Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-09
THE RIFTY-rIRsr CONGRESS.

THE FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
 The Conference Report on the Hive
 and Harbor Bil Agreed to-Amend
 ing the Sugar Schedules-Bountie
 for Maple Sugar Producers.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. S.-The hous
 bill to set apart certain tract of land (or
 which the big trees stand,4n California a public park was passed without amend ment. =.
 | The conference report on the river and harbor appropriation bill was taken up | and agreed to without discussion and with 1 out yea and nay vote. | The tariff bill was taken up, the debate on the bill and amendments to be limited to thirty minutes for any senator on any | one subject.
 | Changes or amendments in the bill re- ported by MT. Aldrich from the finance committee were made as follows: Adding to paragraph 56 the words "and white paint containing zinc, but not con taining lead" Making the duty on phosphorus (para- graph 6O 30 per cent. ad valorem instead of 10 cents per pound.
 Inserting in paragraph 75 relating to medicinal preparations the words 'or in the preparation of which alcohol is used. " Making paragraph 132 read, "Boiler plates of iron or steel and other slate iron not thinner" etc.
 Making paragraph 21s read, 'swhite pine spindles twenty spindles per thousand; all others thirty cents per thousand" Making paragraph 221 read, "chair cane or reeds, wrought or manufactured from rattans eS reeds and whether round, square or in any other shape" Mr. Dl,,p,h offaraI fha amapIpnapf nf which he had given notice on August 30, imposing tax of s1.25 per gallon on dis titled spirits.
 After debate the amendment was agreed to-yeas 39, nays 12.
 The next vote was on the senate amend ment to the same paragraph, increasing the duty on sugars above No. 16 six-tenths of one cent per pound, instead of four tenths as in the house bill.
 The amendment was agreed to-yeas 29, nays 23.
 Mir. Quay offered the amendment pro- posed by him on the first of August fixing the duties between No. 13 and No. 16 at three-tenths of a cent per pound; between Mo- 6 and No. 20 at six-tenths and above No. 20 at one cent.
 Mir. Manderson addressed himself to MT. Quay's amendment which he moved to amend by putting the proposed duty of one cent pound on all sugars above No. 20 at S-10 cent pound instead of one cent.
 MT. Quay modified his amendment as suggested by MT. Manderson. MT. German opposed the amendment as in the interest of sugar refners, giving them an absolute monopoly.
 had now, he said. all that they wanted. They had triumphed by the votes taken to-day, which had put into their pockets millions of dollars.
 MT. Quay's amendment was rejected without the yeas and nays. The next question was on the finance committees amendment to include maple sugar among those for which a bounty is to be paid.
 Mir. Edmunds advocated the amendment and claimed that maple sugar fell within the same policy and the same Justice as other sugars. It was a business of small l farmers.
 All the amendments referring to maple | sugar were agreed to and the time for filing notices in connection with claims for l bounty was fixed as prior to July 1, in stead of January of each year. MT. Frye offered an amendment to pay | a bounty of one cent a pound on sugar | from imported molasses. l A vote was taken and Mr. Frye's amend | ment was rejected.
 | Mir. Manderson offered an amendment | for the admission free of duty of machin cry for the manufacture of beet sugar and l for the refunding of duties collected or f such machinery since January 1, 1890. ! MT. Eustis moved to amend the amend ment so as to extend t to machinery fol beet and sorghum sugar. 1 The amendment gave rise to good dea 1 of discussion.
 1 Without coming to vote Mir. Aldricl 1 said he would try and have all the amend ments voted on tonight, so as to have tn, bill at the stage of the third reading to morrow. He also gave notice that h, | would for the committee) offer an amend ment that the bill shall take effect on Oc | tober 1, 1890. The senate took a recess until 8 p. m. At the evening session MT. Casey spok
 in favor of the reciprocity proposition. l Mr. Allison defended the finance commit tee and the bill from the charge of discrim | ination against the south. | Mir. Eustis' amendment to the amend ment was rejected without the yeas ant l nays, and Mir. Manderson's amendment wa agreed to-yeas 43, nays II. l Mir. Gibson moved to reduce the sugal | test from 80 degrees by the polariscope t. I | pound bounty on the sugar produced il | the United States would be neutralized b,
 the European bounty of two cents pound
 on exported sugar, so that there would b
 really free trade in sugar.
 Mir. Cullen spoke in favor of reciprocity
 but against any policy that interfered witl | protection.
 MT. Aldrich defended at length the ac
 ton of the finance committee in reporting
 the amendments to the sugar schedule
 which were agreed to by the senate.
 Mir. Spooner declared in favor of the rec iprocity of provisions, provided it indi
 cate the items and articles, but he would
 not favor reciprocity with Canada. H,
 hopes to see the day when the American
 flag would fly over Canada and when tn
 British flag would be gone. Commercis
 union would come with political union anC
 not until then.
 MT. Hale said that if this general debat
 were to go on he would question whethe
 there was a quorum of senators present.
 MT. Hawley protested against the clos
 ing of tine bill without a senator having
 chance to ask a question of the committe
 of finance or to get any information touch
 ing the question of reciprocity, which ha
 never been formally before the senate as
 pending question.
 The presiding officer Qngalls) confirme
 MT. Hawley's statement that no reciprocit | amendment had been offered
 MT. Allison said that he desired to mak
 some remarks in reply to Mir. Aldrich
 statement on the sugar question and th
 bill would not become law until he ha
 had that opportunity.
 MT. Evarts (about midnight said he pro
 posed to discuss the reciprocity questio
 which had now been for the time brougf
 into debate in the senate. He proposed
 modify the committees amendments so to make it the duty of the president whe
 satisfied that a country with sugar, te
 coffee, etc., maintains policy. that , reciprocally unequal and unreasonable communicate the facts to congress so tn duties may be imposed upon such article MT. Gray gave his entire assent to u position laid down by Mir. Evarts. : Without action on MT. Gibson's amend ment the senate at 1915 adjourned. [ WIND AND FLOOD. f' ,, Crops Damaged, Roofs Torn or an !, Buildings Blown Down.