The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-09

amendment was rejected.
The Finance Committees amendment tC
include maple sugar among those iOI
which bounty is 10 be paid. was favored
by Messrs. Edmunds and Blair. Mr.
Carlisle declared himself opposed TO AL
sugar b0unties. The amendment Wa'
agreed to-yeas. 30; nays. -.
Mr.. Frye offered an amendment 10 pay
bounty of one cent a pound on sugar from
imported mOlasses. This was large IN
dustry, which gave employment to 4o'
American vessels, and paid more thar
100000 year freight to them. There wa'
also. he said, an extensive cooperage con
nected with the business, but without q
bounty the whole industry would be de
stroyed by the bill as absolutely asi itwer,
struck 10y lightning.
Mr.. Aidrich said the proposition could
hardly receive the concurrence OF the
senate. The principle on which bounty
was 10 he paid on cane. beet, or sorghum
sugar was that encouragement was to be
| given 10 domestic agricultural Industries
Mr.. Gibson and Mr.. Eustis argued against
the VII e policy Of sugar bounties, and ID
favor a maintaining the existing system o
duties on sugar. Finally the vote was
taken and Mr.. Frye's amendment was re-
jected without the yeas and nays.
Mr. Henderson offered an amendment for
the admission. free Of duty, OF machinery
| for the manufacture of beet sugar and for
refunding OF duties collected on such ma
chinery since January /, 1850. Mr.. Eustls
moved to amend the amendment so as tC
extend it to machinery for beet and sorghum
sugar.
Mr.. Manderson opposed Mr.. Eustis' propo-
sition, and so did his colleague. Mr.. Pad
dock.
90 ...1,,1,,on. ,,axa rico "a n ooOd deal
of discussion, the two Louisiana Senators
asserting that the cane sugar and the beet
sugar machinery were precisely the same
the two Nebraska Senators asserting the
contrary idea, and MIR. Higgins and Mr.
Evarts insisting that there was no necessity
for the amendment. as the great machine
shops Di the country were quite competent
to produce the machinery.
MIR. Reagan complained Of an exhibition
OF sectionalism in the bill. illustrated IN the
pending amendment and in the high duties
imposed on cotton ties, while binding twinc
was put on the free list. But 1t was useless,
he said. 10 expect Justice.
Mr.. Blair reproyed Mr.. Reagan for impu-
tatiOns upon the Northern people and upon
the government 10 which he owed his life.
Mr.. GoFman said that Mr.. Rcagan's asser-
tion was true and Mr.. Blair's taunt was not
manly.
Without coming 10 a vote, Mr.. Aldrich
said he would try aud have al the amend
ments voted on tonight, 50 as 10 have the
bill at the stage of the third reading tO-m0r-
row morning. Tie also gave notice that he
would. for the committee. offer an amend
ment that the bill shall take effect on the Isl
Of October, 1880. The Senate, al j:3O, took
a recess until L. VI.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. Casey addressed the Senate in favor
of the reciprocity proposition.
Mr. Aldricb replied TO the remarks OF Mr..
Reagan and Mr.. GOrman this afternoon ac'
cusing ,he Finance Committee and the Re
publican Senators Of discrimination against
ihe south. lie denied that there had been
any such idea entertained. Had not So
0W,OO0 been appropriated for the
purpose Of transferring the trade
from the Eastern Seaboard To the
most important gulf port OF Texas
Did not the Finance Committee propose u
protect the wool Of TcXas-ibe second or
third wo0l-grOwing state Of the Union lie
himself had Undertaken 10 protect the hides
ofTexas, and he believed that the Senator
(Mr. Reagan) had voted against ihat pro
Iecticn
Mr.. Reagan: No, sill.
Mr. Allison: am glad to hear it. The
senator from Maryland, he continued. had
said that there was not line or page ln Inc
bill that protected industries in the south
crn States. Where. Mr.. Allison asked, wa'
tle coal of Maryland and Of West irginia'
Was not that protected? And where wa'
the SUGAR of Louisiana and Texas! DC
not that have bounty Of two cent
pound. The oranges of Louisiana
and Florida were much better pro
tectcd under the pending bill thar
| they were Under existing law. II inere ma,
! been any discrimination il had been IN iaNo
of the south. As 10 cotton ties they haC
simply followed other manufactures OF iroI
and steel, and as to cotton bagging. 1t wa'
as much used for the potatoes of New lOrl
and for the onions of Iowa as for the cottol
crop Of the South.
MIR. Eustis' amendment 10 the amendmen
was rejected without the yeas and nays
and Mr.. Manders0n's amendment wa
! agreed tO-yeas, I3: nays, IL.
The discussion on sugar was further con
| tinued by Mr.. Gibson, and on reciprocity D.
| Messrs. Cull0m. Sp00ner, and Aldrlch. Mr
! Eyarts also said he proposed TO discuss re
! ciprOcity, and at l2:lj the senate ADJOURNED
HOUSE.
In the House to-day the Atkinson" bill
relating TO the location Of the PennsylFanl'
railroad depot in this city. was taken W
| The pending motion 10 recommit the Dll
with instructions was lost, and m0tiol
was made to 90 into Committee oil ID
whole to consider the bill.
After the bill was taken up the whol
day was spent in its discussion, and 70
lack OF "A quorum no action was taken, an
at $50 the House adjourned.