The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-01-23
NO BOUNTY ON SUGAR
The Amendment ADOliShing II Passed
Today.
OTHER AMENDMENTS VOTED DOWN
Peckham Succeeds HornblOwer--Bou-
telle Again Tries Obstruction Tao
tics in the House.
OTHER AMENDMENTS VOTED DOWN

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-In the house,
the fight to amend the sugar schedule of
the Wilson bill was made today. It
opened at once under the agreement of
Friday, setting apart three hours for the
purpose. Some time was spent in ar
ranging the details of the discussion by
the various interests. The sugar men
finally asked that an hour each be given
to the advocates of the bounty provision
of the Wilson bill, to the advocates of
the retention of the Mckinley law
bounty, and to the advocates of a duty
on sugar. 1t was objected to this that
it gave no opportunity to the advocates
of free sugar TO be heard. It was finally
agreed that the Louisiana members, as
the ones most interested, should have
an hour and the remainder OF the house
should take its chances of recognition
thereafter. McRae, democrat, of Ar
kansas, offered an amendment to abolish
the sugar bounty, leaving it on the free
list. He thought it was no time to be
paying bounties when the treasury was
bankrupt and borrowing money at per
cent.
The bounty would cost the country,
said McRae, as it stood, 1000, 900.
He contended the bounty was unconsti-
tutional and should be abolished.
Meikeljohn offered as an amendment
to that of McRae the sugar bounty pro-
vision of the Mckinley law. That pro-
vision of the Mckinley law, he said, had
been passed to afford an opportunity for
American capital. The purpose of that
act has been fulfilled. It had resulted
in a vast investment of capital, $3.50, ,OOO,-
600 in Louisiana, 10000 in Cali
fornia. and $40 100000 in Florida. All
they wanted was chance in the race of
life.
Cannon, republican, of Illinois, sup
ported Meikeljohn's amendment. The
frees sugar clause of the Mckinley law
had saved the people of the country,
rich and poor alike, annually from $40
to $1.25 per capita.
After the reading of the Hawaiian cor
respondence, Boutelle demanded recog-
milton. He charged that it was appar-
ent from the three successive messages
sent to the house that the government
was engaged in fomenting an insurrec-
ton in country with which the United
States was at peace. He desired to call
up his privileged resolution. Hot words
between Boutelle and the speaker fol-
lowed. Hatch asked that Boutelle's
words be taken down, and Boutelle was
ordered to take his seat. He refused to
do so, and the sergeant-at-arms was
called upon to support the speakers
authority. Great excitement followed.
The rule was read, and then the speaker
recognized motion to resume consider
alton of the tariff bill. On a division,
Boutelle made the point of no quorum.
The republicans refused to vote. Tellers
were appointed, and it looked as though
no quorum could be found, and that the
| tariff debate would be suspended.
Finally, however, bare quorum was
got together and the sugar debate con-
tinued.
| Dockery withdrew his amendment.
Harter of Ohio offered substitute to
abolish the bounty and impose duty of
l cent a pound.
| Gear, the new senator from Iowa,
spoke in favor of an amendment to make
the reduction of the bounty begin in
1898, instead of 1895.
Bryan of Nebraska spoke for the COM
mittee on the bounty.
| The first vote was taken on the Nickel
john amendment to substitute the 2-cent
bounty of the Mckinley bill for the
bounty provision of the Wilson bill !;
lost, 80 to 153.
The next vote was Prices proposition
to substitute the duty contained in the
Mills bill of IL cents on a pound below
the Is Dutch standard; 2.2o above the
16 Dutch standard; 2.30 above the 20
Dutch standard; lost, 10 to lao.
The third vote was on Harter's propo-
sition to abolish the bounty and substi-
tute 1-cent duty; lost without di-
/ vision.
THE BOUNTY ABOLISHED.
McRae's amendment, abolishing the
bounty entirely, carried, 135 to SO.
Captain Sweeney, q. S. A., San
Diego, CAL, says: "Shiloh's Catarrh
Remedy is the first medicine I have
ever found that would do me any good. y
Price so cts. Sold by Snipes & Kinersly