The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-04
BOUNTY STEAL DELAYED
ACTION ON THE BILL, AND II
MAY BE A LONG DELAY.
THE OLD TRUST LAW STILL STANDS
It Is Good Enough, But What Guarantee Have
the People that It viii Be Enforced p
If a Bounty on Sugar, Why
Not on Cotton?

Washington, July 3.-The tariff bill
has gone over until Monday and all eff
fort to fix the time for final vote in the
Senate has proved futile. When the
Senate met to-day there was some hope
that the final vote would be reached to-
night, but this was speedily dispelled
by the storm occasioned when Mr.. ALI
son reported new amendment form the
Finance committee giving bounty of one
quarter cent pound on beet sugar made
from beets grown in the United States.
1r. Jones, of Arkansas, speaking for the
minority, soon took occasion to say that
no vote could be reached on the bill in the.
near future, in view of this bounty a
mendment He intimated also that the
debate would be very protracted from
this time forward. Mr.. Teller, of Colo
rado supplemented this view, saying that
the appearance of such an amendment at
the last moment lookek as though the
Republicans were trying to delay the pas
sage of their own bill. As it had be-
come apparent that the. bounty provision
might cause serious delays, Mr.. Thurs
ton, of Nebraska, one of the prime mov-
ers, arose and in impressive tones with
drew the amendment, saying his action
was inspired by patriotic motives and
for the purpose of removing all obstacles
to the passage of the bill. His colleague,
Mr.. Allen, Immediately renewed the
bounty proposition, os that the complica-
tion was the same as before.
Late in the day Mr.. Allison sought to
have time fixed for the vote but the
bounty amendment stood in the way
and all appeals to Mr.. Jones were in
vain. Mr.. Allison finally gave notice that
he would expect to pass the bill Mon
day or Tuesday.
During the day the bill was brought to
a state of practical completion, the only
remaining items being the new PROPOSE
tions submitted by the committee and
individual Senator's. Besides the bounty
amendment, Mr.. Allison proposed late in
the day an amendment for stamping
bonds, debentures, shares Of stock, etc,
which went over until Monday: Among
the features disposed of to-day were the
antitrust sections, the provisions Of the
Wilson act ON that subject being re-en-
acted. Mr.. Mills, Dem., Texas, brought
forward new amendment for tax of
twenty cents pack on playing cards,
which was agreed to by unanimous vote
amid such amusement and surprise, as
Mr.. Mills had not expected this result
All of the administrative sections of the
bill and that repeating the Wilson act
were disposed of during the day and the
paragraph proposing tax on beer was
withdrawn by the committee.
The Senate adjourned to Monday, no
effort being made to observe the National
holiday.
Soon after the Senate met resolution
was agreed to, calling ON the Secretary
of the Interior for the names and politi-
cal affhation of pension examiners in the
field recently dismissed. Mr.. Gallinger,
IN. H.), secured an amendment extend
ing the inquiry to those dismissed from
March A, 1898, to July /, 1898.
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 bounty
OF one quarter of a cent per pound on
beet sugar made from beets grown in
the United States from July, 1898 to
July, 1903.