Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-06

| McSsrs. Hill Kyle. and PETER voted aye,
| and MIR. Allen no.
Mr. Pcttigrew offered an amendment to
| strike out OF the section the provision
! for additional duties on sugar above No.
is Dutch standard, remarking that IL
! would reduce by so much the profits OF
tho Sugar Trust, Rejected-yeas 30 nays,
| 80.
Tho three Populist senators. Messrs.
| Allen. Kyle, and PETER, and Senator Hlll
| voted aye.
FOR PARTIAL HONESTY"
Mr. Manderson had proposition TO
make-half bounty and half duty. II was
| IN the way OF partial honesty. lie offered
an amendment TO carry out that idea.
| but 1t was voted down without division.
| Mt Chandler began another speech with
| the cutting remarks: "The sugar schedule
| show is about TO close. The Populists
| have got free harbed- fence wire and free
| lumber The Democrats have got the
| t"puhsis And the Sugar Trust has got
| u,m all General laughterD
| Mr. Chandler was followed by Mr. AL
| drch. who began In this way:
1T Is evident that the die is cast. The
! spectacle OF great party hopeless and
! helpless In the control Of influences out
/ side OF this chamber must bc A humiliat-
! ing one TO the American people. but the
| TACT OF thclr existence is present and
| Known 10 every man in the United States.
! II senators on the other side of the aisle
| could vote on the sugar schedule accord
! ding 10 their conscience and Judgment
| IT would receive their almost universal
| condemnation Not over six senators on
| that side believe in the Justice or the
I equity of it. But influences not known
I io the organization Of this chamber have
| demanded that certain provisions shall
| j." pat I'm the statutes Of the United
States. and the members Of a great party
ciavcnly submit 10 these demands"
Nr. Palmer replied. with show Of in
dignation. to the charges aimed at Demo
cratic senator's by Mcssrs. Hale Adrich.
| and Chandler the licensed Thcrsites of
! this body"
Finally The question was taken on the
Jones amen1ment TO paragraph ~ l-2,
and II was agreed to-ycaS. 5j; nays, is
as follows:
Yeas Messrs. Allen. Blackburn. Blanch-
ard, Butler. Caffery. Camden, Cockren,
Coke. Faulkner, George. Gibson. Gordon,
Gray. Harris, Hunton. Jones arkansas.
Kyle. Lindsay. Martin. Mills Mitchell
ONisConsiW. Morgan, Murphy Pasco,
Pugh. quay. Ransom, Roach, smith,
Turpie Vest. Villas. VOORHEES,. Walsh.
and White.
Nays McsSrs Aldrich, Allison. Came
ron. Carey, Chandler. Cullom. Davis,
IoIph, Dubois. Frye, Gallinger, Hale,
iIawley. higgins I'm, Hoar. Lodge. Nc
MILAN Alanderson. Mitchell (Orcgom,
Patton, PETER, Pcttierew, Plat, Power,
Snoup. Teller and Washburn-2S.
The pars were Bate and Proctor, Berry
and Wilson, Ericc and Wolcott. Call and
Morrill, Daniel and Squire. German and
Jones CNcvadaJ, Mcpherson ana Irby.
Tn lei
Palmer ana Hansbrough
Paragraph 13 was amended by in-
Creasing the duty on sugar candy from 80
10 30 per cent. al valorem and by adding
The words. "saccharine p per cent. ad
vdlor,m'
That finished the sugar schedule and
brought the Senate up TO the tobacco
schedule %.
Tho senate. at G.o5. adjourned until to-
morrow at 10 a NJ.
Hou,c of Representatives.
Immediately after the routine morning
business of the House. Mr.. Catchiugs re-
ported from the Committee on Rules an
order respecting the further confederation
of the bin 10 rrnaal the Statc-bank taX.
It provided for discussion throughout to-
days session, under the fiveminutc rule.
the vote on pending amendments and
passage Of the bin to be taken immc-
diatcly after the assembling Of the House
tomorrow. Leave to print remarks on
the bill was granted TO all member, the
privilege 20 extend over period OF ten
days After a short debate between
Messrs Rodes and Catchines, the resou-
tion was agreed to-9} to II.
Mr. Springer presented the substitute
Of the Committee on Banking and Cur
rcucy for the original Brawley bill as
follows:
THAT the operation Of sections 2n2 and
Sf3. Revised Statutes. and sections l9. q,
and q Of the act TO amend existing GUS
TOMS and ntcrnal-rcvenue laws and for
other purposes. approved February g. 1875.
and all other sections Of said Revised
Statutes. and all acts and parts of acts
imposing a tax Of 10 per cent on the
amount Of certain notes when used for
circulation and paid out be and are here
10y suspended as 10 any such notes
which were originally issued between Au-
gust. 1893 and October 15 1893. and no
such tax shall be collected on the amount
81 any such notes; provided that nothing
herein shall suspend the operation OF
such acts as TO the tax on the amount ~
any such notes paid out and used for
circulation after January ], 1894
Mr.. Cox, Of Tennessee, offered his
amendment. repeating all laws and parts
Of laws which impose a tax upon State
bank circulation.
Mr.. Bowers RepubiCan. Of California.
said the bill was intended as a premium
upon the violation Of law. a notification
to the banks that having made their pile
the law would not be enforced against
them for subsequent violations, and an
nounCed 10 the country that the New
York banks. like the New York news
papers. were 10 run the government.
Mr.. Grow Republican). OF Pennsylvania
said a national bank was just as much
a local bank as though II had been char
tered by a State. The system was all
right; It had been passed upon by the
courts; 1t was in successful operation,
but change the conditions under which
circulation was issued. so as to give It
more elasticity and greater volume.
Mr. Livingston, OF Georgia. said the 10
per cent tax law should be repealed
because II was intended as a measure Of
protection 10 the national-bank system.
and that system no longer needed pro-
lection. When the national-bank system
was dead, as IL must be in time. there
would be danger to the country il State
issues are then 10 be fioated as an ex-
pertinent.
Mr.. Talbert OemOcraO. or South Caro-
lima said he would vote for the Brawley
bill and for the repeal Of the 10 per cent
tax. for the reason that the latter was
In the Democratic platform. For him, he
said, party platforms were made not only
10 get in on. but 10 stand on after he
got in. Gentlemen who came into the
House after having been elected on a
Democratic platform and repudiated the
platform, spreading themselves over the
face Of the earth, and not knee-deep any
where" need not be surprised II the
people repudated them and the Demo
cratic party
Alr. Quigg Qepublicam, Of New York
spoke against the proposition 10 repeal
the existing tax on State-bank issues.
air. Harter Democrap. of Ohio desired
an hour in which to present his reasons
why the Statc-bank tax should be re
pealed, and Mr Cox. OF Tennessee, asked
that he be given an hour, some gentle
man on the other side to he accorded the
same privilege. Objection was made
however. and Mr. Harter declined TO
proceed, saying he had no ambition TO
rise simply TO have his remarks extended
In the Record.
HARD-MONEY TALK.
Mr.. Lane DemocraO, OF Illinois, said
he was hard money man. believing all
except gold and silver was make-believe
money only. He desired TO bear witness.
however 10 the fact that the paper money