The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-03

amendment appropriating 5000, 600 for
sugar bounties for the fiscal year ending
June 30th next
Robertson. Democrat, OF Alabama moved
that the House recede from its disagree
ment.
Breckenridge, Democrat, of Kentucky
argued the justice of the proposition to
pay the bounty for this year.
Morrill, supported Robertson motion in
the interest of the maple sugar men OF
New England.
Dockery interrupted the discussion to
present the conference report on the legs-
1ative appropriation bill-a full agree
ment--and 1t was agreed to.
-Tarsney, Democrat, of Missouri, OPP
posed the payment of the sugar bounty.
He denied that there was any equity in
the claim. He reviewed the fight made
by the trust in the Senate. For i've
months it held up the tariff BILL and
finally forced an ad valorem duty of 40
per cent on raw and a differential ON re
fined. "And yet" said he, They talk
about equity. Let them give back the 40
per cent which is to continue indefinitely
before they plead equity"
Boatner rehearsed the history of the
bounty, and Indignantly declared that the
failure OF Congress to vote for this year
bounty at least meant reputation.
Mr.. Williams, Democrat of Mississippi,
in opposition, insisted that the payment
was no better than donation to which
merchants who held goods in which the
tariff was reduced by the act of 1894
would suffer as much as the planters.
Mr.. Cultivate said the bounty was a
bride to win louisiana from her old polit-
ical allegiance
At this point the conference report of
the departm emit on Columbia appropria-
ton bill was reported and adopt
ed. The Senate had added
amendments amounting to $3.50, 800,
of which $487, S0S were dropped in confer
ence. Proceeding, Cultivate said, amid
a burst OF Republican applause, that if
the sugar bounty was to be paid, the wool
growers should be paid an indemnity for
the loss of tariff on wool, and the manu-
facturers should be paid likewise.
Mr.. Wilson of West Virginia, in support
of the bounty, said it was unfortunate
that the question came before the House
as an independent proposition instead of
being made one of the legitimate compro-
misses of the tariff law. He was not will
ing to have his vote on this question go
on record without an explanation. To no
one was bounty more repugnant than to
him. But bounty having been given by
the act of 1890 against the wishes of the
sugar states, it became the duty of Con-
gress to deal with things as they were
found In the spirit of justice and equity;
dealing with great industry, the Ways
and Means Committee believed the bounty
slOulQ not De SbrlCkell DOWN at a single
blow, and today. dealing with it in the
same spirit, he believed at least portion
of the bounty should be retained.
Mr.. Cannon, Republican, of Illinois,
tainted the Democrats who declared their
unalterabie opposition to a bounty to build
up an industry, and who tonight were
ready to vote for bill that was an empty
gratuity. He would never vote for it..
Would you not pay your debts if you
were going out of business?" asked Mr..
Tracey, Democrat, New York.
:; II would, replied Mr.. Cannon, "but |
would have no preferred creditors. [
should pay the tin miners of Pittsburgh
the wool growers of Ohio and all the 9TH
ers affected by the new tariff law as well
as the sugar growers.
Hendricks, Democrat, of New York,
attacked the bounty proposition. In
course of his remarks he made special
thrusts at Chairman Wilson.
After some remarks by Messrs. PAYNE
Fithian, Dockery Bryan, Wells, Simpson,
Gatchings, ByraiHl and McKeig han in
favor of the bounty, Mr.. Dingley attempt !
ed to offer an amendment to the Senate |
amendment so as to pay that portion of
he bounty earned before the new tariff
went into effect.
The chair held Mr.. Dingley not in or
der until Mr. Robertson S motion to agree
to the Senate amendment had been de-
cided and a vote was taken by yeas and
nays.
The motion was carried, 1873 to 12i
The amendment to appropriate $3.50, 600
r the Tennessee exposition was disagreed
to- l03 TO IS. Sayres then moved under u
suspension of tl.e rules to disagree to the
remaining Senate amendments and to
agree to a further conference.
Cannon sought to except the amend
ment providing for an investigation and
survey of the Nicaragua Canal. His |
motion to that effect was agreed to- 102 to
7s, and then Sayres motion was carried,
but the sundry civil bill at a. m. was |
sent to further conference. The House at
8 80 took recess until p. IN. today.
Before the recess the House agreed to a |
partial report ON the Indian appropriation |
bill, and it went to further conference.