Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-30
HOUSE pnOCEEpINcs .
Debate ON the sugnr Difrcrentini and
the Finances OF the Country.


the Finances OF the Country.
Washington, Jan. elm the house
today Mr.. Cultivate. from the COM
mitlee IN rules, reported special or
der setting aside three hours for fur-
Their debate ON the bill TO repeal the
discrimination imposed by the tarin
law on sugar imported from bounty
paying countries 1.-TWO hours for gem
eral debate and one hour for debate
under the five minute rule), and pro-
viding for a vote thereafter The rule
was amended by agreement, to give
an additional half hour for debate UNI
der the five minute rule, As amended
Il was adopted. without division. Then,
under the terms OF the order. the house
went into committee OF the whole and
the bill was again taken up.
Mr. Dlnglcy Rep) of Maine entered
into criticism of the statements OF
Mr. Wilson, made on Saturday, In which
the latter observed that the revenues
under the new tariff law are increas-
Ing and that a surplus was in sight.
MIR Dlngley said he would range along
side OF this rosy view OF the situation
tNN oppressive words OF the presidents
message yesterday, fraught with i'm
pending disaster and distress The
statements were absolutely irreconcila-
bic. Since the tariff blu went into eff
feet IN to Saturday night last the de-
fclency was Ai000,0O0. He made
lengthy argument to refute the posi-
tlon taken by MIR. Wilson on Saturday
regarding the revenues, He declared
that run having been inausurntcd
on the gold reserve, Il was OF supreme
Importance that an increase OF the
revenues should take place to restore
confidence, The siOO,00O,0O0 OF bonds
issued during lost year had been ex-
pended to meet the deficiency in the
revenues.
Mr. Reed CRep) of Maine. who closed
the general debate from his side. de-
clared the pending bill was trlfling, be-
cause no one expected II to become an
ac'. II was, IN that respect, he said,
like much OF the legislation proposed
in this congress. IntrlnHlcally tho bill
was Of importance. In that he did not
desire congress 10 commit themselves
too hsftily to the ill-ndvlspd opinion OF
the secretary OF state But the bill
was being pressed, not because n was
OF Importance 10 us from an economic
point NJ view, but II was said to con-
travene some OF the treaty rights. This
proposition Involved peculiar situa-
ton, Germany GRANTED bounty for
the benefit of her sugar growers and
manufacturers. TO give them nm op-
portunity to sell In our markets. We,
acting under our rights. decided we
would protect some OF our citizens the
Louisiana planters and tho sugar trust.
Germany's bounty acted directly
against u.s. and we simply contravened
their act. Mr.. Reed called attention
to the conflicting opinions OF the secrc-
/ tnry or state and the attorney genornl
the latter being strong In the opinion
/ thnt this duty did not violate the treaty
/ with Prussin. Mr. Reed added to the
I attorney generals that OF Count Hat2-
| held who stated In 1883 that such was
/ The opinion of the imperial government
| Of Germany. Z Mr. Reed asked what
/ evidence had been adduced TO show
that our meats had been excluded by
Germany because we had imposed this
! diferentlal on her sugar.
When this administration came Into
! power there was sipI00O,OOO in the
treasury IN gold That was the sur
I plus. Since then the administration
has borrowed si1f,0OO0OO, making In all
{ S224 100000. suppose the revenues had
cqualled the expenditures and the gold
had been paid out there would be In
place Of gold the equivalent In green
backs That IL the situation IN nut
shell. II this had occurred, no one
I would have asked that Ereoubacks
should be retired from circulation.
what ~ our duty3' II Is very plain.
Make the revenues equal TO The eXpen-
diturGs. Do II AT once. we. on our
side. are always ready to do our part
10 suHtaln the government QiopublicAn
applause.
Mr.. Combs DemocraD OF New York.
at this point submitted some figures 10
SUSTAIN the presidents statement In
his message yesterday that this gem
GRAFTON had paid enough old debts OF
the war. In 1865 the public debt was
S2.39G, 100000. Since then, Sl95. 100000 OF
bonds had been issued. This generation
since that time had paid an average OF
s200,0O0.OOO. total of s6.S7O. 50O,9O5. in