Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-23
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
The Senate Tariff Bill Passed by 6
Vote of 80 to 30. .
PARTY LINES STRICTLY DRAWN
A Clause Inserted Providing for the
Creation of a Customs Com
Observation-Disclosures in the
House.


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pending question being the amendment Of
fered by the Reagan wool section.
Mr.. Morrill, read some general remarks in
which he criticised the course of the demo-
cratic senators IN opposition TO the bill.
| Mr.. Reagan made an argument in favor of
his amendment, changing the duty on all
grades and kinds of wool to % per cent ad
valorem.
After remarks by Mr.. Turpic against and
Mr.. Harris for the amendment offered by
Mr.. Reagan, a vote was taken and the amend
mcnt rejected.
MIR. Vance then moved a proviso that no
article in the wool aud wooden schedule
should pay a rate of duty exceeding 20 per
cent ad valOrem. Rejected.
An amendment, offered by Mr.. Vance, to
make lumber of all kinds tree of duty, was
rejected by n vote of ~ nays to 10 yeas.
Schedule ID (wool and wooden ware was
taken up.
Mr.. Aldrich reported an amendment to in
sert in paragraph POI the words "white pine
81. 80 per 1000 feet, board measure" Agreed
to.
Mr.. Vest moved to amend paragraph 201
(pine clapboards) by striking out the words
$50 90 per /, 900" and inserting the words,
''shall be admitted free of duty and argued
in support of his motion.
Messers. Stockbridge and Palmer opposed
the amendment.
MIR. Vance moved to amend Mr.. Vests
amendment by making it apply to all lumber
paragraphs.
Mr.. Vest again took the floor and COM
mentcd on trusts generally, and particularly
on the fact that the great lumber trust was
now in secret session in Michigan.
a lengthy collOquy of a political nature en-
sued. Finally the question was taken on Mr..
Nance's amendment, which was accepted by
Mr.. Vests substitute for his own, and it was
rejecteu-yeas 10, nays 2S, Messrs. Brown
and Call voting against 1t.
Mr.. Hiscock, on behalf of the finance com
mittee, offered a proviso, which was agreed
to, that in case of imposition to the export
duties on sawed lumber by any foreign gov
eminent the duty on such sawed lumber
shall remain as under the present law.
Mr.. Aldrich, on behalf of the finance com.
mittee, moved to insert after paragraph 2OJ
the words, ''reeds 10 per cent ad valorcm;
chair cane 1871 also to increase the rate on
sawed boards of mahogany, etc. paragraph
2l5) from ID to 20 per cent ad valorem.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Voorhees, submitted some general re-
marks on trusts, etc, principally in a polit-
zeal VEN.
Mr.. Sherman offered a proviso, which was
agreed to, to paragraph 267, taxing fresh fish
one-half cent per pound, that the duty shall
not apply to fresh fish caught by citizens of
the United States on the high seas or in the
open waters of the lakes forming the boun-
dairy line between the United States and
Canada.
numerous amendments were reported from
the finance committee and agreed to without
objection. Among them We're the following:
Reducing the duty on nickel ore, for the
nickel therein contained. from 3 to 2 cents
per pound, and on nickel in matte from 10 to
5. Reducing the duty on cocoa mat
ting from 10 to s cents per square
yard and on cocoa mats from ; to 4 cents per
square foot. Amending the proviso to para
graph 1872 so as to make it read, that all
iron or steel wire valued at more than > cents
NO I,nt,n1 - l. stnn1 nT IN pnnfg tghD1l a
a duty of not less than 80 per cent ad val
orem." Inserting in paragraph AT, which
imposes q duty of 30 per cent ad valorem, on
manufactures of leather, gutta percha, etc,
the words "vulcanlZed India rubber, known
as hard rubber"
Mr.. Eustis moved to amend paragraphs 2l9
and 220, in the sugar schedule, by reducing
the rate on sugar above No. 16, and not
above No. 20, Dutch standard, from TX to
l36 cents per pound, ana on sugar above No.
20, from , cents to IA cents. Rejected
Yeas %; nays 81.
Mr.. Reagan moved to amend the bill by
adding a section imposing a graded income
tax. Rejected.
Paragraph 4l2 (celf skins, etc., was
amended by increasing the ad valorem rate
on sheep and goat skins from 20 to % per
cent, and on skins for Morocco from - to 20
per cent.
An amendment reported yesterday from
the finance committee to paragraph 32l
stockings, hose, ETC. was agreed to.
Mr.. Stanford offered an amendment to the
bill heretofore introduced by him to author
ize the producers of pure sweet vines, who
are also distillers, to use, free of tax, the
wine spirits necessary to fortify such pure
sweet wines up to an alcoholic strength of IA
per cent. Agreed to.
The amendment heretofore offered by Mr..
Brown to the rice paragraph was rejected.
On this vote Messrs. Cameron, Mitchell,
Plumb and Quay voted with the democrats,
and Bate Berry, Blodgett, Cockrell, Coke,
I..-, IAnn- &c A ,la ,gnn gnn
gan, Turpie, Vest, and Walthall with the
republicans.
On motion of Mr.. Aldrich the paragraph
was finally amended by making the rates on
cleaned, uncleaned and broken rice, or rice
-four, IL, IL and IL cents.
Mr.. Plumb moved to insert an additional
paragraph creating and establishing in the
treasury department a commission 10 be
known as the customs commission. Agreed
to without division. IT, provides for the APP
pointment by the president, with the advice
and consent of the senate, of five commits
sioners, to hold Office (2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 years,
respectively, not more than three OF them to
be of the same political party, at a salary of
81, 900 per annum. The permanent Office Will
be at Washington.
Ar amendment reported from the finance
mmit to paragraph 25I, as to oranges,
lemons and limos, was agreed to. 1t in
creases a rate per package, according TO
capacity, from -, 20 and 10 cents to 10, %
and 80 cents, and from 8 cents for every ad-
ditional cubic foot TO 10 cents.
Mr.. Allison offered an amendment, which
was agreed to, repeating the provision re
curing a stamp to be affixed to every box of
imported cigars, to indicate the inspection
thereof by the custom officers.
An amendment reported from the finance
committee to add TO paragraph 533 Quitting
rough diamonds on the free list) the words,
''and Jewels to be used in the manufacture
of Watches Agreed to-yeas 81, nays 21.
Various other amendments were ofered
and reje cited.
ON motion of Mr.. Allison the date when
the bill is to go into effect (~scction ~ was
changed from the lst of February, 1889, to
the LIST of July, 1889.
There being no further amendments
offered, a vote was taken, the first on agree
ing to the substitute, and then onthe passing
of the bill. Both votes were identi al-yeas
80, nays 30-as follows:
YEAS.
Aldrich, Blair, Bowen,
Cameron, Chase, Chandler,
Cullom, Davis, Dawes,
Dolph, Edmunds, Eyarts,
Farwell, Frye, Hawley,
Hiscock, Hoar, ingalls,,
Jones New Henderson Mitchell,
Morrill,, Paddock, Palmer,
Plat, Plumb, Quay,
Sherman, Spooner, Stockbridge,
Teller, Wilson Ia.)-32.
NAYS.
Bate, Berry, Blackburn,