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

requested, to hear the parties offerings
the same, and to report the amendments
back severally to another caucus to bel
hereafter held, with their recommending
tionS thereon. Il
Representative T. j. Campbell sugs
gested that 1t would be well 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 place
sheep-shears, surgical instruments, coal
and all machinery used in the manuA
wooden goods, on the free list; also I'd
reduce the tariff on wooden manufacs
tured goods to 25 per cent adj valoremE
also, to fix the duty at cents per yard
on bagging for cotton or other manu-
features suitable to the uses to which,
cotton bagging is applied, composed id
whole or i'll part of hemp, iute, flaM
gunny-bags, guernsey cloth, etc. 81
BY MI. Rogers, of Arkansas, (by red
quest)-FiXing the duty OH alcohol at 10
per cent advalorem.
By Mr.. Glass, of TennesSee-Strikin@
potatoes from the free list. :,
BY Mr. Ford. of Michigan-Placing
German looking glass plates on the freq
list.
BY Mr.. Rayner, of Maryland-Retains
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.
NJ, Uonoa &c Clo-o
ing the duty on wood screws so as to
range from 5 to IA cents per pound acs
cording to size.
By Mr.. Holman, of Indiana-A reSO.
luton declaring that the duty on sugag
ought to be reduced so per cent; that
the duty on rice ought not to be re-
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
placed tax on incomes to supply the de-
ticiency.
BY Mr.. Cummings, of New York 4
Fixing the rate of duty on flax. hackleE
at $40 per ton, on yarns of flax and hemp
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 q
number of chemicals on the free list.
By Mr.. Springer, of Misunderstanding
on the free list all manufactured prOds
ucts, the domestic production of which
may be controlled by trusts.
BY Mr.. Rayner, of Observation-Disclosures.
ing the duty on manufactured clothingS
briStleS and glue.
By Mr.. Glover, of Missouri-Retain.
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 impl9
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 ruff
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 number Of
amendments relative to industrieS
in his district, which, he said, perhaps
more than any other, was affected BY
the Mills bill. On motion of Mr.. MANI
sur, of Missouri, resolution was adopts
ed instructing the secretaries of the
caucus to notify each and every Dem0f
cratic member of the house I'd
be present at all times after the
consideration of the tariff bill
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. 10.
The caucus then adjourned subject to a
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