The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-23


advocacy Of tho bounty provision Of the
pending bill.
THE BOUNTY ABOLISHED.
Tho voting began at 4;2O, ul,cr a great
deal Of wrangling rs to the manner in
which tho nnendmcnts should bn voted
upon, It being decided by tho chair
man that he would permit four amend.
mcnts to DO pending 10 each Of tho
paragraphs 1870 aud ISL, tho tIrst relating
to tho bounty on sugar and the latter to
tho duty on refined sugar. Tho first
vote was takcn upon Mr.. Melkloj ohn's
amendment TO substitute for Alcllau's
amendment to abolish tho sugar bounty,
tho provision Of tho Mckinley law re-
lating to tho bounty. This was defeated
without division by strict party vote.
The vote thon REQUIRED upon nm amend.
ment offered by Mr.. Price 10 amend Mr..
llarler's substitute, placing duty Of
one cent per pound oil sugar below 10
Dutch standard. and nbolishng tho
sugar bounty by inserting the provision
OF tho Mills bill.
This amendment had the support Of
a number OF Democrats, including its
author, Mossrs, Bailey, Hooker and tho
members OF tho Louisiana delegation.
Tho remainder OF tho Democrats voted
against 1t. For tho first time the Ro.
publicans showed thcir hand, declining
to vote ut all upon tho proposition,
which was defeated 10 to l40. Tho vote
then came up on Mr.. llnrter's substl-
tute, which was lost without division.
This made tho vote recur upon Mr.. Nc.
RAGS original proposition 10 abolish
altogether the bounty provisions OF tho
Wilson bill.
Quite n number Of tho Republicans
including Alessrs. Cannon, Hopkins and
Dalzoll voted with the radical Demo.
Gratis against the members OF tho com.
miItee for this proposition. Some OF
them werc Springer, Riley, Oates, John.
son, OF Ohio; Culberson, Warner,
Caruth, Geary, Harter, Snyers and Cum.
mings. and It was carried BY nm over.
whelming majority 1850 10 90 This nc.
tion abolishes the bounty on sugar.
The vote was then taken upon tho
amendments to section ISL providing
for duty on refined sugars. Mr..
Robertson's amendment providing for
a duty OF from l-l0c per pound upward
on sucnrsl testing by tho polariscopo not
about IS degrees was offered as an
amendment.
Mr.. Warner, OF New York, oflerod an
amendment to place refined sugar dutia-
bic in tho bill at &c per pound on the
Tree list and after quito lengthy par
liamentary discussion rs 70 tho status of
the pending amendments, 1t being
claimed by the Louisiana members that
n Misunderstanding existed owing to a
ruling OF the chair, by unanimous con-
sent Mr.. Breckenridge, OF Kentucky,
was allowed to oTer q substitute for
these two amendments placing a uni
form duty OF one cent per pound upon
all sugars below lG Dutch standard.
The vote was first taken upon Mr.. War
ner's amendment to the amendment 10
abolish the duty on refined sugar aud
again the radical Democrats scored an
other signal victory, tho Republicans
refusing to vote. By vote of l37 to a
vote OF 80 the duty on sugar was
abolished. Among those who Voted for
il were Messrs. johnson, Of Ohio: Cole.
man, Heard, Springer, Alutchler, Bland
and Simpson, while tho Louisiana dele
CATION tho members OF tho wnys and
means generally, Messrs.s Platt' Wise
and Cumming, voted against ii, The
substitute Of Mr.. Breckenridge. which
was voted upon next, was downed BY q
vote OF IN to 6T.
The Republicans declined to aid those
OF tho Democrats who arc seeking 10
place q duty upon sugar by voting with
the radical Democrats against Il.
The Democratic supporters of the
Breckinridge amendment wore unable
to secure enough followers to order tell
ers. At this juncturs amid great con.
fusion the time camo TO take the final
vote upon Mr.. Robcrtson's amendment
as amended by Mr.. Warmers amend
ment A great deal OF acknowledgements
ing existed upon the floor rs 10 what
the object OF the adoption Of the amend
ed proposition would mean, and the
Republicans wore hilariorsly joyful at
the tangle into which they had gotten
the Democrats.
so much misunderstanding existed
even among some OF tho most skilful
Darliamentarials on both sides. that Mr..
Wilson finally decided amid great con.
fusion to move that tho committee rise
in order to give every body IN opporl.
unity to examine over night into the
parliamentary situation and according.
ly at $40 the committee rose and the
house took 4 recess until s o'clock.
At, the night sessions the.followinc
members spoke:
Brookshirc, Dem. Indiana; Nc.
Creary, Dem. kentucky; Goidzier,
dem. illinois,; Broderick, IRep.
Kansas; llilborn, (Rep. California;,
and Avery, (Rep. Michigan.l
THE SENATE.
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