The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-23

1--WE minute rule.
When the Senate took up the Tariff
bill, the pending question was on the
amendment Of Mr.. Reagan-to the wool
section
Mr.. Morrill, said that the Mills bill was
an abandonment Of protection The
Senate substitute would make a reduc-
ton OF revenue OF about $73,O00.0 900. and
would cover the country and every part
OF 1t with blessing
Mr. Reagan made an argument in
favor OF his amendment.
After remarks by Mr. Turpie against.
and Mr.. Harris for the amendment. a
vote was taken snd il was rejected
yeas -, nays 3l-Senators Brown and
Payne voting in the negative
Che amendment proposed to change
the duty on all grades and kinds of wool
to q per cent al Jal0rsm)
Nj Vest moved to put pine clap
boards on the free list.
NJ Vance moved to amend Mr.. Vests
amcndment by making it apply to all the /
r0er paragraphs.
After remarks by Mr. Call, Mr. Blair, |
and Mr.. GRAY, and others, q vote was
taken on Mr. Nance's amendment, (which
Mr. Vest accepted as a substitute for his
amendmentl and il was reiected-l0 20
2S-Mr Brown and Mr. Call voting in
the negative
Mr. Hiscock for the Finance Commit !
tee. offered an amendment, which was
agreed 20. providing that in case Of the F.
imposition of export duties by any for
eign government, the duty ON such /.
sawed lumber shall remain as under the
present laW
Mr. Reagan offered an amendment 20 F.
the bin, adding a section imposing an in. I.
come tax.
The amendment was rejected, Senators
Brown Payne and Pugh voting no.
Various amendments were offered by
Democratic Senators and rejected.
Mr. Plumb offered an amendment 20
the proyiso 10 paragraph lj, Gas 20 iron
hoops or bandsl. so as 10 reduce the adj F.
ditiOnal twOtenihs 20 One-tenth. Re
iecied-yea-, 90, noes, 81. Mr. Plumb
voted aye and Mr. Payne no.
Mr. Brown moved TO make the rates
on cleaned rice two cents per pound; on
mcleaned rice one and quarter cents,
on paddy one cent. and on broken rice
or rice flour, twenty per cent od cqiorlm.
Reiected-yeas. 20. nays, &c. On this
vote, Senators Cameron, Mitchell, Pldmb
and Quay voted with the Democrats;
and Senators Bate, Berry, Blodgett,
Cockrel Coke, Faulkner. Harris, Jones
of Arkansas. Reagan Turpie, YES, and
Wathall with the Republicans.
ON motion of Mr. Aldrich the para
graph was finally amended as TO ll) by
making the rates T., 1, Z and I cents.
Mr. Plumb offered an additional para
graph to the silk schedule, a. follows
silk. raw or as rccled from the cocoon,
but not doubled, twisted. or advanced i'm
manufacture in any way, and silk waste,
2j per cent ad 1l'0rcm.
Reiected-Aves 81. nays 81
The Republican Senators voting aye
were Blair. Dawes, DOlph, Hoar, In
ralls. Henderson. Mitchell, Paddock,
Plumb, Quay Stewart, and Teller
The Democratic Senators who voted
no were Bate, Blackburn, Blodgctt,
Brown Cockrel COlQuitt, Eustis, Faulk-
ner, German Gray, Harris, Jones Of Ar
kansas Turpic, Vance, Vest, Nalthall,
and Wilson OF Maryland
Mr Plumb moved 20 insert an aidi-
uola, ,.mgrph creating and establish
ing in The Treasury Department a COM
mission to be known as the Customs
Commission Agreed 10 without de
vision. II provides for the appointment
by the President with the advice and
consent of the Senatel of five commits
sioners 10 hold office two, three, four
five and six years, respectively, no more
than three of them 90 be of the same po-
litical party. The salary is to be 5000
per anuum. The permanent office OF the
commission is tO be at Washington.
An amendment reported from the fl-
nance Committee as 10 oranges, lemons,
and lines. was agreed tO-yeas, 30 nays,
T. II increases the rates per package,
according to capacity, from ID, 20, and
40 cents to l3, 25, and 5Ocents and from
3 cents for every additional cubic loot TO
10 cents.
Mr Allison offered an amendment from
the committee repeating the provision OF
+ law recurring @ stamp 10 be affixed to
every box OF imported cigars, 10 indl'
cate the inspection thereof by the Gus
toms officer Agreed to-
On motion of Mr. Allison the date for
the bill 10 20 into effect was changed
from 1st January, 1889, 10 July lst, 1889
/ Mr.. Riddleberger, after the vote was
taken. stated that he hal voted right
along with the Republican party ana
with the Finance Committee for the bill,
but there was nothing in the bill which
would have justified him in voting for ii,
after the adoption OF the amendments OF
the senator from Kansas Mr.. Plumb
d. aFrnw -- u
nroyisiOn. Therefore, if he had not been
haired and had not felt under an obliga-
lion to preserve that pair he should mol
+ have voted for tie bill.
The Senate, at $40 P. NJ, adjourned
until tomorrow at noon.
THE HOUSE.
The House discussed the River and
Harbor bin all day withot action, ana al
, o'clock adjourned.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS.
The United States steamer Osslpee
has been ordered TO proceed without de-
Law TO Aspinwall from Key West, where
She towed the Haytien Republic from
Uavti until the arrival of the Atlanta at
port-au- Prince. She having left New
YORK on Sunday, this government VIII
eunrepresented at Hayti The Oalena'
now M Kew West. has been ordered TO
the Pensacola nayy-yard for minor re-
pairs
THE AMERICAN DENTAL ISFANIl INDUS
TRY WANT PROTECTION.
Mr. Vest presented TO the Senate To-.
@day. memorial signed by number oil
dentists asking that bounty OF 81 per
tooth extracted be allowed to American
dentists lin order to encouage an hohesl
industry. lower the cost TO the patients
and encourage the immigration OF den-
lists from other parts Of The world
thereby making a better market Tor agg'
ricultural and other products OF this
country Il was laid on the table.
THE SAMOAN DIFFICULTY
The Cabinet to-day remained in session
LONGER than usual IL is supposed that
( the samoan difficulty was the subJect OF
, discussion. and that an executive commu-
nication may be sent to the senate louch