The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-27

said that If this was not agreed to 1t
was probable the veterans would be sent
After some further discussion the Frye
amendment was adopted,
Sugar Bounties.
Mr.. Blackburn, from the Appropriation
Committee. offered new amendment for
the payment of sugar bounties- 1t pro-
to August Is. 1891. at &c per pound for
sugar up to 90 degrees by the polariscope,
and at 1a4c per pound for sugars over 50
vides s5,ooo,000 for bounties at the rate Of
eight-tenthS OF a cent per pound on sugar
produced from August, 1894, to June 80, I
MI. Mills. gave notice Of point OF or
der against the sugar anandment when |
the debate closed.
Mr., Henderson supported StsG amend- |
ment, urging the great expense incurred (
by beet sugar producers in anticipation |
OF the bounty: The telegraphie petitions |
from New Orleans were read during the !
consideration Of the bounty amendment. |
The banks and business men urged that |
they had given credit of 900, 900 in the !
f fa that the government policy as to
The point of order against the sugar !
bounty amendment was lthen submitted |
to the Senate, and by a decisive vote the
amendment was. held to be in order
The full vote was W; as follows.
YeaszzAAldrich. Allen. Allison. Black
RH r 6a eaaeFon ry Ru esrnd Ga
Faulkner, Frye Gaiiinger. Gordon, Cray.
Hale, HawIey. HiII, HINTON, Kyle, Lind
tie. Martin Mitchell GWieJ Morrill,, PET
fer, Perkins, Plat, Proctor, Quay, Ran
som, Roach. Sherman Squire. Stewart,
"a. g. " fA'l' ~ - WIZ " 'AsoiA >AoNA'
.Nays-Berry.. Bate, Brice. Cockrell.
Gorman, Harris. Jones (Ark.l, McLaurin,
Mills, Powers, Fugh, Teller Turpie, Vest,
This was a test test Of the strength of the
sugar bounty. and its adoption became
assured
Speeches continued to be made against
it, however.
Mr.. McLaurln opposed the bounty law
as unconstitutional and, therefore, void
as law or a contract with the sugar
producers.
Mr.. McLaurin offered an amend
ment that the sugar bounty be paid in
silver coin. to be coined from silver
seigniorage now in. the treasury.
Mr.. Blackburn made point of order
that the McLaurin amendment was
| not germane and the presiding officer
sustained the point.
German Against 1t.
Mr.. German spoke theoretically
against the bounty amendment. 1t
would be most unfortunate, he said,
to have this great sum attached TO the
spndry civil bill. He had voted for the
| bounty when the tariff question was
up. But Congress had decreed against
I the bounty, and now It was not here
on its merits as a bounty but as q
! claim.
In view of the bounties given by
| other countries" said Mr. German. 81
| do not believe the great sugar industry
of the United States will last five years
/ longer"
He believed in the merits of the
bounty, but in view Of the condition
| Of the treasury and tariff action of
Congress, he did not believe in this old
bounty.
eve will soon have the question Of
| financial deficiency before us,'' said Mr.
! German. eve are today and have
| been for years paying the current ex-
pense5 Of the government from bonds
sold. and unless we make provision for
| meeting our obligations there will not
! be enough by s60,o00,00a toapay the cur
rent expenses Of the C,Egent year
Mr. Hall suggested that the bounty
amendment ought to be as gernane az
Mr. Germans treasury certificate
| amendment
out of order.
Mr. Wolcott offered an amendm ent
\ directing the purchase of 1000, 900
I ounces of silver monthly for the next
i eight months, and its coinage into
standard silver dollars.
/ BY vote Of IS to 50. the amendment
was declared out of order The vote
was not significant on silver lines.
Those in the Affirmative were.s Bate,
McLaurin. Mantle, Mills, PETER, Petit
grew, Teller. Walsh. Wolcott.
Mr.. Mitchell, of Oregon, offered an
I other amendment to the bounty pro-
position for the payment of a S Del
h0nnfU m "
wool growers for losses sustained by
placing wool on the free list He sup
ported the sugar bounty. but the same
equities would give the wool growers
compensation for their great losses
their industry having been DESTROYED
ruled out of order
Mr.. PettfgreW said the sugar mer
were no more entitled to compeDsatt flor
than we're others injured by the vii
son tariff legislation. The Louisiana
claim was premium on impudence,'
! the Louisiana senators had helped
break down the protective tariff ane
ruin northern industries, and noU
! came in as strong protectonists FOL
their own people.
: Loufsfnna's Petition.
:, Mr. Hodr moved to strike out tn,
eightAtenths cent bounty for suga7
made from sugar cane. He said tn,
beet sugar interest was entitled to tn,
bounty, but the cane interest of Ion
fsiana WAS not. az the senators hac
voted against the sugar bounty on tn,
final vote in the Senate when a singl
: vote would have retained the bounty
Louisiana had herself abolished tn
bounty by her votes in the Senate an,
she should not complain OF this abolI
ton now
y The Hoar amendment was defeate,
On a viva vOce vote.
j The final vote was then taken, TIL
question was divided the vote be5n,
' upon the proposition for bounty OF
: sugar produced prior to the passage o
the tariff act, and it was agreed to-
: Yeas 46, nays 90.
The Full Vote.
The full vote was as follows;
) YeaS-Aldrich. Allen, Allison, Black
e burn. Blanchard, Gallery. Camden
Z Cameron, Carey, Chandler, Clark, Cu]
: linger. Gordon, Gray, Hawley, Hun
: ton, Kyle, Lindsay, Ladge, Mcmillan
e Henderson, Mantle. Martin. Mitohe
(Oregon), Morgan, Morrill,, Pascoe, Pei
fer, Power, Proctor, Pugh, Quay, Roach
: Squire, Stewart. Walsh. Washbur1
White, Wilson (Wash). -Totai &c.
Nayg-Bate. Berry, Brice, Burrough.
| Cockrell. Coke. German. 11ansbrougf
8 Harris, Hoar, Jones [Arllansas), Nc
Laurin, Mills, Murphy. Palmer. PETIT
grew, Teller. Turpie, Vest and 1Yo
| cott-Total 20.
The vote was taken On the socou
branch of the sugar bounty amend
9 nent for an aggregate bounty of SIS
OO0 900, and it was agreed to-Yeas @
i. nays 25, as follows:
Yeas-Aldrfch, Allen. Allison, Blacl
! burn blanchard. CafferY. Garndel