The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-01-23
IMAY HAVE FREE SUGAR.
And There May Be no More
Bounty Paid the Home
Producers.
Such Seems TO Be the Drift OF
Sentiment in the
House.
But n Parliamentary Tangle Prevents
the Final Vote ome Amendments
That Went Through.

WAmINdros. Jan. 22.-In the house the
ieht TO amend the sugar schedule OF the
Wilson lii vas made to-day. ID opened
at once under the agfo ement OF Fiday, set
ting apart three hours for the purpose.
Some time was spent IN arranging the de-
tai 9 OF discussion by the adverse interests.
The sugar men finally asked thst an hour
each Le gwen TO advocates OF the bounty Of
tho Wilson bill. TO the advocates OF tho re-
tention OF the Mckinley law bounty and 10
the advocates OF n duty on suga-. Finally
II Was agreed that the Louisiana members.
as the ones most interested. should have an
hour and the remainder Of the house shou d
take its chances OF recognition thereafter.
GeRae. democrat. Of Arkansas offered
an amendment to abolish the sugar bounty,
leaving it on the free list. lie thought II
WAS no time to be rayiug bounties when the
treasury was bankrupt and We we're bor-
rowing money at fvo per cent.
Meikeliohn offered ns an amendment 10
that offered by McRae the sugar bounty
provision Of tho Mckinley law. That pro-
vision Of the Mckinley law. he said. had
been passed to afford an opportunity for
American capital. The pu pose of that act
had bsen fulfilled. II had resulted in vast
investment Of capital,-$l50. 0OO 600 in Lou
isiana. Sl5 900. 900 in California, aud $l0,-
000.O in Florida. II the provision Of the
Wilson bill passed this great Industry
would be destroyed and we would be placed
at the mercy OF foreign producers of sugar.
at tho same time giving the sugar trust a
p otection of 30 eT cent, or quarter Of
one cent on every pound of refined sugar.
Dookery, democrat. Of Missouri, offered
Rs a substitute for the Amendments a propo-
sition TO abolish the bounty on sugar and
p ace raw aud refined sugar on the fee list
| The beet, sorghum and maple sugar boun-
ties were petty larceny. while the bounty on
cnne sugar rose TO the dignity OF grand
larceny. Docke'y afterward withdrew his
amendment.
Harter. Of Ohio. offered a substitute TO
abolIsh the bounty and i'm oie a duty of
one cent or pound. Gear. the new senator
from Iowa. sToke in favor of an amend
ment 10 make the reduction Of the bounty
begin IL 1898 instead Of 1896.
Bryan, democrat OF Nebraska, supported
the bounty provision of the Wilson bill and
mHintained that the present congress had
no right 10 bind future congresses. lie
favored free sugar and an income tax.
| Robe tsoD, democrat OF Louisiana Offered
/ an amendment 20 strike out the bounty
provision and insert "All sugars shall aY q
, uty upon po,ariscopio test ~ follows; Not
/ rbove 20 degrees one cent duty. and for
every additional degree. or fraction OF de-
/ gree. three tenths OF a cent per pound addi-
/ tionR', and all sugars above l6 Dutch
standard sn additional duty of fivo-twen-
tieths OF "A cent Ier pouno, provided that
| all sugars when exporttd from the count y
which paysa bounty on suga-. shall nav. in
| "a dition a. these rates, dutv equal to the
! bounty paid by such country"
! iartsr U ged that his substitute be
| adopted ~ n means OF raising revenue, as
| tie treasury was hanging by its eyelids. "
] Bowers republican, of California, was op-
posed to She abolition OF any portion OF the
existing bounty on suRar. Warner, demo-
c az. OF New York. offered an amendment
TO plsce refined sugar absolutely on the
/ free list.
simpson. populist. OF Kansas. declared
| the free sugar aiven by the Mckinley law
! furnished the best example Of what the re
moval of onsrous protective duties would
/ 10 for tho consumer. Blanchard democrat.
/ % Louisiana, sail - is now che duty of the
demcc attic party, whose last platform had
| declared for a revenue tsritf. 70 restore the
! iuty on guCat. Doutner. democrat, of Lou
isihnn. IN concluding the debate for the
| sugar men insisted that the traditions of
the democratic party should bo adhered TO.
! aud a revenue duty be placed on sugar.
! had Louisiana imaq med that her x eat IN
/ dustry was to he stricken down her vote
would not have been given 20 Cleveland al
the last election.
Wilson concluded the debate In advocaoy
of the bounty provis on OF the pending bill.
/ Voting began at 4;20. after n great deal OF
vranRlinq rs 20 TIE manner IN which
| amendments should be voted upon. 1t being
decided by the chairman that he would
permit four amendments TO lie offered "a
each OF paragraphs $50 and lSl, the frsi
relating TO the ounty on suRar and tho
latter 20 tho duty on refined srgar. The
first vote was taken upon Meikleiohn'a
amen imsnt To snbstituto this provisions OF
the MckinleY Law. This Was defeated with
ous div!sGn by a strict party vote. The
vote then ecurrei upon the Gmendmsnt OF
Pierce. inserting the provisions OF the Milis
bill. This amr ndmsEt bad the support OF
quite a numuer OF democrats. iuc udinR the
author, Bailey. Hooker and msmbe OF the
Louisiana delegation. he remainder OF
tho democrats voted against u.
FOR the hrst Tins the rspu ublisAns showed
| heil hand, declining to vote at all upon the
proposition, which was defeated nineteen
90 l49. The vote then came ~ on HarteT's
subgutute which VAS lost without division
| Ibis made the vote Tocur upon Mcliue'i
original proposition TO abolish alto.ethel
the bounty provisions of the Wilson bal
, Quite number Of feppbiic ma. including
Cannon, Hopkins. Dalzell and Funk. voted
i with tue radical democrats against th,
! mf mbeiA OF the com tnlktce TOT TINS hfuNO
sition Some OF them we're Springer. Riley
Oates. brown, johnson. OF Oniu. ca, her
son. Warner, Layton. Washing on. Catuth.
crs. Wise. stone. Everett. BAILEY. Mcclure
iinre, Rrtchie. GeHry, HHrter. huye,s =
Goldzier and Cummings. and was cRrrist
by the overwhelming msjo ity of l35 &
afrty-nine. 1his action aoOlishes th'
bounty on sugar.
Nols was tu.u taken uuon the amenl
meut4 20 section ISl. Breckenridge. ol
kentueky. offered a substitute, placing
uniform duty OF one cont uton all sugar
below sixteen Dutch standard. The votl
was inst taken upon Mainei'e amendm m
TO abolish the dutr on uned auQa,, an.
ngniu ths radical democrats scored another
victory. tho fepubiicsns decliling so vote
lv vots of l31 o. afty-two the dltf o,
I .enned euzar vas abolished. The subsii
tate Lv Mecken iago was defeated, lil q
s1tF-esFsn.
A. ttia juncture. amid aroat confusion
the tine csme 60 tHke final vote upol
Rob rtson's amendment o. amended b.
Mn nsrs amendment. A cfoat deal %
mtuudeTslanding ex sted upon the door a.
] 10 What effect the ado. tiou uf the am nde,
/ proposition would mean. hichaTdsou, wh.
uns IA the chair. wa. appealed To IN vain q
state thc effect 81 the adoption of eudini
Amendment so much misunderstanding
cnislsd amoag some of she most skilifu
rni Humanitarian on both sides that VII
son finally dsoided. amid great confusion