The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-01-23
TOOK OFF The BOUNTY
Sugar 10 b PLACED Absolutely on tha
Free List
A DEFEAT FOR MR.. WILSON
Many Republicans Join the Radical
Democrats In supporting Moaae's
Amendment-AP Parliamentary
TanGle over Refined Sugar.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-The fight to
amend the sugar schedule of the Wilson
bill was made to-day. 1t opened at once
under the agreement OF Friday setting
apart three hours for the purpose. Some
time was spent in arranging the details OF
tho discussion by the various interests.
The sugar men finally asked that an hour
each be given to the advocates OF the
bounty IN the Wilson bill, TO the advocates
OF the retention Of the Mckinley law
bounty, and TO me advocates of duty on
sugar. II vas objected to this that il
gave no opportunity to the advocates Of
Tree sugar to be heard. 1t was finally
ag.eed that the Louisiana members, as
the ones most interested. should have an
hour and the remainder of tho house
should take its chances of recognition
thereafter.
'McRae. democrat, Of Arkansas offered
an amendment TO abolish the sugar
bounty, leaving it on the free list. He
thought it was no time TO be paying boun-
ties when the treasury was bankrupt and
borrowing money al per cent. A bounty
would cost tho people of the country, said
McRae, as it stood, S50,00O,O01. The
bounty last year cost slo,01o,OOo. lie con-
tended that a bounty was unconstitutional
and undemocratic and should be abo!.
isaed.
Meikcljohn offered an amendment to
that OF McRae that tho supar bounty pro-
vision of the Mckinley law be retained.
That provision OF the Mckinley law, he
said had been passed to afford an oppor-
tunity for American capital. The purpose
OF that act had been fulfilled. 1t had re.
suited in q vast investment Of capital,
100000 in Louisiana, $1,000. 900 in
California, and $40, ,O0o.0 .0o0 in Florida. II
the provision Of the Wilson bill passed,
this great industry would be placed at the
mercy OF the foreign producers Of sugar,
at the same time giving the sugar trust
protection of 80 per cent. or quarter %
cent on every pound Of refined sugar.
Dockcry, democrat, OF Missour. Tered
as substitute for the anon It,
proposition to abolish boun, Oh sugar
ANA place raw and rriinel sugar on the
| free list. IL there was anything. said
Dockery. on which he thought democracy
wanted unity, ii was opposition to this
bounty. But sorghum and maple sugar
bounties were petty larceny, -while the
bounty on cane sugar rose to the dignity
Of grand larceny.
| Boatner, democrat, OF Louisiana,
wanted to know why Dockery did not
strike down all duty aud all protection on
cotton and wooden goods and all other
articles and place them on the free list.
The latter replied that all reforms could
not be accomplished in day. The far
mers who followed the plow did not de-
mand bounty on wheat and corn. All
they wanted was an equal chance in the
race Of life. Cannon. republican, of llli-
nois, supported Nickel johns amendment.
The free sugar clause OF the Mckinley
law had saved the people of tho country,
rich and poor alike, annually from 81 TO
SIPS per capita.
Bryan, democrat, OF Nebraska. sup.
ported the bounty OF the provision Wilson
bill and maintained that the present con.
gress had no right to bind future con.
crosses. He favored free sugar and an
income tax. Dingley of Maine and Mer.
Ger of Nebraska, supported the presen,
bounty, and Tarsney of Missouri defended
the bounty provision OF the Wilson bill
Robertson. democrat, of Louisiana offered
an amendment to strike out the
bounty provision and insert. "All sugar
shall pay duty upon a poliariscopic ties,
as follows: not above 70 degrees. cen,
duty, and for every additional degree oil
fraction OF degree. 3-10 of n cent pei
pound additional; and all sugars above II
Dutch standard an additional lluty oil 6.2(
of cent per pound; provided that al
| Al
which pays the bounty on sugar shall pay
in addition to these rates Of duty an equal
bounty paid by such country"
Washington, democrat, of Tennessee
urged a cent tax for revenue on the
ground that that was the most effective
means of raising revenue. Snodgrass
democrat, Of Tennessee. and Mallory
democrat, OF Florida, opposed the bounty
Harter urged that his substitute bs
adopted as means OF raising the reve
nue., as the treasury was changing by its
eyelids." Bowers, republican, of Califor
mia, was opposed to the abolition of an,
portion of the existing bounty on sugar
Hooker. democrat, of Mississippi, favored
the restoration of the sugar duty as in ac
cordance with the Chicago platform. War
ner, democrat, OF New York, offered ar
amendment to place refined sugar abso
lutely on the free list. Simpson. populist
of Kansas, declared that the free suyal
given by the Mckinley law furnished III,
hest example OF what the removal o
onerous protective duties would do fo
the consumer.
Blanchard, democrat, Of Louisiana. said
it was not the duty OF the democrats,
party, whose last platform had declared
for a revenue tariff. TO restore the duty OF
sugar. Haines. republican. of Nebraska
advocated the retention OF the presen
bounty. Boatner. democrat, OF Louisiana
in concluding the debate for the suga
men. insisted that tho traditions OF th,
democratic party should be adhered t,
aud revenue duiy be placed on sugar
Had Louisiana imagined that her grea
industry was to be stricken down. her vot,
would not have been given 10 Cleyelau,
at the last election. Payne, republican o
New York, or rposed the restoration OF th,
sugar duty because IL was tax on tht
breakfast table. lie defended the bount.
provision of the Mckinley law. Wlso,
concluded the debate in advocacy of ia,
bounty provision of the penliur bill.
The voting began at 4:20. After grea