Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-23

J Democratic party should be adhered 70.
and a revenue duty should be placed on
sugar. Had Louisiana imagined, he
said that her great industry was 20 Se
stricken down, her vote would not have
been given TO Cleveland at the last
/ election.
Mr.. Wilson concluded the debate in
advocacy OF the bounty provision OF the
! pending bill
The voting began at 4:eO, after
great deal % wrangling as TO the man
y ner In which the amendments should
be voted upon, il being decided by the
chairman that he would permit four
| amendments 10 be pending TO each OF
/ the paragraphs 50 and Isl, the first re-
latng 10 the bounty on sugar and the
latter To the duty on refined sugar.
| The first vote was taken upon Mr..
| Meiklelohn's amendment 10 substitute
/ Tor MckaeS amendment TO abolish the
sugar bounty. the provision Of the Nc
! hlniey law relating to the bounty.
This was defeated without division bv
strict party vote. The vote then
recurred upon an amendment Of
ferred by Mr.. Price 10 amend
Mr.. HarteT's substitute. placing duty
! OF / cent per pound on sugar below iG
| Dutch standard, and abollshinV the
sugar bounty by inserting the pro-
/ visions OF the Mills bill, which levied a
duty on sugar not above 10 Dutch
standard OF / lis cents per pound:
aud aooves20 Dutch standard sO-lO0
, cents per pound. This amendment had
the support OF a number OF Democrats.
| including its author, Massrs. Bailey.
Hooker and the membe OF the Louisi-
ana delegation, The remainder OF the
Democrats voted against IL. For the
first time the Republicans showed their
/ hand, declining TO vote at all upnn the
/ proposition, which was defeated 10 To
! l49. The vote then came up on Mr.
| harters substitute, which was lost
without division. This made the vote
recur upon Mr.. McRAe's or ginal propo-
sition TO abolish altogether the
bounty provisions OF the Wilson bill
! Quite a number OF the Republl-
cans, including MeSsrs. Cannon, Hop
kins and DalZell, voted with the
| radical Democrats against the members
! OF the committee for this proposition.
Some OF them were Springer, Riley,
| Oates. johnson, OF Ohio; Culberson,
! Warner, Caruth, Geary, Harter, Savers
! and Cummings. and IL was carried by
an overwhel majority of 1875 TO 60
This action aboHShes the duty on
sugar. The vote was then taken upon
tho amendments to section Isl, provid-
Ing for duty on refined sugars NJ
Robertson's amendTsnt providing for a
duty of from l-lOc b5r pound upward
on sugars testing by the polarscope not
above 75 degrees was offered as an
amend ment.
Mr.. Warner, OF New York offered
an amendment 10 place refined sugar
dutiable in the bill at &c per pound on
the free list altar anita
parliamentary discussion as to the
status Of the pending amendments, IL
being claimed by the Louisiana mem
bers that a misunderstanding existed
owing 10 q ruling OF the chair, by
unanimous consent Mr.. Breckinridge,
| OF Kentucky, was allowed 10 offer a
substitute for the two amendments,
placing uniform duty OF one
cent per pound upon ali sugars be-
low rs Dutch standard. The vote
was first taken upon Mr. Warmers
amendment 10 the amendment 10 abOl-
ish the duty on refined sugar aud again
the radical Democrats scored another
signal victory, the Republicans refus-
ing 10 vote. by vote OF l37 10 a vote
Of 81 the duty on sugar was abolished.
Among those who voted for 10 were
Messrs. Johnson, OF Ohio; Coleman,
Heard, Springer, Mutchler, Bland and
Simpson, while the Louisiana delega-
tion the members OF the Ways and
Means Committee generally, Messrs.
Platt, Wise and Cummings voted against
IT, The substitute Of Mr.. Breckinridge
which was voted upon next was de-
feated by vote OF l4f TO 81.
The Republicans not only declined TO
aid those Of the Democrats who were
seeking TO place a duty upon sugar, but
I frfF N.Hfr a
against il.
The Democratic supporters OF the
| Breckinridge amendment were unable
20 secure enough followers 10 order tell
ers. At this juncture amid great Con-
fusion the time came TO take the final
| vote upon Mr.. RobeTtsou's amendm ment
| as amended by Mr.. Warmers amend
ment. a great deal Of m Isunderstaud-
ing existed upon the floor as % what
the effect OF the adoption Of the
amended proposition would mean. the
/ Republicans were hilariously joyful 40
the tangle in which they had gotten
/ the Democrats.
So much Misunderstanding existed
/ even among some Of the most skillful
] parIiamcntarians on both sides that Mr.
/ Wilson finally decided, amid great con
/ fusion, 20 move that the committee rise
iu order 20 give everybody an Opportun-
itY 90 examine over night into the par
liamentary situation, and accordingly.
at $40, the committee rose aud the
House recessed until = O'Clock.
Al the night session the following
! members spoke: Brookshire Dem.
Gndiana): McCreary. Dem, kentucky.
| GOldNer, Dem, Illinois,; Frederick.
(Rep. Kansas; Huboru, rep, Cali
formal; aud Avery. (Bep.. Michigan
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