, 1890-09-09
The Sugar Schedule Revised to
Suit the Trust.
Furnishers of Fat to be Re
paid by the People.
More Arrests on Account of
the Central Wreck.

The tariff bill was taken up, the debate
on the bill and amendments to be limited
to thirty minutes for any senator on I'M
one subject.
After a humber Of verbal amendments
we're agreed to Plumb offered an amend
ment imposing a tax Of SIPS per gallon
on distilled spirits. He said he offered it
because be believed it would be necessary
to have the additional revenue thus pro-
vlded (s2l sos. 000) to meet the require
ments OF the government. The reduc
ton of the revenue which the bill, as it
passed the house. would effrct had been
estimated at S7l, 200. 000. BY the restor-
alton of the tobacco tax in the senate that
reduction had been diminished to $780,
900, 900, qualified by the somewhat
ambiguous statement from the finance
committee that il importations were
kept up on the present scale
Notwithstanding the increase of du-
ties) the reduction of the revenue would
be only about $50, 900, 900. Plumb went
on to give a resume of the appropria-
tons for the year aud TO argue
that the appropriations for future
years would not fall short OF
those for this year and would. in regard
to pensions, etc. largely exceed them.
In fact he should be greatly surprised if
in the next three years the payment of
that law would not amount to 500. OOO, 900
a year.
Berry asked Plumb how many applica-
tons had already been received under the
new pension law.
Plumb gave the number at over $780,
900.
Cockrell-There will be between 6OO.-
900 and 800, 900 in all,
Plumb said he had no doubt there
would be from 700, 600 to 800. 00U appli
cations under that law and the approprla
tons under it would amount to at
least 100000 a year within the
next three or four years. He
estimated the expenditures of the
government at $3.50, 900, 900, its revenues
at S400, 900, 900 and said there would be a
deficit lust as sure as the rising OF the
sun.
Wilson of Iowa opposed the amend
ment on the ground that it would put
s35, OOO. 900 into the pockets of the men
who owned loo, 900. 600 gallons OF distilled
spirits now on hand.
Dawes opposed the amendment because
the increased tax would not apply to the
whisky on band, which would be thus
appreciated in price to the amount of
thirty-tive cents a gallon, and also because
he would not admit by implication that
the pending bill would result IN a deficit.
Plumb modified the amendment,
making it apply tn all whisky hereafter
produced or Withdrawn from bond. The
amendment was rejected yeas II,
nays 80.
Vance moved to reduce the duty on
card clothing from fifty to twenty-five
cents per sduare foot. Rejected.
The sugar ection was then taken up
the immediate subject under considera
ton being the finance committee amend
ment to the paragraph imposing duties
on all sugar above No. 10 Dutch standard
Sherman argued against the amend
ment aud III favor OF the house PROPOSE
ton, which would allow all sugars under
No. I6. Dutch standard (ncluding good
qualities OF brown sugar, largely used by
the people,, to come in free. The amend
ment was agreed to-yeas 80, nays II.
The next vote was on the senate am, nd
ment to the same paragraph. increasing
the duty of six-tenths of one cent per
pound, instead of four tenths as in the
house bill The amendment was agreed
te-yeas 20, nays %.
Quay offered an amendment fixing the
duties between No. 10 and No. 10 at
three-tenths of a cent.
Manderson moved to amend Quay's
amendment by putting the proposed duty
Of one cent per pound on all sugars above
No. 20 at eight tenths of a cent per
pound instead of one cent.
Quay modified the amendment as sug
gested by Henderson.
German opposed the amendment as in
the interest OF the sugar r%efners, giving
them NJ absolute monopoly.
Vest also opposed it. The reineries
had now, he said, all they wanted. They
which PIT into their pockets millions and
millions of dollars.
Quays amendment was rejected.
The proyiso in paragraph 1921 that in
case of export duty being imposed by
any country sugars from that country
shall be subject to duties under the exist
ing law, after discussion, was withdrawn.
Quay moved to include sugars made
from maze stems among the sugars for
which q bounty of two cents a pound is to
be paid. Rejected.
The next question was on the finance
committees amendment to include maple
sugar among those for winch a bounty
will be paid. Agreed to-yeas 80, nays
rs. All other amendments referring to
maple sugar we're agreed 10 and the time
for the filing of notices In connection with
claims for a bounty was fixed as prior
10 July | instead OF January of each
year.
Frye offered an amendment to pay a
bounty of one cent per pound IN sugar
from Imported molasses. There was, he
SAID, = capital OF two or three millions in
vested in it. The business gave employ
ment to 400 American vessels, paid over
$500. 900 a year in freight to them; there
was also extensive co0peraRe connected
with the business aud the whole industry
would be destroyed by the bill. as abso-
lutely as if struck by lightning.
The principle on which a bounty was
10 be paid on sugar from cane, sorghum
and beat sugar was that encouragement
was to be furnished to domestic agricul-
tural Industries, but the proposition now
offered was practically to ray a bounty of
hve cents a gallon on all the molasscs i'm
ported into the United States.
Frye.s amendment was rejected.
Henderson offered an amendment for
the admission. free OF duty. of machinery
LOT the manufacture of beet sugar aud the
retunding OF duties collected on such ma
ehinery since Jan. !, 1890.
Eustis moved TO amend so as to ex-
tend to machinery for beet aud sorghum
sugar.
Without coming to a vote, Aldrich said
ne would try and have all the amendments
voted on tonight 80 as TO have the bill at
the stage of third reading tomorrow
morning; He also gave notice that
ne would Qor the committee) offer an
amendment that the bill shall take effect
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