Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-15
Fiftieth Congress-Second Session
Jan. 14.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 14.
 PROPOSED BOUNTY ON SUGAR.
 SENArE.-The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the tariff bill and MT. Ali son, on the part of the finance committee, re. ported two new sections, which he proposed to offer amendments. They relate to 8 bounty on sugar, and provide that until April, 1900, there shall be paid to the pro. ducer of sugar (testing not less than eighty degrees by the polariscope) from beets, sorg- hum or sugar cane grown within the United States a bounty of one cent per pound, under such rules and regulations as the commis- sioner of internal revende, with the approval of the secretary of the treasury, shall pre-. scribe. The bounty is to be paid annually from the duties collected on imported sugar.
 The pending question was on the amend- ment offered by MT. Gray last Saturday to section Z, ,510 as to the admission of material, free of duty, necessary for the construction and equipment of vessels built in the United States for foreign account and ownership or for the foreign trade, the amendment being to strike out of the section the words 'an- gles, beams and bolts and copper and con- position metal which may be necessary for the construction and equipment of vessels, y and to insert in lieu thereof the words "sheets, angles, beams and bolts, deck and bulb beams, together with all structural shapes of iron or steel and copper and com position metal forgings of iron steel castings of iron, steel, or composition, fues and tubes of iron, steel or composition; machinery and parts of ma- chimes and all other articles of foreign pro- duction necessary for the construction and equipment of steamers or other vessels" Af- ter long debate Mr. Gray's amendment was rejected-yeas 24, nays 26-the vote being on strict party lines.
 Mir. Frye had voted no, but afterwards withdrew his vote on account of pair.
 MT. Allison, from the finance committee, reported amendments to paragraphs IA and 145, as to taggers, iron on steel, which were ordered printed.
 Mir. Frye said that after the disposition evinced by the Senate in the vote just taken he would not offer the amendment he had suggested, but would offer one proposed to him by the Iron Ship company of Bath, Me. It was to insert after the word 'bolts" the words forging, rivets and steel castings" The amendment was rejected, yeas g, nays g, the vote being again on strict party lines.
 Mir. Vest moved to strike out of the free list ''bergamont oil" and insert Gbricks." i" Rejected, yeas 16, nays 24.
 Mr. Vest moved to strike out of the free list 'fcivet oils'' and to insert 'fstaves of wood of all kinds" Rejected, yeas 20, nays 23.
 Mr. Allison moved to add to paragraph 788 on the free list "logs," the words 'fand round manufactured timber not specially enumerated or provided for" Agreed to without division.
 Mir. Vest moved to strike Lavender oil'' off the free list and suggested '1athes." MT. Aldrich suggested the absurity of the amend ment, as, if it were adopted, it would apply to 'toil of lathes."
 Mr. Vest-That is not the absurdity. The absurdity is the bill per SC.
 Mr Vanna-Tk ia mt ToSaihIa t0 the absurdity of bill that taxes the lathes of poor mans house and puts Lavender Water Oil on the free list to perfume him on Sun days. The oil applies to the scent, but the amendment applies to the sense of the peo- pie who have regard to the absurdities of taxation.
 MT. Allison suggested to MT. Vest not to consume time unnecessarily in offering these amendments in detail, but to move to strike out all the oils on the free list if there was any reason why they should be on the dutia- ble list. The amendment was rejected, yeas 3, nays 23.
 Mr. Aldrich, from the finance committee, offered several amendments, which were agreed to; among them being one to put a rate of 35 cents per pound on boot, shoe and corset laces, and to increase the rate on all manufactures of cotton, not specially enu- merated, from 30 to 40 per cent ad valorem.
 MT. Vest moved to strike out of the free l1St 'OCGar or roses" ana to Su OSt1CQt6 salt. "
 MT. Vance made an argument in favor of free salt. Could senators, he asked, as men of conscience, keep on the free list articles of luxury and sweet-seented things, nine-te -tenths of which even intelligent people never heard of, and keep on the dutiable list at the rate ot 80 per ceHt. such an article uf dire and everyday necessity, salts What was otta1 of rosess The reply might be that an old old Democrat who, when asked what federal list was, said Ca federal list, well, federal -is something agin nature." Uaughter.)
 Mr. Mitchell asked Mir. Vance how much the salt cost annually to every man, woman and child in the United States.
 Mir Vance said that it had been figured out sometime ago by Republican senator at three cents and that his reply then had been that if that sum was big enough to steal it was big enough to save.
 After further discussion, which was carried on at great length, the bill was laid aside without action on the pending amendment.
 MT. Chandler introduced bill revivine the grade of lieutenant general of the United States army and authorizing the President to appoint any major general to the posi- tion.
 The Senate at 5:30 D. m adjourned.