The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-20

A4l AAuuue1h Au1 GuAA sSH - "uA A4A'ANh
almost cay In sadness, that such was
the condition Of aGAtrs At the other end
OF this capitol, that unless this house
was willing TO accept the senate bill
practically aud substantially as IL
passed the senate, thcre was TO bo no
tariff legislation At this session Of Con-
gress. We did not feel. representing
the house OF representatives. that We
could without sacrifice Of It's dignity
aud OF its equality as q legislative
chamber. respond 70 any such PROPOSE
tion as that Applause on the Demo.
cratic Bids). Least Of all did Te feol
that In the great question OF taxation,
resting by the very theory OF free insti.
tutions and by the language Of the con:
stitution as peculiar and original
trust on the part ot the representatives.
OF the people, thSt We could for ono
moment entertain dnd agree TO auch
proposition Applause on the Demo-
cratic side).
ABIDE from the question the differ
encoa between the bill ~ il passed the
house and tho bill Rs 1t comes back TO
US from the senate, are so marked, are
in tho main, so objectionable to tariff re-
formers in the country generally, that
we could not without the guidance and
the instruction OF this house agree 10
accent those differences and thus adopt
a different and modified scheme OF tar.
III reform.
WHERE HE GETS APPLAUSE.
Whatever imperteCtions may haVe
been attached to the house bill. 1t did
seem to be accepted by the people Of
this country as q fair and substantial
performance Of tho pledges by which
the Democratic party came into power
at the beginning OF this administration.
It Waa framed upon DemocIutic lines in
tho main. It sought In loyylnG taxes 70
consider chiefly and primarily tho
wants OF tho public treasury, and not
the profits aud schemes Of great private
interests Applause on tho Democratic
side.l
Tho bill which comes back to US from
tho senate has not met the approval oi
the great tariff reform sentiment OF this
ceun.ry. It has not been accepted by
those who through defeat and victory
have followed this standard with 30
much enthusiasm for ton yoars past as
the fruition OF their efforts, as the per-
iormance OF their pledge, and as tho
full and substantial realization OF their
great victory.
It remains for mo simply to add that
the chief points in controversy betwoen
the representatives Of the dominant
party In the two houses and thus be-
- NNAan nf tim
two houses was, first, tho sugar ached.
ule; next the duty upon iron ore and
upon coal, and the duty upon ailver,
lead ores and some OF the duties in the
wooden schedule and especially in some
OF the duties OF the iron and steel sched-
ule, prominently those upon pig iron.
steel rails and cutlery and structural
iron. But tho great difficulty in tho
pathway OF an agreement has been q
proper adjustment CT the sugar sched-
ule. This house voted for FREQ sugar,
raw and refined. Loud applause on the
Democratic eide
THE SUGAR QUESTION
1t voted down tho proposal Of tho
committee on ways and means for n
gradual repeal OF the bounty and a re-
duction by one-half on refined sugar.
Tho senate has rcintroduced into the
proposed tariff bill sugar schedule,
which, whether truly or not, has been
acceptsd by the country, by tho press,
by the people as unduly favorable to
the great sugar trust 1t proposes q
duty OF 10 per cont advalorsm on all
grades Of sugar, a diferential OF one
eighth cent upon refined sugar, in addi-
ton to difIerential OF ono.tenth cent
on sugar imported from countries that
pay an export bounty upon their sugar.
There is reasonable ground for diler-
ence of opinion among Democrats rs to
whether any duty upon sugar should DO
placed in our tariff bill or not 1t has
always been centended by those Who
have boon leaders in the great tariff re.
form movements in this country that of
all tho articles yielding large revonuc,
sugar was the ono article upon
which an ideal Democratic rev.
enue tariff could be placed. There
would be substantial agreement,
think, with that position to-day in the
Democratic party, except for tho fact
that tho fTamers Of tho Mckinley bill,
In their zeal to cut Oh taxation, tho
larger part OF which went into tho pub
lie treasury, In order that they might
Increase taxes, the larger part OF which
went into tho pockets Of their bono
Gciarles loud applause on the Demo-
cratic side, placed sugar upon tho free
list, gave q half cent Tor six.tenths OF o
cent In the case Of sugar imported from
bounty paying countries) protection on
refined sugar, and provided bounty to
the producers OF sugar in this country.
By this action, tho people hav0 had a
tasto OF untaxed sugar and it Is difficult
for us 10 get back to the position origi-
nally occupied by the Democratic party.
Laughter on tue Republican sideL It
is our hope that We shall givo them, II
we succeed in passing any sort OF wise
and proper tariff reform bill, a tnste OF
80 many other untnXed articles loud
applause on the Democratic side that
protection can never raise its head again
in this country [ronewcd applause on
tho Democratic side
THE nEF1NiHa INTERESTS.
1t is not possible, Mr.. Speaker. for
any ono to state accurately on tho pro.
posed sugar schedule "of tho senate
what would be the amount Of duty
upon refined sugar which would inure
Us a protection 10 tho great refining
company OF this country. Although /
had not fully reached that conclusion
whom tho house bill was prepared,
have no doubt myself to-day that tho
business OF sugar refining can bc cnr.
ried on as chcapIy In tho United States
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