The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-09-09
CANADA NOT IN 1T.
Senators Who Favor Reciprocity With all
hut the Dominion


hut the Dominion.
WASHINGTON, Sept. S.-The senate this
morning agreed to the conference report
on the river and harbor bill without di-
vision. The bill now goes TO the presi-
dent.
The tariff bill was taken up and debate
on the bill and amendments is to be linn
tied to 20 minutes for any senator on any
one subject.
After a number of verbal amendments
had been agreed TO Plumb offered an
amendment imposing a tax of Sl.55 per
gallon on distilled spirits. He said he Of
fered it because he believes il would be
necessary to have an additional revenue,
and this provided 81, ,50S,0OO TO meet the
requirements of the government reduc-
ton of revenue which the bill, as passed
by the house would effect. II has been esti-
mated at 81, 100000. By the restoration
of the tobacco tax in the senate, that re-
duction has been diminished 10 S6O,000.-
900, qualified by the somewhat ambigu-
Gus statement from the finance commit.
tee that il the importations were kept up
on the present scale, Notwithstanding the
iiCrtdst VI uuties. tue TtuuCklOll VI TtNt-
nue. would be only about twenty thousand
dollars. Plumb went on to give re-
sumo OF appropriations tor the year, aud
would, in regard to pensions. ETC., largely
exceed them. In fact, he should be
greatly surprised i'm the next three years
il payment, on account of that law, would
not amount to S6O,O00,0OO a year.
Berry asked Plumb how many applica-
tons had already been received under the
new pension law.
Plumb gave the number at over 100000.
.Cockrell said there will he between 6OO, 600
and 100000 in all. Plumb said no doubt
there would be from 10000 10 1900 un-
der the law, and the appropriations under
| il would amount to at least S6O,000OO0 q
year within the next three or four years.
He estimated the expenditures of the
government at Si50,000,0O0, its revenues
S40O,000,0O0, and said that deficit was just
| as cure as the rising OF the sun.
Wilson of Iowa opposed the amend
ment on the ground that il would put
$4,000, 900 into the pockets of men who
owned 10O00O,000 gallons of distilled spir-
its.
Dawes opposed the amendment because
the increased tax would not apply 10
whiskev on hand, which would be thus a,,-
preciated in price TO the amount of 81
cents gallon, and also because he would
not admit by exemplification that the
pending bill would result in deficit.
Plumb modified the amendment, max.
ing it apply TO all whiskey hereafter pro-
duced or withdrawn from bond. The
amendment was rejected, yeas IL, nays 80
Vance moved TO reduce the duty on card
clothing from 80 to % cents per square
foot. Rejected.
The sugar section was then taken up
the immediate subject under considera
ton being the finance committee amend
ment 10 the paragraph, imposing duties
on all sugars above No. 13 Dutch standard
Sherman argued against the amendment
and in favor of the house proposition
which would allow all sugars under No. |.
Dutch standard, including good qualities
of brown sugar. largely used by people, L
come i'm free of duty.
The amendment was agreed to-yeai
80, nays u. The next vote was on thu
senate amendment 10 the same paragraph
increasing but six-tenths of one cent pc
pound instead of four-tenths, as in th'
house bill. The amendment was agree,
to-yeas 20, nays q.
QUAY offered an amendment fixing th,
duties between No. 13 and No. IL at three
tenths OF a cent per pound; between No
l6 and No. 20 at six-tenths, and not abov'
20 at l cent.
Manderson moved 10 amend Quay
amendment by putting the proposed dat!
of one cent pound on all sugar apov'
No. % at eight-tenths of n cent per poun'
instead OF one cent.
Quay modified the amendment a. sug
gested by Manderson. GoIman oppose,
the amendment as in the interest OF suga
refincrs. giving them an absolute. mon
opoly. Vest also opposed 1t. The reflner
had now, he said, ali they wanted. The
hdiInpned himp by '1e yo'os oI, tasen niII,m1 '9
aud millions OF dollars, Quay's amend
ment was rejected.
The proviso in paragraph 223-That il