The morning call., 1890-09-09
THE SENATE.
The Day Consumed in Getting the Sugar
Schedule Into Shape.

The Day Consumed in Getting the Sugar
Schedule Into Shape.
WASHINGTON, Sept. S.-The Senate this
morning agreed to THE conference report on
the River and Harbor Bill without a divis-
ion. The bill now goes to the President
The House bill to set apart certain tracts
of land on which the big trees stand in Cal
ifornia passed without amendment.
The Tariff Bill was taken up. the debate
on the bill and amendments TO be limited
to so minutes for any Senator on any one
subject.
After a number of verbal amendments had
been agreed to, Plumb offered an amend
ment imposing tax of 81 % per gallon on
distilled spirits He said he offered 1t be-
cause he believed it would be necessary
to have the additional revenue thus pro-
vided (s2l sos. COO to meet the require
mentS of the Government. The reduc-
ton of the revenue which the bill, as 1t
passed the House, would effect has been
estimated at S71,0O0,00O. By the restoration
of the tobacco tax in the Senate that reduc-
ton has been diminished to S70,O0o,0 900, quail
flied by a somewhat ambiguous statement
from the Finance Committee that if the i'm
portations were kept up on the present scale,
Notwithstanding the increase of duties, the
reduction of the revenus would be only
about S20,000,000. Plumb went on 10 give a
resume of the appropriations for the year,
and to argne that the appropriations for
future years would not fall short of these
for this year, and would, in regard to pen
sions ETC., largely exceed them. In fact he
should be greatly surprised If, in the next
thre. years, the payments on account of that
law would not amount to $50 600 600 year.
Berry asked Plumb how many applica-
tons had been received under the new pen
sion law. Plumb gave the number at over
100000.
Cockrell-There will be between COG, 900
and 100000 in all.
Plumb said he had no doubt there would
be 100000 to SOC, 900 applications under the
law, and the appropriations under il would
amount to at least $50, 00O, 900 year within
the next three or four years.
He estimated the expenditures of the
Government at S4G0, O0O, 600, its revenues at
S400, 600, and said deficit was just as
sure rs the rising of the sun.
Wilson OF Iowa opposed the amendment
on the ground that II would put S65 900, 900
into the pockets of meu who owned 1O0, OO0,-
600 gallons of distilled spirits now on hand.
Dawes opposed the amendment because
the Increased tax would not apply to whisky
on hand, which would be thus appreciated
in price to the amount of 80 cents gallon,
and also because lie would not admit by i'm
plication that the pending bill would result
in a deficit.
Plumb modified his amendment, making
ar. y, to all whisky hereafter produced
or Wlthdrawn from bond. Tue amend ment
was rejected. Ayes II, noes 80.
Vance moved TO reduce the duty on card
clothing from 80 to % cents per square foot
Rejected.
The sugar section was then taken up, the
immediate subject under considerat
being the Finance Committees amendment
to the paragraph imposing duties on all
sugars above No. 10, Dutch standard.
Sherman argued against the amendment
and in favor of the House proposition, which
would allow all sugars under No. 16 Dutch
standard, including good qualities of brown
sugar largely used by people, to come in
free of duty.
The amendment was agreed to-ayes 80,
noes IL.
The next vote was on the Senate amend
ment to the same paragraph, increasing the
duty on sugars above No. 16 to six-tenths of
/ cent per pound, instead of four-tenths, as
in the House bill. The amendment was
agreed to-aYes %, noes %.
Following Is the vote on the amendment:
Ayes-Aldricb, Allen, Butler, Cameron,
Casey, Chandler, Dawes. Dixon, Dolph,
Eustis, Evarts, Frye. Gibson, Hale, Haw-
ley, Hoad, Mcmillan, Henderson, Paddock.
Pasco, Plat, Plumb, Quay, Reagan, Saw
yer. Stewart, Stockbridge, Teller, WASH
burn-29. Noes-Allison, Barbour. Bate,