The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-23
SUGAR GIVEN AN INNING.
The Louisiana Men Get One Hour Out
Of the Three Given the Schedule.

oAllu dblSuudnCe Oh ueuOcFS on ln6 HOOf
and of visitors in the galleries when the
third and last week Of the tariff debate in
the House opened. 1t took but eight min
utes to dispose of the routine business,
and at II OS o'clock the House went into
committee of the whole to consider the
tariff bill.
Mr.. Richardson, Of Tennessee, took the
chair, and then pursuant to the special
order adopted last Friday, the sugar
schedule was taken up.
MIR. Blanchard. of Louisiana, and Mr..
Robertson, Of Louisiana, tried to come to
some agreement concerning the distribu-
tion of the three hours to be given to the
consideration of the sugar schedule.
Pending this MIR Hit, of Illinois, in-
quired as to what had become of the
amendment relative TO reciprocity with
Canada, offered by him late on Saturday
and which was still pending when the
House took a recess. He suggested that
it be taken up with the general coal
schedule tomorrow, but subseq uently
withdrew his amendment altogether.
LOUISIANA GIVEN AN HOUR.
Mr.. Blanchard then asked unanimous
consent that the Louisiana delegation be
allowed one hour out OF three, and that
the chair should control the other two,
and it was so ordered.
Mr.. McRae, of Arkansas, presented the
amendment outlined in Saturdays dis
patches, abolishing the bounty on sugar
and putting sugar on the free list. He
declared himself an advocate of free
sugar and no bounty.
Mr.. Meiklejohn, rep, of Nebraska, Of
fered an amendment TO the pending
amendment, which proposes bounty OF
from q to cents per pound on sugar,
according to its character and quality.
This amendment provides for the substi-
tuition of the corresponding sections Of
the existing law for the sugar clause of
the Wilson bill
Mr.. Gear, of Iowa, offered an amendment
providing that the decrease in the bounty
on sugar should begin July l, 1898, intsead
of 1893.
HAWAII AND BoUTELLE.
At 1.55 O'Clock on motion of Mr.. Tur-
ner, of Georgia, the committee rose and the
speaker laid before the House the Presi-
dent's message transmitting the Ha-
waiian correspondence. 1t was referred
to the committee on foreign affairs.
Mr.. Boutelle arose to ques tion of per-
soual privilege. The correspondence
showed, he said, that the gov ernment of
the United States and it's ministers
abroad were still engaged in an attempt
to incite insurrection in a country with
which we were at peace. And the duty of
congress in the matter was so obvious
that he could not conceive that the speak
er would any longer persist in interposing
his will against an expression by the
House in the matter. He would, there
fore, call up his privileged resolution,
which was reported to the House some
time ago.
The speaker tried to call Mr. Boutelle
to order, and there were cries from the
democratic side for the regular order. and
Mr. Hatch called the speakers attention
to the fact that the gentleman from
Name was violating the rules of the
House in not taking his seat when called
TO order.
Mr.. Boutelle said he would be in order;
but he did not take his seat.
CRISP IN TILT WITH BoUTELLE.
The speaker remarked that the gentle
man was violating the rules, even when
he said he was Obeying them.
Mr. Boutelle-I rise TO point of order.
The speaker-Ihe gentleman cannot rise
to question of privilege and violate the
rules.
MIR. Boutelle-Am 1 not allowed to
speak?
The speaker-The sergeant-at-arms
will request the gentleman to take his
seat.
The sergeant-at-arms appeared, bearing
the mace, and Mr.. Boutelle took his seat,
for the time being.
The speaker then put the ques tion
upon Mr.. Wilson's motion that the Hou SO
resolve itself into committee of the whole,
and as the republicans refrained from vot-
ing, and only 100 democrats voted in the
affirmative, Mr. Boutelle made the point
of no quorum and asked for tellers.
The speaker appointed Messrs. Wilson
and Boutelle as tellers, whereupon Mr.
Boutelle inquired whether he was quail
fed to act as teller
The speaker replied: "The chair will
regard that as declination and appoint
the gentleman from Illinois, Mr.. Hopkins,
and the gentleman from West Virginia,
Mr.. Wilson. tellers," adding: ''The gen
tleman will gain nothing by such tactics"
A quorum Of democrats appeared and
the speaker announced the vote as being
1870 in the affirmative and none in the
negative, and the House. thereupon, re-
solved itself into committee of the whole,
and Mr.. Richardson resumed the chair
Short speeches were made by about
twenty mem bers, but the debate was not
of striking character.
VOTING on THE SUGAR SCHEDULE.
The amendments and substi-
tutes presented to the sugar
schedule were then read, prior to
taking a vote upon them. The first
amendment was the one offered by Mr..
McRae, suspending the bounty on sugar
and putting sugar on the free list To
this amendment Mr.. Meiklejohn, rep, Of
Nebraska, offered an amendment substi-
tuting the provisions Of the existing
law.
Mr. Harter, dem, Of Pennsylvania, Of
fered a substitute, abolishing the bounty
on sugar and putting "A discriminating tax
on all sugars raw and refined.
Mr. Price, dem, of Louisiana, offered
an amendment TO the substitute providing
for a tariff tax on sugar.
Mr.. Meiklejohn's amendment was first
voted on, and was defeated yeas 82 nays
1888 Among those who voted for this
amendment were the following democrats:
Messrs. Davy, Robertson, Meyer, Price
and Blanchard, all of Louisiana.
Mr. Prices amendment was also de-
feated; yeas 10, nays 149. The following
democrats voted for the amendment:
Messrs. Boatner, Price, Blanchard, Black,
of Illinois: Bailey, Of Texas; Davy and
Meyer.
The Harter amendment was lost on a
viva voce vote.
M'RAE's AMENDMENT AGREED TO.
The vote was then taken on the McRae
amendment, and II was agreed 20 on a