The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-23
McRac the sugar bounty provision OF the

aA n tuDstltute Tor botN the amendments
q proposition TO abolish the bounty on
sugar and p,uce refined and raw sugar
ON the free list
Mr.. Boltner (dem) Of Louisiana want
ed TO know why Mr. DJckCry did not
strike down all the duty and ali the pros
lection on cotton and wooden goods and
al other articles and Place them on the
free list.
The latter replied that all reforms could
not be accomplished in day. The
farmers who followed the piow dld not
demand bounty on wheat or corn. Al
they wanted was an equal chance In the
race OF life.
MIR. Cannon trep) OF Illinois supported
Mr. MekNliohn's amendment Ii was
now proposed TO throw away revenue,
starvo Industry in this country. and uHi-
mately eause the price to advance TO the
American consumer. II the democrats
Were honest, why was not this revenue
article placed on the duNable list? That
would be in line with a tariff for revenue
| only.
Mr. breckenridge Cdem) Of Arkansas
supported the bounty provision OF the
Wilson bill. Sugar IN the Afck.ntey bill
was only free up TO l6 Dutch standard.
There were two ways # determining
grades OF sugar-hy color, or by quantity
OF sacchSrine matter. Ths McII ney law
mad accepted the co'or test Sugar. under
No l6 Dutch standard. was not used IN
an American tenle. AhoVc that standard
the Mckinley law paced duty OF y
t., "a 49,, Zen 80 uuSs W lV.'u ,,
N me W. N'ison p.', III! 70 cent. sugar was
80, v-,,t 80 1l'''' w ''N
a., "a .,,,, va, 49,, NV, w. ,i'y 49,
~ 1o,r,,,,,l,, ~ tl,,,,,, - -
rest, which would NOT meet MS hearty
/ Rpprovp,. 1t d.d openly what q protective
tariff id secre;ly But Ike an protected
Grafton. Therefore t.,s IN .,rooesed "a
reduce tae hou..ty year by ycar unHl. at
the end of c.rgrt years IL would he finally
wlucd out Then sugar would be abso-
hite,y free
Mir Pence DEM cf l-usiana tneu
took tae no3r 20 make the principal soeech
IN be1llf of the Lou Sam -uglr inter-
ests. Coming from Louisiana. and = dis
/ tr.c- particularly Identified With the cane
sugar Industry. he begged the iniu gence
or the house "h le he recouaied the MS
tory OF that Industry In l7ss before
/ LOUISIANA became stare OF the uMoH'
o aug was Iaia lne INDUSTRY rev uh-
Ner u unt' ie'o' Wnen u re3cheH iHl.WW
,oESne'os' me- CIV. war, VIII . ~ uy nv W.,
',tgI' -, ~, '',, ,S,o, a., 49,
nosSneaaS were prC ,,.lS, Aller i'e W.
WV" P''P.e W ~ "
-, "a, IL. t,,i,C,,s, ,So1 ~ NJ
-, ,r9s,ioi t,c' - ,SG9 ,,1
49,, I., oH., t,ersto',ds Tse ,,,f-,. ~ trs
r,l,.,r,,-,,o,- IS chane-e5 p,il{er tba mr.
fest If averv renublic,n IN T,oui,iina
,-4 ho,,t, Of . ,.snts nor Mound wa
s,,b.'t,iad for the dirty
This industry remained undistrrbed and
the productIon Increased to over 10000
tocsf,.,1s ~, abolish tbis bountv nov.
y.o,,iI ,r,,eb mat Industry md being
,,o,,,,,,. mi 5la,ro~s nst only 10 t,e
-. -, t,,, 60 ,bosa honoatnt
S"7v. 49,,
as N',,l 3+ps 49, "a o,,o az, rooo,.
Ni', i4.tl.' ~ t,t,i,,,,
nl@ru "' lh'- 'nl ,.ll,Ie' d hu"o ~ ",
for the propos aineNuinen.s' shat Oh Mr.
pocisciy h'F.h- h'.h Wl'n .,,i.t 10 upoir
ism the bounty ana substitute d uu'S OF
I cent rer rnund 10 be Increased to
cents from such countries as levied an
export duty.
Mr. Gear Rep0 or Pennsylvania was
recognized at the conclusion OF the read
inc of Mr. Harter's amendment As tn.
rbai ,ecognIzat him the republican side
troi,o i,to cheer. which were quickly
80, Ia, no 1ar,orrotic edo and for
thiNti w 'F N'-