Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-01
CONGRESSIONAL.
Carlisle Speaks at Length on the
Sugar Section of the Tariff Bill.
The Conference Report is Agreed to, and
the Bill is Now Ready fer the
Presidents Signature.
Ii. CONGRESS.
SENATE

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-The house
bill to promote the administration of
justice in the army was reported and
passed with q verbal amendment.
A resolution continuing the select
committee on irrigation ana reclsma ion
of arid lands during this session was
agreed to, also resolution continuing
the pay of the session committee and
clerks, and to senators during the recess.
The conference report on the tariff bill
was taken up and Mr.. Carlisle addressed
the senate. He would not attempt to
discuss the economic theory of the bill.
1t was now about TO pass entirely from
the hands of the senate and beyond con-
troll and discussion. The question could
not be undertaken. 1t was not his pur-
pose to attempt TO state the effect of the
measure on tho public, because it would
be impossible TO do so with any degree of
accuracy. But he could state apprOXi-
mately what its effect on taxation would
be. No member of the finance commit
tee had ventured during the tariff bill
debate to express an opinion as TO what
effect the bill would be on the revenues
of the government except the senator
from Iowa (Allison) who, in the course
of his speech on the subject of eXpendi
lures of the government, had revived
the subject to some extent. But that
was before the conference report was
made.
In the statement made by the finance
committee when the bill reported re-
duction of revenue had been given as
ST 900 900 under the house bill and $50,
600, 900 under the senate. OF the $50,
600, 200 reduction from articles placed on
the free list, nearly 500 900, 900 came
from sugar and molases, leaving only
between 81 900 900 and So 900 200 as the
reduction occasoued by the removal of
other articles from the duitaDle list. He
asserted that the bill as il now stood,
excepting sugar and molasses, removed
from the free list and placed on the du
table list more than it took from the
dutiable list and placed on the, free list.
He also asserted that the bill would re-
duce revenues and increase taxation,
and that while it would not increase
revenues it would increase the taxation
Of the people very many times the
amount by increasing the prices of arti-
cies of similar domestic production. Tn
less all his calculations were at fault the
average rate Oh Iut
ence bill and administrative bill on duti-
able articles would be 60 per cent. instead
of 49, per cent. under the existing law.
Coming to the question of bounty on
sugar, one and three-quarter cents per
pound on sugar, polarizing up TO 80 per
cent. and two cents on sugar polarizing
over 80 per cent. he said that that
bounty would amount on a basis of the
IN Iaf
900 and IS 900 200 year. The con-
sumner, he SAID, would not receive
any benefit from the bounty. He would
he would get it if there was no bounty
paid. Sugar would sell IN the markets
ut the same price precisely as duty paid
refined sugar coming from other coun-
tries. This was new application of the
principle of protecting in this country.
1t did not apply equally to all peo-
pie of the United States, be-
cause there was a large
area of country in which cane
sorghum or beet could not be produced.
The advantage of bounty would be con-
aued to those who make sugar from
cane grown in Louisiana, sorghum
grown in Kansas, beet grown in the
Northwest.
Speaking of Mr.. Hale's reciprocity
amendment, he said it was prac-
tically correct, but the finance
committees amendment was not
reciprocity, but retaliation, sure and
simple. Unless China, Japan, Brazil
and Spain did certain things the duty of
ten cents pound on tea, three on coffee
and from 50 to SO per cent. on sugar
would be imposed. The proposition was
a mere political device to ward of for a
time, using cloud opposition to extreme
protection. Mr.. Allison criticized Mr..
Carlisle's statements and denied their
accuracy
Mr.. Gray opposed the conference re-
port.
Mr.. Aldrich also addressed the senate,
orticising Carlisle's statement. The
conference report was finally agreed to
yeas, SO; nays, 81. Messrs. Paddock,
Pettigrew and Plumb (Republicnns) vot-
ing in the negative.
The bill now goes to the president.
After executive session the senate ad-
jourued.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-On motion of
MIR. Russell of Connecticut joint, reso-
luton passed for printing 81 900 copies
of the Fifth annual report of the COM
missioner of labor.
On motion of Bingham Of Pennsylva-
mia joint resolution was passed appro-
priating $40, 900 TO enable the p6stmas-
ter-general to test, at small towns and
villages, the system of free delivery.
A bill was passed for the appointment
of an additional justice of the supreme
court of Arizona.
The speaker laid before thehou Sc bill
to define and regulate the jurisd lotion of
United States courts. Referred.
SxIhe request of the senate for reference
or the bill to promote administration of
Justice In the United States was GRANTED.
Adjourned.