The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-06
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Thirty Pages of the Tariff Bill Dis
posed of,

WAsHINGT0S, Dee SIN the senate Vest
offered q resolution continuing the eX-
isteBcc Of the select com mittee on ques-
lions touching the meat production Of the
United states, especially as 10 its transpOr-
iatian with leave TO sit during the session
and during the next recess. Referred to
the committee on contingent expenses.
Dawes offered resolution, which was
agreed 70. calling on the secretary of the
interior for information as TO ailtged out
RACES aad restraint OF liberty committed ia
Alaska On Insane females and other per
SONS, Ana what steps. II ANY, had been
taken BY the department to protect the
person Of females in Alaska from such
outrage
Haar offered a resolution, which was
referred 10 the committee on contingent
expenses. continuing the select committee
ou relations with Canada. with power 10
sit during the recess. and 10 report at the
Dece MI ber session Of l>s9
Plumb offered resolution. which was
agreed 10, insirueiing the committee on
epidemic diseases "a inquire a. 20 the
causes of the Introduction af yellow fever
into Florida during tine pas; season. and
what legislation, il aay, is necessary 10
prevent similar other Introduction Of yel-
low fever
Atl2.s0 the senate proceeded 10 consider
the tariff bill senator Harms said. "ln
order 70 te~t The sense OF the senate aS 10
whether the prineiple indicated by the
house bill, which, a understand il. pro-
poses 10 reduce the revenue by reducing
ia alton, shall prevail, or whether the
principle on which the substitute proc eds.
that cf The reducing reyeaae hy 10 some
exieuI az least increasing taxation. hall
prevail | move 20 .ay TIE amendment on
the table, aud ask for the yeas aud nays"
The motion was n scted-yeaS l9. nays
"a strict party vote. The clerk then
read n substitute for the amendment
Vance moved an ams uoniens to the
tobacco section reducing the limit Of the
claim FOR rebate fron slJ 10 81 Rejected.
Ihe Eext subject. commencing at sec
tion 3 and ending ~ tloa i. was that of
'- Alcohol IA the Industrial arts" No
amendment was Olfsred, bni sherman said
ne al Xegy grave doubts Is ta the practi-
CahiNty Of applying the~s- sections with
cut cucUpraEiug fraud. He would reserve
the right 90 offer enc Or tso amendments
O. some - the details Harris gave notice
thai he would s'so have some amendments
ta ofi,r 20 the Internal revenue sections.
VARIOUS amendments so the internal reve-
Eas sectlSus were offered by Vance aud all
rejected
Az O'Clock the Onion Faei6e settlement
bin came up a. unfinished basiness and
Ess postponed a. a specisi order tiil We'd
Eesksy next.
Csnsisiefatio.l q The t.r.G blli was then
sesHE-eG Vance offered another amend
meat. WbicA Was agreed 10 without dis
: Et 70 prov id.s that when ;he health or
life 81 fs. saueF uGGeF the revenue Laws
Is ENDANGERED by close confinement. the
iatge NAV issue an order for providing FOR
saeh prisoners reasonable comfort aud
weitbellg.
/ Then came section 4, which deals with
~auties u1Oa Import. beginning with
sehsaule a. e, hemieal Prsiucts" No
Fhsrs9s called siieation 70 the fact that
the rates Of Guiy reported for chemicA!
urplucss made no allowance for remittance
E u the tax on spirits used in the medicines.
This remission aoul1. he said. simply op-
crate a. a. aGLitioDal bounty 10 the manu-
Z farsurers OF chemical products No mem
, of thu & c ance committee would deny
that taere g0uld be great fraud on the
r~veuue alGer the provision for free Alco-
hol a tbs arts aud manufactures He
therefore. regarded these provisions ss the
ngsf step toward total zuEGgauon OF the
+ free = slsSy tax He vas Gnaferahly oP
posed 20 such legislation. TO any remission
Of tax Of sp.7its aid 70 snF system which
f off I'd Vr.u uligm on fraud, aud tbs till
slriaa dil that
Allison dceild that the proposed iesi.la-
ficu was g step 4 the elimination OF the
fax ss rssfIfef - arits The discussion
n Ilssk 4 political iavR.
A v,,ie Eas a9a8g fakeu cE 4 notion
. ufa8g l4 NJ t'afgslH 20 ar ke oct al the
sees4ssns Fie q eahoi used in manufacture,
zad .t ssas "a Es-d yeas Il. Rays sA eher
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