The Portland daily press., 1874-06-23
Forty Third Congress-First Session.
ENATE.
WASHINGTON, June q.


The tariff bill was taken up and the first
amendment proposed by the Finance Commit
tee providing that the act shall take effect from
and after the 3Oth of June 1874, instead of the
act as provided in the House bill was agreed
to.
The amendment fixing the duty on still wines
i'm ported in casks at 40 cents per gallon, was
agreed to-
The amendment of the committee to strike
out the provision fixing the duty on hops at 10
cents per pound was agreed to, yeas 24,nays q,
being the duty on hops as at present.
The other amendments of the committee
were agreed to as follows:
Fixing the duty on still wines imported in
bottles at SLIGO per dozen, striking out the pro-
vision allowing two per cent. for the leakage
of wines i'll casks, and five per cent for leak
age of all wines, liquors, cordials and distilled
spirits in bottles; fixing duty on maccaroni,
vermicelli and all similar preparations at two
cents per ound; fixing duty on tin in plates
or sheets and on teme and taggers of tin at
one-tenth cent per pound; providing that cans.
or packages made of tin or other material con-
tanning fish of any kind, be admitted free of
duty under any existing law or treaty, not ex-
ceeding one-quarter in contents shall be SUBJ
ject to duty of one cent and half on each
can or packages; when exceeding one quarter
shall be subject to an additional duty of one
and one-half cents for each additional quart or
fractional part thereof; striking out of the free
listpeas exclusively for seed purposes.
The committee recommended to strike out
the 24th section allowing farmer or planter to
sell ct the place of production tobacco of own
growth at retail directly to consumers to an
amount not exceeding 500 annually. Agreed
to, yeas 80, nays 10.
The recommendation of the committee to
strike out the 10Th section levying a tax of
1-20o of one per cent. on the sale of stocks,
bonds, gold and silver bullion coin and other
securities was agreed to.
The committee proposed to amend by strik
ing out the provIso that bags other than Amer
lean manufacture in which grain shall have
been actually exported from the United States,
may be returned to the United States free of
duty under regulation to be prescribed by the
Secretary of the Treasury, but the Senate re-
fused to strike out that provision. The amend
ment of the committee to put quicksilver on
the free list was non-cOncurred in.
The bill was then reported to the Senate and
the amendments made in the Committee of
the Whole agreed to. The bill was read a
third time and passed.
Mr.. Ramsay, from the Committee on Post
office and Post-roads, called up the post route
bill.
Mr. Edmunds moved to proceed to the con-
sideration of the executive business. Reject
ed
Mr. Edmunds sent to the clerks desk and
had read the 18th rule as follows: "On mo-
ton made and seconded to shut the doors of
the Senate on the discussion of any business
which may in the opinion of Senator require
secrecy, the presiding ofhcer shall direct the
gallery cleared, and during the discussion of
such motion the doors shall remain Shut
After some discussion Mr.. Hamlin moved to
proceed to the consideration of executive bust
ness Agreed to, and the Senate at p. m.
went into executive session.
While on the tariff billi the 18th section, al
lowing a drawback upon all manufactured
tobacco exported equal to the amount of du-
ties paid upon imported licorice used in the
manufacture thereof was also stricken out as
recommended by the committee.
When the doors were opened the chair called
up the unfinished business, being the post
route bill.
Mr., Frelnghuysen moved to postpone that
bill and proceed with the consideration of
the report of the conference committee on the