The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-23

yer Question.
Washington. Jan. 22.-In the House
a fight to amend the sugar schedule
of the Wilson bill was made today.
1t opened at once under the agree
ment of Friday, setting apart three
hours for the purpose.
Some time was spent in arranging
the details of discussion by the var
ious interests. The sugar men fin
ally asked that an hour each be
given to the advocates of the bounty of
the Wilson bill and to the advocates of
the Mckinley law bounty, and to the
advocates of a duty on sugar.
It was objected to this that it gave
no opportunity to the advocates of free
sugar to be heard. It was finally
agreed that the Louisiana members,
as the ones most interested, should
have an hour, and the remainder of
the House should take it's chances of
recognition thereafter.
McRae, Democrat, of Arkansas, Of
fered an amendment to abolish the
sugar bounty, leaving it on the free
list. He thought it was no time to be
paying bounties when the treasury was
bankrupt and borrowing money at 6
per cent.
The bounty would cost the people of
the country, said McRae, as it stood.
$50, 900, 900. The bounty last year cost
$40, 000, 000 He contended that a bounty
was unconstitutional, undemocratic and
should be abolished.
Meikeljohn offered as an amend
ment to that of McRae, the sugar
bounty provision of the Mckinley
law. That provision of the Mckinley
law, he said, had been passed
to afford an opportunity for
act had been fulfilled. It had resulted
in vast investment of capital, $780,
000,0 600 in Louisiana, S15, ZOO, 600 in Cali
fornia and $4,000 900 in Florida. If
the provisions 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. meantime giving the sugar trust
a protection of so per cent. or II of
cent on every pound of refined sugar.
Dockery, Democrat, of Missouri, Of
fered as a substitute for the amend
ments the proposition to abolish the
bounty en- sugar anu place raw and
refined sugar on the free list If there
was anything, said Dockery, on which
he thought the Democracy wanted I'M
ity, it was opposition to this bounty.
The beet, sorghum and maple sugar
bounties were petit larceny, while the
bounty on cane sugar rose to the dig
nifty of grand larceny.
Boatner, Democrat, of Louisiana,
wanted to know why Dockery did not
strike down all the duty and all the
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 a day.
The farmers who followed the pillow
did not demand a bounty on wheat
and corn. All they wanted was an
equal chance in the race Of life
Cannon Republican,, of Illinois,
supported Meikeljohn's amendment
The free sugar clause of the Mckinley
law had saved the people of the coun-
try, rich and poor alike, annually from
81 to slips per capita.
After the reading of the Hawaiian
correspondence, Boutelle demanded
recognition. He charged that it was
apparent from the three successive
messages sent to the House that the
government had engaged in fomenting
insurrection in a country with which
the United States is at peace. He de-
sired to call up his privileged resoIu-
ton. Hot words between Boutelle and
the Speaker followed
Hatch asked that Boutelle's words
be taken down, and Boutelle was or
dered to take his seat. He refused to
do so and the ergeant-at-arms was
called upon to support the Speaker
authority. Great excitement followed.
The rule was read. Then the Speaker
recognized the motion to resume con-
sideration of the tariff bill. On divis-
ion, Boutelle made the point Of no
quorum. The Republicans refused to
vote. Tellers were appointed and it
looked as though no quorum could be
found and that the tariff debate would
be suspended. Finally, however. a
bare quorum was got together, and
the sugar debate continued.
Dockery withdrew his amendment
Hart, of Ohio offered a substitute
to abolish the bounty and impose a
duty of l cent a pound.
Bryan OemocraD, of Nebraska. sup
ported the bounty provision of the
Wilson bill, and maintained the pres
ent Congress had no right to bind fu-
ture Congresses He favored free
sugar and the income tax.
Dingley, Of Maine, and Mercer. of
Nebraska, supported the present
bounty, and Tarsney, of Missouri. de-
Tended the provision of the Wilson bill.
Robertson OemocraD, of Louisiana.
offered an amendment to strike out
the bounty provision and insert: "All
sugars shall pay a duty on poliari-
scopic test as follows: Not above II
degrees, 1 cent duty, and for every adj
ditional degree or fraction of a de-
gree, $40 of cent per pound addi-
tional, and I'LL sugars above lG Dutch
standard, an additional duty of 500 of
a cent per pound; provided that al
sugars, when exported from the coun-
try which pays a bounty on sugar,
shall pay, in addition to these rates. a
duty equal to the bounty as paid by
such country"
Washington, Oemocrat), of Tennes.
Sc, urged a 1 cent tax for revenue or
the grounds that it was the most
effective means of raising revenue.
.Snodgrass, pemocrat), of Tennessee
and Mallory, Democrat, of Florida
opposed the bounty.
Harter urged that his substitute be
adopted as a means of raising revenue
as the treasury was hanging by its
|eyelids."
Bowers, Republican, Of California
was opposed to the abolition of any
portion of the existing bounty on sugar
Hooker, (DemocraD, of Mississippi
favored the restoration of the sugar
duty as in accordance with the Chicago
: Warner, pemocrae, of New York