Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-06
VOTING ON THE TARIFF.
Amendments Defeated On Strict a. Party Lines.
A BUSY DAY AT TIE CAPITAL.

ments, But Only one Is Adepted-Pros- poets of tke i;ilI--.rnporta Bills in the House-E~n-raI News.
 WASHINGTON, He.-'Th, tariff bill was taken up in the sonata. Mr. Harris, of Ten nessee, said that o',.tr ro test the sense of the senate as to M hr the ..rnciple indi- cated by the touS, ;Ii should prevail, or whether the pri;"p.e on which the senate substitute proceedei-tnat of reducing reve- nue by, to some extent at leas. increasing taxation-should prevail, he woui move to lay the amendment (the senate SUI s:itute) on the table. The yeas and nays h-lng taken, Mr. Harris motion was tos.-l9 to a6. The vote was divided on stric; party lines,
 The substitute was then read by sections for amendment
 Mir. Vance moved an amendment to the tobacco section reducing the limit of claim for rebate from Sl0 to $. Rejected
 No amendment offered to the sections referring to alcohol in the industrial arts. MT. Sherman said, however, that although the sections were very harsh and severe, he did not think theyawouid ue Successi ully ap- piled and executed He reserved uhe right to offer amendments to some of the details.
 Mr. Vance offered an amendment removing the minimum of penalty from all internal revenue statutes, and leaving the matter to the discretion of tine court. Rejected by party vote, r to 2S,
 Another amendment of Mr. Vance was also rejected. It provided that no warrant shall be issued in cases of internal offenses except on affidavit of the collector or deputy collector or revenue agent, and that no fee shall be paid to the government unless there be conviction, or the prosecution be ap- proved by the district attorney. Various other amendments offered by MT. Vance were rejected
 An amendment offered by Mir. Vance was agreed to- It provides that when the health or life of prisoner under the internal rev enue laws is in danger by close confinement, the judge may issue an order providing for his reasonable comfort and well being.
 The schedule of chemical products was taken up. Mir. McPherson said that the rate of duty reported made no allowance for re- mittance of the tax on spirits used in medi- cines. This, he said, would simply operate an additional bounty to the manufacturers of chemical products. These provisions were the first step toward the total abrogation of the whisky tax. He called for yea and nay vote on the provisions relating to alcohol used in the manufactures. MT. Allison said that he was willing to have the issue made. The senator from New Jersey was laboring under a misapprehension if he supposed there was no corresponding reduction of duties on chemicals. He Senator Allison) did not be- lieve there would be any difficulty in execut- l ing the provisions of the bill relating to free alcohol in the arts and manufactures. The same provision had existed as to imported chemicals since 1888.
 After further debate vote was taken on Mir. McPherson's motion to strike out all the sections as to the alcohol used in manufac-- : .A ON | MT. Sherman voted with the other Repub- licans in the negative.
 MT. McPherson gave notice that he would renew the motion hereafter.
 After disposing of thirty pages of the bill the senate went into secret session, and at 3:30 adjourned.
 Members of the senate finance committee have been discussing the probable date of. the passage of the senate substitute for the Mills bill The leading members of the Republican majority say that if there is no obstacle placed ill their way by the Democrats in the chamber the bill will be out of the way be. fore the time of the Christmas holidays TO RESTRICT AND REGULATE IMMIGRATION.
 Mir. Oates, of Alabama, introduced in the house bill providing that no alien shall be admitted into the United States who is an idiot, insane, a pauper or liable to become a public charge, or who has been legally con, victed of a felony or other infamous crime, or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or who is polygamist, Anarchist or Social ist or who is afflicted with any loathsome or contagious disease, who has entered into contract to perform labor or service for any person. firm or corporation.
 penalty of fine not to exceed S1 ,00O, ol imprisonment not to exceed three years, is imposed. Section provides that no vesse shall bring more than five immigrants fol each 100 tons of the capacity of the vessel A fine of $500 for each passenger in excess o the limit is provided.
 A tax of $25 per head is levied upon every alien who comes into the United States, tht tax to be collected by the collector of GUS toms at the port of entry from the owner ol master of the vessel upon which the alien i: brought Exemptions are made of diplo matic representatives, consul or agents ac credited to foreign governments, of persons who come for travel, instruction or tempo Iary residence,
 GRADED INCOME TAX.
 In the house MT. Stewart, of Georgia, in troduced bill providing for a graded in come tax, the funds to be applied to paymen of pensions. All individuals, corporation and estates in the United States receiving al annual net income of 5000 are assessed a follows; S5, 900 up to 10000, 3 per cent s1O,OoO up to s25, 900, per cent; sa5, 900 u to $50, ,OO0, 4 per cent; $50,00O up to $75, 900 per cent. $75,0 900 up to $100,000, pe cent. s10O, 900 up to S2OO, 900, per cent. al over $20o, 900, 10 per cent
 DEMOCRATS WILL CAUCUS.
 A Democratic caucus, to map out gen eral policy for the party during the session and incidentally to consider and agree upol one of the numerous plans for the admissio, of the territories as states in the union, vii be held next week. It was the desire O many members to hold a caucus on Satur day next, at which time many of the mem bers now absent are expected to be present Chairman Cox, however, will be absent then so that the caucus has been deferred unti next week, probably on Thursday.
 Oldest Living Woman.
 NovI, Mich, Dec. 6.-Mrs. Frances Am Rebecca Todd, living four miles from here is probably the oldest woman in the country She was born in l769, and locates the dat 1 as Dec 2A Her father was an officer in tn