St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-10

requested, to hear the parties offerings
back severally to another caucus to b6
hereafter held, with their recommending
tionS thereon. II
Representative T. j. Campbell sug4
gested that 1T would be we'll if the CONF
mittee should agree not to report upon
the amendments before the New York
Democratic convention is held next
week, and to this suggestion favorable
response was made. Under the terma
of the resolution the following amendS
mentS were presented to the secretaries
and referred to the Democratic members
OF the ways and means committee:
BY Mr.. Grain, of TeXaS-TO placd
sheep-shears, surgical instruments, coal
and all machinery used in the manuA
facture of bagging, or of cotton OF
wOOlen goods, on the free list; also I'd
reduce the tariff on woolen manufacy
tured goods to 25 per cent ad valoremE
also, to fix the duty at cents per yard
on bagging for cotton or other manuS
factures suitable to the uses to which,
cotton bagging is applied, composed Id
whole or in part of hemp, iute, 1aM
gunny-bags, guernsey cloth, etc. 9t
By Mr. Rogers, of Arkansas, (by red
quest)-FiXing the duty Oh alcohol at 1U
per cent advalorem.
By Mr.. Glass, of Tennessee-Striking
potatoes from the free list.
By Mr.. Ford. of Michigan-Placing
German looking glass plates on the freq
list.
By Mr.. Rayner, of Maryland-Retain.
ing the present duties on window and
bottle glass.
By Mr.. Caruth, of Kentucky-Fixing
the duty on hemp, jute and flax at 2
cents per yard.
By Mr.. Vance, of Connecticut-Chan
ing the duty on wood screws so as to
range from 5 to IA cents per pound aca
cording to size.
By Mr.. Holman, of Indiana-A reso.
luton declaring that the duty on sugar
ought to be reduced so per cent; that
the duty on rice ought not to be res
duced; that the duty OH paintings and
other works of art ought not to be ret
duced, and that coal ought to be placed
on the free list.
Mr. Johnston, of North Carolina-To
repeal the internal revenue laws and to
placea tax on incomes to supply the de-
ticiency.
BY Mr.. Cummings, of New York;
Fixing the rate of duty on flax. hackledE
at $40 per ton, on yarns of flax and hemu
at 40 per cent ad valOrem, and on
threads and twines at the same rate.
By Mr.. Wilkinson, of LOuisiana-T0
change the duty on cotton bagging from
to cents per yard.
BY Mr.. Tracy, of New YOrk-To place
nitrate of soda on the free list.
By Mr.. McAdoO, of New jersey
Placing carpet woods, coal, salt, goat
hair, timber, building stones, and
number of chemicals on the free list.
By Mr.. Springer, of Illinois-Placing
on the free list all manufactured prOdf
ucts, the domestic production of which
may be controlled by trusts.
BY Mr.. Rayner, OF Maryland-Restor.
ing the duty on manufactured clothingS
briStleS and glue.
By Mr.. Glover, of MiSsouri-Retains
ing present duties on glass.
By Mr.. Granger, of COnnecticut-Res
tanning existing duties on hatterS' furS
| on the skin.
BY Mr.. Dougherty, of Florida-In.
creasing the duty on oranges 35 peg
cent over the present rate.
By Mr.. Stone, of MISUNDERSTANDING
| carpenters tools and farmers impl@
ments on the free list.
By Mr.. Chapman, of Michigan-Plac.
ing bituminous coal and rice on the free
wood pulp and window glass.
By L. j.. Campbell, of New York;
Placing duty of 40 per cent on ruH
filings and ruchings in addition to the
rate on the component of CHIEF value.
Mr.. Bliss, of New York, gave notice
that he would hand in a number OF
amendments relative to industrieS
in his district, which, he said, perhaps
more than any other, was affected bT
the Mills bill. nmotion of Mr.. Mani
sur, of Missouri, resolution was adopts
ed instructing the secretaries of thg
caucus to notify each and every Dem0k
cratic member of the house tQ
be present at all times after the
consideration of the tariff bilI
shall be commenced by paragraphs
At Mr.. Springer's suggestion resolu-
ton was adopted providing that here.
after the daily sessions of the house
shall commence at IL o'clock a. IN,
The caucus then adjourned subject to q
call by the Democratic members of thu
ways and means committee, which is to
be issued when they have acted upon
the proposed amendments to the tariff
bill.