Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-09
THE NEWS OF CONGRESS-.
Winding Up Work on the
Tariff Bill.
THE SUGAR SCHEDULE SETTLED.
No Bounty for Sugar Made in This couu-
try from Imported moiasses-ATapIo
Sugar Helped Out--senators Charge
Discrimination Against tho south.

| H"SeH heipou Out-Senators Charge
Discrimination Against tho south.
| WASHINGTON, Sept 0.-The Senate agreed
70 the conference report on the river and
harbcr bill During the debate on the
tariff bill Mr., Plumb expressed the belief
that under IL there would be a deficit OF
| s150,0O0,00O The finance committee,s
amendments 10 the sugar schedule were
adopted, the vote on the rate imposing
duties on sugars above No. 70 Dutch stand.
ard being 80 to ~. Mr.. Frye's amendment
giving bounty on all sugar made from
Iaolasses was rejected without division.
The senate's amendment increasing the
duty on sugars above No. 10 to six-tenths
/ of cent was agreed to.
Bounty FOR Maple Sugar.
The finance committees amendment TO
include maple sugar among those for
which bounty is to be paid was favored
by Messrs. Edmunds and Blair Mr.. Car.
Isle declared himself opposed TO all sugar
bouuties. The amendment was agreed to
yeas, 30; nays, 25 All the other amend
ments relating to maple sugar were agreed
to, and the time fixed for filing notices in
connection with claims for bounty was
liked prior TO July instead OF jan. / OF
each year.
MIR. Frye's Proposed Amendments.
MIR. Frye offered an amendment TO pay a
bounty Of one cent a pound on sugar from
imported molasses. This was large in
dustry which gave employment TO 400 YES.
sells and paid more than 100000 year
freight to them. There was also. he said,
an extensive oooperage connected with the
business, but without a bounty the whole
industry would be destroyed by the bill as
absolutely as If ID were struck by light
ning. He failed to see why producers of
sugapdrom molasses were not "a much en-
Titled 70 bounty as the producers of su-
gar from cane, beet or sorghum.
Mr. Aldrieh said the principle on which
bounty was to be paid on cane, beet or
sorghum sugar was that announcement
was TO be given to domestic agricultural
industries The proposition now offered
was practically to pay bounty OF five
cents a gallon on all molasses imported
into the United States.
The question was further discussed by
Mr.. Hale, Mr. Hoar and Mr.. Evarts in
favor Of the amendment, and by Mr.
Plumb, Mr.. Hiscock, Mr.. Allison. Mr.
Sherman and Mr.. Gibson against It. One
OF the arguments made against the amend.
ment was that with bounty OF cent
pound on molasses sugar all the sugar
from Cuba would be imported in the form
OF molasses. Mr.. Gibson and Mr.. Fustis
argued against the whole policy Of sugar
bounties, and In favor OF maintaining the
existing system Of duties on sugar The
latter declared that he could not vote for
the bounty on business because he believed
It 70 be wrong in principle, framed in in
sincerity and equally unjust 10 the sugar
planters OF Louisiana ana 20 ttae govern
ment OF the United States Finally the
vote was taken and Mr.. Frye's amendment
was rejected without the yeas and nays.
Charges of sectionalism.
Mr. Manderson offered an amendment
for the admission free of duty OF machin-
cry for the manufacture OF beet sugar. and
for the refunding Of duties collected on
such machinery since Jan /, 1890. Adopt
ed Mr. Eustis moved to amend the
amendment so as to extend IL TO machin-
cry for beet and sorghum sugar Rejected
--Yeas, 43; nay H. Mr.. Reagan com
plained of exhibitions OF sectionalism in
the bill as illustrated in the Manderson
amendment and in the high duties inn
posed on cotton ties, while binding twine
was put on the free list But il was use
less, he said, to expect justice Mr. Blair
reproved MIR. Reagan for imputations
upon the northern people and upon the
government TO which he owed his life.
Mr.. German said that Mr.. Reagan's as
sertion was true, and Mr.. Blair's taunt
was not manly. Mr.. Aldrich gave notice
that be would (for the committee) offer an
amendment that the bill shall take effect
on Oct. l. 1890.
whaa the South Received.
Mr. Allison replied TO the remarks of
Mr.. Reagan and DIR German accusing
the finance committee and the Republican
senators of discrimination against the
south. He denied that there had been any
such idea entertained. Had not $4,000. 600 |
been appropriated for the purpose Of trans |
ferring the trade from the eastern sea |
board to the most important gulf port OF |
Texasy Did not the finance committee pro-
pose to protect the wool of Texas-the sec
ond or third wool growing state Of the
Unioni He himself had undertaken to
protect the hides OF Texas, and he believed
that the senator (Mr Reagan) had voted
against that protection.
Mr. Reagan denied the allegation. Mr..
Allison stated that the senator from Mary
land had said that there was not a line or
4 page in the bill that protected indus
.ries in the southern states. Where (Mr
Allison asked was the coal OF Maryland
and of West Virginia? Was not that pro.
iectedf And where was the sugar OF Lou
siana and Texasf Did not that have |
bounty of two cents a poundg The or
lnges Of Louisiana and Florida were bet
er protected under the pending bill than
hey were under existing law. Ii there
lad been any discrimination it had been
n favor Of the south. AS to cotton ties
hey had followed other manufactures Of
ron and steel, and as to cotton bagginp il
vas as much used for the potatoes OF New
York and for the onions Of Iowa as for
he cotton crop of the south
A Midnight Session.
The senate did not adjourn until after
midnight Mr. Evarts wished to modify
he committees reciprocity amendment so
5 TO make it the duty of the president,
ghen satisfied that country from which
ugar, molasses, tea, coffee or hides are
maintains a policy that is recip-
ocally unequal and unreasonable, TO com
nunicate the facts to congress so that du-
les may be imposed upon such articles
lie did not favor empowering the presi-
ent to act without the direct authority of [
ongress. I
Fatal Shooting Array.
F0RT WORTH, Tex, Sept ed Kenne-