Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-23

WASHINGTON. d. c.. January -. 1889.
senate.

WASHINGTON. d. c., January -, 1850.
senate.
Among the various memorials presented
W8- ludicrous one presented by NJ. Vest,
sigued by number Oi dentists, asking that
a bounty Of dollar per tooth extracted be
allowed 70 American dentists. ~ order TO
encourage honest industry, lover the cost
70 patients, and encourage the immigration
u dentists from other parts OF the world.
| thereby making better market for agrlcul-
tural and other products Of this country.
| Laid on the table.
ON motion Of Mr.. Riddleberger SEN
ate bin directing the survey OF a national
road from the Aqueduct bridge 10 MI.
| Vernon, appropriating 100000 therefor, to
| be expended under the direction OF the
| War Department. was passed.
/ The senate n 1880 resumed the conside-
ration Of The tariff bill. the pending question
/ being on the amendment odercd 10y Mr..
| Reagan the woe section.
| Mr. Morrill, read some general remarks on
| th. bill.
MIR. Reagan made an argument In favor Of
his amendment. changing the duty on all
| grades aud Kinds of wool TO - per cent. AL
/ yalorcm. He desired, ne said, 20 put agri.
| culture on fair aud equal basis with the
other Industries: but hc kOcw no way ~
| dong equal Justice 70 The men VINO ploughed
aud b0-d. wDo raised cotton and corn and
/ wheat ana beef because these products
/ were exported and not imported. They
! stood unprotected and uncovered hy law
and had 70 pay bOunlies conferred on other
/ Industries.
Mr.. cox expressed his readiness TO vote
! 20 put wool on the free list whenever the
base, OF manufacturers were put on the free
! hst
Iie stood by the Mills bin not because Il
was such a bill rs he preferred, but because
! it represented The real foundation on which
taxation should be levied aud collected.
After remlr6s by AIR Turpin against. and
by MIR. Harris for the amendment offered by
Mr. Reagan, the vote was taken and The
| amendment was reiected-yeas, -: nays,
81. Mc-srs. Brown and Payne voted NO.
Mr.. Vance tnen moved a provision that no
| article In The wool and woolleu sche dule shall
piv rate oi duty exceeding - per cent. al
| yalorcm. Bciecied-yea.. -; nays, So. Nr.
| Brown voted Aye and Mr. Payne No.
Schedule p, "wo0d and wo0deEwares, -
WI, then taken up. Mr.. AdrIch reported
the amendment 10 Insert in paragranh POI
the words "whito pine Sl.5) per 1000 iect
! board measure Agreed 10.
Mr. Ne,t moved 10 amend paragraph 20
Gas 10 pine chp.boarl0 by striking out th'
words go per 1000 and inserting th'
words "slall be admitted free Oi duty"
and he argued in support Of his motion.
Mc.srs. St0choridse and Palmer opposed
the amendment.
Mr.. Vance moved TO amend Mr.. Vest.
amendment by making 1t apply toall lumber
paragraphs.
Mr. Vest again took the floor and spoke
upon tLc general subject OF the principle o
The bin ann wa. replied 10 by Mr.. Plumb.
Discussion was SUSPENDED 10 allow Mr.
Plumb 10 report from the tOmmittee on Ap
propriations House bin making sppropria
ti0os Tor tAe expenses 0i the government 0
The District ~ Columbia and senate bill @
secure the maintenance Of public order
during the Inauguration ceremonies ~ 1889
Both bills were placed on the calendar and
the t4ri0 discussion @as resumed by Messr,,
Palmer, Plat, Vance, Iliscock, Call, Blair
and Gray.
Finally the question was taken on Mr.
NaBce's amendment, which was accepted by
Sir. Ve.t as the substitute FOR his own and /
was rejected yeas. -, nays. y. Messrs
Brown ana Gail voted against II.
Nr. Hscock, on behalf Of the Finance
Committee. offered a pfoyi,O (Which wa
agreed lo) that in case OF the imposition o.
export duties by any foreign government
the duty on such saved lumber shall remain
as under the present law.
Nr. Aldrich. on behalf OF the Finance
Committee moved 70 insert after paragraph
209 the word, "rceds 10 per cent. al yalO
rem and chair cane lj." Agreed 10.
Mr. Aldrlch also moved TO increase th'
rate on sawed boards Of mahogany, &c.
from - 20 20 per cent. ad yalorem. Agreed
70.
Mr. Vest moved to put on the free lis
wood Manufactured paragraph Pa anC
.awed boards Of mahogany, 81. Rejected -
yeas. -; nay, 30.
Mr.. voorhees, then submitted some gene
raj remarks.
Mr. Sherman offered a proyiso (whicl
was agreed to) to paragraph 2GI in taXinl
ire5h fish bali cent per pound, that tho dutl
shall not apply to fresh fish caught by citi
zens OF the United states on the high sea, d
ia the open waters Of the lakes forming thl
boundary between the United states anC
Canada.
Numerous amendments were ported from
the Finance Committee sud agreed 10 with
! out objection. Among them were the fol
loving: Amending the proylsO TO para
graph lj2 so a. 10 make It read "thlt all iror
or steel wire valued At more than cents pc
Mound Instead Of 10 cents shall pay dutl
Of not less than 3j per cent. al yaloTcB.
Nr. Eustis moved 10 amend the suga
schedule reducing the rate on sugar above
No. rs and not above No. 20. Dutch stand
ard, from Il 10 l. cents per pound, and OF
sugar above No. % from TO lie. lie mad
an argument in support Of the amendment
which Vas opposed bY Mr. Adrich, wbi
said that 1t would destroy the sugar.rehnlni
interests.
The amendment was reiected-yeas, %
nays, 81.
SIR. Gibson, who with Mr.. Payne yoteC
against the amendment explained aud jus
tilted that vote. lie regarded the amend
mcnt. he said, as injurious to the sugar IN
terssts oi Louisiana.
Mr. Reagan moved 10 amend the bill bl
adding section imposing an income tax o
) Der cent. on incomes over 81 000 aud up 4
$1,000; y per cent. on incomes up to $40,
600, and 10 per cent. on Incomes over 10,
OG0, and providing that the dutie. on cOttOI
; aud woolen goods, on iron and steel, an'
; productions of iron aud steel, Including
farmers and mechanics tools, shall not ex
ceed 40 per cent, and that salt shall be OF
tue free list.
Rejected-yeas 20. nays 80 Messrs
| DIOWn, Gh}De, anu IuSu NOtluS No.
The amendment heretofore reported iron
the Finance Committee 10 paragraph 40
gloves WAS taken up aud agreed to.
likes the rates on gloves at sl.50 per dozen
aud 20 per cent. ad valOrem up 10 80 pc
cent. al Yaloren. The rates on sheep anC
goalskins and skins for Morocco we're in
creased per cent. The rates on cottor
stockings, &C., were fixed from 90 cents pc
: dozen and 20 per cent. al yalorrm up 10 A
cents per dozen and 40 per cent. al yalorem
! and the rate ON cheaD eOtfon ghirts An,