The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-15
WORK OF CONGRESS
The Sugar Bounty Provlso
Introduced.
Mr. VESTS AMENDMENTS.
Alleged Cerraps Purpose OF the
Oklahoma Biii--yyoe1 sehed-
uie Amendments.

wAsHfgeioN. Jan. 14.--.Ia the sena.e fas
Committee or public lands reported the
senate filii Eusroffxsnw the ens7y of ccr-
tsia tract Of lApd Es29 acres Tor s0wnslse
purposes for the town % FiaEsfasy, Artzgns
H0sr sntfedace eentErreal reSoIsffoa
10. counting fhe yutss fss president and
vice president Referred to The committee
on privileges and elections. II provides
thai the twc houses OF congress shall as
seaaEie In the hall ef representatives
Wednesday, the tsfh Of February, at i
oIclock In TIE afternoon. that tie president
Of the senate; shall be lie presiding ofsseers
that two psrscns shall be appointed fellers
on tae part isf the senate aud Two On the
rays 81 zhe hofise. 10 make q list Of the
votes and report the result 70 the president
Of tas senxfrs vhs is - sugszase The vcse
deemed defamation of the persons elect
cd president and rice president OF the
United states. and SHALL BE eltsrpd On the
journals af the two houses
The senate shen proceeded 90 consider
alton OF the tariff bill. Aliixoa. or the part
nes sections which be proposed 10 eser
a. amendments. They relate 10 the beauty
on sugar, afsd provide until April i90B
there shall be paid 70 the pru.ucers OF 80.
gar, testing not less than 80 degrees OF the
polasssfepe. fFcm beets or sorghum or ssl-
bossrts of one cent per pound, under s.seh
rules aud regulations es the commissioner
OF internal revenue, With fhs; approval os
the secretary of the treasury. shall pre-
scribe the bounty 10 be paid annually frora
the duties to be collected on imported
sugar.
The pending question was oa the amend
nert offered by Gray saturday 20 section
z51D as 10 the adaiSssOa OF material freeof
duty necessary for the construction and
equipment OF sessels built In the United
states for foreign account ani ownership
or for foreign trade, the amendment being
to strike our OF the section the words,
-aAgies, bottoms aud copper and cofnpo-
sstInu metal which may be necessary for
tho construction and equipment OF
vessels. and 20 insert IN lieu thereof the
words, Sheets. angles. beams and bolts,
deck aud bulb beams together with ali
structural shapes OF iron or copper and
composition metal, foFgiugs of iron or
steel Castings OF iron, steel or composition,
dues and fubez Of iron, steel or
somposisioa, raaehiasry and parts
articles of foreign production necessary
soF the construction and equipment Of
ste amshspa or ether vessels. Gray submit-
ted aaaitional remarks in faysr OF the
aTnelldfnent. After q long debs.e the
amendment was reiected--yeas "a, nays y
--oIa strict party lines
Vest moved 10 strike out of the free HIST
kergaInet oil and Ihsert bricks. Rejected:
as was also hie motion 10 strike out civet
oils and insert slaves of wood ef all kinds.
Allison moved 70 add 10 paragraph 7ss.
on the free list, the words logs, .sand
round anmanufactured timber not special
iy enuiaeratea or provided foT. - Agreed.
Vest nsoyed 30 strike ont lavender oil
from the list and Insert Iaths. Allison
suggested 70 Vest net to consume time un-
necessarily In offering the amendments In
detail, but 10 move - strike all the oils
on the free list If there was Eay reason
Why they should be on the 6Ufiabip list
Vest said he cared nothing about layen-
der OH or either prefnfnes, but he did care
something about the neceEsaries OF life.
The amendment was reiscted-yeas 20,
nays o.
Aldrieh ofiessd several amendments.
which were agreed To, amoRg them being
one 70 pat q rate of s5 cents per pound on
boots, shoes and corset lacingg, paragraph
s25, and 10 increase the rate of Eii manu-
features OF cotton. moi specially enuEier-
Hted. from 35 20 40 per cent. ad valorem-
paragraph S-1
Vest riscved to strike out Of the free list
oil of neroli or orange flower and to substi-
tute needles. Eejected.
Vest moved rs strike ont OF the free list
altar ef roses and To substitute salt After
IL long discussion the bill was laid aside
without action on the pending amend
ment.
Chandler introduced bill revisiag the
grade sf lieutenant-general in the United
States army and authorizing the president
10 appoint any mai0rgenerai 10 tho resi-
tf6n- The senate then adjourned.