Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-09
AT THE CAPITAL.
The River and HarbOr Bill
Ready for Signing.
The Senate Tariff Debate On
Its Last Legs.
Plumb's Attempt to Impose More
Tax On Spirits Repulsed.
The Sugar Section Comes In For Good
Share of Amendments-The
Raum Investl cation.
Associated Press Dispatches.l

Associated Press Dispatches
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, the de-
bate on the bill and amendments to be
limited to thirty minutes for any sena Tor
on any one subject.
After number of verbal amendments
were agreed to, Plumb offered an
amendment imposing tax of $1.25 per
gallon on distilled spirits. He said he
offered it because he believed it would
be necessary to have the additional
revenue thus provided, $21 ,50S, 900, to
meet the requirements of the govern
ment. The reduction of revenue, which
the bill as it passed the house would
effect, had been estimated at $71 900, 900.
By the restoration of the tobacco tax in
the senate, that reduction had been
diminished to 60,000,000, qualified by
the somewhat ambiguous statement from
the finance committee that if the i'm
portations were kept up on the present
scale, notwithstanding the increase of
duties, the reduction of the revenue
would be only about $20.000,000.
Plumb went on to give aresume 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., greatly exceed them. In fact he
should be greatly surprised if in the
next three years payments on account
of that law would not amount to $780,,
O00,000 year.
Berry asked Plumb how many appli-
cations had been received under the new
pension law.
Plumb gave the number at over 400.
600.
Cockrell-There will be between 6OO,-
600 and 10000 in all.
Plumb said he had no doubt there
would be from 200 to 100000 app!i-
cations under that law, and the appro-
priations under it would amount to at
least $60, 100000 year within the next
three or four years.
He estimated the expenditures of the
government at $3.50, 900; its reve
nues, at $4OO, 100000, and said there
would be deficit just as sure as the
rising of the sun.
Wilson, of Iowa, opposed the amend
ment on the ground that it would put
$35 ,000,0 900 into the pockets of the men
who owned the 00,000,000 gallons OF
distilled spirits now on hand.
Dawes opposed the amendment be-
cause the increased tax would not apply
to whisky on hand, which would be
thus appreciated in price to the amount
of thirty-fve cents a gallon, and also
because he would not admit by impli-
cation that the pending bill would re-
suit in deficit, Plumb's amendment
making it apply to all whisky here
after, produced or withdrawn from
bond.
The amendment was rejected-yeas
II, nays 80.
Vance moved to reduce the duty on
card clothing from 30 to rs cents pei
square foot. Rejected.
The sugar section was then taken up,
the immediate object for consideration
being the finance committees amend
ment to the paragraph imposing duty
on all sugars above No. 13 Dutch stan
dard.
Sherman argued against the amend
ment and in favor of the house PROPOSE
tion which would allow all sugar under
No. Is Dutch standard, including gooC
qualities of brown sugar largely used by
the people, to come in free of duty.
The amendment was agreed to-yeas,
80; nays, II.
The next vote was ON the senate
amendment to the same paragraph, in
creasing the duty on sugars above No.
Is six-tenths of one cent per pound,
instead of four-tenths, as in the house
bill. The amendment was agreed to-
yeas, 20; nays, %.
Following is the vote on the COM
mittee amendment increasing the sugar
duty from four-tenths of a cent to six
tenths.
Yeas-Aldrich, Allen, Butler, Cam
eron, Casey, Chandler, Dawes, Dixon
Dolph, Eustis, Evarts, Frye, Gibson
Hale, Hawiey, Hoar, Mcmillan, Man
derson, Paddock, Pasco, Platt, Plum
Quay, Reagan, Sawyer, Stewart, Stock
bridge, Teller, Washburn-29.
Nays-Allen, Barbour, Bate, Berry
lackburn, Carlisle, Cockrell, Colquitt
Cullom, Edmunds, Faulkner, German
Mitchell, Morgan, Pugh, Ransom,
Sherman, Spooner, Vance. Vest, Wilt
hall, Wilson (Iowa), Wilson MARY
land).
Quay offered an amendment fixing
the duties between No. l3 and No. Ii
at three-tenths of cent a pound ;
between No. 16 and No. 20, at six
tenths.
Henderson moved to amend Quay's
amendment by putting the proposed duty
of one cent pound on all sugar above
No. 20, at eight tenths OF cent a pound
instead of one cent.
Quay modified his amendment as sug-
gested by Manderson. German opposed
the amendment as in the interest OF the
sugar refners, giving them an absolute
monopoly.
Vest also opposed it. The refners
had now, he said. all they wanted.
They triumphed by the votes taken
today which put into their pockets mil
lions and millions of dollars.
Quay's amendment was rejected.
The proviso in Paragraph 1921, that
in case of an export duty imposed by
any country, the sugars from that
country shall be subject to the duties
under the existing law, after discussion
was withdrawn.
Quay moved to include sugars from
maize stems among the sugars for
which a bounty of two cents pound is
to be paid. Rejected.
The next question on the finance COM
mittee's amendment to include maple
fbaoo which hal1nfu @ no II