The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-21

WAs1TpsTon, Nay A-Ine Heuso went nto
committee of the whole On TIE tariff III
Bowies of North Carulfna o0eEed a aMo 4
nsnf repeal ns ths sotaece taz. which was =
jecaed
sayen of Texas eEered IN amenlmenf pro.
vidiuG thaf Iron end steel cotton d. or hoops
toe baliDg or other parposes, uoe thinner than
No y saase. b. admisisd frss. Aiber dsscus-
ai0n the amendment was rejected, - to La
1zockeEyidgo Of Afkonsne moved 70 AZ tho
duty at Is per cent - vsloFem: lost
NcKenna. Repubiicen, Of Cali1ornia, moved
m amendment TO the sugar scheduse, reducing
the existing schedule g per cent and retaining
the dividing line at Is instead Of Is Dutch
standard. - II the present bill He
bill amid loud applause on the Democratic
side. McKeunas smendment was - follows:
AL sngau not above No Is, Dutch Standard
al tanntc bcse0m syrups of cane q beet juica.
melada. concentrated meladA concrete and
concentrated mOlasses. testing BY the poiari.
~ 100 cents pr pound additional; au sugar
above No. Is and not above No. Is. Dutch stand
ard. 7s-lo0 cents per pound: sugar above No Is
And not abose No. % Dutch standard, so-fo1l
cents per pouus; oil sugars above No. 20, Dssch
stsndard, ? 1910 cenD per poupds moiasses
testing not above IS degrees by the polariscopr.
1csnfs gallon; nolaases testing above IS do
grees. cents gallon.
NcKenna said his amendment made I reiuc-
tion on the existing duty on s9ear Of about s.
per cent II retained the dividing line af Is, In
stead Of 10, and secured to the re6uers OF this
country the refining Of sugar between Is and Is.
which the pending bili unpstriotically sent to
fcreign senneU and, as contrasbed with the
Mlils bill, the amendment was reduction. AZ
contrafted with the present bill. u was not .
case of lowering or increasing the rates, nus Of
changing the policy. The pending bin in al
particulars. except the susar schedule, was
brave and strong, and IL was strong because
u was brave. In The sugar schedule
il was ttmid, fIme-serving aud wcsk--
weak because II was timid and tins s-serv.ne. In
the other schedules the bill carried out Rcpub-
hcau priDciples- In the sugar schedule the bill
refused TO one industry Republican principles
IL might BE- weli for the Republicans 10 pause
aud consider what they were Ing % do - to
its practical and political effect, II not to in
aNd wsys and means Of redusfng the
rvenue. and declared thAs ~ inter.
nal revenue eystem shoutA be de-
sssoyed rather than that ~ pFeteesivo
syssam should Be surrendered The susaf In
dastyy vas paxt Of the protective syseon, but
was surrendered ~ this bill The su&nr sched.
uie pointed. q directly - ever free trader
poinssd. % tho bene1s of buylhs in tI,e cheapest
market lDemocratic applause Noal sas pet
produced 70 the extent at our watts ard noumo
could predict when II would be- fDeDoxe1H0
appinnsel Il wae today ! declfnIhg Ia sustrye
democratic appiausel, and hod been given Sn- )
eressed protection In this bin because II wasA
Keystone OF the arch Of protection.
ii the committee was right on
the position taken By IL Ia In report, the duty
on wool was charpe oa the consumee fDom-
ocratic arriauscI The Republican parry could
not make sugar the scapsgoat Of che surplus
without involving the protective system fssesf
II the bounty pfspctpie was correct. Why not
tin plate II uehtcrl and savs at once II the
COMMITTEES Was risat the was only repeating lis
statemeny, not endorsing theml, 81. 900 900 Ia
revenue And taxation. Why not apply Il 10
linen goods. which We did not produce, and
give the people chesp linen to 90 with cheap
tin and sugar. ILasshtsr.l Why not apply
II to wool until that article was
produced In this country to the extent Of the
peoples wantss fIAuehter.I Think Of the
splend d political effect on the Republican
party when II was enabled to point with pride
to the wofkingman aud the farmer aittiug down
TO . cheap breakfast in cheap suit Of clothes
ILaughter.l
Cannon Of Illinois opposed he smeudmeut
What was the position of the Repuhlica party
to the protective system. To relieve from duty
those articles OF foreign production. sxceps lux
uries. the like Of which could not be produced
at home Less sugar wSs produced In this
country today than thirty years ago. The gen.
tensn from CO ifornis was not happy when he
said wool stood on oil foHys with sugar
The production Of wool last year, under
the present insufficient tariff was 10000.
ooo pounds. aud the importation was TO o00000
pounds Twice ~ mvcn was produced ct home
a. was imported. and the home product was
Sufficient 10 control the price q: home and rsxu-
ia.e the world's price ON wool. Because he = a
arp-hiiesn be was in favor OF removing the
revenue ltech from the protective syssem and
placing sugar on tie free list. He denounced
tne reciprocity treaty with the Hawaiian
Islands. lad declared that Z few men in Cali
fornia controlled the production OF sugar in that
country. Pat sugar on the free list aud good ny
- &S7 .0o0no 10 four men OF California who
owned the sugar Plantations Of the Hawaiian
Islands.
Price of Louisiana favored The amendment
and opposed the bill ~ bsing in;urlous 70 tbe
interest Of the IaboreFs OF the south.
Morrow os Caiiiofaia support ID McKenua's
auientmend. on the ground that II wac the only
legitimate method OF protection aud for tie
further reason the revenue os &sAc0o coo from
sugar was necessary 60 meet the obligations OF
the government
Mckinley ,iossc the dscussson. ana NcYen.
mas amendment wss - njecsed-ll5 10 IA. Nc
kennn, MORROW. O'Nesu OF Pepnsylyapia
harmes. Dc Haven. Bxrfine. vsrdsrsr pcrsey.
Kerr of Iowa, Golsman ana ReyhuYn younx lr
the Affirmative.
On motion Of Mckinley Q number Of amend
raents were adopted reducing tae duty ON Ger
tain building or monumental stone. sxcsp.
marble. eha-gi the duty on steel ingots ys.-
vesi above Is cents per pound. from y per cent
aa yssogesn te censs psr pound. placing on the
isee isss fsh froas American EkAsyles and fresa
ard frnxsn Sab csHgAs in frssh waters. ex-
cspt samoa. Aekiniey also offered an
amendment fxing fas duty on saosgaas valued
a. Eos more tnan sies X PER esas: lsore tnsn
81. % TSsr cent revolving pixseis. IS per cent
Nasxer Of Massachusetts, Protested vigorously.
II tAe arnsn9msE was adopted. Re saic w.shiu
Eve years The aax nsss Of E2Euss<zu usiag Sre-
srrEs n This couut-v wa ee destroyed
TIC snsndm at xss aas sy agreed 10. a. Was
also tAkiax ef ssiss rom the frxr lisS and
txsng tne cafy npo1 them - 10 eengs per
poaod
Lid oi Minnesota claimed thai lie had ID
opportunity ~ ones IA aTaeatlneas rrdur az
TIE aRfs ea hfnest.ag sss e.
Mek4asey aEss ed laug aren<sns@1 ths sut-
sssscr ef which WAS 10 szrp.sse tsx ol c at
sslGaa apoa aepnss s.ess IN tie nsAHnsxssurr
~ v.nexsr ard usssns IN Easnufss tave unasr
rse ,nEsFiEseaexres ef the soEan1sssizsn Of Ia
s@sua fsx~aaeL
saw,er sf Sev York c@efcc . Substitute.
After tarse bears OF runfnsseu and irsfsen-
ssos. 1HsIax which tie AEsea1 nens uas rad