The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-09
TARIFF ON SUGAR.
Senate Accepts Amendments OF
Finance Committee.
THE RECIPROCITY QUESTION.
CulIom Makes Another Attack on Cana
dian Pacific Bsilroad-River and
Harbor Bill Finally Passed.

wAsHrxeros CrTY, Sept. s.-The Senate
this morning agreed to the conference re-
port on the river and harbor bill without
division. The bill now goes to the presi-
dent.
The tariff bill was taken up, debate on
the bill and amendments being limited 70
thirty minutes for any senator on any one
subject. After q number Of verbal amend
ments had been agreed to. Plumb offered
an amendment imposing tax OF $l.2o per
gallon on distilled spirits He said he
offered it because he believed it would be
necessary 70 have the additional revenue
thus provided for of $21 sos, 600 10 meet
the requirements of the government
The reduction of the revenue which
the bill as it passed the House would effect
had been estimated At 81. 10000. BY the
restoration of the tobacco tax in the Senate
that reduction b ad been diminished TO $780,
O0O, 600, qualified by the somewhat ambig-
nous statement from the finance committee
that If the importations were kept upon
the present scale, Notwithstanding the in
crease of duties, the reduction OF
the revenue would be only about
$4,000. Plumb went on to give
o resume of the appropriations for the
year. and to argue that the appropriations
for future years would not fall short of
those for this year, and would in regard
to pensions, ETC., largely exceed them. In
fact, he should not be greatly surprised if
in the next three years the payment on &C
count of that law would amount to &c.,
100000 year.
Berry asked Plumb how many applica-
tons had already been received under the
new pension law.
Plumb gave the number at over 4O0, 0O0
Cockreil said there would be between
10000 and 600 in all.
Plumb said that he had no doubt there
would be from 100000 to 10000 applica-
tons under that law, and the appropria-
tons under it would amount to at least
$50. 900 600 year within the next three or
four years. He estimated the expenditures
of the government at 100000 and its
revenues at $400, 0oo, 600, and said deficit
was just as sure as the rising of the sun.
Wilson, OF Iowa, opposed the amend
ment, on the ground that it would put
$35, 600 900 into the pockets of the men who
owned the 100. 600, 900 gallons of distilled
spirits on hand.
Dawes opposed the amendment because
the increased tax would not apply to the
whisky on hand. which would be thus
appreciated in price to the amount of IS
cents gallon. and also because he would
not admit by implication that the pending
bill would result in q deficit.
Plumb modified the amendment by
making 1t apply to all whisky hereafter
produced or withdrawn from bond. The
amendment was rejected, yeas IL. nays &c.
Vance moved reduction on card cloth.
ing from so to Is cents per square foot;
rejected.
The sugar schedule was then taken up,
the immediate subject under consideration
being the finance committees amendment
to paragraph 223, 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 any sugars under No.
16 Dutch standard. including the good
qualities OF brown sugar, largely used by
the people. to come in free of duty. The
amendment was agreed to; yeas 80. nays IL.
The next vote was on the Senste amend.
ment to the same paragraph. fixing the
duty At 6-10 Of / cent per pound, in.
stead of 4-10, as in the House bill agreed to.
Following is the vote: