The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-24
Yesterday the House Disentangled It
self and Declared Against PrOtec-
tiOn for Sugar Interests.
BLOW ALSO DEALT TO MINERS
All Amendments Placing a Duty
on Coal Voted Down.
Chance That the Action Of Radical
Democrats May Result in Recon-
initial of the Whole Measure
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-The expected
happened in the House to-day. After the
free-trade Democrats had wiped away at a
single stroke all OF the sugar bounty and
all protection TO the producers Of sugar in
this country, the other side turned around
and made sure the defeat of the PROPOSE
ton TO give protection to that giant monop-
oily, the sugar trust Thus the House has
decided by an overwhelming majority that
sugar OF all grades shall be absolutely free.
1t is generally conceded that the sugar
schedule, as il stands, unless the tariff bill
is recommitted, will so TO the Senate, and
nearly all of the Democrats and Republic
ans the ways and means committee be-
lieve that the sugar schedule. as 1t is now.
will become law; that even under the
guise of a tariff for revenue only the Sem
ate will refuse to put any duty on raw
sugar. and certainly without a duty on the
raw or any bounty to the producer the
friends OF protection Will refuse TO protect
the sugar trust. If the proposition to place
income taxes in the Wilson bill prevails In
the House and is held into IL In the Sem
ate, 1t is generally conceded tonight that
the chances for the defeat OF the tariff bill
are 30 good as to be almost certain. Henry
turer OF Nebraska, says If the bill is not
defeated it will wipe out the sugar industry
in this country.
The proceedings Of the House to-day were
interesting. A way out Of the confusion
which existed upon the effect of the amend
ment adopted last night TO abolish the duty
on refined sugar was found after two hours
discussion of the parliamentary situation by
submitting the question TO the House as TO
the Warner amendment placing refined
sugar on the free list should be considered
as a substitute for the Robertson amend
ment This was decided affirmatively. and
then, by an overwhelming vote, In which
the Republicans joined with the radical
Democrats against the sugar men and sew
eral members of the ways and means COM
mittee, the substitute was adopted. With
regard TO the sugar schedule, therefore. the
committee of the whole has abolished the
bounty and placed all sugar, both raw and
refined, on the free list.
MAY BE RECOMNITTED.
When ii came to consider the coal sched.
ule to-day, however, the committee fared
much better, and all four OF the amend
ments designed to place a duty of from
10 to 70 cents per ton on coal were beaten.
The debate upon the coal schedule de-
veloped great deal of feeling among the
Southern members, and especially those
from Virginia, West Virginia and Ala
bama, whose States are interested either
in coal or iron ore. The general impress
sion tonight in Democratic circles is that
the defeat of the sugar men and OF those
who are interested in retaining a duty upon
coal VIII result in strengthening the move
recommit the bill If the iron men are de-
feated tomorrow, and especially If the in
as rider later in the week, another strong
faction on the Democratic side will be
added to this movement The Republicans
Will all vote for the motion to recommit
and, with the Democrats who do not care
to vote against the bill outright but who
are not satisfied with it in its present form
send 1t back TO the committee This is
now admitted on al hands to be the CHIEF
danger or the bill. If it could be brought
to direct vote there is no question about
its passing.
At the opening of the session this morn
ing, on motion or Mr.. Wise, the Presi-
sey bridge bill was referred to the COM
mittee on interstate and foreign commerce
INTO connnittee or the whole TO resume
consideration of the tariff bill. Mr. oates
called attention 10 the peculiar compljca-
ton that had arisen owing TO the failure
or the committee to complete consideration
or the sugar schedule. 1t came over as
unInIshed business, while. by. special ar
was set aside for consideration OF the coal
and iron ore schedules. Some discussion
and It was as nay LIVE deede SY status
consent 10 go ahead with the vote on, the
sugar schedule, and after that was dis
posed or 10 take up coal and iron
The pending question was the Robertson
amendment imposing "a duty on raw sugar
and increasing the duty on refined sugar
raw and refined sugar on the free list The
CONFUSION entailed by these two incongru-
Gus amendments had first to be straight
ened out. After a long debate it was de-
cidcd to treat the Warner amendment as
substitute. The committee was then
called upon to vote upon it as a substitute,
sugars, raw and refined, on the free list
The great mass of Democrats, and prac-
tically all the Republicans. voted for the
proposition, only handful OF Democrats,
including Mr.. Wilson and several other
Democrats or the ways and means COM
mittee. Mr.. Eyarts Coombs and the MEM
oers or the Louisiana delegation, voting
against IL. 1t was carried 161 to 80.
THE COAL SCHEDULE.
The coal schedule was then taken up.
The first amendment made by Mr.
Oates as follows: Strike out of the free
list COAL etc, and insert coal. bituminous
and shale, 40 cents per ton OF Is bushels, 50
pounds to the bushel ID SIT; coal slack or
culm, such as will pass through half
inch screen, 20 cents per ton of Is bushels.
90 pounds to the bushel."
Mr.. Wise followed with an amendment TO
the amendment striking out 40 cents and
inserting 30 cents.
Mr.. McKaig then offered a substitute pro-
viding for n duty OF 70 cents per ton on
bituminous coal. 30 cents on coal slack or
culm and striking bituminous coal from
the free list.
Mr. Hit offered an amendment TO the
substitute as follows: Insert at end OF
coal paragraph: Provided. that il any ar
t;-le on the free list Is imported. the pro-
duct of any country which imposes n duty
on said article exported from the United
States then shall be levied. collected and
paid upon said imported article the rate OF
duty existing prior 10 the passage OF this
act"
Mr.. Wilson made the point OF order that
Mr.. Hits reciprocity amendment was not
germane, and therefore. not in order. IL
was a proposition for general reciprocity
on the whole tariff bill, or rather retalia-
ton upon ourselves for the follies OF other
people.
The Chair sustained the point OF order
| and Mr. Hit modified the amendment so
| as to restrict II To articles on the free list
Mr. Burrows made the point that as
| modified, the amendment was not germane,
and the Chair also sustained the point OF
order.
MIR. McKaig Of Maryland. was first rec
ognlZed 10 support his substitute. His con-
stituents. he said, We're vitality interested
! I'm preserving the duty on coal He insisted
that the miner was entitled TO continual
tion of this prot ection. Mr.. McKaig was
| subjected 10 some sharp drives by the Re