The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-19
STGARTOHAVEA BOUNTY
rr,E sENATE ADOPTS THE CENT A
POUND PROPOSITION.

rra Text Of the Amendment Showing
TIA Notifications Since 1t Was First
7Dtroduced-The Subject Discussed
on Party Lines How the Vote
stood.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1s-The Senate at
,1.2O O'clock to-day resumed consideration
- the tariff bill, the pending question
l,oi,g the amendment reported from the
anance committee, allowing a bounty of l
cent Der pound on sugar produced from
beets. sorghum and sugar cane grown in
the United States
TEXT OF THE AMENDMENT.
q.ba amendment has been somewhat mod
;eod since il was offered. AS adopted to-
dsv. it reads as follows:
Secrlov / That until April 1900 there shall
he paid to the producer of sugar, testing not less
than So by polarscope, from beets, sorghum,
or sugar Caue grown within the United States,
bounty Of cent per pound, under such rules
and regulations as the commissioner of intern
revenue With the ap roval of the Secretary of
tha Treasury shall prescribe. The producer of
said sugar to be entitled to said bounty shall
have first filed with the commissioner Of internal
revenue notice of the place of production, vii
a general description OF the machinery and
methods to be employed by him, with an eStl-
mate Of the amount Of sugar proposed to be
nroduced in the next ensuing season, and an
application for license to SO produce, to be ac-
c0uuanied bY bond in penalty, and with sure
ties to be approved by the commissioners Of in
ternalrevenue conditioned that he will faithfully
observe all the rules and regulations that shall
be prescribed for such manufacture and prOduc-
tion of sugar The commissioner of internal
revenue upon receiving the application and
bond hereuhefore provided for, ,shallisSue to the
applicant a license to produce sugar from surg
hum beetS or sugar cane grown IN the Unlte1
States al the place and with the machinery and
by the methods described in the application;
but said license shall not extend beyond one
year from the date thereof. No bounty shall be
paid tG my person ENGAGED in refining sug 1rs
that have been imported into the United States,
or produced in the United States, upon which
the bounty herein provided for has already been
paid or applied for, nor to any person unless he
Shall Lave frs, been licensed, and only upon the
sugar produced by such person from
sorghum, beets or sugar cane. grown
internal revenue, with the approval
of the secretary of the treasury. shall from
time to time make all needful rules and regula-
tons for the manufacture Of sugar from sor
ghum beets, or sugar cane grown in the United
States, and shalt, under the direction of the
Tstarv Of the treasury, exercise supervision and
inspection of the manufacture thereof. The
bounty herein provided for, including the
expenses incident to the payment there
Of shall be paid from the duties
collected and paid into the treasury on sugar
imported into the United States, and a suffi-
Cient sum for said purpose is hereby apprOpri-
ated and all be paid annually from the duties
50 collected, such appropriation and payment
to continue until the first day of April, 1900,
aud no longer. Any person who shall know
lnglY refine aid in the refining of sugar
imported into the United States, or upon
which the bounty herein provided for
has already been paid, OF applied for, at the
place described in the license issued by the COM
missioner Of the internal revenue. and any per-
not entitled to the bounty herein provided
for who Shall apply for or receive the same
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon
conviction the eof, shall pay fine of not ex-
ceeilng 5000, or be imprisoned for period not
exceeding five years or both, in the discretion
Of the court.
WANTED MAPLE SUGAR INCLUDED.
Mr.. Reagan opened the debate upon the
amendment in opposition to 1T. He ex-
pressed surprise that the bounty was n OF
aSe to be extended to maple sugar He
commented upon Mr.. Plumb's support of
the bill III which he said, quoting Thomas
H. bo1ton The west and south are recog-
nlzed IN lis burdens, not its beIedts.n He
had beel astonshed to see the
senator's on the other side
VINO represented agricultural communities.
conIHrl!ed 10y party exigency and party
ulscpIue, to support measure which dis-
tpctIy and clearly sacrificed the interests
q the states which they represented. He
proceeded to quote against the proposed
bounty, Judge Cooley's words ION cOnsti-
I4.ti5aal limitations, but was reminded by
4dr Spooner Of II decision in tine Michigan
n ro3r.~, after wards affirmed by tine United
Il 9.-0s Supreme court, holding that
q OodAty on salt was constitutional.
THE BILL OF ROBBERY"
This pout against his position was turned
81 oy MI Reagan with the observation that
tue sena ors on the other side could always
A4u arguments to justify the plunder Of
al O.Atr senator's constituents for the benefit
81 o. Ter own. He spoke Of the attempt to
pass aat he called "Che bill of rohbarg" as
A1e Irolo, but he warned the republican
+JoIs thar they lad 60000,000 of
NJ F1lo Dennd them Observing their action.
s -'eeaIcIsted last wears produce Of Ameri-
vaD sugar at 290. go bogsheads, or {, 800 OJ0
81 A..",' me bounty on which would amount
81 " SJ.3OJj, and he asked what price was t,
Pug ID Iowa and Ka lsAs under the pro-
tF'1 bounty system to justify the viola
r. ,'5 VI t"e constitutional and the adoption
VI, 1ios' pefnlcious policy. Would not
# ..LLo people or those states, he asked think
'-eJ ought to sell for better price
THE MILLS BILL.
. my Mitchell-The Senator speaks of the
p.o'ec'lNe system as not only robbery, but
I# billt '' 10 'NNOi DC 'uo MIL
Ell Mr. Ar' Reagan-If the Senator wants to
| NJ MI" whether indorse all the items in the
| nrs ''s o.l'i say, unhesitatingly, that there
Ell ,,ro,ll' 1NIy iVems IN it which [ do not ap-
Ri boJJ III, uut very greatly prefer it, as a
0U ~ III 10 The still worse bill of the Senate
MI u Mllchell-Does the Senator e,.ts 81
.ua' provision OF the Mus bin thao puU'
AK oi W per cent on sugar.
& Mr Reagan-I do not know thai 90.
MI 10 not believe that the duty on sugar
Mould be as high rs it is under the eXlsIlIS
~. | do not bolieve that tine dnty or - -, g
iould he a. high is under the eXlstlnS laN I;
would not take the entire duty OH WOO W13l
II of lumber l would take the nm, Mlil'
II rather than let the present law sIanu
rather than have tue Senate suDs'lOuVo
lsssd.
REAGAN's LITTLE SLIP UP.
Mr.. Reagan proceeded to read some OK \
tc,s from a speech which he supposed
hve been made by Henry Clay, but MI ag.
trned out to have beeu made aiter MI MI
Clya death, aud by a namesake oil ms iFo'
Albania
lr. lviler, who detected the error, depr'
ecaad thA attempt to palm of as speech sse,..,
nc try CNy's, remarks made by uiileio o.
incyiluaI
Mr.. Chndler expressed his regret IN
Tie faaucs committee had not excep'
sugar cane grown in the United o.a .
Non tua proposed bouuty-au lhuuSe
Emca, according to the commlttee'
zen makllg 10 progress. o,,.s
Mr.. stewart suggested to Mr. Cnauu