The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-11
gHs FREE LIST REACHED.
Rapid Progress in the Tarin Bill
Gen. Weser's blockade.

WAsHTSGToS. Jan l0--After routine
business the senate resumed consider
atiou OF the tariff bill at the paragraph
taxing leather not specially enumer-
ated or provided for, Is per cent. ad
valoreun No amendment was offered
/ Vance moved TO amend the paragraph
taxing calf-skins, etc, % cents per
pound. by reducing to % per cent. ad
valoreIn. Rejected.
On motion of Allison, paragraph
AIS, taxing manufactures OF alabaster
and amber . per cent. al valoreIG,
was amended BY emitting from it the
words "eord or eork-bark. and adding
to il the words ''osier or willow pre-
pared for basket-makers' USE
/ Paragraph 4l6, taxing manufactur-
ers of bone, etc, 30 per cent. ad valo-
rem, was ON motion of Allison,
amended by adding to it cork and
cork bark Allison moved to amend
paragraph ie5 by reducing the duty
on pearls from % 10 10 per cent. ad
valorem Adopted. After some dis
cussion Brown wanted to increase the
rate on precious stones, set and not es-
pecially enumerated, from Is to 10
per cent. ad valorem SO as to make II
correspond with the amendment yes
terday as TO jewelry. Agreed to.
Brown moved to amend paragraph
40 (and the las; on the dutiable listl,
by taxing watches and watch-cases 25
per cent. ad valorem, by adding to il
f'gold watches and gold watch-cases 40
per cent. ad valoremn Agreed to.
The clerk then proceeded to read the
free list. beginning at paragraph al.
Vance objected to the paragraph as to
braids, plaids. laces, etc. suitable for
ornanienting hats and bonnets, and
moved to tax them 20 per cent. ad va
lorem. Rejected.
Plumb moved to make paragraph
557 read simply fresh fish" striking
out all the other words. No quorum
voted and the bill was laid aside. IL
pages having been disposed OF today.
Adjourned.
THE HOUSE DEADLOCK CONTINUES.
WAsHISGroN, Jan. 10.--In the house
I Weaver OF Iowa raised no objection TO
the reading OF the journal, but the
clerk having concluded that Weaver
brought forward his two diiatory mo-
tiOns TO adjourn. and that when the
house adjourned it be TO meet Satur-
day. Ballots and roll-calls were then
the order until 40, when the house,
recognizingits helplessness, adjourned.
WEAVER NOT To De BULLDoZED.
WAsHiSGToN, Jan. 1o.-RegardIng
the deadlock in the house over Wsav-
ers persistent efforts 10 force eonsid-
Grafton OF the Oklahoma bill, the
Democrats believe il would he useless
for them to discipline Weaver by
means of cascus, as he refused to
shey the edict Of the last one. One
/ Democratic member significantly re-
markes that the house wsula not
brook Weavsr's sctien many days
/ longer. BUT that ii necessary a resolu-
I ton OF expulsion would be brought in.
Such an extreme uneasiness, how
ever. is hardly To be expected, espe-
+ ciaily as Weaver is merely exercising
T the rights which the rules accord TO
him. Some OF the Republican mem
I bers contend that the speaker should
+ decline to recognize Weaver when he
rises 90 make his tilibustering motions.
They claim that although such sction
OF the speaker would be in the nature
Of a despotic exercise OF power, il
would be Justified by the present exi-
gency and would be in accordance
with a precedent set by previous
+