Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-22

a very slim attendance of members on the
floor and of visitors In the galleries when
the third and last week of the tariff de-
bate in the House opened 1t took but
eight minutes to dispose of the routine
business and at los the House went into
committee of the whole to consider the
tariff bill.
Mr.. Richardson Crenn) took the chair.
and then, pursuant to the special order
adopted last Friday. the sugar schedule was
taken up.
The Sugar Schedule.
Mr.. Blanchard Q4a) and Mr. Robertson
Ua) tried to come to some arrangement
concerning the distribution of the three
hours TO be given to the consideration of
the sugar schedule. Pending this, MIR. Hit
Qlls) inquired as to what had become Of
the amendment relative to reciprocity with
Canada offered by him late on Saturday,
and which was stin pending when the
House took a recess. He suggested that it
be taken up with the general coal schedule
tomorrow, but subsequently withdrew his
amendment altogether
Mr.. Blanchard then asked unanimous
consent that the Louisiana delegation be
allowed one hour out Of the three and that
the chair should control the other two: and
II was SO ordered.
Amendments offered.
Mr. McRae (Ark) presented the amend
ment outlined Saturday abolishing the
bounty on sugar and putting sugar on the
free list.
He delivered an earnest plea against
continuing the bounty in view of the de-
pleted condition of the treasury. He de-
clared himself an advocate of free silver
and no bounty.
Mr.. Meiklejohn CNeb) Offered an amend
ment 10 the pending amendment which pro-
poses bounty of from i "a to cents per
pound on sugar. according to its character
ana quality. This amendment provides for
the substitution of the existing law for the
sugar clause OF the Wilson bill He op-
posed any change in the existing sugar
policy OF the government on account of
dustry. '
Mr: Dockery Ofo) offered a substitute
tor the opening amendments, striking out
the bounty feature of the sugar CLAUSE Of
the Wilson bill Vi
Mr Dingley (Me) made the point Of or
ger that Mr. Dockery's substitute was es-
sentially the same as the amendment pro-
posed by Mr.. McRea, and Mr.. Dockery
thereupon withdrew his substitute.
Mr. Dockery. in speaking of the bounty,
pie sugar industries as petty larceny. hay-
ing received a bounty of 5000, 900 while the
cane sugar industry rose to the dignity of
grand larceny, as ii took out of the treas
oiy TIC SUM VI $oOof,OOO
In answer to a question from Mr.. Boat
ner Na). as to whether there was any
thing he would put on the dutiable list,
Mr. Dockery said he would put luxuries on
the dutisble list, but not the necessaries Of
life. democratic applause)
He arraigned the bounty paragraph in
no measured terms, and said he would
cheerfully vote to strike the bounty feature
from the statute books. He opposed the
granting of bounty to the farmers of
Louisiana which was refused to farmers in
other states.
Mr.. Cannon Qls.) made a vigorous attack
upon what he called the cowardice of the
democratic party i'm retaining a bounty
which they had denounced as unconstitu'
tional
Mr.. Breckenridge (Ark.) defended the bill
| as 1t stood and explained the provisions and
language of the bill Sugar is to be freezer
under the Wilson bill than under the Nc
Kinley law.
Protest Against the Destruction of the
Industry.
Mr.. Price Ua.) was then recognized. He
gave an historical review OF sugar planting
in Louisiana and of the imposition Of a
tariff upon the product. He protested
against the threatened destruction of the
sugar industry In Louisiana, which. he said.
ramified every vital principle Of the state.
The ways and means committee. said Mr.
Price, had been more harsh with the Loui-
siana industry than with many others. The
most ardent democrat in the House. he
thought. should not hesitate to put a duty
on sugar. He read from the minority repor,
on the Mckinley bill, signed by Represent
atives Carlisle, McMilin and Breckinriige
(Ark) showing that nine-tenths of the rev.
enue derived from sugar went directly into
the treasury. In his peroration he appealed
to the democratic party. if it could not con-
scientiously vote for a bounty, to vote to
put a tariff on sugar. The close Of his re.
marks was greeted with applause.