Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-22
INCOME And SUGAR.
The Friends Of tbs lncOm9 Tax
GlIBl1s 10 Strength
1uE SUGAR. BOUNTY DISCUSSION.
A Fight about the Schedule Of The
Wilson Blll.-"No Time 10
Pay BOuuiies.n
prsrarr NEWS BUREAU,

fsreclaL Tho Income TAX prOp1hluol
i. snid 10 be gaining Ia strength, and
i,s friends hops to be able to incorpor
.tea clause with tho Wilson tariff bill
They claim foriy-fye votes 10 thu
senate. The House committee OF
vays and mraus yesterday adopted III,
income tax bill by vote Of eleven I,
az. Tho fortunate pusseseofs ~ IN
comes amounting 10 over $4,000 a yea
viii bo requested to psy por cent h
trx-s.
The sugar schedule IL under dloeus
sion today. Several amondmonis are
propo.ei just now. The discussion
was interrupted by the reading Of th,
message from President Cleveland, nc
compauylng tho document relative Il
the Hawaiian affair
The reidiug occupied half an hour
Al tho conclusion Buuteile raised III
cust, mary bfet 20 In trying TO get rec
ignition from the Speaker for IN,
discussion OF the Hawaiian policy Of
tnr President, ~ an enCrOachmunt on
the privileges Of the Huuse. Boutellt
was finally overwhelmed by roll call
giving $50 uyos 10 70 into committee Of
the whole on tho sugar echululc. "A
vote will be taken ut i.l5 O'Clock.
rhu Louisiana Democrats nfo pull.
Ing hard for the protection Of their
sugar Industries. The Republicans
auytcaio the substitution Ut the sugar
schedule OF the Mckinley bill. The
Ice traders oppose bOuntics anu tariff.
There IL therefore Babel OF cOntfO.
vefsy. Wheeler II. Peckham has been
nominated for tue supreme Court.
Hon. Johu II. Caino was on the
door VI tbs House today.
~ Aiioc,otd PraL
wAnuNdTOE, Jan. 22.-Gn tbeHouse
fight 90 amend the sugar schedule
Of the Wilson bill was made today. IL
opened ut once under the agreement oi
Friday, setting apart three hours for
the purpose. Some time was spent In
arranging the details VI diacusslon by
the various Interests. Thu sugar men
finally asked that an hour each be
given 10 tho advocates OF the bounty o.!
tho Wilson bill and 10 the advocates
Of The Mckinley law bounty,
tnd 10 tie advocates OF duty on
sugar. II was objected 10 this that IL
gave no opportunity TO ths advocates
0i Tree sugar 10 he heard. IL was
hnally agreed, that the Louisiana
members - the ONES most interested
should have an hour, ana the re-.
mlindsf Of the House should take itH
chances Of recognition thereafter.
Mcltas, Dem, Ark, offered an
.Nsas.. ~ -.
bounty, leaving II on the free list. He
thought II was no time 10 DO paying
bluntles when the treasury was bank.
Tuptand borrowing money At per cent.
The bounty would cost tho people Of
the country, said MoRae, As It stood,
MY million dOllafa. The bounty last
year cost ten millions. Hu confronted
that n bounty was unconstitutional,
untem0ofAtio anu should be- abolished.
Melkeliohn offered as an amend.
mcnt TO that OF McRae, tho sugar
bounty pfoNisiou Of tho Mckinley
law. That provislon Of the Mckinley
law, he said, had been passed
10 afford an opportunity Tor
American capital. Tue purpose Of that
act had been fulfilled. IL had resulted
IN vast Investment OF capital, $780,
100000 Ia Louisiana, sl5,0OO,uOO IN
California and Sl0,00O,0uU IN Florida.
II tho provision OF the Wilson bill
were passed, this great industry would
Dc destroyed and We would be placed
81 the mercy OF foreign producers OF
sugar, meantime giving the sugar trust
apiotection Of 80 Per cent or | Of
cent ON every pound OF refined sugar.
Dockefy dem. }, Of Missouri, offered
ns substitute for the amendments the
Proposition 70 abolish the bounty on
sugar and place raw and refined sugar
on The Tree list. II there was anything,
taid Dockery, on which he thought the
democracy wanted unity, It was oppo-
sluon to this bounty. The beet, sor.
ghum and maple sugar bOuutiss were
petit larceny, while the bounty on cane
sugar rose 10 the dignity OF grand
larceny.
Boalnef (Dsm.), La, wanted to
know why DookeTy uid not strike
DOWN OIL tue duty aud all the protec-
non on cotton and wooden goods and
AL other articles, anu place them on
ihe free list.
The latter replied all reforms
could not be accomplished 10
day. Tho farmers who followed
lhe plough did not demand q
uounty on wheat or corn. All they
wanted was Gn equal chance IN the
Tags Of lie.
Cannon, (Rep) Ills, supported
meikegohn's amendment. The free
sugar clause Of tue Mckinley law had
saved the people u the country, rich
s9l poor alike, annually from 81 to
II - per capita.
Alter tho rrndipg OF the Hawaiian
correspondence, Boutelle demanded
recognition. He charged that It was
tppnTent from the three successive
hussagea sent the House that the gov
'.hment had engaged In fomenting In.
direction In cOuntfy with which the
united states 10 ut peace. He desire d 10
can up his privileged resolution. Hot
motus between B0utolle and the Speak
CT followed.
Hatch asked that Routellnjs
hoIda be taken down ami B0u.
lelle was ordered 10 take MS
seat he refused TO do 10 and the
teIgtant'at'nrms was called upon 10
support tho Speakers authority.
ureat excitement followed. The rule
WAs read. Then tho Speaker Tecog-
ked tbs motion 10 resume COZ.
s'usfatlon OF the tariff bill. On
ulVlslon Boutelle made the point OF no
qlotum. The Republicans refused 10
vote TolleIs were appolnted aud II
'ooAsu us though 40 quorum could he