The herald., 1895-03-03

amendment appropristing $1,000, 900 for
sugar bounties for the fiscal year ending
June 30th next.
Robertson, Democrat, OF Alabama moved
that the House recede from its disagree
ment. Et
Breckenridge. Democrat, of Kentucky
argued the justice of the proposition to
pay the bounty for this year.
Morrill, supported Robertson's motion IN
the interest OF the maple sugar men OF
New England.
Dockery interrupted the discussion to
present the conference report on the legis-
fative appropriation bill-a full agree
ment--and it 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 five
months it held up the tariff. bill, and
finally forced an ad valorem duty OF 40
per cent on raw and differential ON re
fined. "And YETI 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 a donation to which
merchants who held goods in which the
tariff was reduced by the act of 1884
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 snt on Columbia appropria-
ton bill was reported and adopt
ed. The Senate had added
annnnfinO In X-Sil JE1
OF which $4S7, 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
should not be stricken down at 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
unalterable opposition to a bounty to build
I'D 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
we're 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,
Catchings, Bynum and McKeighan in
favor of the bounty, Mr., Dingley attempt
ed to offer an amendment to the Senate 4
amendment so as to pay that portion of
he bounty earned before the new tariff
went into effect
The chair held Mr.. Dngley not in or
der until Mr.. Robertson S motion to agree
to the Senate amendment had been ,e-
Clueu anu VoUe was tdkeh py-yeaS ana
nays.
The motion was carried, 1873 to 12f.
The amendment to appropriate $780, 600
T. r the Tennessee exposition was disagreed
to, los TO rs. Sayres then moved under u
suspension of tie 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
78, and then Sayres motion was carried
but the sundry civil bill at 2 a. m. was
sent to further conference. The House at
3 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.