Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-20
urm. CONGnEss-srCOND SESSION
washington. December 10, 1888.
Senate


WILMINGTON, December 19-Mr. EYarts,
from She Committee on Library, reported
back, with verbal amendments. the House
OH TO incorporate the American Historical
Assoclail0n. The amendments were agreed
10 and The bill passed.
Mr. Edmunds introduced and had re-
fclrcd 90 The Committee on Foreign Rela-
lions the following Joint resolution:
Rcsoiued. That the Government OF the
United states viii look with serious concern
aud disapproval upon any connection 81 snF
IurOpesG Government with the construction
or control ~ any ship canal across the 18th
mus Of Danen or across Central Americs
and must regard any such connection or
control rs Injurious 10 The Just rights and
interests % the United States and menace
60 theiI welfare.
RCsOfrtd, That the President OF The United
states be requested 10 communicate this eX-
preston Of the views OF Congress 10 the Gov
ernments OF thecountries Of Europe.
The Senate ~ 12.fO resumed the considera-
fiou of the tariff bill. taking IL up at paragraph
IA. referring 20 goid-leaf. NO amendment
was offered 10 that or to the following para.
graph, relating 10 hollowware.
Mr.. Reagan called attention 10 paragraph
10 fixing The duty on lead ore and lead
dross ST lee. per pound. with the proyiso
that lead ore containing silver or silver ore
containing lead shall pay a duty u l4c. per
mound. lie referred TO IT in connection With
tue ores from Mexico, and said that The
adoption Of the provlso would break up the
smerinc Establishments in FL Paso. He
moved to strike out the proyiso. Rejected
after some deOate-yea., IS; nays, %.
Nr. Reagan then moved TO amend by
making TIE duty on lead ore and lead dross
% fne 81 qf
lt ceuts. That rate, he said, would be
equivalent TO 80 pcr cent. al valorem. and,
considering the wcie ht OF the orc. the amount
of waste matter contained IN II, and tue fact
That II had 90 be transported by railroad TO the
pmelune-works, II was a high rate.
The Clerk then read paragraph ~, tax
ing lead In pigs and bars > cents a pound.
MT Vance moved TO reduce the rate TO A
cents.
Mr.. VOORHEES, then spoke at some length
against the bill itself, attacking it In general
and "a detail
MIR. Iawlcy replied to Mr.. VOORHEES,, and
the debate took the form Of coloqnY be-
tween Mcssrs. ilawley, Voorhees,. aud
Vance. Finally vote was taken on Mr..
Nance's amendment, aud II was rejected
yeas, Is; nays, %.
No proportions 20 amend were made until
needles for sewing, darning, or knitting.
Mr. Vance moved 90 strike out the words
"95 per cent al vslOTem y and to iusert The
words "iroe Of duty. Rejected by 20 10 %.
The next amendment offered was by Mir.
Vest TO paragraph 100, as 10 quicksilver, by
striking out aX cents per pound and III
seTilne 10 per cent ad valOrem. Rejected by
Is 10 -.
Mr.. Vance moved to amend paragraph 19l
a. TO wood screws, by reducing the rate on
screws ore half inch and less In length from
fourteen 10 twelve cents pound. Rejected
by Is 10 %.
The amendment next in order was offered
by Mr.. Vest to amend paragraph 1874, re-
latnR % type-melal, by changing the rate
from a cents per pound for the lead contain
ed therein 10 Is per cent. ad Valorem. Re-
iecIedl9 10 2l.
Mr.. Vance moved to reduce the rate on
zine IN blocks or pigs from j. 10 la cents
per pound. Rejected.
Mr.. Harris moved 10 amend paragraph
l9s, relating g. manufactures, articles, or
wares not specially enumerated, by adding q
proyiso that ne article should pay higher
rate OF duty than 80 per cent. AL yalOTem.
MIR. Aldrich, in opposing the amendment
did not wish II to be assumed that any arti-
Gle would pay more than 90 per cent. but
he argued that the adoption OF the prOvisc
would lead 10 inextricsble confusion and
would increase the cost OF collection by
making appraissk necessary.
AT the suggestion OF Mr.. Allison action on
The amendment was deferred, and Schedules
d trclaling 10 wood and woodenwsres), and
L ,relaung 10 sugar were passed over in-
formally. with the statement that the para
graphs so laid aside would not be taken up
before The close OF the bill was reached.
thus brought the consideration OF the bill
down TO Schedule +, tobacco, cigars, &c, }
when It was laid aside. about three pages OF
the bill having been actually disposed OF to-
dsy.
The conference report on Senate bill to
regulate appointments in the Marine Hospi-
tSi Service 81 the United Ststes was pre-
sented by Mr.. Dolph and agreed 10.
The Senate proceeded 20 executive busi'
ness. and at 4:55 adjourned Gil IL A. NJ. To-
morrow.
Houae of representatives.