The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-27
SENATORS VOTE FOR SUGAR.
,,,E BOUNTY AMENDMENT ADOPT
IN AFTER A LONG DEBATE.

THE Monetary Conference ResOIu-
,ion Reported From the Commit
tee.
washington. Feb. 25.-The progress
made by the Senate to-day in connection
with the sundry civil appropriation bill
vs= not very appreciable. as only two of
tho amendments reported from the COM
rn.-tee on appropriations were disposed of.
These were to be sure, of the kind that
were sure TO be disputed. The first of
i them was on the subject of the protection
4 NJ nublic lands from timber depredations.
/ The House had appropriated $4,000 for that
purpose: the appropriations committee
i had recommended reduction to $4,000;
and Mr.. Berry, dem, of Arkansas, had
proposed an amendment TO make the fig
ire $4,000. The discussion of that ques-
lion occupied nearly two hours, and the
question was finally decided in favor Of the
COMMITTEES by vote Of 30 to %.
The next amendment occupied practically
the rest of the days session. and was de-
cided only at the moment of taking re-
cess. This was the proposition to pay TO
the sugar producers of the United States
the fun bounty up to August 1891 when
the new tariff bill went into efect-those
who had not yet received it-S2SS. 2S9s and
eight-tenths Of a cent per pound bounty
on all sugars above 50 per cent. polaris-
cone test. produced up to June 80 1895.
Various side issues were raised. One was
a proposition by Mr.. McLaurin of Missis-
sippi. who was opposed to the bounty, to
nay it. if paid at ALL in silver coin; one by
Mr.. Wolcott. rep. of Colorado, to purchase
4O00.OOO ounces of silver for eight months
and to coin it from time to time; one by
Mr.. Mitchell. rep, of Oregon, to pay d
bounty of cents per pound on wool grown
in the United States and one by Mr.. Hoard.
rep. Of Massachusetts, to make an excep-
ton against the sugar cane producers of
louisiana on the ground that their sena-
tors. by voting for the tariff act Of 1894,
rejected and repudiated the sugar bounty.
All these side issues were either ruled
out as not in order, or were voted down,
and then the question was taken squarely
on the committee amendment. The first
clause Of it-for the bounty up to August,
1S94-was agreed to; yeas, 46; nays, 20; and
the second clause, for the bounty for the
year up to June 30, 1895, was agreed to
yeas, SO; nays, IS.
An amendment was also agreed to, on
motion of Mr.. Frye, rep, of Maine, provid-
ing a retired list for officers of the revenue
cutter service. This was declared TO be
in order by a vote Of 46 to 10, and was
then adopted, without a division.
The House joint resolution, in reference
to the Mexican free zone-suspending the
operation of the law permitting the trans
portation of merchandise in bond through
the United States to the free zone be-
tween Laredo Tex, and the Pacific
ocean-was reported and passed. with an
amendment striking out the words BE
tween Laredo and the Pacific ocean,"
and a conference was asked on the dis
agreeing vote.
Mr.. Voorhees,. chairman of the finance
committee, reported back a substitute for
the resolution offered last Saturday by
Mr.. Wolcott and referred to that commit
tee. II provides that whenever the Presi-
dent of the United States shall determine
that this government shall be represented
i'm any international conference to be
called with view to secure international
fXity of the relative value between gold
and silver as money by means of a com
mon ratio between the metals, with
free mintage at such ratio, the United
States shall be represented at such con-
ference by nine delegates three to be
,
Of the Senate and three members of the
House of Representatives-the President
TO fill any vacancies; and appropriating
100000 to cover the compensation and
expenses of the delegates and the pro-
portion to be paid by the United States Of
the joint expenses of the conference.
Mr.. Voorhees, said that it would be
offered as an amendment to the sundry
civil bill, and remarked that the three
senator's would be appointed before the
adjournment next Monday.
In the course of the debate. on the
sugar bounty paragraph, Mr.. Allison sent
to the clerk 8 desk and had read a tel
egram received by him from bankers.
mercantile firms, manufacturing con-
Germs and exchanges of New Orleans,
asking for the adoption of the amend
ment granting a portion of the sugar
bounty The petitioners say that they
and similar establishments in other cities
were creditors to the sugar producers
in large amount, being induced to ad-
vance money to them trusting in the
policy and laws of the United States.
and they ask for the adoption of the
amendment in order to save the sugar
growers and others from commercial ruin.
Mr.. Mills made a point of order against
the amendment as general legislation on
an appropriations bill; ana Mr.. Brce said
that if Dir. Mills had not made the point
he certainly would have done So He ad-
mtted 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 he was
one.
The vice president submitted the point
of order to the Senate; and the Senate
voted that the amendment was in order
yeas 40; nays 16; as follows
Yeas-Messrs. Aldrich. Allen, Allison,
Blackburn, Blanchard, Burrows. Butler.
Caffery Call Cameron. Carey, Chandler,
Clark, Cullom, Daniel Davis, Dixon,
Faulkner. Frye, Gallinger, Gordon, Gray.
Hale. Hawley HILL Hunton, Kyle, Lind
Il say. Lodge Mcmillan, Henderson, Mantle,
Martin, Mitchell of Wisconsin, Morrill,.
PETER Perkins, Platt Proctor. Quay,
Ransom. Roach Sherman, Squire, Stew
art Walsh, Washburn. White and Wilson
of Iowa-49
Nays-Messrs. Bate. Berry. Brice, Cock
4 rel. German Harris. Jones of Arkan-
sas, McLaurin. Mills, Morgan, Pugh, Tel
4 Ter, Turpin, Vest, Voorhees, and Wolcott
-l6.
The detailed vote on the first clause
Of the bounty amendment, appropriating
S238.2S9 for the sugar produced up 10 Aug.
4 Is 1894, on which bounty had not been