The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-09-11
FIFTY MILLION DEFICIT.
CONFERENCE REPORT ON THE RIVER
AND HAReoR GILL AGREED TO,

eSO,OOO,OOO under the niii-Finanes
Committees Amendment to tho sugar
Schedule Adopted-fhe Atkinson nili
Discussed In the House.
WASHINGTON, Sept 0,-fhe senate
met promptly al 10 o'clock yesterday
morning, The house bill 20 set apart a
certain tract Of land (on which the big
trees stand In California aa q public
park was passed without amendment
The conference report on tho river and
harbor appropriation bill was taken vi
and agreed to without discussion, and
without a yea and nay vote The tarlti
bill was then taken mp the debate on
the bill and amendments 20 be limited
10 thirty minutes for any senator ON any
one subject.
Changes or Amendments
In the bin reported by Mr., Aldrich
from the finance committee were made
M followal Adding 10 paragraph % the
words; "And white paint containing
zinc, but not containing lead Making
the duty on phosphorus paragraph Gll)
80 per cent, nd yalOrem, instead OF 10
cents per pound. Inserting IN para
graph 10 (relaunR 20 medicinal preparR
tiOna) the words "Or IN the prepare
tion Of which alcohol IL used" Making
paragraph i09 reads Boiler plates oi
iron and steel and other plate iron not
thinner" etc, Making paragraph els
read "White pine bhinglen 90 cents
per thoueandi all others, 30 cents per
thousand, " Making paragraph 22l
read "ChAir, cane or reeds, wrought
or manufactured from ratiRna or reeds
and whether round, square or In any
other shape"
Mr.. Piumb's Amendments
Mr.. Plumb offered the amendment OF
which he had given notice on the 8Oth
Of August, imposing u tax OF 81 20 por
gallon on diatillod spirits, He said that
he offered II because ho believed that II
would he necessary 20 have the addi-
tional revenue which would be thus
provided (Sql 50e,0O0) 10 meet the re.
quirements OF the government, He
estimated the expenditures Of the gov
ernment at $3.50, 600 900 and ita revenues
NJ $i00, ,000, 900, and said that q deficit
was lust m sure ~ the rising OF the sun
II his amendment were incorporated In
the tariff bill II would add S2i 800, 900 10
the revenue, Mr., Wilson opposed the
amendment on the ground that II would
put $50, 600, 600 into the pockets Of the
men who owned the l00,000,000 gallons
Of distilled spirits now on hand, and
also on the ground that " would make
the liquor business an important ole.
ment IN the financial system OF the
government, After further discussion
Mr., Plumb's amendment was rejected
yeas, III nays, 80
Imposing Tax ON All Sugars.
After some discussion the finance
committees amendment imposing tax
ON all sugars above No, 10, Dutch stand.
ard, was agreed to-yeas 8O nays, i2,
The finance committees amendment
making the duty on sugar above No, TO-
Dutch standard, HX.tentha OF II cent per
pound, instead Of four.tenthe, ~ IN the
house bill, was also agreed to--yeas, 2Oi
nays 20, Mr.. Quay offered the amend
ment proposed by him on Aug, fixing
the duties between Nos, 10 and 49,
Dutch standard, NJ three-tenthe OF q
cent per pounds between 10 and 90 at
gix.tentha and above No. 20 nj cent u
pound. Al the suggestion OF Mr.. Man.
derson, Mr.. Quay modified his amend.
ment 80 ~ 10 make the duty ON all
grades above No. 20 oight-tenths OF u
cent per pound. Mr., Quay's amend.
ment was rejected.
The Finance Committees Amendment
10 include maple sugar among those for
which u bounty Ia 10 DO paid was favored
by Messrs. Edmunds and Blair. Mr.,
Carlisle declared himself opposed 10 all
sugar bountiee. The amendment was
agreed to-yoas, 80; nays, 30, All the
other amendments relating 10 maple
sugar were agreed 10 and the time hxed
for filing notices In connection with
claims for bounty was fixed prior 10
July /, instead Of Jan. l. Of each year,
Mr.. Frye offered an amendment 10 pay
u bounty Of | cent n pound on sugar
from imported molases, This was q
large industry, which gave employment
10 400 American vessels and paid more
than $s00,000 n year freight 20 them.
There was also, he said, nm extensive
cooperago connected with the business,
but without bounty the whole indus.
try would be destroyed by the bill ~
absolutely as II II were struck by
lightning He failed 10 see why pro.
duoers Of sugar from molosses were not
as much entitled 10 q bounty ~ the pro
ducers Of eugar from cane, beet or
sorghum. Mr., Aldrich said the proposi.
tion could hardly receive
The Concurrence Of the Senate,
The principle on which bounty was 10
be paid on cane, beet or sorghum sugar
was that encouragement was 20 be
given 10 domestic agricultural indus.
tries. The proposition now offered was
practically 10 pay bounty Of B cents q
gallon on all molassee imported into the
United States. The question was
further discussed by Mr.. Hale, Mr.. Hoar
and Mr.. EyRrts IN favor Of the amend-
ment, and by Mr.. Plumb, Mr. Hiscock,
Mr., Allison, Mr., sherman and Mr.. Glib
son against II. One OF the arguments
made against the amendment VIVA that
with n bounty OF cent pound on
molasses sugar all the sugar from Cuba
would be imported in the form OF mo.
lasses. Finally the vote was taken and
Mr.. Fryes amendment was rejected
without the yeas and nays,
Mr.. Henderson Odercd an Amendment
for the admission, free OF duty, Of mh
chinery for the manufacture OF beet
sugar and for the refunding OF duties
collected on such machinery since Jan,
/, 1890, Mr.. Euetie moved 10 amend the
amendment 80 ae 10 extend II 10 ma.
chinery for beet and sorghum sugar.
Without coming TO o vote, Mr., Aldrich
said he would try and have the bill No
the stage Of the third reading Tuesday
morning. He also gave notice that ho
would (for the committee) offer an
amendment that the bill shall take effect
on the lst OF October, 1890. The senate,
at $3.50, took recess till Sp, m.
A. the lcvenlnE session
Mr.. Casey addressed the senate In favor
of the recinrocity proposition. Mr.