Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1894-01-24
ARLINGTON NEWS.
81 Bounty Stricken From
the Tariff Bill.
LIED BY A DECISIVE wore.

Jenre sent IN ~ esAS 77-z
peeislan, For II justice.
.s,xeqoN. Jan. s4-The house
aye the entire day to the
sebedule. Mr. Breckenridge of
nsss followed Mr. Cannon of II
and supported the bounty pro-
~, Of the Wilson bill in an able
: prince Dem, / a. then took the
i = make the principal speech in
n Of the Louisiana sugar inter-
tbe middle of the debate the
.ial message of the president trans
Enc additional Hawaiian cores
Fence was deliv cred to the speaker
read before the house.
r. tariff debate was then resumed
lively discussion followed in
ii many mem bers took part either
81 or against the bounty tax.
In Wilson concluded the debate in
<oracy of the bounty provision of
Il pending bill.
Fbe first vote was taken upon Mr..
4<;kaliohn:s amendment to substitute
Mr. McRae's amendment to abolish
81 sugar bounty the provisions of the
SIsKinlev law relating TO the bounty.
IN was defeated without division by
<strict party vote.
Efhe vote then required upon an
E|endment offered by Mr.. Price to
E@,ond Mr.. Harter's substitute placing
Eauty of t cent per pound on sugar be-
|SF IS Dutch standard and abolishing
ii sugar bounty by inserting the pro-
B;sions of the Mills bill, which levied a
Inn on sugar not above 3 Dutch stan
5sfd of i 70 cents per pound, l6 Dutch
Eandard 20-100 cents per pound and
sspye 20 Dutch standard 9 $4,000 cents
u pound. This amendment had the
'upport Of quite a number of Demo-
his. including its author, Mr.. Bailey
Texas. The remainder of the Demo-
Ms voted against it. For the first
Me the Republicans showed their
Ma, declining to vote at all upon the
which was defeated, 10 to
The vote then came upon Mr.. Har-
srs substitute, which was lost without
vision.
This made the vote recur upon Mr..
leRea's original proposition to abolish
together the bounty provisions of the
Filson bill Quite number of Re-
hblicans voted with the radical Demo-
htS against the members of the COM
lttee for this proposition, and it was
srried by an overwhelming majority,
b to SO. This action abolishes the
ounty on sugar.
THE vote was taken upon the amend
lents to section 1871, providing for q
uty on refined sugars.
THE substitute of Mr.. Breckenridge,
hich was voted upon next was de-
|ated by vote of 144 to 81.
AT this juncture, amid great con-
sion, the time came to take the final
Bte upon Mr.. Robertson's amendment
amended by Mr. Warmers amend
ent.
a great deal of misunderstanding
listed upon the floor as to what the
feet to adoption of the amended
oposition would mean. Mr.. Richard
D, who was in the chair, was APP
'aled to in vain to state the effect of
g adoption of the pending amend
ent. So much misunderstanding ex-
Ted even among some of the most
liiul pafllamentarians on both sides
at Mr.. Wilson finally decided amid
eat confusion to move that the COM
l1'ee rise in order to give every body
opportunity to examine over night
70 the parliamentary situation, and ac-
fdingly the committee rose and the
use recessed until 5 o'clock.
Az the night session the following
emoers spoke: Brookshire and Nc
cary, (Dem., KY: Broderick, rep,
an }; Hilbert, (Rep., CALI, end Avery,
ep., Mich
At the opening session of the house
on motion of Mr.. Wise.
Presidents veto of the New York
I New Jersey bridge hill was re,
'red to the committee on Interstate
I foreign commerce.
" hen the house went into COMMITTEES
ehe Whole to resume the considara-
= OF the tariff bill Mr.. Oates of Ala.
ma called attention to the peculiar
mpilcatlon that had arisen owing to
: failure of the committee yesterday
complete the consideration Of the
gar schedule.
some discussion followed as to par
statutes and it was finally
s.uea by unanimous consent to 60
eau with the vote on the sugar sched-
anu after that was disposed of TO
re up coal and iron.
Inc penaing question was on Mr.
,oeteson's amendment imposing n
y On raw sugar and increasing the
Y Oh refined sugar. as amended BY
asner' placing both raw and refined
"a, On the free list. The confusion
' 'aieo by these two in incongruous
had firstto be Strengthened
! warner amendment as a substi-
y, ~ pace all raw and refined sugar