Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-09-09
MORE TARIFF TALK.
The Finance Committees Gmend.
meat Opposed by sherman
and Rejected.
OTHER AMENDMENTS HAVE a
SIMILAR FATE.
A Spanish MurdereSs Strangled 10
Death in the Presence Of
10000 Spectators:
a HORRIBLE PUBLIC sPEcra-
CUE IN MADRID.
SalTador's Army Reduced 10 a
Peace Footing and the CoHn-
try tranquil
OTHER AMENDMENTS HAVE a
SIMILAR FATE.
a HORRIBLE PUBLIC sPEcra-
CUE IN MADRID.
By TS;ogrsph ts the NEWS
THE SENATE,
An Interesting Discussion Ensues
ON the Tariff Bill.

An Interesting Discussion Ensues
on the Tariff Bill
WASHINGTON, Sept. SIN the
debate on the tariff bill Vance
moved TO reduce the dpty on card
clothing from 20 20 % cents per
square foot. Rejected.
The sugar section wRs then taken
up, the immcdiate subject under
consideration being the finance
committees amendment 10 the para
graph imposing duties on all sugars
above No. Is, Dutch standard.
Sherman argued against the
amendment and in favor OF the
House proposition, which would
allow al sugars under No. L.
Dutch standard. inclgiing good
qualities Of brown sugar, largely
used hN' the people, TO come in free
Of duty. The amendment was
agreed to-yeas 50. nays II.
The next vote was on the Senate
amendment TO the same paragraph,
increasing tbs duty six-tenihs OF
enc cent per pound, instead c, four
tenths las in tire House bill. The
amendrionl was agreed to-yeas %
nays IS.
Quay offered an amendment fix
ing the duties between No. Is aud
No. Is at three -ieuths Of n cent per
pound; between No. Is and No. -
At six-Ienths, and above - at one
cent.
Mandersen moved to amend
Quay amendment y putting the
proposed duty Of one cent per pound
On all sugar above No. 20 at eight
tenths Of a cent per pound instead Of
-ne cent.
Quay modified his amendment as
suggested by Maudenson.
German opposed the amendmen,
is in the interest OF the sugar r.
fn@rs. giving them IN absolute mo-
sOpOly.
VEST Also OPPOSED II.
The refiners hal now. he said, all
they wanted. They hal triumphed
1y the votes taken today, which put
inty their pockets millions and mil
lions Of dollars.
Quay's amendment was rejected.
The provision 81 paragraph 22S,
that in case OF an export duty i'm
posed by any country, the sugars
from that country shall he subject
to the duties under existing laws,
after discussion was withdrawn.
Quay moved to include sugars
made from maize stems among the
-ugars for which a bounty Of two
cents per pound Is to be paid. Re-
jected.
The next question was on the
finance committees amendment 10
include maple sugar among those
FOR which a bounty he paid. Agreed
uo-yeas 20, nays =. All other
amendments referring 10 maple
sugar. were agreed to and the time
for filing notices, in connection with
claims for bounty. fixed at prior 10
July LIST, instead OF January Of each
year.
Frye offered an amendment TO
pay bounty Of a cent n pound on
sugar from imported molasses. There
was, be said, capital Of two or three |
millions invested in il The bus.-
ness gave employment 10 800 Amer
lean vessels and paid over SsOl,O0O |
4 year in freight 70 them. There |
was les extensive cooperage con-
uected with the business and the
whole industry would be destroyed |
by the bill as absolutely rs il struck
by lightning.
The principle on which 4 bounty
was 10 be paid on
SUGAR FROM CASE,
sorghum and beets was that encour-
agemeut was to be furnished 10
those agricultural industries, but the
now offerei was pracii-
cally 10 pay bounty Of five cents
a gallon on all molasses imported
int the United States. Frye's
was rejected.
MandersOn Offered an amend
ment for the admission free Of duty
Of machinery for the manufacture
Of beet sugar, and refundiBg Of du-
ties collected on such machinery
since January l, 1890.
Eustis moved 10 amend the
50 as 10 extend it 10 ma
chinery for beet and sorghum.
Without coming to a vote. AID
rich said he would try and have all
voted GU tonight, 50 a
10 have the bill at the stage Of third
tomorrow morning. He also
gave notice that he would for the
committee, offer an amendment
tha, the bill shall take effect the Ist
81 October. 1850.
The Senate then took n recess.
At the evening session Casey al
dressed the Senate in favor Of the
reciprocity proposition.
Allison replied 10 the remarks Of
Reagan and German this afternoon.
accusing the finance committee aud
he republican Senators Of discrim-
nation against the South. He de-
MED that there had been any such
IN idea entertained. Wherein, he
lsked, has such discrimination been
shown? Certainly not
IN TIE MATTER OF RICE.
Had the State Of Texas been dis
against at the present
,essiOn? Had not six millions been
for the purpose Of
trade from the eastern
,eabOsri 10 the most important gulf
Dort of Texas? Did not the finance
propose to protect the
WOOL OF Texas-the second or third
State OF the Union?
He himself had undertaken to pro-
ect the hides Of Texas.
The Senator from Maryland had
aid that there was not line or q
lage in the bill that protected in
iustries in the southern States.
Where, Allison asked, was the
,oal Of Maryland and Wes; Virginia?
Was not that protected? And
where was the sugar OF Louisiana
md Texas, and did Il not have a
county Of . cents 4 pound? The
oranges Of Louisiana aud Florida
we're better protected under the
ending bill than the existing law.
Il there had been any discrimin2-
ion IL had been in favor OF the
louth. As 10 cotton ties, they had
imply followed the other manu-
actures Of iron and steel, and ms to
ute bagging, Il was rs much used
an the notatoes Of New York and
he onions OF Iowa as for the cotton
non Of the south. AS to the amend
oent offered by Manderson, to ad-
nit beet sugar machinery free OF
Iuty up 10 July. 1892, he did not
&c WHY that small boon should not
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