Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-15
Urm. CoNGREss-sECoND SESSION,
WASHINGTON. d. c., January II, 1889.
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senate
Mr.. Uoar introduced a concurrent resolu-
ton for the counting OF votes for President
and Vice. President. which wss referred to
the Committee on Privileges and Elections.
IL provides that the two houses OF Congress
shall assemble in the ball OF the House OF
Representatives Wednesday, the 18Th OF Feb
rusry next, at o'clock in the afternoon /;
that the President OF the senate shall be the
preslding officer; that two persons shall be
amounted telleTs on the part Of the Senate
and two on the part OF the House TO
make a list OF votes and 10 report
the result to the President OF the Senate,
who IL 10 announce the state OF the
vote and the persons elected, and that
shall be deemed the declaration OF the
persons elected President and Vice-Pres-
dent OF the United States, and shall be en-
tered on the Journals OF the two houses.
The Senate then proceeded TO the cOnsid-
Grafton OF the tariff bill, and Mr.. Allison, on
the art OF the Finance Committee, reported
two new sections. which be proposed to oner
As an amendment. They relate 10 the bounty
on sugar, and provide that after 1900 there
shall be paid to the producer OF sugar (testing
not less than 50 degrees 10y polar sc0pe) from
beets, sorghum. or sugar-cane grown within
the United States bounty OF enc cent per
pound, under such rules and regulations rs
the Commissioner OF Internal Revenue, with
the approval Of the Secretary OF the Treasury.
shall prescribe. The bounty is 10 be paid
annually from duties collected on imported
sugar.
The pending question was on the amend
ment offered by MIR. Gray last Saturday TO
section 25l0, as 10 the admission OF the ma
terlal free OF duty, the necessity for the con-
structiop and equipment OF vessels built In
the United States for foreign account and
ownership, or for foreign trade-the amend
ment being TO strike out Of the section the
words "angles, beams, and bolts aud copper
and composition metal which may be ne
cessary for the construction and eQuipm nj
of yessels.r and insert In lieu thereof The
words "sheets, angles, beams. and bolts, deck
and bulb beams, together with all structural
shapes OF iron or steel and copper and COM
position metal; forglngs OF iron or steel
castings OF IRON, steel, or composition, nues
and tubes OF iron, steel, or composition; ma
chinery and parts ofmacblnes, aud all other
articles OF foreign production necessary Tor
the construction and equipment OF steamers
or other vessels"
MIR. GRAY submitted some additional re-
marks In favor OF the amendment.
After considerable discussion Dir. Gray's
amendment was rejected yeas II, nays 20
the vote beiag on strict party lines. Mr..
FRYE had voted No, but afterwards with.
drew bis vote 90 account OF pair.
Mr.. Allison. from the Finance Committee,
reported amendments 10 paragraphs l4+ and
146 as 10 taggeTs' iron or stee', which were
ordered 10 De printed.
Nr. FRYE said that after tie disposition
eyinced by the Senate on the vote Just laken
he would not ofer the amendment winch be
had sugeesied, but he would offer the one
proposed 70 bin BY the Iron SHIP Company,
Of Bath, Me. II was 20 insert alter the word
.boliso the words "iorginRs, riyets, aud
steel castiugs.' The amendment was reject
ed-yeas %, nsys 22-ibe vote belng asain
on strict party lines. hesSss' Frye ana
Hale bad voted Aye, out subsequently, with
drew their votes on account OF pairs. AIR.
Vest moved 10 strike out OF toe fIee llst
.. bergamot oil and 10 insert "brcks." Re
iecied--l6 70 "A. Dir. Vest moved TO strike
ont OF the free list "ciyit oils and TO Insert
. slaves OF wood Of sli kinds" detected
20 10 IS.
Mr.. Allison moved 10 add 10 paragraph
-ss an the free list IL Iogs y the words
sand Yound manufactured timber, not
specially enumerated or provided for."
Agreed 10 without division.
MIR. y<sl moved 10 strike Lavender oil "
oiftbe free list aud insert slStns."
Mr. Aldrieh suggested the ahsurcity OF the
amendmeut. as II i were adopted u would
app,y 10 I" oil oflsths."
Mr. Vest That Is not absurdity. The
absufdiLy Il the bill pr Sc