The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-27
On The Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill
and Amendments.
FULL BOUNTY TO SUGAR PRODUCERS.
A Proposition for the Appointment of Del
egates TO an International Monetary
Conferenee-Labor Day In House.

from the Committee on appropriations
was disposed or These were, to be sure,
Of the kind that were sure to be dis
puted The first Of them was on the sub
tect OF the protection of public lands from
timber depredations. The House had ap-
propriated 5000 for that purpose; the
Authorizations Committee had recon-
mended 10000. and Mr.. Berry Oem.,
Ark) had proposed an amendment to
figure $4,000 The discussion Of that
question occupied nearly two hours, and
the question was finally decided in favor
Of the committce-5O TO ..
4H4 SUGAR BOUNTY.
The next amendment occupied pract-
caly the rest of the days session, and
was decided only at the moment OF taking
a recess. This was the proposition 10 pay
to the sugar producers of the United
States the full bounty up to August, 1894,
when the new tariff bill went into effect
those who had not yet received it-$23S, ,2o9,
and eight-tenths Of a cent per pound
bounty on all sugars above - per cent
polariscope produced up 10 June 30 1929
Various side issues were raised. one was
a proposition by Mr.. McLaurin (Miss),
who was opposed to the bounty, TO pay
~
Mr.. WolcOtt to purchase 100000 ounces
of silver for eight months and to coin it
from time to time; one by Mr.. Mitchell
(ReD Orc), to = = a bounty Of five cents
per pound on wool grown in the United
States. and one by Mr. HOar to make an
exception against the sugar cane pro-
ducers of Louisiana, on the ground that
their senators, by voting for the tarin
act of 1894. rejected and repudated the
each ruled out as not in order, or were
voted down. and then the question was
taken sduarey on the committee amend
ment. The first clause of tt-for the
bounty up to August, 1s9t-was agreed
to-yeas 46. nays 20-and the second clause
for bounty for the year up to June 80
1895 was agreed to-yeas 35 nays % An
amendment was also agreed TO-
proposed by Mr.. Frye. providing
far a retired list for officers OF the
revenue cutter service. rms was de-
clared to be in order 10 to l3 and was
then adopted without division.
The House Joint resolution, in reference
70 the Mexican free Zone-suspending the
operation Of the law permitting the trans
Dortation Of merchandise IN bona through
the United States TO the free zone pc
tween Laredo Texas, and the racine
ocean-was repOrted and passed, with an
amendment ttflkl iE out Ait fpA''ff
tween Laredo anf he Pacific ocean ana
a conference was asked on the Disagree
ing votes.
tvrFRyA Ar1oyAI. MONETARY CONFERENCE.
Mr.. VOORHEES,, chairman Of the Finance
Committee. reported back SUBSTITUTE
offered last Saturday by Mr.. w olcotI
and referred TO that committee II Po
yides that whenever the President OF the
United States shall determine that thiS
Government shall be represented IN any
International conference TO be called
with a view to securing international
dxitv Of relative value between sold ana
silver as money by means OF common
ratio between the metals with free mint
age at such ratio, the United states shaIi
ba rcpresented at such conference Dy hlle
delegates, three to be appointed Dy ule
President three members OF the senate
and three members OF the House of Re
presentatives-th President TO mi any
vacancies-and appoprating SUovO 10
cover compensatiOn and expenses OF dele-
gates and the proportion to be paid by
The United States Of the joint expenses
of the conference.
Mr. voorhees, said that 1t would be
offered as an amendment to the sundry
civil bill, and remarked that the three
Senators should be appointed before the
adjournment next MOnddy.
In the course of the debate on the sugar
bounty paragraph, MrAllison sent to the
clerks desk and had read a telegram
received by him from bankers, mercantile
firms manufacturing concerns and eX-
changes of New Orleans asking for the
ADOPTION OF the amendment granting
Z portion OF the sugar bounty. The petit
toners say that they and similar estab-
lishments in other cities were creditors
to the sugar producers in large amount,
being induced TO advance money TO them
trusting to the policy and laws Of the
United States, and ask for the adoption
OF the amendment in order 10 save the
sugar-growers and others from CONNER
c.dl ruin.
Mr.. Mills made Il point of order against
the amendment as general legislation on
an appropriation bill, and Nj Brice said
that if AIr. Mills had not made the point
he certainly would have done 50. lie adj
mitted that the amendment had the APP
proVal of the majority OF the Committee
on Appropriations, but there was a strong
minority opposed TO it, OF which ne was
one.
The Vice-Presilent submitted the point
Of order TO the Senate. and the Senate
voted that the amendment was in order
yeas, A.; nays, is; as follows:
Yeas-Alessrs Aldrich, Allen, Allison.
Blackburn. Blanchard Burrows Butler.
Caffery, Call. Cameron, Carey. Chandler.
Clark. Cullom. Daniel, Davis, Dixon,
Faulkner. Frye, Gallinge-, Gordon, Gray,
Hale. Hawley, Hin, Hunton Kyle, Lind
say, Lodge, Mcmillan. Manderson, Man
tie. Martin. Mitchell Wis). Morrill,. Pef-
fer, Perkins, Platt, Proctor, Quay, Ran
som. Roach. Sherman, Squire. Stewart,
Walsh, Washburn White, Wilson Qowa).
-l9.
Nays-lIessrs. Bate. Ferry. Brice, Cock
ren. German, Harris. Jones Ark), Me-
Laurin. Mills Morgan. Pugh. Teller. Tur-
pie. Vest. Voorhees,, and Wolcott.-16.
THE D TITLED voTp.
The detailed vote on the first clause OF
the bounty amendment. appropriating
S23S. .2S9 for the sugar produced up 10 Au-
gust 2S. 1894. on which bounty had not
been paid, was as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Aldrich, Allen, Allison.
blackburn, Blanchard, Caffery, Camden.
cameron. Carey, Chandler, Clark Cul-
Iom. Daniel, Davis. Dixon, Frye CALM
ger Gordon, Gray. Hawley. Hunton. Kyle.
Lindsay. Lodge, Mcmillan, Manderson,
Mantle. Martin, Mitchell (Ore). Morgan,
Morrill,. Pasco. PETER, Perkins, PIatt.
Power, Proctor. Pugh. Quay. Roach.
Squire, Stewart. Walsh. Washburn,
White and Wilson CWash.)-i6.
Nays-Alessrs. Bate, Berry, Brice, Bur-
rows. Cockrell Coke, German, Hans
brough, Harris. Hoar, Jones ark. Me-
Laurin, Mills. Murphy. Palmer. Petit
grew, Teller, Turpie, Vest and Wolcott-
20.
The vote on the second clause. appro-
priating 100000 for the year ending June
30. 1885, was as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Aldrich, Allen. Allison.