Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-11
Fiftieth Congress-second Session
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. THE TARrrr nrpATr

WASHINGTON, Jan. TO-
 THE TARIFF DEBATE.
 SENATE.-The Senate at 12:30 resume
 consideration of the tariff bill at paragrap
 All, taxing leather not specially enumerate
 or provided for 15 per cent. ad valorem. N
 amendment was offered,
 Mir. Vance moved to amend paragraph fl
 taxing calfskins, etc., 25 cents per pound b,
 reducing that rate to 20 per cent. ad valor
 em.
 MT. Allison said that, in some kinds O
 skins, 25 cents per pound was less than 2t
 tee wished to examine the question, and he
 asked that paragraph 412 and 413 be passed over informally. It was SO ordered.
 Mr. Vance moved to amend paragraph All by changing the rate on lime from 5 cents
 per 100 pounds to 10 per cent. ad valorem Rejected. yeas 22, nays 27. MT. Brown vot ing aye.
 1 On motion of Mr. Allison, paragraph 415 | (taxing manufactures of slabaster, amber l etc., 25 per cent ad valorem) was amended | by emitting from it the words fscork or cork bark" and adding to it the words "osier or willow prepared for basket makers use." MT. Vance moved to reduce the rate from | 25 to 10 per cent. ad valorem. Rejected, yeas 20, nays 25.
 Paragraph 416, taxing manufactures of bone, etc., 30 per cent. ad valorem was, on | on motion of MT. Allison, amended by ada l ing to it "cork or cork bark" No amend ment was offered to paragraph AT, taxing manufactures of leather, gutta percha, etc., 35 per cent. ad valorem. MT. Vest moved to amend paragraph 418 as to manufactures of ivory, mother-of-peal, etc., by reducing the rate frem 40 to 35 per cent. ad valorem. Re- jected, yeas 23, nays 24.
 Mir. Vest moved to amend paragraph 419, marble of all kinds in block, rough or square by reducing the rate from e5 to 40 cents per cubic foot. Rejected, yeas 2e. nays 23 (Mr. Brown voting no).
 No amendment was offered to paragraphs 420 or 421, relating to veiHed marble and to manufactures of marble.
 Mir. Vance moved to amend paragraph 422, friction or llcifer matches, by striking out ssten cents per gross" aud inserting (as in ex- isting law) 35 per cent. ad valoren.
 MT. Allison said that the rates of duty were equivalent, but that it was desirable to have a specific rather than an ad valorem rate. The amendment was rejected, yeas 20, nays 24.
 No amendment was offered to paragraph 423, taxing cocoa mating 10 cents per square yard and cocoa mats cents per square foot.
 Mr.Vest called attention to paragraph 424, taxing paintings and statuary 30 per cent. sd valorem and providing that the term "statu- ary" shall only include such as is wrought by hand. He compared it with provision which taxes machinery produced alabaster figures only 25 per cent.
 MT. Aldrich explained that alabaster work was very insignificant and immaterial, and that mechanical reproductions of works of art except in alabaster would pay 50 per cent. under the substituted as under the existing law
 Mr. Hoar expressed the hope that before the bill passed to it's final consideration the finance committee would conclude to put all works of art on the free list. He did not be- &lak l loos.o ton for his work against the competition of all mankind.
 MT. Allison moved to amend paragraph 425 by reducing the duty on pearls from 25 to 10 per cent. ad valorem. The amendment was adopted-yess 25, nays 20.
 No amendment was offered to paragraphs 426, 427 and 42S (pencils, pencil leads and percussion caps.)
 MT. Vance moven to amend paragraph 429 (pipes, pipe bowls and cigar holders of wood) by striking out the words ''one half ot one cent each' in addition to seventy per cent. ad valorem. Rejected, yeas 20, nays B. No amendment WAS offered to paragraphs 430, 431, 432 and 433, smokers articles. clay tobacco pipes, pearl and shell buttons, and matters plush.
 Mir. Vance moved to amend paragraph 434, precious stones of all kinds, cut but not set, by increasing the rate from 10 to 25 per cent. ad valorem. After some discussion the amendment was rejected, yeas %, nays g. The Republicans voting 'sno'' were Mitchell, Palmer, Spooner and Teller. The only Dem ocrat voting ''no" was Eustis. MT. Brown moved to increase the rate on precious stones, set and not specially orna- mented, from 25 to 40per cent. ad valorem, so as to make 1t correspond with the amend ment yesterday as to jewelry. Agreed to without division.
 MT. Vance moved to amend paragraph 435, freestones, etc., by putting it on the free list instead of duty of fourteen cents per cubic foot; rejected without division. l No amendment was offered to paragraph 436, taxing freestone granite, etc., except marble (hewn) 25 per cent. MT. Vest moved to amend paragraph 437, taxing grindstones $1.75 by putting them on the free list; rejected, yeas 15, nays 24. No amendment was offered to paragraphs 43S or 439 (umbr and waste) MT. Brown moved to amend paragraph 40 (the last on the dutiable 1istl taxing watches and watch cases 90 per cent. adva~ lorem by adding to it 'gold watches and gold cases 40 per cent. advalorem." Mir. Vest suggested that the two parts of the paragraph would conflict and MT. Alli- son said that there was not much to be &C., complished by the amandnent as the watch manufacturers of the United States were able to compete successfully with the rest of the world and did not ask an increased pro- lection. But MT. Brown insisted on his amendment, remsrking that 1t was not a question of protection, but as to whether more revenue should be raised on lu1uries or on the necessaries of life. The amendment was agreed to, yeas g, nays 20.
 The Republican senators who voted aye l were Chandler, Frye, Hale, Henderson, Mitch ell, Paddock, Plumb, Stewart and Teller. | were Gibson, Gray, Salisbury, Vance and Vest.
 1 The clerk then proceeded to read the free l list, beginning at paragraph Al. MT. Vance l objected to the paragraph as to braids, ,plaits, \ faces, etc., suitable for ornamenting hats and l bonhets and moved to tax them twenty per I cent. ad vslorem. After lengthy discussion | between Messrs. Vance, Allison, Aldrich and Vest the amendment was rejected. On motion of Mir. Allison paragraph 510 | coal, stack or culm, was struck out, it having
 been put on the dutiable list yesterday. | Mir. Vance moved to take from the free list diamonds, rough or uncut, and diamond dus | (paragraph 533) and tax them twenty five per cent. ad vslorem. Rejected, yeas 15 nays 25.
 | On motion of Nr. Allison paragraph 5; l was amended by striking out the words "no
 including pearls" and inserting the words
 "glaziers' and engravers' diamonds, not set.
 and paragraph 534, applying to diamonds Sc | for glaziers and engravers, was struck out.
 MT. Plumb moved to strike out of para graph 557-fresh fsh-the words "excsp l when frozen or packed ill ice or otherwis prepared by any process for preservation" s
 as to make the paragraph simply read "fresl
 fish," There was no quorum voting on tn
 amendment and the bill was laid aside
 About twelve pages were disposed of to-day
 The Senate at 5:25 p. m. adjourned unti | tomorrow.
 HoUsE.-After the reading of the journa
 to-dny, Mr. Weaver brought forward two
 dilitory motions to adjourn, and that whe,
 the House adjourns it be to meet on Satur
 day.
 MT. Crisp, of Georgia, and MT. Weave
 were appointed rellers on the latter motion
 and as no quorum voted call of the Hous
 was ordered. Two hundred and ffty-thre,
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