Omaha daily bee., 1892-02-12
SUGAR BOUNTIES MUST co
Prominent Democrats .ayor the Repeal of
That Part of the Mckinley Bill.
OBJECTIONS URGED AGAINST THE LAW
Much Interest Manifested in the House, Es-
peciaily Among Members from SugarP Pro-
ducing States-Presidential Appoint
ments-Other Washington News.

serious attempt TO repeal the provisions OF
the Mckinley law providing for the payment
of bountes on sugar Representative Scott
introduced a resolution instructing the ways
and means committee to report bill pro-
viding for such repeal, ana he asserts with
confidence that the majority OF the demo-
cratic members favor the bill, although con-
ceding that there will be considerable
democratic opposition from the cane sugar
districts of the south and possibly from the
beet sugar districts of the west.
Right Mode of Procedure.
There Is some dispute as to whether the
matter can be better reached by a repeating
bill of the ways and means committee or by
the appropriation committee merely cutting
off the sugar bounty appropriation, but Mr..
Scott maintains that there is no dispute as to
the position of the democratic party in oppos-
ing, under all circumstances, the sugar
bounty as well as all other subsidies and
bountes. The resolution, which was re-
ferred to the wavs and means committee, de-
clares that since July /, 1891, the producers
sugar have filed claims for bounty under
the bill amounting to many millions of dol
lars, for which warrants upon the treasury
have been or are about to be drawn up, this
payers of the country.
The payment of this bounty upon sugar is
con,ended to be gift or gratuity by the gov
ernment to one class of persons engaged in
private enterprise, the burden of which is to
be borne largely by the wheat corn, cotton
ana other agricultural producers of the
country, together with the vast army of wage
earners OF the land. The resolution con
cludes
Resolved, That the committee on ways and
means of this house be, and are hereby in
structed to report bill repeating the pro-
visions of the law providing for the payment
OF all bounties on sugar.
Mr.. scotts Opinion.
"rhe sugar bounty" said Mr.. Scott, sis
oppressive, because it takes from
900 to Sl200O.OOO annually to enrich
the few sugar producers at the ex-
pense OF the already overourdened tax
payers OF the country. There is deficit In
the public revenues, and this is especially
burdensome at this time. There is no
just reason why wheat and other local in
dustrial interests should not be given
bountles, il it is considered American, patri-
otlc and honest to donate money out of the
treasury to enrich private enterprises. Why
not give 5 cents a bushel us a bounty on corn
or % cents bushel on wheat! BY doing
this these great industries would not
anguish as they have in the past. IL would
cents per day for every day he is employed.
1t would help to equallze the burdens put on
him in the Increased price he must pay for
his food and clothes by the iniuuitous tariff
taxes. There is no right or Justice in the
whole thing, and the law giving bounty on
sugar should be repealed. A canvass among
the members of the house convinced me that
there is much interest IN this question. 1t is
generally believed that the sugar bounty
should be repealed, and think my resolu-
endorsement
house"
What Chairman Springer Says.
Chairman Springer of the ways and means
committee. on being asked his opinion of
Mr. Scotps resolution, said: 81 think the
parliamentary way TO reach the sugar
bounty Is through the appropriations COM
mittee, and / have understood that the
chairman holman, of that committee also
considers that his committee has jurisdiction
of the matter. l do not know to what COM
mlttee it has been referred but ii the
speaker sent il to the WAYS and means he
bly, did so inadvertently as the general
impression seems to be that, under the rules,
the appropriations committee has exclusive
jurisdiction of all questions affecting appro-
prauons. You see the law now upon the
statute books makes permanent approprl-
alton for the payment OF sugar bounties and
| the way to reach the question is simply to
repeal the law making this permanent ap-
preparation for the sugar bounty"
Views of Holman and others
Chairman Holman, of the appropriations
committee, says his committee will make no
| contest for jurisdiction for the sugar bounty
question. "I think, on reflection" SAID no,
that the subject properly belongs to the
ways and means committee. Permanent ap-
| preparation has been made for four Years to
| meet this bounty. If it were an annual ap-
| preparation 1t would be different. l think
on account of its prominence, it requires IN
| dependent legislation and more properly be-
| longs to the ways and means committee.
| The only way to reach the matter, of course
| is to repeal the provision of the existing law
| authorizing tho payment of the bounty
| Notwithstanding this opinion of Chairman
| Holman, il is the opinion of Chairman
] Springer, Mr. Wilson and others that the
| subject, being one of reduction of appropria
| tions rather than raising OF revenue, belongs
| to the jurisdiction OF The appropriations com
| mittee and it is likely that If any action be
| taken at all on the resolution it will be to
report 1t back TO the house aid recommend
| its reference to the appropriations committee
| Appointed by the President.
The president yesterday sent to tho senate
the nomination of Jo eph Burlington of Kit
tanning, Pa, to be United States Judge for
the western district of Pennsylvania vice
| B. Reed, resigned. Mr.. Burlington had the
| prestige OF having been a candidate for the
same position at the time Judge Reed re.
| ceived tho appointment He seems to have
had the earliest notice OF the contemplated
resignation OF Judge Reed and he filed his
! application accordingly.
| A. S. Davenport of Erie was q formidable
opponent of Mr.. Burlington, but he with
] drew from the race when the president an
nounced that he would expect the appointee
| to reside in Pittsburg.
The president also has sent the senate the
| following nominations: Joseph McKenna
California, TO be United States circuit Judge
| for the Ninth Judicial district; Rowland r.
| Mahonev OF New York, TO be minister to
| Ecuador.
| Inspection of Immigration.
The secretary of the treasury today ap-
| pointed Mr.. George II. Theooe of Covington
| Ky, an inspector under that department tor
| duty III connection with the immigration
| service. In 1856 Mr.. Theobe, who is men,
| ber of the Wood Carvers union and of the
| Knights of Labor was the workingman's s
| candidate for congress in the Fifth congress
| sioral district of Kentucky against Hon. j.
| q. Carlisle and claimed the election, but his
| contest for the seat before the house OF rep
! resentatives was unsuccessful.
Admiral Brown, commanding the Pacific
| squadron. has been ordered TO proceed In the
| flag ship San Francisco, now at San Diego
Cal, 10 Honolulu. The Pensacola, now at
| that port, has been ordered home.
Harrison Men Selected.
The anti Carson faction of the ram hIi ca ne