Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-10-01

Judgment or caprice of the President
alone the determination of certain facts and
circumstances The amendment was not reci-
procltys he declared, but retaliation, pure and
simple 1he proposition was one to retaliate on
the people of the United States by imposing
duty of 10 cents pound on tea, cents pound
on cohee ana from % 70 80 per cent on sugar.
unless China, Japan, Brazil and Spain should
do certain things over which consumers in the
United States had no control. The amendment
was mere political device to appease, as far as
possible, the indignation of public sentiment
and check for the time being the rising cloud
OF opposition to the entire policy of protection.
Allison criticized several of Carljsle's state
ments ana denied their accuracy He (sllison)
differed from Carlisle absolutely as to the effect
of the bill, and gave it as his belief that it
would reduce the revenues to an amount be-
tween SiO,OSO,G,0 and s45, 100000. Coming down
to the sugar question, he said he had con-
versed with planters of Louisiana who have
come TO Washington, and there was not one of
them who did not say the proposed bounty
would stimulate immensely the product of
sugar in Louisiana, snd be great boon to
them. But now, the Senator from Louisiana
Gibson. charged the conferees with discrimln-
ating against that industry. If it were true
that all the Louisiana sugar planters spurned
the bounty and denounced II and declared
it unconstitutional they might find Congress
that would take them at their word He be.
lieyed that the bill was on the whole, a fair
bill to every section of the country pro-
tect1ve measure, and he did not believe its
general effect would be to operate harshly on
one section of the country as against another
section. He thought some of the duties (many
of them too high, and he had said SO more
than once on the floor of the Senate. he
hoped the bill would have fair trial. and if
it proved benefit, as he believed it would, it
would settle the question of the tariff tor many
years to come.
Gray spoke briefly. and Aldrich closed the de-
bate.
The Senate then proceeded to vote on the con-
ference report.
Paddock, Pettigrew and Plumb, Republicans.
voted IN the negative. Following is the vote:
Yeas-Aldrieh, Allen, Allison, Blair, CAM
eron, Casey. Chandler, Callow, Dawes. Dixon,
Edmunds, Eyarts, Frye, hale. Hawley. Hoar,
Ingalls, Jones (Nevada), Mcmillan, Manderson.
Mitchell, Moody Pierce, Platt, Power, Sanders,
sawyer, Sherman, Spooner. Stewart, Stock.
bridge, Wilson Qowa) and WoeOtt-SS.
Nays-Barbour, Bate. Blackburn, Blodgett,
Butler, Carlisle, Cockrell, Coke, Colquitt,
Daniel, German, Gray, Hampton. Harris,
Hearst, Kenna Paddock, Pasco, Pettigrew,
than and Wilson (Maryland)-26.
The following pairs were announced: Teller
and Berry, Dolph and Brown, Farwell and
Payne, Quay and Falkner. Morrill, and Vance,
Davis and Gibson. Hiscock and Jones (Arkan-
sas), Higgins and Mcpherson, Squire and
George, 1urpie and Washburn, Vest and Stan
ford.
In addition Call and Eustis were paired with
Pettigrew and Paddock, who voted in the mega
tive.
So the conference report was agreed to, and
uOW uetuS Ouly the Vi lut pltslulDS
officers of both houses and the President of the
United States.
The House concurrent resolution to correct
the enrolment of the tariff bill was agreed to.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, September 30th.-In the House
to day joint resolution was passed for printing
$1,000 copies of the annual report of the Com
missioners of Labor.
A joint reso ution was passed appropriating
$4,000 to enable the Postmaster-General to test
at small towns and villages d system of free de-
livery.
On motion of Morrow of California bill was
passed reliuQuishing to the city and county of
San Francisco the United States title TO lands
located near the Presidio Military Reservation.
The bill was passed for the appointment of an
additional Justice of the Supreme Court OF Ari-
IONA
On motion of Mckinley the concurrent reso-
luton ives agreed to directing the Clerk of the
House to number consecutiyely paragraphs of
enrolled tariff bill.
The Speaker laid before the House q bill to
define and regulate the jurisdiction of the
United States Courts. Referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
The request of the Senate for a conference on
the bill to promote the administration of justice
in the United States army was granted.
Adjourned