St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-11
TALKING AGAINST TIME.
Senators Continue Their Silly
Discussion of the Tariff.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-The senate
to-day continued the consideration of
the tariff bill after agreeing to meet to-
morrow morning at II O'Clock. At the
conclusion of the morning business,
Mr.. Allison offered resolution provid-
ing that when the senate adjourn to-day
it be to meet at IL o'clock tomorrow
morning. On call of the yeas and
nays the motion was agreed to by vote
of 81 to IL. AT 1880 the senate resumed
consideration of the tariff bill. At the
request of Mr.. Allison, paragraphs re-
lating to skins were passed over inform
ally. On motion of Mr.. Allison, para
graphs relating to manufactures of
alabaSter, amber, ETC., was amended by
omitting the words ''cOrk OF cork BARK
and adding the words ''OSier or willow
prepared for basketmakers' use." The
words ''cork or cork bark'' were added
to the paragraph taxing manufactures
of bones, etc. CThis change raises the
rate on cork or cork bark from 25 per
cent to so per cent ad valorem.) A num-
ber of amendments offered by Mr.. Vest
and Mr.. Vance to various paragraphs
were rejected without debate. Mr..
Allison moved to amend paragraph 425
by reducing the duty on pearls from %
to 10 per cent ad valorem. Adopted by
vote of 26 to 20: Mr.. Eustis and Mr..
Payne voting in the affirmative. and
Mr.. Plumb, Mr.. Spooner and Mr.. Teller
in the negative. Mr.. Vance moved to
amend paragraph 434 precieus stones
ing the rate from 10 to 25 per cent ad
valorem. Mr.. Aldrich argued that the
amendment would be solely in
THE INTEREST OF SMUGGLERs.
Mr.. Morrill, says that no secretary of
the treasury had ever recommended a
higher rate of duty on diamonds that 10
per cent. Importers of diamonds. re-
spectacle, upright men, had been before
the finance committee, and had eX-
planned how easily diamonds could be
smuggled, stating they could contract
with foreigners to bring diamonds to
this country at 7per cent. when the duty
was 10. After the discussion the amend
ment was lost by tie-vOte. Mr.. Brown
moved to increase the rate on precious
stones, set, and not specially enumer-
ated, from 25 to 40 per cent ad valOrem
paragraph 434): so as to make 1t corre-
spond with the amendment yesterday as
to jewelry. Agree to without dissen-
tion. Mr.. Brown moved to amend para
graph AS the last on the dutiable list)
taxing watches and watch cases 25 per
cent ad yalorem, by adding to it gold
watches, and gold watch cases 40 per
cent ad valOrem. Agreed to, % to 20.
The clerk then proceeded to read the
free list. Mr.. Vance objected to the
etc, suitable for Ornamenting hats and
bonnets, and moved to tax them 20 per
cent ad valorem. He said that under
the existing law the revenue received
from these goods in 1887 was 1922, 600.
He was opposed to extending more
favors to manufacturers of hats, who
were alreOdy heavily protected. Mr..
Allison said that the only object of the
committee in putting these articles on
tile free list was that they are not, and
cannot be made in this country. The
senator from Nerth Carolina, however,
was in exact accord with the manufac-
turers of bonnets who preferred not to
have this raw material placed OH the
free list. The committee believed that
if it were brought III free, the business
of manufacturing bonnets would be
DIFFUSED AND DISSEMINATED.
After further discussion the amendment
was rejected. Mr.. Vest moved to amend
the same paragraph by striking out the
words ''or ornamenting" so as to make
it only to braids etc.. suitable for max
ing hats and bonnets. Reiected-Yeas
20, Nays. 81. On motion of Mr.. Allison,
paragraph $40 (cOal, slack or culm) was
struck out, ithaving been put on the duti-
able list yesterday. Mr.. Vance moved
to take from the free list diamonds.
rough or uncut, and diamond dust.
paragraph 533) and tax them 25 per cent
ad valorem. Rejected, Yeas Is, Nays,
25. On motion of Mr.. Allison paragraph
533 was amended Dy striking out the
words ''glaziers' and engravers' dia-
monds not set," and paragraph 5S3, ap-
plying to diamonds set for glaziers' and
engravers' use was struck out. Mr..
Plumb moved to strike out of paragraph
557. Gresh fish the words except when
frozen or packed in ice, or otherwise
prepared by any process, for preserva-
tion;" so as to make the paragraph
simply read "fresh fish," There was no
puorum voting on the amendment, and
the bill was laid aside, (about twelve
pages having been disposed of today
and the senate ats d. m., adjourned till
II a. M, tomorrow.