The Dickinson press., 1895-02-02
THE Tlz0N SUGAR
THE DIFFERENTIAL DUTY Is RE-
PEALED BY THE HOUSE.
a special Order Is Invoked and the
biil Is Passed by Vote Of
230 to 31-An Amend
ments to the Dill
Defeated,
THE QUESTION OF FINANCES
SENATE and House Committees Dis
cuss Financial Measures-Do-
ings Of the Senate.

washington, Jan. 31.-A special Or
der was invoked to bring the bill to re-.
peal the 0ne-tenth of a cent diffcren.
tlal duty imposed by the new tariff
law on sugars imported by bounty-Day-
ing countries, and it was passed with.
out amendment by q vote Of 23} to II.
a series Of amendments, two offered
by Mr.. Hepburn and Mr. Hopkins.
looking to retaliation in case Germany
refused to admit our meat products
after the repeal Of the difrerential, one
by Mr.. Hit Qll) to repeal the one
eighth different!al ON refined sugar
one by Mr.. Dingley Of Maine to bro.
Vlde that this act should not be con-
strued to mean that tho United States
surrendered the right under treaties
containing favored nation clauses. to
erect bounties by the imposition of
equivalent differential duties, and one
by Mr.. Van Voorhees, of New York to
place all sugar, raw and refined. on
the free list, were lost by practically
strictly party votes. The attempts to
amend the bill by repeating the other
portions of the sugar duty were op-
posed by Mr.. Wilson on the ground
that If the bill was loaded down with
amendments 1t would SURELY meet it's
uOOm IN the senate.
President Cleveland's financial mes.
sage has again started the eddies and
currents of sentiment OH the financial
question in the senate. While this has
not yet crystallized into definite action
several Incidents occurred in the SEN
ate which indicated general tendencies.
Mr. Mandcrson (Rep., Neb.) presented
compromise plan. The senator en-
phnsized the need Of concession and
compromise in vigorous speech urg-
Ing senators to give and take in order
that some common ground for meet
Ing the financial emergency might be
secured. In replying. MIR. Teller (Rep.,
Colo) made the significant declaration
that no such compromise legislation
could be effected Mt this session of
congress. Among the measures passed
during the day were those for the In.
corporation OF the National Associa-
tion Of Florists and for the sale of
interchangeable mileage tickets to
commercial travellers, known as the
commercial travellers bill. Most of the
day was given to the bankruptcy bill.
Question of Finances.
The house committee on banking and
currency spent the day in debating tho
new administration bill and went
through it by sections, adopted three
important amendments and adjourned
until tomorrow, leaving two amend
ments to be acted upon. Chairman
springer says that the committee will
be able to report the amended bin to
the house tomorrow. Republican
members say that the plan will be in
committee two or three days longer,
but all agree that it will be reported
to the house in time, tlthough ma
terially changed from the original
plan, since the Republicans are dis
posed to cooperate with the admins
tration Democrats. There was some
sparring for points in the committee
and general disposition to cngraft
personal schemes on the measure, but
as whole, the proceedings were un-
usually free from partisanship. The
afternoon session resulted in the adop-
tion Of two amendments to the bill.
The first. proposed by Mr.. Haugen,
Rep, Wis, reduces the tax upon the
circulation from per cent per nnnum
to 1 per cent payable semi-annually.
The second, proposed by Walker. Rep.
Mass. strikes ont the fifth section of
the bill, that requiring import duties
to be paid In gold.
The senate finance committee also
considered currency bill, which will
probably be reported tomorrow.