Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-22
SENATE TARIFF BILL.
1T rs STILL UNDERGOING SCRUTINY
IN THE o. s. SENATE.
A Date Set for Voting to Begin and the
Cessation of Discussion-A Resolution
for a Junketing Committee of Thirteen
Senator'S to Inquire Into the State of
Suffrage Throughout the Country.

Senators to Inquire Iato the State of
Suffrage Throughout the Country.
WASHINGTON, December 20.-The Senate
met at IL q. m.
The House amendments to the direct tax
bill were concurred in.
It was ordered, unanimously, that vot-
ing on the tariff bill begin at l O'Clock p.
ln., January 81, after which there will be
no further debate.
Morrill, offered an amendment to the
House holiday resolution, providing for
recess from December 21 to January Q. It
was agreed to.
prlnted) for the appointment OF select
committee of thirteen Senators to inquire
into the state of suffrage throughout the
United States, especially to investigate the
election OF state officers at the state elec.
tions held in November in Rhode Island
and Louisiana, and the presidential elec-
lion in New York and Indiana. The reso-
luton is very broad in it's scope, and per-
mits an investigation into all sorts OF un-
lawful, irregular practices, including con-
spiracies. trades, combinations, 1ntimida-
tions, corrupt use OF money, purchase OF
votes or voters, false registering, false
voting, stuffing ballot boxes, bribery, etc.
THE TARIFF BILL
was then taken up, beginning with the
schedule relating to tobacco and cigars.
No amendment was offered to the first par
agraphs, 226 and 227.
Amendment increasing the duty on un-
enumerated and unmanufactured tobacco
from 25 cents per pound to 40, and reduc-
ing the duty on cigars and cigarettes from
$3.50 per pound to $3.50 and 25 per cent
ad valorem, was rejected, and the schedule
completed.
Schedule G, relating to provisions, etc,
was taken up. An amendment charging a
rate on horses and mules from $20per head
to 20 per cent. was rejected
Vest said the tax of As cents a head on
hogs was to please the farmers, SO that
they would consent to an increased duty
Cd manufactured goods. No hogs would be
imported without q tax.
No further amendments were offered
down to paragraph 254, relating to extract
OF malt. taxing it 25 cents pound.
An amendment making the rate 30 per
cent was rejected-yeas 20, nays ~.
No further amendments were offered till
paragraph 257, relating to oranges, LEM
ons or lines was reached, when Call moved
to amend by increasing the rate of 10
cents, 20 cents, and 40 cents per package,
| according to size, to 20, 40 and SO cents.
After some good-natured barter, Call
| withdrew his amendment and substituted
| for it the provisions OF the existing law on
| the subject OF oranges and lemons.
They remarked that every bushel or
| pa ckage or pound of fruit imported into
| this county came in as substitute tor
| grown fruit, and as long as the bill was d
protective measure, the fruit-growers in
| Florida, Delaware, Maryland and 1'ew Jer-
sey were entitled to the same protection
as the favored manufacturers IN the
East.
| After further discussion Call Withdrew
his amendment and offered another to add
to the paragraph on bananas, pine apples
and cocoanuts ten per cent. ad Vaiorem
Rejected.
OTHER MATTERS Considered.
The clerk proceeded with the reading o.
the bill. When paragraph 295 had beer
passed, consideration of the tariff bill was
suspended, and Teller offered resolution
| (Which was laid over) reciting the newspa
per statement as to irregularities and VIC
lations of law in the office OF the supervjs
ing architect of the treasury as to selec
ton of sites for public buildings, and max
ing contracts therefor, and instructing th'
com mittee on public buildings and grounds
to investigate the conduct OF that othc
during the administration OF the presen
supervising architect.
Plumb offered resolution, which wen
over, calling on the Secretary OF the Treas
ury for a full statement OF all purchases o
bonds since Marcel, 1885, specif ing in de
tail the amount, date, parties from "hon
purchased, prices paid, Ne" YORK quota
lions, and available surplus in the Treas
ury on the first OF each month during thi
period. !,
On motion of Sherman, action on Il.
ldirect tax bill was reconsidered, and tn
bill referred to the finance committee
CONSIDERATION OF THE TARIFF BILL RE
| sUMED.
On motion OF Allison paragraph ~
was amended by increasing the rate o
still wines per case OF one dozen bottle
from $1.6O to $1.SO, and increasing tn
, duty on the bottles or jugs from hve t
seven and one-half per cent.
| No amendment was offered to any OF th
succeeding paragraphs until schedule ~
) (cotton manufacturers was reached. Yes
and Vance said they we1e not prepared t
90 on with the cotton schedule to-day.
Allison suggested that the free lis
schedule might be taken up, but Vest mac
e some objection to that.
8 Vance could not see what was to Deg'
now that a way was fixed for voting on I'll
, bill, in applying the whip and spur.
Allison said as the Senator from Mimi
Il sofa (Mr. Davis) desired to go on with u
e pension bills. he was willing to give wa,
He gave notice, however, that ne wou
ask the Senate, tomorrow, to consider u
cotton, fax, iute wooden, ana 81
q schedule. =, =,
The tariff bill was then laid aside, tt
proeress to-day having been about tt
n pages, and the Senate took up the
PRIVATE PENSION BILLS ON THE CALENDA
y all of them, ninety in numoer' we
:, passed in fifty minutes.
= The legislative appropriation bill was
q ferred to the committee on approprl
u tions. The Senate then went into exec
e tive session.
J.. When the doors were reopened the BE
d ate bill to open abandoned military rese
vatjops in the state OF Nevada, was,
motion OF Stewart, taken from th' Gale
, dar and passed.
Adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
o WASHINGTON, December 2o.-In t
re House the conference report for the rel
le and civilization OF the Chippewa India
il in Minnesota, was agreed to. About II
"a and three-quarter million acres OF la
q. will be thrown open for settlement by t
is bill.
,e The diplomatic and consular appoii
e. ment bill WIS reported by the commlt'
on foreign affairs. -,
The Senate amendment to the tolid
~ recess resolution was agreed to. l6 pl
yides for a recess from December Il
,lJanuary 2.
al The House went into committee OF I
id whole on the river and harb9r b'i. Cu
he mings Of New York said it was only
as little over six years since Presideno Arth
had vetoed river and harbor bill, carr
IS ing 9,OOO,O0O. The country had sto
''' AGHAsr AT THE ntMENsE SUM
= The House had passed the measure o'
the President 8 signature. That bill pass
=. the August preceding the presidential el
ton. Within three months the peo
swept It's warmest supporters into poiitl
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