The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-09
Ire Will Be Deficit Of Immense
Proportions, Says sena-
tor Plumb.
Proposition to Tax Liquors
Abs q Gallon is, Never
theless, Defeated.
Senate Votes to Raise the Duty ON
Sugar One-Third-The
End Near.

f bill was taken up, and debate on the |
and amendments limited to thirty min
for any senator on any subject. After
lumber of verbal amendments were |
,ed to, Plumb offered an amendment inn |
nR tax of $1.25 per gallon on distilled
Its. He said he offered it because he be- |
ed it would be necessary to have addi-
al revenue thus provided, $21, 5O8, 900,
aeet the requirements of the government,
reduction of revenue which the bill Us
assed the house would effect, had been
mated at ST., OOO, 600. By restoration of |
tobacco tax in the senate that reduction |
been diminished to sixty millions, quail
by the somewhat ambiguous state
lit from the finance committee
} if the importations were
Il upon the present scale, notwithstand-
the increase of duties, the reduction of
,nue would be only about S2O,OOO,00o.
NIB went on to give resume of the ap-
oriations for the year and to argue that
appropriations for future years would
| fall short of these for this year and
Id, in regard to pensions, etc., largely
BED them. In fact, he should be greatly
orised if in the next three years pay
! Ut on account of that law would amount
$50, OOO, 600 yearly. Berry asked Plumb
er the new pension law. Plumb gave
number at over 400, 600. Cockrell said
.e would be between 10000 and 100000
Ill. Plumb said that he had no doubt
re would be 100000 to 100000 applica-
Is under the law. and appropriations
Ter it would amount to at least $50, 0OO,-
| year within the next three or. four
| re-. He estimated the expenditures of
government at $3.50, 0O0, 900, its revenues
;4GO, 0O0.0O0 and said u deficit was just
cure az the rising of the sun. Wilson.
Iowa, opposed the amendment
! the ground that it would put
| .OOO, 900 into the pockets of men who
| ned 100, OOO, 900 gallons of distilled spirits
hand. Dawes opposed the amendment
ause the increased tax would not apply
he whisky on hand, which would be thus
|5reciated in price to the amount OF 35
ts gallon, and also because he would
| admit by implication that the pending
would result i'll deficit. Plumb 1nodi-
sky hereafter p:oduced or withdrawn
N bond. The amendment was rejected,
seventeen, nays thirty-nine. Vance
we'd to reduce the duty on card cloth
I IN 50 to Is cents per square foot. Re-
red.
he sugar section was then taken up, the
mediate subject under consideration be-
the finance committee amendment to
paragraph imposing duties on all
rman argued against the amendment
in favor of the house proposition,
oh, would allow all sugars under
II, Dutch standard, including good
.lities of brown sugar largely used by
people, to come in free of duty. The
sndnlent was agreed to, yeas thirty-nine,
g twelve. The next vote, on the senate
sndment to the same paragraph,
sreasing the duty to six tenths of one cent
ound, instead of four-tenths as in the
Use bill, was agreed to, yeas twenty nine,
"a twenty three.
quay offered an amendment fixing the
les between No. ID and No. is at three
this of one cent pound; between Nos.
and 20 at six-tenths of one cent, and
>ve No. 20 at one cent. Henderson
we'd to amend Quay's amendment by
ting the proposed duty of one cent a
and on all sugar above No. 20 at eight
this of one cent per pound instead of one
ut. Quay modified his amendment as
sgested by Henderson. German opposed
amendment as in the interest of sugar
ners, giving them an absolute monopoly.
Fat also opposed it. The rehners had now,
said, all they wanted. They triumphed
the votes taken to-day. which put in
,ir pockets millions and millions of dol
9. Quay's amendment was rejected. The
'viso in paragraph 223, that in case OF
export duty imposed by any country
..ars from that country shall be
oject to duty under the existing law, was
er discussion withdrawn. Quay moved
| IrH oro o.
ong sugars for which a bounty of two
ITS pound is to be paid; rejected. The
1t question was on the finance commit
q amendment to include maple sugar
ong those for which a bounty is to bt
d. Agreed to, yeas thirty. nays twenty
.. All other amendments referring tx
pie sugar were agreed to, and the time
VI filing notices in connection with claims
bounty was fixed as prior to July l, in,
sad OF January l. of each year. Frye of
ed an amendment to pay bounty of on
,lasses. There was, he said, a capital O.
D or three millions invested in 1t. Yh,
siness gave employment to 400 American
,sels and paid $500, 600 year in freigh
them. There was also an extensive coop
.ge connected with the business, and tn
ole industry would be destroyed by tn
l. as absolutely as if struck by lightning
The principle on which bounty was K
paid on sugar from cane, sorghum an,
et was the encouragement to be fur
lhed to domestic agricultural industries
. IL the proposition now offered was practi
~ to pay bounty of five cents gallo,
| all molasses imported into the Unite
ties. Frye's amendment was rejected
anderson offered an amendment for tn
mission, free of duty, of machinery TO
3 manufacture of beet sugar and the re
! nding of duties collected on such ma
inery since January lst,, 1880. Eusti
we'd to amend Manderson's amendment
as to extend it to machinery for hee
| d sorghum sugar. Without coming to
te Aldrich said he would try and hav
N amendments voted on tonight, SO as t
We the bill at the stage of third readin
morrow morning. He also gave motto
/ 1T he would. for the committee. offer a
/ lendment that the bill shall take effec
the first of October, 1880. The senat
en- took a recess.
The house to-day passed a joint resolr
N granting the use of portion of til
| ,ited States military reservation at Cha
looga for public park. The remainde
the day was devoted to the District c
| lumbia bill.
| Representative Thompson introduced
! 1 to-day to annul the act providing
Ill government for Alaska. The laws {
egon, SO far as applicable. are made
ply to the district.
More Truth Than Poetry.
Our New York correspondent telegraph
Q cheering fact that the Teutonic has jul
! aten the record by thirteen minutes in