Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-12-15
Lodges Bill Will Probably Be
Temporarily Shelved.
PLANS FOR FINANCIAL RELIEF.

eral elections bill at IL O'Clock and to re-
main in discussion OF this measure until
the hour of adjournment. which will be
probably or o'clock. This was the pro-
gramme for today, but the caucus to be
held tonight will perhaps alter this pro
gramme entirely. There are two PROPOSE
tions before the caucus One is to change
the rules Of the senate in order to establish
method Of closing debate so as to bring
the elections bill to Il vote.
May Temporarily shelve Lodges Bill.
The other is TO lay aside the elections
bill for the purpose Of taking up financial
measures A committee appointed by the
caucus is considering financial measures
with view of reporting on the advisable
ity Of laying aside the elections bill tenn
porarily during this week.
1t is not likely that this committee will
be able 10 agree upon anything by the
time the caucus meets, although it is pos
sihle that a proposition will be laid before
the caucus, coming from the president, to
pass Immediately a bill 70 purchase the
thirteen million ounces surplus silver now
on the market This measure or some
other financial measure, is likely TO dis
place the elections bill during the week
II the elections bill is laid aside tempo
rarily the general belief is that it will not
come up again. There seems little hope
of its passage at this time.
The Apportionment Bin.
The apportionment question will prob
ably be settled so far as the house Is con-
cerned during the week. Mr. Donnell, the
chairman of the census committee, has
been assured By the committee on rules
that he will be given time for the consid-
Grafton Of the Frank bill, and unless some
thing unforeseen should happen he will
call it up before Saturday.
There Is but little disposition among the
Democratic members to make fight
against the measure, and it will probably
80 through without much opposition, ex-
cept from members of the New York city
delegation, who Will contend that New
York Is entitled to an additional repre-
sentative, basing their claim on the returns
Of the police census of New York city.
The Composite Subsidy Bill.
The composite subsidy bill adopted by
the committee on merchant marine and
fisheries is also on the programme for the
week, and an effort will be made by its
supporters 70 have two days set apart for
its consideration. The committee on rules
however, may grant one day only. The
rest Of the week will be consumed in dis
cussing the army appropriation bill and
the bill for the retirement Of national bank
circulation, aimed TO relieve the financial
situation.
Sorghum sugars Brighter Outlook.
WASHINGTON, Dec 10. The annual re-
port OF the chief Of the chemical division,
~ ,f
count of the process recently perfected as
the result of an experiment ia the chem
ical laboratory Of the department which
must be Of the greatest INTEREST," to sorghum
growers and to the people generally. "The
recent discoveries made with reference 20
the manufacture of sorghum sugar by DR..
Wiley" Secretary Rusk says, 'seem to
practically solve the question of the feasa-
bility of the profitable manufacture Of sor-
ghum sugar in this country. The depart
ment chemists claim substantially an in
crease in the yield of sugar per 900 gal
Ions of juice of from an average Of about
10000 to an average Of over q ,997 at an
increase of cost of production Of SS4 for
alcohol, which enters into the new process.
According to their figures, and estimating
the sugar at four cents per pound, we have
gain in profit of 1896, which is nearly 100
per cent. increase per 1000 gallons OF
juice"
The Enigma Solved.
DR. Wiley's report recites some OF the
/ various difficulties which have been found
| hithereto in an economic manufacture OF
sugar from sorghum, and indicates that
| the solution Of the question was to be
found in "some process which would
separate as nearly as possible the gummy
amorphus bodies from the juice without
] precipitating the sugar" The known
| property of alcohol TO produce precipita.
tion in the juice was made use Of ia the
further study Of this problem. and expert.
ments were undertaken and continued
/ which have finally secured the most salts.
/ factory results "The difficulties says
| the report, (which have been encountered
in manufacturing sugar from sorghum
/ juices have been solely due to the presence
Of these gums Their removal therefore
| if it can be accomplished on a manufactur.
ing basis, would at once place sorghum in
high rank rs q sugar producing plant
At Trlaing Cost.
1t seems from the report that not onl,
has this desideratum, the removal OF tn,
| gums, been effected by tue process evolved
during these experiments, but it has beer
shown that this can be effected at a cos
comparatively trifng by comparison will
the results obtained. The article used II
| precipitation can be almost wholly recov
cred by subsequent distillation; indeed, al
though in the theoretical case presented
in the report for purposes Of comparison
the alcohol recovered by subsequent dis
tillation is estimated at two-thirds of th,
! quantity used, the experiments made al
the department show that the total loss o.
alcohol need not exceed 8, or almost Il
| per cent.
Another encouraging feature is that th'
gummy substance separated by the process
is itself fermentable, yielding almost hal
its weight in alcohol. 1t appears thai
from the gum itself, then, a sufficient
amount of alcohol may possibly be derived
to supply the whole waste which woulc
take place in the process of manufacture
and any additional quantity Of alcoho
needed could be obtained from the molas
ses after the extraction Of all the crystal
li2able sugar In other words, a propel
stock OF alcohol once provided, the wastagI
therein in the process OF manufactur,
could be in great measure if not entirely
supplied by the refuse matter which woult
otherwise be manufacturing waste. Th'
report states that in order that this methoC
| of production Of sugar may become posi-
| BILE it will be necessary for the reYenu,
laws to be so modified as to allow the prep
aratisn of the alcohol used in the process
1 to b-s carried on without tax