The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-27

tho vital points concerning financial
legislation. Tho important feature Of
tho day was short, sharp aud decisive
contest on tho sugar bounty question,
resulting In tho success Of those adyo.
eating tho payment Of tho bounty pre-.
maturely cut or by tho enactment OF
the tariff law. Tho proposed bounty
aggregates s5,20o,00O as stated in tho
amendments adopted, but Mr.. Mitchell
gave 1t ns his belief that 1t would reach
SS.000,000 A point OF order was made
against the amendment, but the senate
voted it In order-4B to l3 After that
the SUCCESS OF the bounty proposition
wa. assured, although attempts were
maoe to load it down with FREQ silver
amendments and other propositions.
MIR. German, OF Maryland, and Mr..
Berry, OF Arkansas. had a brisk e1-
change Of personalities over timber in.
spectors who had been denounced by
Mr. German as political favorites.
Mr.. Wolcott also made n severe ar.
raignment oil timber inspectors.
MIR. Voorhees,, from the committee on
finance. offered an amendment to tho
sundry civil bill embodying the recent
resolution by Alr. Wolcott for participa.
ton by the United States in an intsrna.
tional monetary conference. Mr.. Voor.
hees asked that the amendment 60 to
theappropriations committee for speedy
action in order that 1t be acted on as a
part OF the pending sundry civil bill,
and this reference was made.
"Is it expected that the senate COM
missioners will be chosen before the ad.
journment2" asked Mr.. Hawley (Rep.,
Conn.,
THAT is the understanding, ! be-
lieve," responded Mr.. Voorhees,.
The sundry civil bill was then taken
up.
Mr.. Cockrel offered q committee
amendment which was agreed to. ap-
propriating $1,000 to Colonel Aims.
worth, chief OF the bureau OF records
reimburse him for loyal expenses re-.
sulting from the Ford's theatre disaster.
An additional $4,000 for heirs OF two
additional victims OF the Ford's theatre
disaster was agreed 10.
During tho debate on tho bounty ap.
preparation. MIR. Manderson said this
bounty was duo in equity, and as a
strict matter OF contract. Telegraphic
petitions from New Orleans were read
urging the payment OF the bounty
| amendment. 1he banks and business
men urged that they had given credits
OF so. 900, 900 on the faith that tho gov
ernment policy a, to bounty would be
| retained.
Mr.. Brice (Dem.. Ohio) briefly and
pointedly opposed the amendment He
would not consent that this vast sum
should be added to IN appropriation
bill against the rules OF the senate pro-
viding that general legislation shall not
60 on appropriation bills.
A point OF order against tho sugar
bounty amendment was then submitted d
to the senate, and by decisive vote the
amendment was held 10 be in order;
yeas 40; nays IL.
This was a test OF tho strength Of the
sugar bounty and its adoption became
assured. Speeches continued 10 be
made against 1t, however.
Mr.. German spoke enerCctically
against the amendment 1t would be
most unfortunate. ho said, to have this
great sum attached to tho sundry civil
bill. He had voted for the bounty
when the tariff question was up. But
Congress- hnd decresd against the
bounty, and now it waa not hero on its
merits as bounty. but as claim. "ln
view Of the bounties given by other
countries" said MIR. German, 81 do not
believe tho great sugar industry OF tho
United States will last five years
longer.
eve are to-day, and have boen for
two years, paying tho current expense,
Of the government from bonds sold, and
unless we mako provision for meeting
our obligations there will not be enough
by 500, 100000 to pay tho current ex-
penses OF the current year"
Mr.. Hill suggested that tho bounty
Mr.. Germans treasury certificate
amendment.
MIR. Mitchell (Rcp., Ope., oiTorod an
other amendment to the bounty propo.
sition for tho payment Of 5 per cent
bounty per pound on American wool
growers, for losscs sustained by placing
wool on tho free list. Ho supported :ho
sugar bounty, but he said tho same
equities would give tho wool growers
compensation for their great losses,
their industry having been destroyed
by tho tarifrlaw.
Tho presiding ollicer ruled tho Mitch.
ell amendment out OF order.
Mr.. Petligrow (Rep., S. d. said the
NM nnitfinl In
con- pensntion than woro oihers injured
by the Wilson tariff legislation. 1he
Louisiana claim was "promium on
impudonce." Tho Louisiana senators
had helped break down tho protective
tariff, and ruin to tho industries, and
come In asking protection for their own
people.
MIR. Hoar, OF Massachusetts, moved 10
atrikc out tho eight-enths cont bounty
for sugar mado from sugar cnnc. Mr..
Hoar went into tnrin speech and do.
clared that II tho sagos at tho other ond
OF tho capitol and tho sage ut tho other
end OF tho avenue (Mr. ClevOlnnd) had
tlloir way Tor two years cotton would DO
down TO three cents por pound. Tho
Hoar amendment wns defeated on n
viva voce vote.
Tho final voto was then taken. Tho
question was divided, tho vote being
upon tho proposition tor bounty OH sn-
gar produced prior to the passage Of tho
tarill net, aud It was agreed 10, yeas 4B;
nays 20.
Tho roto wa' then OH tho second
branch OF tho sugar bounty nmond,
mont, for an aggregate bounty OF So.
oOO,0o0. Rndit was agreed to, yoas 10;
nays 25.