The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-06
The Repeal of the Bounty on Sweetness Is
Postponed One Year.
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY UNDR0KEN
The Sugar Schedule Completed in
the Senate Yesterday After an Ex-
citing Struggle - The Democratic
Majority Carries Out the Pro-
gramme at Every Point Various
Amendments Voted Down-Propo-
sition to Repeal Ten Per Cent.
Tax Law Uncertain in the House.
WASHINGTON. June 5.
7PHE sugar schedule was completed
in the senate today after an in.

w ASHlNGION, Jun" y.
GPHE sugar schedule was completed
in the senate today after an in.
tensely exciting and interesting
u struggle. the Democratic major
ity carrying out its programme at
every point. The fight for tho greater
part OF the day was, rs it had been dur
ing tho preceding four days, over the
proposition to postpone the time when
the repeal of the sugar bounty is to
take effect from July /, 1894 to Jan. 1,
1895, 1t was carried by vote of SO
TO 81.
Then various amendments which
were offered by Senator Mandsrson.
Nebraska, to continue the sugar bounty
bill till 1905, to continue 1t with an
nual reductions of one-tenth, to confine
it to the producers of beet and sorghum
sugar only, and to reduce it to one cent
pound, were aeverally voted down
with slightly varying majoritiss against
them-the two Populist senators, Allen
and Kyle and the New York senator,
Hill, voting now on one side and now
on the opposite side.
AN amendment for free sugar waa
offered by Mr. Peffvr and was rejected,
yeas 26. nay 81, and one was offered
by Mr.. Allison, Iowa, to make the
sugar duty go into effect with the pas
sage of the bill was r, jeeted, yeas 80,
nays 80. This was the closest of all the
votes.
PoPULISTS JOIN HILL.
Two of the Populist senators, Kyle
and PETER, Joined with Mr.. Hill In sup.
porting the amendment, and if the third
Populist, Mr.. Allen, had cast his vote
the same way, the vote would have
stood 81 to 80. But Mr.. Allen voted in
the negative. Finally the amendment
Of the finance committee, or rather the
Jones modification of It, was agreed to,
yeas, 80; pays,28; and with few minor
amendments to the other parapraghs
the sugar schedule was completed and
| the tobacco schedule reached.
The bill provides for duty of 40 per
cent al valorem on all sugars, with
additions where they are above No. 1G
Dutch standard, and this duty is to go
into effect on Jan. /, 1895, The senate
adjourned at Cos
HOUSE ON STATE BANKS.
The committee on rules at the open.
ing of the session of the house today.
through Mr.. Catchings, Dem. Miss J,
reported an order shutting off debate
on the pending bill and amendment TO
repeal the state bank tax. The bill
was to be further considered during
the day under tho 5-minute rule, and
then vote was to be taken immediate
ly after the committees had been called
tomorrow morning.
Before the day had far gone, how
ever, it was found desirable to amend
the terms Of the order by unanimous
consent. by which Mr.. Harter (Dem.,
o., was permitted 10 speak an hour
and half in favor Of the repeal OF the
tax, and the advocates of repeal will
have an hour and quarter to presen,
their views tomorrow before the vote
shall be taken.
In presenting the order from the
committee on rules. Mr.. Catchings ad
mitted, with regret, that the PROPOSE
tion to repeal the 10 par cent. tax Law
would doubtless fail to pass the house