The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-01-23
The Vote Results 30 to 80 on strict
Party Lines.

section.
Mr.. Morrill, read some general remarks
He had sought the floor, he said, mainly for
the purpose of preserving the symmetry of
the Republican record in relation to its ac-
tion on the tariff. He criticised the course
of Democratic Senators in opposition to the
bill, who had assaild it he said, by chorus
of vituperatiye epithets as harsh to the ear
as the discordant tones of calithumpian
concert.
to make lumber of all kinds free of duty was
rejected by a vote of 2S nays, 10 yeas. The
vote was a strict party one, except that
Messrs Call and Brown voted with the Re
publicans.
Mr.. Hiscock, on behalf of the finance COM
mittee, offered a proviso, which was agreed
e., that In case OF the imposition OF export
duties by any foreign government, the duty
on sawed lumber shall remain as under
the present law.
mittee, moved to insert after paragraph 209,
the words: Reeds, 10 per cent advalorem,
chair cane 15," which was agreed to. Mr.
Aldrich also moved to increase the rate on
sawed boards of mahogany, etc, paragraph
2l5), from 10 to 20 per cent advalorem. This
was agreed to.
Mr.. Vest moved to put on the free list
wood unmanufactured paragraph 214) and
sawed boards of mahogany, etc, paragraph
215) The motion was defeated.
Mr.. Voorhees, submitted some general re-
marks. He said the Senate substitute was
not in any legitimate sense revenue meas
| ure, but was measure to amass fortunes
for favored few by wholesale extortions
| practiced on every want and necessity OF
human life The title of the bill should
read: "A bill TO increase taxation and to
complicate the laws in order to still further
exalt and enrich monopolies by the iniqui-
tous ana unrighteousness spoilation of the
people"
Mr.. Sherman offered proviso, which was
agreed to, to paragraph 267, taxing fresh fish
half cent a 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 likes forming the boundary
between the United States and Canada.
Numerous amendments were reported
from the finance committee, and agreed to
without objection.
Mr.. Reagan moved to amend by adding a
section imposing an income tax of per cent
on incomes over $1,000 and up to 5000; of II
per cent on incomes up to $4,000, and 10 per
cent on incomes over $4,000, and providing
that the duties on cotton and wo0len goods,
on iron and steel, and productions of iron
and steel, shall not exceed 40 per cent: and
that salt shall be on the free list. These
were rejected.
Mr.. Salisbury offered an amendment max
ing IL the duty of protected manufacturers,
whose annual business shall exceed $1,000,
to pay into the treasury all their profits
above ten per cent. The motion was re-
jected
Mr.. Reagan offered an amendment to the
fresh fish paragraph requiring that the Off
GERS and at least three-quarters Of the crew
OF American fishing vessels shall be either
native born or naturaliZed citizens of the
United States. The amendment was re-
jected.
On motion of Mr. Aldrich, from the COM
mittee, the rice paragraph was finally amend
cleaned rice, on uncleaned, and ON paddy
rice, ard I on broken rice.
Mr.. Plumb moved to insert an additional
paragraph creating and establishing in the
treasury department commission to be
known as customs commission. This was
agreed to. IL provides for the appointment
by the President, with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, of five commissioners, to
hold Office two, three, four, five and six
years respectively, not more than three to be
of the same political party. their salary to be
$1,000 per aaDum, and the permanent office
of the commission to be in Washington.
Mr.. Allison offered an amendment from
the committee, which was agreed to- re-
specting the provision of law requiring a
stamp to be affixed to every box of imported
cigars to indicate inspection thereof by Gus
toms officers.
On motion of Mr.. Allison, the date for the
bill to go into effect (section 12) was changed
from February l, 1889, TO July l. 1889. The
substitute was then accepted and the bill
passed by strict party vote; yeas, 80, nays,
80. Mr.. Riddleberger stated that had he not
been paired he would have voted against the
bill, on account of the adoption of the
amendments of Mr.. Plumb, presumably the
customs commission provision. The Sem
ate adjourned until noon tomorrow.