Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-26

To-Day the hight to amend the sugar
schedule of the Wilson bill opened at
once under the agreement of Friday
setting apart three hours for debate
Some time was spent in arranging the
details Of discussion by the various
interests.
The sugar men finally asked that an
hour each be given the advocates of
the bounty provision Of the Wilson bill,
the advocates Of retention of the Nc
Kinley law bounty, and the advocates
of a duty on sugar.
1t was objected to that this gave
no opportunity to the advocates of
free sugar to be heard.
Finally it was agreed the Louisiana
members, as the ones most interested.
should have one hour and the remain
der of the house should take it's
chances of recognition thereafter
Mr.. McRea. democrat, of Arkansas,
offered an amendment to abolish the
sugar bounty, leaving it on the free
list. He thought it was no time to be
paying bounties when the treasury is
bankrupt and borrowing money at )
per cent.
Mr.. Meikeljohn offered an amend
ment, the sugar bounty of the McKin-
ley law, and argued in favor of it's
adoption for the purpose of averting
the destruction of the great amount
Of capital invested in the business.
Mr. Dockery offered as substitute
for these amendments proposition
to abolish the bounty on sugar and
place raw and refined sugar on the
free list. He declared the bounty on
beet. sorgllm and maple sugars was
petit larceny, and that on cane sugar
grand larceny.
Mr.. Cannon, ILL.,, supported Meikle-
johns amendment. Free sugar under
the Mckinley law saved the people
capital.
The president transmitted to the
house additional Hawaiian papers from
Mr. Willis. They announce the retire
ment of Vice-President Hatch and
the election of w. c. Wilder to sue
ceed him. The petition and memorial
address to President Cleveland by the
Hawaiian Patriotic league, claiming
to represent 5000 voters, was inclosed
by Willis without comment
The petition reciteS that the advent
of Blount rs special commissioner.
was hailed with satisfaction by both
contending factions in Hawaii His
course in Hawaii was marked with
dignity, courtesy and discretion. That
it was highly credible to his country
and gained for him the respect and
confidence of all classes. His report
to the president has been characterized
by great impartiality and absolute re
spect for the truth. The paper
closes as follows:
"Therefore the Hawaiians. as a ma
ton, appeal for justice and redress to
the impartiality of the American ma
ton in whose honor, integrity and love
of fair play we so long and so pa
tiently trusted. AS peaceful and law
abiding citizens. ever ready to sub
NIT to constitutional rule of the ma
jority, we ask. in place of the present
temporary usurpcrs who are hostile to
the native race, our own government,
in the person of Queen Liliuokalani,
be restored to us with a new conSti-
tuition, more equitable to us than the
one that was wrasted from the late
queen in 1887 through force of arms
The vote then REQUIRED upon the
amendment offered by Price. For the
first time the republicans showed their
hand, declining to vote at Ill upon the
proposition, which was defeated, 10 10
149.
After the reading Of the Hawaiian
correspondence Mr.. Boutelle demanded
recognition. He charged it was ap-
parent from three successive mes
sages sent to the house the govern
ment was engaged in fomenting insur.
rection in a country with which the
United States is at peace. He desired
Hot words between Boutelle and the
speaker followed.
Mr.. Hatch asked that Boutelle's
words be taken down, and Mr.. Bou-
telle was ordered to take his seat. He
refused to do SO and the sergeant-at-
arms was called upon to support the
speakers authority.
i
was read, and then the speaker recog-
nized motion to resume consideration
of the tariff bill. On division Mr.. Bou-
telle made a point of no quorum. The
republicans refused to vote and it
looked as though no quorum could be
found and that the tariff debate would
be suspended. Finally, however, a bare
quorum was got together and the
sugar debate continued.
The substitute of Breckenridge,
which were voted upon next, was de-
feated by a vote Of IA to 81. The re-
publicans declined to aid those of the
democrats who were seeking to place
a duty upon sugar by voting with the
radical democrats against it.
sion the time came to take the final
vote upon Robertson's amendment as
amended by Warner. A great deal of
misunderstanding existed upon the
floor as to what effect the adoption OF
the amendment would mean.
The republicans were hilariously joy.
full at the tangle into which they had
gotten the democrats, and Bayne was
shouting out that if the pending propo
| sition was adopted it would have a
very incongruous effect, placing raw
sugar on the lL'iable list and Tefincd
sugar on the free list.
Richardson, who was in the chair
was appealed to in vain to state the
effect Of the adoption Of the pending
amendment So much misunderstand-