Evening journal., 1890-05-21
THE WORK or CONGRESS-
Closing Action on the Mckinley
Tariff Bill.
NUMEROUS ALTERATIONS MADE.

Republican Division ConoernIng the
sugar schedule--Amendmen by Mr..
Mckinley Tho Biu Comes Up for
Final Passage in the House Today.
WASHINGTON, May el.-The tariff bill
viii DO voted upon today. In the house Tues
day Mr.. Sayres CTex.) offered an amend
ment providing that iron and steel cotton
ties or hoops for baling or other purposes,
not thinner than No, %, wire gauge, shall
be admitted free OF duty. Mr.. Blanchard
Ia) spoke in opposition TO the cotton tic
duty, stating that the life Of a cotton tie
was one year, SO that the duty was yearly
tax, and the life Of a steel rail was ten
years, and tho duty on steel rails was paid
over eyery ten years. Ha regarded the bill
as direct blow at the cotton growing in
terests Of the south The burden on the
cotton producers would be increased nearly
a million dollars. The cotton tie industry
was too small 10 justify tho innreaso Of
duty on cotton ties from 3s to l04 per cent
The amendment was defeated.
A Fight over Sugar.
Mr.. Mckenna moved to amend the sugar
"A
sugars not above No 10 Dutch standard in
color shall pay duty on their polariscope
test as follows: All sugars not above Nc
10 Dutch standard Ia color, all tank bot.
toms, syrups Of cane juice ox OF beet juice,
melada, concentrated melatla. concrete and
concentrated molasses, testing by the DO.
lariseope not above 70 degs., shall pay
duty of 94-l00 per pound, and for every ad
ditional degroe or fraction OF degree shown
by the polarisoope test they shall pay S-100
per pound additional. All sugar above
No. 10 Dutch standard In color shall be
classified by the Dutch standard OF color
and pay duty as follows: All sugar above
No. l3 and not above No. "a Dutch stand.
ard, Ty-l00 per pound; all sugar above No.
10 and not above No. 20 Dutch standard
l 99-1o0 per pound; all sugar above No. %
Dutch standard, lo-lO0 per pound. Mo
lesses testing not above 80 degs by the
polariscope shall pay duty of cents per
gallon; molasses testing above Sc degs.
shall pay duty OF conts per gallon. He
defended the tariff bin In general, saying
that the only weak spot was the sugar
schedule
He quoted the Chicago platform which
declared that the internal revenue system
should be destroyed rather than any part
of the protective system should be sur.
rendered, and said that the bill proposed
to surrender the profession Of sugar.
Wool a DECLINING Industry.
He spoke Of wool as a declining industry,
and said if the committee was right the
duty on wool was a charge on the con.
sumner. Future Democratic congresses
would quote this congress ia justification
| Of putting wool on the free list on protec
| tive principles. Sugar now yielded tn,
country immense revenue without sensible
burden; yet 1t was cheaper in the Unitec
States than in any other country save En-
| gland. n the bounty principle was cor
rect, he said, why not apply IL TO tin plate
and other things.
The Republican Pnrty's Position.
Mr.. Cannon Qllsl said thu position OF
| Mr. Mckenna was specious and dangerous.
The position Of the Republican party touch.
/ ing the protective system was to relieve
from duty those articles Of foreign produc
tion except luxuries, the like Of which
could not be produced at home Last yeal
the production Of sugar in the United
/ States was one-eighth Of tho consumption
Less sugar was produced here now than
thirty years ago. The production of wool
/ last year under an insufficient tariff was
25O,0O0, 900 pounds, and the import 10000. !.
600 pounds.
The McKenna amendment was reject
ed-ll5 to 1874; AIossrs. McKenna, Morrow,
| O'Neill (Pal, Harmer, De Haven. Bar
tine, Van Devere, Dorsey, Kerr Qa) Cole
man and Reyburn voting in tfe ailirma-