Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-01-26
Another That All Raw and Refined
Sugar be Placed on the Free
List.
Bill to Codify and Arrange in Order
All the Pensions Laws
Submitted. &

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reached last Friday, by which three
hours were set aside for this purpose.
Before the first amendment was offered,
some discussion was had as to whether
the amendments should lie to each of
the three sections of the Wilson bill
schedule separately, the county provis-
ison, the duty Of fv~e-twentieth, Of a cent
on refined sugar above No. 18, Dutch
standard, and the duty Of. 80 per cent on
candy and confectionery, and of
Is per cent on grape sugar. Pending an
agreement as to the mode of procedure,
Mr.. Hit withdrew the amendment,
pending last Saturday, with reference to
with Canada on free coal.
Then, after further Consultation, the
sugar men, represented by MI. Blanch-
ard, withdrew their first proposition
and asked that time be divided into
three parts; an hour for those in favor
of the bounty provision, n for those in
favor Of the bounty provision of the
Mckinley law, and an hour for those
who favor q duty on sugar. MI. McRae
objected, because this arrangement gave
no time to those who were for free sugar
and no bounty. It was finally agreed,
however, that the Louisiana members,
who were most interested, should have
an hour, and the remainder of the house
should take chances Of recognition Of
the chair during the other two hours.
The first amendment was that offered
by Mr.. McRae Dem, Ark. to abolish
entirely the sugar bounty. In support
Of his amendment Mr.. McRae said that
it proposed to abolish entirely the sugar
bounty and leave sugar on the free list,
where it was placed by the Mckinley
law. A time when the treasury was
bankrupt and the secretary Of the
treasury was proposing to borrow
money at 5 per cent interest was no
time to pay q special bounty to any in
terests. He had no personal feeling
against the section of the country to be
affected, but he did not conceive that a
Democratic congress would perpetuate
this, the most vicious provision of the
Mckinley bill.
The bounty would cost the country,
said Mr. McRae, as it stood, $50, 900, 900.
The bounty last year cost $40, 900, 900.
He commended that the bounty was I'M
constitutional and ~undemocratic, and
should be abolished. Mr.. Meikleiohn
offered al an amendment to that of Mr..
McRae, the sugar bounty provision of
the Mckinley law. The bounty pro-
vision of the Mckinley law, he said, had
been passed to afford an opportunity for
American capital. The purpose Of that
act had been fulfilled. It had resulted
in a vast investment Of capital-$15O, 900
600 in Louisiana, SIS, 100000 in Cali
fornia, and &c., 00, 900 in Florida.
If the provision Of the Wilson bill were
passed this great industry would be
destroyed and we would be placed at
the mercy of foreign producers Of sugar,
at the same time giving to the sugar
trust q protection Of 80 per cent, or one
quarter of one cent IN every pound. of
refined sugar. It'll gs
Mr.. Dockery Dem, MOI offered as a
substitute for amendments, q PROPOSE
ton to abolish the bounty or sugar, and
place the raw and refined sugar on the
free list. 235i3
If there was anything, said Mr.. Dock
cry, of which he thought the Democratic
party wanted unity, it was opposition to
this bounty. The beet, sorghum and
maple sugar bounties were petty lar
ceny, while the bounty on cane sugar
rose to the dignity Of grand larceny.
Mr.. Boatner Dem, Lay wanted to
know why Mr. Dockery did not shtriilke,
down all duty and all protection on
cutton and woollen goods, and all other
articles, and place them on the free list.
The latter replied that all reforms
could not be accomplished in q day.
The farmers who followed the pillow did
not demand q bounty on wheat or corn.
All they wa Twas an equal chance in
the race of l..e{ As s@Hi 81 Sfft9:ftt
Mr.. Cannon Rep., Ills.) supported
Mi. Meikeljohn'ss amendment. The
free sugar clause Of the Mckinley law
had saved the people of thecountry, rich
and poor alike, annually from 81 to
$1.24 per capita
3stSsss Tho Senate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-While petit
tons were being presented in the senate
Senator Sherman took occasion I'd refer
to the flag incident which recently
stirred up Ohio people, and said that he
hoped the flags would be kept flying
over the Capitol all the time, as we'll as
when congress and the supreme court
was in session.
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