The evening world., 1894-01-23
MR.. MRAE, OF ARKANSAS.

children let loose in n candy shop. Whether
they can retain, against the sober second
thought OF the House and the protests of shep-
herd Wilson, all that they have gained, Is not
yet certain, but the abolition Of the bounty on
sugar is assured. The kindly stupidity OF the
Chairman prevented the radical members of
tho majority from clinching to- day the i'd
vantage they had gained in the passage OF n
preliminary amendment removing all tariff
from sugar, raw or refined, and the matter is
still open for reconsideration. The bounty
clause, however, has been finally passed uron
and the bounty provision is wiped out of the
bill.
THE OPENING OF THE FIGHT.
The Republican wolves rested their throats
Ill day and let the Democrats do the fighting
among themselves. 1t tetan promptly with
the Offering by McRae. of Arkansas, of an
amendment abolishing the sugar bounty after
luly ] Of this year, instead Of continuing 1t at
agradually decreasing rate for eight years. as
lie committee bill provides.
With o bankrupt Treasury Mr.. McRae
said, and the industries Of the country in q
PROSTATE condition, this Is no time to continue
special bountics to any industry or any class Of
h, community. l cannot conceive how a
Democratic House can pcrpetrate such an out
rage upon the American people. l know that
tho committee has done what they conceived
10 be best, but in so doing they have recognized
!hc worst principle Of the Mckinley bill. Last
year Il few beet sugar corporations received
$500. 900 from the public treasury; a few
sorghum sugar firms took out $40, 900. Eight
million dollars went to some forty or fifty cor
porations and firms of Louisiana and Texas, and
there was $50, Wy paid from the public treas
ury to the manufacturers of maple sugar.
81 do not believe that any such bounty 4
constitutional. and In support OF that opinion
cite the declaration of Judge Black, Of Penn.
sylvania, reatlirmed since by numerous juriSts.
turned to private ends ceases to be a tax and
becomes public plumber. Applause. Thi'
Congress Is pledged to a tariff ior revenue only
a ana Z tax so1 iey yDm. Snly S 5G5 'a asrs pp ngs s.s Of . sS9;
q bill as this. When YOU have wiped out from
the statute books the abominable principle of q
bounty you can go tothe people with the a>sur.
great cause Of tariff reform.
Mr. REED SAYS "HUH /"
say that this b!II IS only the first step In the reduc.
Mr.. McKse-I hope that Is what 1t Will prove
Mr.. Reed-huh!
with q sorghum sugar factory in his backyar I'd,
moved an amendment substituting the sugar
schedule Of the Mckinley bill for that in the
Mr.. Dockery, Of Missouri, read q list Of the
concerns which had absorbed the sugar bounty
during tn, past year, showing that the bulk Of
beet sugar. sorghum sugar and that industry
which requires such extraordinary skill. the
maple sugar industry" the bounty, he said,
eeny si in tSss Rsc'y .Sse Of the Lo 5ais s1 s, CORPORA ,al:
tons, who received something like 50, O0O, OOC
As free gilt from the public treasury.
BRECKENRIDGE SPEAKS o THE CON-
MlTTEE
MI. Breckinridge. of Arkansas, said INC
one more earnestly than the members of the
Ways aud Means could oppose the
IDEA OF a bounty for any one industry, but In
ms matter we are compelled 10 take the same
the bill. We are not responsible for either the
hounty or the tariff, but we are responsible &c
the American people to get rid Of both bounty
samc time without inticting serious injury
The committee. after careful investiga.
non, came to the conclusion that the bounty
could not safely be removed any more rapidly
IMAM Is provided for in this bill. When the
bounty Is finally removed am sure that there
will be 10 voice raised for the continuance OF q
TAX OF any sort upon this necessary OF life.
England killed all her refineries by free sugar.
Tui me mas by free sugar built up a canning
iindustry many times greater than the refinery
ilnustry ever could have been. | do not think
mat IN this country 1t will be necessary to
close the refneries, but certainly. even lit
were. the canning industry would gain
enough by free sugar to fully recompense the
Mr.. PRICE OFFERS AN AMENDMENT. .
MI. Price, Of Louisiana, offered an amend
mem hKing a graduated scale Of taxation q
nItie higher on the average than that OF the
Mckiniey bill. He protested against legisla-
non that would destroy the greatest industry
oi ms State and reduce half q million people
~peh9ry. There Is no excuse " he said,
lor hoWling about this bounty simply be.
cause It's amount Is fixed and you can see Il.
wnlls you allow other industries indirectly b,
shro Tpin Mh to exact enormously greater tribute
III. Harter, of Ohio. offered an amendment
opoishing the bounty and liking a uniform rate
oI ohe cent n pound upon all sugar. with I
isclprocity provision to be used In case SPAR
tnouid attempt retaliation, and against thu
France. $3.50
NJ. Gear, of Iowa, now scnaior. elect. aroS,
inc was greeted with long continued applause
hNasIns nrst appearance In the House since
"s eiecuon TO the senate. lie was embar'