The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-03
TARIFF VOTE NEAR
Possibility That the Final
One Will Be Taken
Today.
a BEET SUGAR BOUNTY WANTED
Jones Says Experiments in Bounty
Legislation Have Proved
Disastrous.
i BEET SUGAR BOUNTY WANTED

WASHINGTON, July 8, 1S97.-When the
Senate met today there was little evil
dencc that the close of the long and
arduous tariff debate was near at hand
with possibility of the final vote late TO-
day. The attendance in the galleries was
no greater than usual fand during the
opening hours there was considerably less
than quorum of Senators present.
The ehaplains prayer referred to the
anniversary of our nations birth, and the
profound significance of that event in the
civilization of the world.
A resolution was agreed to, calling on
the Secretary of the Interior for the
names and political affiliation of Pension
Examiners in the field recently dis
missed. Mr. Gallinger (New Hampshire)
secured an amendment extending the in
curry to those dismissed from March 4,
lS93 to July l, 1893.
The tariff bill was then taken up and
Mr.. Allison presented three new amend
ments, not for immediate action, he said,
but in order that they might be speedily
printed.
The first amendment provided a bounty
of one-quarter of cent. per pound on
beet sugar made from beets grown in the
Mr.. Jones (Ark.) expressed surprise that
on the day which was hoped to be the
last of the tariff debate the committee
should b ring in this far reaching amend
ment, embodying one of the most radical
departures made in century. Such ex-
periments as had been made in the line of
bounty legislation had proved disastrous,
he said.
Nv. ,Ias,, Md hot tn a
ment was precise reproduction of the
bounty clause of the law of $780, except
that it was confined to beet sugars, and
the rate was limited to one-fourth of a
cent a pound.
"Of course, there is no use talking
about hurrying this proposition now,
said Mr. Jones. There must be time to
look into it.
Certainly responded Mr., Allison.
There is no purpose to hurry it" Mr.
Allison further explained that the pur-
pose of the amendment and the only pur-
pose was to increase the production of
sugar beets and the making of sugar
therefrom, as these beets could be grown
as well in this country as abroad.
Mr.. Allen (Neb.) proposed an amend
ment specifically stating that the bounty
is ito encourage the cultivation OF sugar
beets.''
The amendment then went over tenn
porarily
Mr. Allison also proposed two new
amendments embodying sections and, IL
of the administrative paragraphs OF the
law of 1890. He also gave notice that the
amendment heretofore offered by Mr..
Spooner (Wis.), providing for compre-
hensive tariff inquiry by three members
of the Board of Appraisers would be in
serted on page 213
Another committee amendment provides
for the withdrawal of goods in bond, by
American vessels engaged in the foreign
trade or trade between Atlantic and
of Sections IS to II inclusive of the tariff
act of 1884.
Mr. Allison stated that another amend
ment would be ready late in the day.
Concerning StampS?" asked Mr.. White.
Yes answered Mr.. Allison, "the
stamping of stock certificates and bonds.
And with that added Mr.. Allison, II
amendments, save minor ones of phrase
ology.
Section of the bill relating to the duty
on articles not elsewhere enumerated, was
agreed to as in the House bill. A sub
Stitute was inserted in Section g. which
Mr.. Allison explained was substantially
the same as in the act of 1894.
relating to the internal revenue tax on
tobacco and snuff, was struck out. and
Section Z, relating to the tax on cigars
and cigarettes, was agreed to as reported
The sections relating to protecting trade
marks also were agreed to.
Section 5, as to ship repairing materials,
were struck out.
The committee sections proposing taxes
on beer, ale. porter, ETC., were struck