Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-20
THE NATIONS SCAPITAL.
Item by Item The Senate's Tar
if Work Goes on.
DriblstS i0r Internal Improvements.
Senator Edmunds Resolution Concern
ing a Central American Canal
WAsHiSGToS Dee. 10.
Senate.

| In the Senate the committee on the library
reported with amendments the House bill to
incorporate the American Historical Asso.
ciAtion. Passed.
/ Mr.. Edmunds introduced and had referred
to the committee on foreign relations the
following resolution That the government
of the United States look with serious con-
cern and disapprosal upon any connection Of
any European government with the con-
struction or control of any ship canal across
l The isthmus of Darien or across Central Am
/ erica and must regard any such connection
or control as injurious to the just rights and
/ interests Of the United States and as a me, =
ace to their welfare that the President Of the
! United states be requested to communicate
the expression of the views Of Congress To
the Government of Europe.
/ The Senate at 1910 resumed consider alton
of the tariff bill, taking it up at paragraph
| l47 (referring to gold leaf. No amendmen,
was offered. nor the following one relating
to hollow ware. Paragraph fixing duty on
lead ore and lead dross at ,l-2 cents per
/ pound taken up and discussed.
Paragraphs l7s. l79 and $50, referring to
| lead in sheets. metallic mineral substances in
a crude state, and muskets and sporting ri
Hes, we're read and 10 amer dments offered
| Paragraph 1871, relating TO double parreed
| sporting breech loading shot guns, was, at
the request of Allison, passed over infor-
mally
No amendment was offered to paragraph
/ 1872, relating 10 needles for knitting ma
chimes.
As to 1888, relating to needles for sewing
darning or knitting. Vance moved to strike
out the words ''25 per cent. al valorem,'
and insert the words free of duty" He
spoke in favor of the amendment, saying
that If there was one class of working peo-
Pile more under paid and more overworked
than another, it was the sewing women, and
they certainly should nave needles free of
duty.
The amendment was rejected by vote of
20 yeas TO ~ nays
Paragraphs lsi 1856 and ls6. relating to
| nickel, ls7 and lss, relating to pens and
pen holders and SO, relating to pins, were
read and no amendments offered.
Vest moved to amend 1870, as to suicksil-
yer, by striking out six cents a pound and
inserting ten per cent. AL yalorem.
The amendment was rejected by vote of
Is yeas TO % nays.
Vance novel TO amend l9l as to wood
screws by reducing he rate on screws zone
half of inch and less in length" from "A
cents to twelve cents a pound. Rejected,
yeas Is. nays % No amendment, were
offered to 1872 relating TO silver leaf, or TO
1873 relating to cut tscks.
Vest moved To amend l9t relating type
metal, by changing the rate from l l-2
cents pound for lead contained therein, to
II cents adsalorem. Rejected, yeas 10, nays
"a One hundred and ninety five, 1876 and
i97 relating to zinc. were read,
Vance moved TO reduce the rate on zinc
in blocks or pigs, from "a cents per
pound to | l-2 cents Rejected.
Iiins moved to amend l9o relating to
manufactured ARTICLES on wares not specially
enumerated, by adding proyiso that no
article shall pay higher rate OF duty than
80 per cent. advalorum
Allrch opposed the amendment.
At the suggestion of Allison action on the
amendment was deferred and schedules ID
(relating to wood and wooden wsres) and L
(relating to sugar. were passed over infor-
mai.y with the statement that the paragraphs
so laid aside wouldn't be taken up before the
close of the DILL was reached. This broug
the discussion OF the bill down to schedule
F, tobacco, cigars, etc when it was laid
aside, about three pages of the bill having
been disposed of today.
The Senate proceeded to executive bust
ness and at I, 50 adjourned until IL A. NJ.
tomorrow.