls4ua could not sup
ply sugar to meet that increase.
Allison dr MED emphatically that his Iudg-
meut Or that of the committee had been con
trolled by political exlgency.' He looked
apon the proposed bounty as An experiment.
Morrill, SAID the proposed bounty on sugar
was not Il new project. He had drawn up
and offered to the committee last year
similar scheme.
sherman advocated the amendment The
nlted States could hear from France, Ger
macy, Austria and Belgium AS to the bene-
fit. of encouraging the production of sugar
from beets lie believed that within ten
years sugar enough could bt produc d in
this country to supply the domestic market
The existing duty ON sugar was equiv alent to
s2 or ~ per cent (larger than that of any
othrr product exc, pit rice notwithstanding
that enormous protection the relative pro-
rortiou of the Louisiana production To the
consumption Wa~ i.ss than - years ago.
The increased pro lucton of sugar that
would follow the adoption of the bounty sys-
TEN would reduce prices.
Eusus ella med tha' this proposal was an
abandonment of the argument on that side
that the substitute was framed on the theory
that it was the duty of the government 10 so
deveiope by protective legislation every
American industry, whether hOary headed.
in its infancy or still IN the womb.
!, Morrill, remarked that the object of pro-
lection was amply secured by the proposition
to give a bounty equivalent to the reduction
of duty The consumer would also get his
sugar one cent pound less.
Allison said that the present tax took
s9S 900. 900 out Of the pockets of the people
that the sugar producers of Louisiana might
receive a cent pound on an infinite small
proportion of sugar that they proposed The
pending proposition would save s22 600 900
Or 81, ,uo0.0OO to consumers after the
proposed bounty vas paid
Plumb and stewart advocated the amend
meut but without rescaing vote, after a
short executive session the Senate adjourned