The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-07
PROPOSED MEASURES.
Congress Starts in With a New
Batch.
sxTRADIrlon WITH CANADA.
Advocates OF Protection for Sugar, sor-
ghun, aad Beet. Argue Before
the Ways and Means.

wAsHrssTox CfTY. Jan. Sin the SEN
ate today Piatt presented copy Of the
constitution adopted At Boise City for the
proposeiasta1e Of Idaho; it was referred.
Among bills introduced and referred
were the following:
By Frye-To promote ocean mail service
between the United States and foreign
ports, ard 20 promote commerce.
By Reagan-To prevent the transporta-
tion Of merchandise in bond from ports
OF the United States into the republic Of
Mexico, and 10 restore that privilege when
the saAs t5vu along the boundary between
the two countries Is established
BIZ Cuilom, BY request Authorizing the
secretary-treasnrer to loan money TO farm
ers at 2 per cent.
Plumb offered q resolution directing
managers of national soldiers homes TO
consider and report upon the adyisability
Of establishing hospital at Hot Springs,
Ark, t. which all disabled ex-Union sol
dierS shah be admitted under recoTnmen-
dafions
Dawson offered resolution which agreed
TO the calling on the postmaster-gen
for information as TO progress in eounec-
ton with the postoffice debt with telegraph
companies aid as 10 the probable cost of
erection OF government independent tele-
graph lines between the cities OF St Louis,
Chichago, Philadelphia and New York.
The Senate then took up the bill to
amend the census act By increasing the pay
of supervisors from $500 to 81 900. and Stew
art proceed TO make a speech on the silver
question. after which the bill passed
4 bill to increase 10 So per month the
pensions of certain soldiers for injuries re-
ceived or from diseases contracted while in
the service of the United States passed and
the Senate adjourned.
AMENDING ExTRADITToN LAWS.
Among bills introduced in the House
and referred today was one requesting the
executive department to change the extra
dition laws with Great Britain so that PER-
sons charged with grand larceny, embezzie-
ment and other crimes may be extradlcted
from Canada.
Lane OF Illinois, introduced bills 70 pre-
vent the contraction of currency; also for a
graduated income tax; also to tax trusts;
also 70 ascertain the amount OF mortgage
Indebtedness OF farmers in the United
States.
BY Springer, of Illinois, FOR the admis-
sion oil Arizona. Idaho, New Mexico and
Wyoming into the Union.
BY Perkins. OF Kansas For the creation
OF an Office for congressional correspond
ence and departmental business. This
provides for an Office in connection with
the House, with clerks whose duty it shall
be TO attend to the departmental business
Of members.
BILLS WITH A WIDE SCOPE.
By Cuicheon of Michigan To encourage
re-enlistment in the army and to prevent
deserlions; also for the reorganization of
the artillery force; also 10 increase the eff
cheney OF the signal corps; also 10 extend
the general land laws over the territory Of
Alaska
By Bland Of Missouri Looking 10 the inn
position OF an income tax for the payment
OF PENSIONS; also for the free coinage OF
silver; also limitation OF the coinage OF
the double eagle.
By Smith ofArizona- For the admission of
Arizona: also for the reclamation of desert
lands.
COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND MANS.
John Diamond, president of the Sugar
Planters Association, read memorial be-
fore the ways and means COMMITTEES ask
ing for protection sufficient TO enable the
United states 70 produce its own sugar
Diamond said free sugar from the sand
wich islands did not affect the price Of
sugar ina this country and was not, there
fore. detrimental to the sugar industry.
Ex-Governor Yarmouth, of Louisiana,
spoke at some length. He said thatduring
political campaigns in his state he had been
met at various points By representative
So-aneI-so from Pennsylvania and Ohio
and Michigan In favor Of a reduction OF
80 per cent. tariff on sugar. In fact. in
these speeches he had not been as success
full AZ he would wish in converting his
Democratic friends. Yarmouth thought
the effect OF the bounty, after years ex-
pertinent. would be the destruction OF the
sugar industry.
III Won want friends in louisiana said
be, YOU must not touch the sugar tariff
We can not stand q reduction OF half cent
q round. 1t would be ruinous 10 the I'M
duStry. and without sugar the city of New
Orleans would be depopuiated. II the
committee could guarantee 10 planters that
a succeeding congress would not disturb il,
he woilld be glad 20 accept q bounty OF
. cents q pound on the sugar be raised
He wanted, however, To stand on the same
ground with other protection industries
Governor Gear remarked; "Noa don't
stand on the same ground with them; you
don't produce anything like enough to
supply the demands of the country"
Yarmouth replied: I'VE bid fair TO, II
We are given the encouragement extended
10 other industries. whas we want IS 10
be let alone.
rRorECTIoS FOR saEGHum.
Fgsr-eae,,tative Peters OF Kansas said he
was interested ia silk. sugar aud sails. He
asked protection for his siik-rsising eonssit-
uent~ bv suitable duty on raw silk He
cited statssiics showing the Kansas saear
pressm.s from sorghum cane, and how It
vas increasing unaer the protection OF the
tariff. He does not think much Of bounty.
It j. departure from the tariff policy with
which the ge6pie are familiar. It's ilnposi-
lien would invite the constant arifAaoa OF
eg.stAsns 20 the de;riment OF the Industry.
Kansas needed additional capital 10 pat
sorghum sugar in mills bat that capital
can ness 10 osssained under q bounty.
Witness. howsxer, Axgnea strongly In
favor ~ \ retention Of the dasy and. turn
fne hsa remarks imto political vein, sad
there ,xas = feeling Of unrest aEoEg farm
ers in his state which, II nos ailAyed, might
result in making Kansas with SIS - so
RepnfAsean majority Democratic state.
Henry I. Oxnant. 81 Grand Island.
Nsh made an zrxument IN favor OF
v.ret@essan % the bees sugar suaasiry.
predicting thai with restitution * the
ursseas duty. beet roos Hogla wi;kin
tsentv yezrs outstszp sugar cane ard
scrwhisrn sa the prssiRc3sen 81 sugar A