The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-15

tho augar trust In New York or BGn-
ator on this floor who demanded this
sugar schedule, who docs not under.
stand what II moaus for tho trust duty
OF at least throo.oirhths Of a cent, Home
times iluctuating % high as half cent.
Mr.. Allison said that the advnlorem
provision In tho bill. In view OF tho
great difference between tho value OF
raw and refined sugar, certainly would
allord protection of thrco-tcntha OF II
cent boiore tho diilercntial OF ono
eighth OF a cent was reached.
Mr.. Vest called nttontionto to tho fact
that tho Mckinley law gayo tho raw
material free 10 rehners and then gavo
tho latter protective duty OF ono hllf
OF cent per pound.
Mr.. Allison insisted, howovcr. that
tho great difference In tho price OF raw
and rctlned sugar gavc tho rcfiner tho
benott OF at least three.tonths OF q cent
undor forty per cent advalorem duty
DStoto tho onC-cighth was imposed at
ali.
The discussion OF tho new sugar
schedule was adroitly diverted by Sena-
tor Vest into q debate about American
wages.
Finally Mr.. Gallingor crop, Now
Hamp.) got tho floor and proceeded to
read for the benefit OF his political ad-
versar!es tho editorial opinions OF some
OF tho great Democratic dailes denouu.
cling the surrender Of Democratic prln-
ciples made in tho Jones amendments.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Gallingcr's
remarks tho Jones amendment fixing
tho duty on alum at four-tcntha OF
cent was agreed to, without division, as
was tn, noSt Jones amendment fixing
the duty on carbonate Of ammonia at 20
per cent, muriate OF, or salammoniac at
10 per cent and sulphato Of ammonia at
20 per cont.
The next finance committee amend
mont fixing the duty on bono char
suitable for decolorizing sugars at 20 per,
cent, was also agreed to.
MIR. Allison offered on amendment to
transfer blue vitriol (sulphatc OF cop
perl from. the FREQ list and make 1t
dutiablo ut cent per pound. Tho duty
IN the Mckinley law, no explained, was
cents.
Tho amendment waa reflected, 1871.
Mr.. Morrell offered an amendment to
transter copperas and sulphate of iron
from tho free list and make item duti-
able at onc-fourth Of l cent per pound.
This amendment was also rejected,
1871. 80 :
Mr.. Jore, offered an amendment to
place'a duty Of ono cent per pound on
crudo borax and changing the duty on
refined boraX from 20 per cent to 9
cents.
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Jones offered an amendment to
transfer refined canphor from the FREQ
list to the du.iabla list at the 10 per
cent ndvalorcn. Mr.. Aldrich moved to
substitute four cents per pound, the
present duty. Mr. Aldrich's substitute
was defeated, q to 81. Mr. Aldrich
modified his substitute so as to make 1t
81 cents. This was also defeated and
! the Jones amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Aldrich offered m amendment to
the next paragraph to substitute cent
per pound on chalk and Its preparations
for the duty Of 20 per cent in the bill.
This amendment was defeated. It was
then ten minutes OF o'clock and Mr..
Allison suggested an executive session
while Mr.. Jones suggested that tho
senate sit an hour longer tonight. Mr..
Harris, who had charge Of the bill,
arose and with cutting sarcasm re.
jectcd both suggestions.
I'm view Of tho fact" said he, with
the trip hammer deliberation 80 char.
acteristic Of him, that tho senate has
only consumed one hour in the discus
sion Of this article upon which the eyes
of the republic are fixed with such in.
tense interest-the article OF chalk-I
think the United States senate should
take rest, and / move the senate ad.
journ."
Accordingly at 5:55, tho senate ad-
ourned.