The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-30
THE SUGAR DIFFERENTIAL.
Chairman Wilson'S Repeal Bill Passes The
House BY q LecIslYs Vote.
CURRENCY QUESTION IN The SENATE.
Senator Mandersss Introduce Hesoi"-
tion Embodying What He Terms 10
sirsbls Compromise-The Discussion

cisive vote of 20 10 81, the House 'niS
afternoon. at the close OF an lnteres""s
session. passed the bill repeating the OH
fcrerfiaI duty Of 1-iOc. pound imposed IN
fbc tariff bill. on sugars imported from
countries paying an export bounty OH
that article. The representatives voting
against the passage of the bill were:
Neutrality-suspicious.. Adams, PcnDsyl-
yania: Belden, New York; Bingham
ponnsylyania: Boutclle, Maine; Bowers,
California; Curtis, Daniels, New York
palzell Pcnnsylvana; Gillette, Hooker
md Lefeyre. New York; Loud, California,
I,oudenslager. New Jersey; Marvin,
PAYNE. ouigg and Ray. New York; Reed,
Maine; Robinson. Pennsylvania; Storer.
ohio; sherman. Van Noorhis. Wadsworth
and Weaver. New York, Wanger. Penn
sylyania.
Democrats -Messrs. Covert, New York; ;
pavey, Meyer Egdcn Price and Robert
son, Of Louisiana.
AMENDMENTS VOTED DOWN.
While the bill was I'm committee Of the
whole all amendments were voted down,
except one and that was pending when
the committee rose. 1t was offered by
that the repeal of the differenttai duty
was not TO be held TO imply That the
United States surrendered its rights un-
der treaties TO offset bounties by the I'M
position OF equivalent differential duties
whenever Congress deems 1t desirable to
enforce them. A yea and nay vote upon
this amendment was had In the House,
resulting: Yeas. 1l2; nays, l56. On TINS
amendment the Republicans and Popu-
lists, with the exception of Baker (kan),
voted aye, and the Democrats generaily
no. The following Democrats voted with
the Republicans: Messrs Barnes, Gov
ert. Geary. Harris, Lester, Martin und.l
Meyer. Price and Ryan.
OBSERVED Mr.. WILSON'S REQUEST.
An amendment offered by Mr. Hit TO
repeal the Is cent additional duty on
refined sugars was rejected by vote OF
a. 10 100. and an amendment by Mr.. van
Voorhis, of New York. to place ali SUGARS
and molasses on the free list, was re-
tected-75 to 100. This action was taken
at the request of Mr.. Wilson, chairman
OF the Committee on Ways and Means
I'm charge of the bill, who stated mat
the chances of it's becoming "A law de-
pended entirely upon its going throuSh
The House as an independent measure IN
the shape in which it was reported
The senate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. D.-The hnancial
question was brought TO the front early
fn to-day's session of the Senate by
resolution by Mr. Henderson, and whlch.
after discussion, was referred 70 lhs
Finance Committee. IL embraced seven
propositions, wnlcn, Mi. Mandtison td-
unitted. looked Ike Il hotch-potch, but
which really were, he said, a compromise
tnat might be- and ought TO be, embodied
into law. These were, n reserve OF wv
10000 I'm gold and $20OOOO.WO In silver
the issue of bonds payable In gold or
silver; the destruction OF legal tehdcI
notes when paid in gold or silver the
exchange. for five years, when demanded,
OF gold coin for silver coin, ana
of silver coin for gold COIN
the use of the new bonds
for national bank currency (of not less
denomination than $l0; the requirement
Of payment of duties in gold on goods
supported from countries having a Sold
standard. and in gold or silver on goods
imported from countries having silver
standard; and. finally, the free coinage OF
cold and silver at the ratio Of l6 10 ],
and the enlarged coinage of subsidiary
silver coin.
Interesting remarks on this proposition
and on the financial question generally
were made by Senators Mandcrson and
Teller.
Mr.. HILLS RESOLUTION.
Mr. Hill presented resolutions Of the
Chamber of Commerce of the city of
New York on the subject of national
finances. and said that ne did so on ac-
count of the high standing of that body,
one of the Oldest organizations of the
kind in the country, having been founded
in l76S. and on account of other COnsid
erations The resolutions. which declare
hearty concurrence with the recOmmenda.
tions OF the President of the United
States. were read and referred 10 the
Finance Committee.
Amendments 10 the pooling bin, which
Mr.. Butler said he would call up to-mor-
row, were suggested by Mr. Chandler
looking, among other things. 10 the pre-.
liminary submission of proposed changes
of railroad rates to the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
The bankruptcy bin was discussed for a
couple OF hours, and the commercial tray.
ellers bill ALLOWING the issue of 5000
miles mileage tickets was passed.