The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-28


questioned the validity of the act. This
condition continued for about three wears.
I In the winter. spring and summer of 1891
| it is Il matter of history that the discus
sion of that act. which became n law on
! August % of that wear. was continually
going on in congress and through public
prints of the country. Before massage
of the act it was. of course. wholly un-
certain as to what its provisions Would
be, including the question of the bounty
for the manufacture of sugar. No man
could predict it: no one could have stated
whether the bounty would be taken off
entirely or materially reduced or under
stood by the act of 1870. The whole
question of tariff legislation at the time
was full of uncertainty. In the mean
time the season was approaching when
the manutacturer OF sugar must decide
What TO 90. lie was 9nd confronted Wlth
the lact Ililt the act ol Io?o was sun III
iorce unu, ulloe[ ~ PloN lSiolis' ne i@il,s. @
II he meant TO avail nliiSe,l INNS Oh tne poun-
tieS wien lnisnt W pai,' . u.luel 'lie uc,'
Him Him nis ~ aiiu op'"'i Li.eiae
prior 10 July 9l tliat year. III ms ,a1p
Dlicu tioil lor II liceilse He was eotllpeiieu 4
10 give sehei[ul uescriptioa oi tle ma
cnlnGr! anu .he an amount Vi susuI pro-
pos postI " pe ?lonueeu III tiiG .urIcili !cul
anu anu ms uPp,lcatloil M9ulu navy 10 pe az
coiiipaliieu y! II poliu llial ne Wotlu
lul.nluils i! s opse[Ne tie lules dhu itSuii' va
@ .lons tnl. Mouiu pe pe! pltsciipeu s Ioi 'iIt
n ,l" ,I Jmu d +ni7ad ~ bi
i;,, ne ,.aie Ipli,va,lol any ou'n,tG" ,o
iicelisc anu Soliilchceu !le w ti,
VI SSSnr sSSn uilueL 'ne PROV u .4e "u'
oL looo NJ co,.i tGi pe otr.nin otL.. 'V t
sreS; iii,Si ~ III, slim out az hnrnt,
proNiSloi l1r .hc pay men, VI aiin uoth,3 ti3
hil't nJ pe III IA surIf uolu,;Jn ;tI nrnGt
le colu .citnel
in Ilor "osl'iii iroii NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. "'''o''
ioss'
The court says there can pe no question
OF the good faith OF the plaintiliS. me
question of the constltutlonalty or the
sugar bounty in the act of 1870 is en-.
tirely immaterlal. 1t Is question OF
equitable consideration ana the court
says:
The plaintiffs acquired claims upon the
government of an equitable. moral and
honorary nature.
The principle upon which the court
bases it's decision is contained i'll the fol-
lowing declaration:
Under the provisions of the constitu-
ton (article |, section S6) congress mas
power to lay and collect taxes, etc, to
pay the debts of the United States.
Having power to raise money for that
purpose. II OF course iolloWS ''ial IT il'.S M
power to appropriate III 10 the same oo-
Ject Inc term deptS llcli"eS lloSe S'
debts or claims Wllch resi- upon n,1lTIE
which WI oouthdSd'D,oW,i Us ' Aol-S
equitable or honorary opllSalioil, anu
Wnich Would lot pe letoN tiopit iii a ;InI
OF law IL eNlstihS ~ asuils1 an iii'n ,.. ,,
lnelr recognition 9cpeliuS ~: :U'ci! W.. W.,
congress- anu Whstlel 1t Mn' et - 'ttno ti,o
GAINS thus io1lliucu iiluS' ,t,, ~ nuh' to
alscreIloli Vi t.l"t ooui. "i ny r,oroiy
ihdlTldllils' not oi isn' VI +a hn M " tm,a nf
legai clalii u"L pay ii'a' % 49, 'fr fn,t'ron of
Sraluit!; !c. nav tiiS ',,',+ nU tho'n bovn
moral opilSatioll ~ nn,,,,,,+ L,. vi,.tno
peell liitee ua ame tino Tho NH
1l 1Il acts ~ 'ons,.'s s;mna "d rs fHnnJotion
u &c iliolie! o' a+.' '.oro hnsod mnnn con.
noilie 9 u tie "IT ,,ro ch,,;tr
% ;ndiroct M ~, p" ,vor rists" rejected bv
.li ~ En,.i, olitr,t Hon t,;hunoI Inf noid
Inv con~rnss, md thr French spoilation
T. ,;taI as instoncns of ..n,v-
m"nts thnt orn not of right. hut in the
,,,+'', nf ,,,.,tuit,. md ne nm net of
,,,,acn and If i s,id that the mower TO
SILL S,.;i , fnr .;r,iJ,, ni,;ms hns hnon rer.
nn,,r;ynd NV stntn Governments and sus-
tni,,rI fnr ov,n,nIn hI, tbn Now York
nnn,t of onnrnJs IN The case of thc town
,G"', t ,';if''i ,,,,in.t .nnnrvisors nf chi-
W "u,r, " 'a,,nt,.
"iI," T., o,,,ains;or t,o court says.
- ,,,,,.,,,I +n +bn nunst;nn vhothor the
lnciS eAlSt'iS III M? S,t'i +Gat f"te innl a,s nf
Ni'nin 'ir moa't a,,oht +o ,nco~
ME us l"ui'tttu WI pi .nnn,i"ho1 ,,mor Tho