The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-09-19
ABOUT THE SENATORS
They Will Perhaps Get a Vote Some
Time.
The Chinese Bill to Come in at This
Session.
SOME THINGS ABOUT MAPLE SUGAR
The Bounty Is One Thing Hoped for by
the Greedy and the Grand Old
People of Vermont.

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 1~9,-[Special J.
While there is scarcely a person in Wash
ington well Informed upon congressional
legislation who does not freely acknOwl
elge, whatever his or her predictions may
be, that the bill Internationally repeal.
ing the silver purchasing act will manage
in some way to pass the senate during
the next few weeks, it is also acknOWl'
edged by every one that the measure is
in a delicate and complicated position
and will nave to be handled with extra.
ordinary care if it succeeds. Senators
upon both sides of the question are in
attentive position and every irritating
utterance and move upon the outside has
a direct influence upon the measures
chances. Approaching this fact the
president is not only doing what he can
to prevent any irritation in the house
which may have a reflex influence in the
senate, but Secretary Carlisle and other
friends Of the administration and ex-
Speaker Reed and the other leading re-
publicans are doing what they can to
prevent any complication in the business
programme of the house which might
embarrass the silver bill.
There is very little doubt that should the
there will be some further action neces,
sary at the hands of the house, and it
therefore makes it incumbent in the
interest of the bill to keep the temper of
the house, as we'll as the senate, at the
most comfortable temperature. The
house, with the bill repeating the federal
elections law precipitated upon it, and
further legislation upon Chinese exclu-
sion, the tariff bill under preparation and
oAlObo LII hICdouICo hICudCI1lS GHO
local interests of members, stands as a
man upon the crust Of a crater. There
is likely to be an eruption at any moment
in either branch of congress which will
utterly destroy the chances of silver re-
peal, and the situation calls for the at
tention of parliamentary physicians and
harmOnists.
Senator Proctor, of Vermont, who a
few days ago made a characteristic speech
in the senate relative to the bounty on ma
pie sugar, said to THE GLOBE correspon
dent to-day that he believed it possible
that the sugar bounty would be retained,
at least for three or four years, and that
the contest before the ways and means
committee on mex Tuesday would be of
special interest.
Il think the manufacturers of beet
sugar" said Senator Proctor, Ought to
make it clear to the committee in con-
gress just how much they have invested
in machinery, buildings and general pre-
paratiOns in Nebraska and elsewhere
under the promises given by the McKin-
ley tariff law. 1t would be a plain inius-
tice and a palpable wrong which all fair
minded democrats must recognize and
acknowledge to induce men to make large
investments in preparations for the man
ufacture of beet sugar, and as soon as
they invested their money withdraw,
without notice, the promises and induce
ments. 1t would manifestly De a charac-
ter of deception and fraud which no
party could afford to assume the respon-
sjbility for, and | am inclined to think
that when the tariff bill comes to the
senate there will be found democrats
willing to take this view of it and that
the senate committee on finance will de.
eide to retain the sugar bounty for a
time at least. OF course my state is only
interested in the bounty on maple sugar,
but | am frank enough to submit that the
beet sugar industry, which is in its in
fancy and makes great promise, is more
entitled to the bounty than is maple
sugar. | should think the cane manu-
facturers of the south would also be
anxious TO retain the bounty on sugar.
1t seems to be a principle, however, with
the democrats to strike down The bounty
and refuse by direct means to develop
any American industry"
The True Laxative Principle
Of the plants used in manufacturing the
pleasant remedy, Syrup of Figs, has a