The Helena independent., 1889-01-23
ALLISON'S MEASURE.
Passage by the Senate Of the Substi-
tute Tariff Bill After a Division
on Party Lines.
THE DAY IN THE HOUSE.
Report OF the House COMMITTEES
Amending the Naturalization
Laws-Additiona Arguments
in Favor OF Utah.

WAsHIYGroN, Jan. 22-Nest presented
a ludlcrous alleged memorial from dentists,
asking the bounty Of dollar each for
teeth extracted, "ln order to encourage
home industry, lower the cost to patients,
encourage the immigration Of dentists from
other parts OF the world, thereby making a
better-market for the agriculturai-
other products of this country" The SEN
ate resumed consideration OF the tariff bill,
the pending question being ON the amend
ment offered by Reagan 10 the wool sec
ton. Morrill, read some remarks 10 the
general effect that the republican party
| was always ready 10 reduce the tariff
where il could safely be done.
Morrill, continued, saying that England
| by free trade had sacrificed her landed es-
tates 10 trade supremacy abroad. The
| Mills bill was distinct abandonment Of
| protection, particularly ss regards agrlcul-
lure. A tariff reduction on sugar would
| reduce the cost 10 the consumer not less
| than cent pound, and the proposed
| bounty on sugar would multiply the crops
| OF the farmer by the Introduction Of a per
manent and profitable crop. Reagan made
an argument in favor OF his amendment
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of wool 10 25 per cent adyalorem. Coke
expressed his readiness 10 vote 10 put wool
on the free list whenever all manufactures
were put on the free list Reagan's amend
ment was rtjected-yeas 22, nays 81.
| Brown and Payne voted no. Vance moved
| proyiso that no article In the wool and
woolen schedule should pay duty exceed
ing rs per cent. adyalorem; reJ,cted-yeas
| "a, nays 30 Brown voted aye. Payne no.
The schedule OF wood and woodenware
ware was then taken up. Aldrich reported
| an amendment to insert in paragraph 2Ol
| the words white pine, Sl.50 per 1000 feet,
board measure;" agreed 10. Vest moved
| to amend paragraph 207 las 10 pine clap
boards) by striking out the words, "s2 per
| 1000" and inserting the words ''shall be
admitted free Of duty" Stockbridge op-
posed Vests amendment.
Vance moved to amend Vests amend
ment by making II apply 70 all lumb, =
paragraphs. Vest again took the floor and
commented ON trusts generally and par
ticularly on the fact that the great lumber
| trusts were now In secret session In Michi-
gan. A lengthy c0lloquy OF a political na-
| ture ensued and finally a vote was taken
ON Vance's amendment, which was ac-
cepted by Vest as substitute for his own,
aud 1t was rejected-yeas, ~; nays, ~,
| Brown and Call voting against II. Hiscock,
| on behalf OF the finance committee, offered
| a proyiso which was agreed 20, that In case
| of the imposition OF export duties on sawed
lumber by any foreign government, the
| duty ON such sawed lumber shall remain as
under the present law. Aldrich, on behalf
| OF the finance committee, moved 10 insert
after paragraph 3O7 the words "reeds u
| per cent. adyalOrem chair cane IT," Alst.
| 10 increase the rate on sawed board ma
hogany, etc.. paragraph 2lb) from 10 10 20
per cent. advslorem; agreed TO.
| Voorhees, submitted several remarks on
-trnete, principally ir o political veott !
Sherman offered a proyiso which was
agreed 10, to paragraph 267, in taxing fresh
fish one-half cent per ppnnd, that the duty
| shall not apply TO fresh fish caught by citi-
zens of the United States on the high seas
| or In the open waters Of the lakes forming
the boundary between the United States
and Canada. Numerous amendments
were reported from the finance committee
and agreed TO without objection. among
them the following: Reducing the duty
on nickle ore for the nickel therein con.
| tained from three 10 two cents, and on nickel
| in matte, frem 10 10 3: reducing the DUTY
ON cocoa mating from 10 10 cents per
| square yard and ON cOcoa mats from ~
| 4 cents per square foot; amending the pro-
| viso 10 paragraph 1852 so as 10 make II read
| THAT all iron or steel wire valued al more
than 8 cents per pound" instead OF 10
cents, shall pay duty OF not less than 35
| per cent ad val0rem; inserting In paragraph
| Az (which imposes duty OF 35 per cent ad
valorem on manufactures OF leather, gutta
percha, etc,) the words "vul-
canized India rubber, known rs
| hard rubber" Eustis moved TO amend
schedule by reducing the rate on sugar
above No. III and not above No. 20, Dutch
standard. from u 1A cents per pound,
and ON sugar above No. 20 from cents 10
| lE cents. Rejected-yeas %. nays 81
Reagan moved to amend the bill by adding
q section imposing . graded income tax.
Rejected. Paragraph Az (calf skins etc. }
was amended by increasing the AL valorem
rates on sheep and goat skins from rs per
] per cent. and on skins from morocco from
| 10 10 Is per cent. The amendments re-
ported yesterday from the finance commit
tee To paragraph 32l, as 10 stockings, hose,
| etc, were agreed %.
stanford Offered as an amendment the
| bill heretofore introduced by him, 10 au-
thorlze the producers OF pure sweet wines,
who are also distillers, TO use free Of tax,
the wine spirits necessary 10 fortlfy such
pure sweet wines up To the alcoholic
strength OF II per cent; agreed %. The
amendment heretofore offered by Brown
10 the rice paragraph, was rejected. On
this vote Cameron, Mitchell, Plumb and
Quay voted with the democrats aud Bates,
y
Harris, Jones, Of Arkansas, Reagan, Tur.
pie, Vest and WalthAll with 'he republl.
cans. On motion of Aldrich the paragraph
finally was amended by making the rates
on cleaned, uncleaned, and broken
rice or rice flour I, ~ and III
cents. Plumb moved TO inseri
an additional paragraph relating 10 q
treasury department commission ~ be
known as the customs commission; agreed
TO without division. II provides for the
appointment by the president, with the al
Vice and cODseIt OF the senate, Of five com
misi0uers 10 hold Office two, three, four
five and six years respectively, not mor'
than three Of them 10 be Of the same polit
ical party. The salary is fixed al 81, 30,
per annum, With permanent Oihce al
The amendment reported from the I'm
ance committee 10 paragraph 257, as Il
oranges. lemons and lines was agreed 10
II increases the rate per package faccord
ing 10 capacity from 10, 20, and 10 cents
20 Is, 25, and 30 cents. aud from cents fol
every additional cubic foot 10 10 cents. Al
derson offered an amendment isgreed TO
repeating the provision requiring
box of imported cigars 10 indIcat,
the inspection thereof by custom officers
The amendment reported from the finance
committee as 10 paragraph 5S (puttinl
| fuuku 0lhmDnnts flf.s ON tIlH IItt llhI J. uli
words "and jewels 10 be used In the manu-
facture Of watches" WAS agreed to-yeas
81: nays,N Various other amendment
were offered and rejected. On motion o
Allison the date for the bill tn 70 into eifec
was changed from Feb. I, 1889, to July
1888. There being no further amendment
offered vote was taken, first on agreein
10 the substitute and second ON the passinl
OF the bill. Both votes were IDENTICAL
yeas, 32; nays, 30; all the Affirmative vote
being republican and the negative demo
cratic. The senate at D. m. adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
Some time was consumed In an endeayo
! by Crisp, Georgia, 10 secure action on ia
contested election c0se u Smalls vs.. Elliot
The house refused IN consider II. After
delay Of half an hour, caused by hlibuztel
ing by Cbeadle. Indiana, the house wet
into committee OF the whole on the rive
and harbor bill.
After some illbustering McAdOo, Ne
Jersey, moved 70 strike out the Appropril