The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-23

schedule by reducing the rate on sugar
above No. l6 and not above No. 20, Dutch
standard, from u cents to AS cents per
pound and on sugar above No. ~, from
cents to IA cents. He made an argument
i'll support of the amendment, which was
opposed by Mr. Aldrich, who said that it
would destroy the sugar-retinlng interests:
The amendment was rejected by Vote OF
% yeas to 81 nays
Mr.. Gibson, who with Mr.. Payne) vote
against the amendment, explained ana
ju>tified that vote. He regarded the amend
mont he said, as injurious to the sugar IN
terests of Louisiana.
AN INCOME TAX.
Mr. Reagan moved TO amend the bill by
adding a section imposing an income tax OF
per cent. on incomes over $1,000 up to
5000: ~ per cent. on incomes up to SlO,-
OO0, and 10 per cent. on incomes over w.
600, and providing that the duties on cotton
and woolen goods, on iron and steel, and
productions of iron and steel Including
farmers and mechanics tools shall not ex-
| ceed 40 per cent. and that salt shall be on
the free list The motion was rejected by
vote of 20 yeas to SO nays. Messrs. Brown,
Payne, and Pugh voted no.
The amendment heretofore reported from
| the finance committee to paragraph 4O2
| gloves was taken up and agreed to- 1t
| fixes the rates on gloves at 81 50 per dozen,
| and from 20 per cent. ad valoremiu up to 5O
| per cent. ad valorem. The rates on sheep
and goat skins and skins for morocco were
increased per cent. The rates on cotton
! stockings, ETC.. were fixed from 20 cents per
de- n, and 20 per cent; ad valorem. up to
| 40 cents per dozen and 40 per cent.
The rate on cheap cotton shirts and draw
ers was fixed at 81.
FREE WINE SPIRITS.
Mr.. off, r1a ant
the bill heretofore introduced by him to
| authorize the producers of pure sweet wines
who are also distiilers, to use, free II tax,
the wine spirits necessary to fortify such
pure sweet wines up to an alcoholic strength
of II par cent. This was agreed 70.
Mr. Reagan offered an amendment to the
fresh fish paragraph requiring officers and
at least three-fourths of the crew of Amer
lean fishing vessels to be eithep native born
or naturalized citizens of the United States.
| he motion was rejected by vote of %
| yeas TO SO nays Mr.. Hampton voted no.
Mr.. Plumb offered an amendment to the
proviso to paragraph 157 las to iron hoops
or bands so as to reduce the additional two
| tenths when iron is cut to lengths or made
into hoops or ties for baling purposes to
| one-tenth. The motion was rejected by a
vote Of 29 yeas to 30 nays.
Mr.. Plumb voted aye and Mr.. Payne no.
The amendment heretofore offered by Mr..
Brown to the rice paragraph, to make the
| rates the same as in e existing law, was
| rejected without Division.
Mr.. Brown then moved to make the rates
| on cleaned rice 2 cents per pound; on un-
| cleaned rice l. d cents; on paddy cent, and
on broken rice or rice flour 20 per cent. ad
valorem. The motion vas rejected by
| vote of 20 yeas to &c nays. On this vote
Messrs Cameron, Mitchell, Plumb and
| Quay, voted with the democrats, and
Messrs Bates, Berry, Blodgett, Cockreil,
| Coke, Faulkner Harris, Jones Of Arkansas,
Reagan, Turpie, Vest and Walthall, with
the republicans.
Mr.. Brown offered another amendment
to make the rates ~, II and % cents and
| 20 per cent. ad valorem. This motion was
also rejected without divisi n.
On motion of Mr.. Aldrich from the com
mittee) the paragraph was finally amended
| by a vote of 45 to IL, by making the rates
| ~, 1, q and 4 cents.
THE SILK SCHEDULE.
Mr.. Plumb offered an additional para
| graph to the silk schedule, as follows:
silk, raw or as reeled from the cocoon,
but not doubled, twisted or advanced in
| manufacture in any way, and silk waste,
| 25 per cent. ad valorem.n The motion was
rejected by a vote of 81 yeas to 81 nays.
uo EepuDllCduS NtIlAS JSd Noi . heoNias
Blair, Dawes, Dolph, Ho r, ingalls,, Man
derson, Mitchell, Paddock, Plumb, Quay,
| Stewart and Teller. The democratic SEN
ators who voted nay we're Messrs Bate,
| Blackburn, Blodgett, Brown, Cockrell, Col
| quit, Eustis, Faulkner, German, Gray,
Harris, Jones of Arkansas, Turpie, Vance,
| Vest, Walthall and Wilson of Maryland
Mr.. Dawes, who had originally voted yea,
| changed his vote to nav; but on his col
r
| again changed his vote to yea.
Mr.. Plumb moved to insert an additional
paragraph creating and establishing in the
| treasury department commission to be
| known as the customs commission. This
was agreed to without division.
HIGHER RATES ON FRUIT.
An amendment reported from the finance
| committee to paragraph 257, as to oranges,
| lemons and hines, was agreed to by vote
of SO yeas to z nays. 1t increases the rates
per package according to capacity) from
| 10. 20 and 40 cents to 13, 25 and 80 cents,
and from 8 cents for every additional cubic
| feet to 10 cents.
| Mr.. Call moved to strike out sponges
| from the free list and put them on the du-
table list at 20 per cent ad Yalorem. The
| motion was rejected.
Mr.. Allison offered an amendment from
| the committee (Which was agreed to) re-
| peAllLR Lub DTON iSiOu VI OLiO loN SbuiA ihS
q stamp to be affixed to every box OF nm
| ported cigars, to indicate inspection thereof
! by the customs officers.
Mr.. Morgan offered as an amendment
new section, declaring imperative any laws
that exempt from the pay ent of duties,
| articles entered in any United States GUS
tom house, and that are in transit through
| the United States to the Dominion of Can
| ada Not to apply to article 30 OF the
! treaty of 1S7ll Tois motion was rejected
by a vote Of % yeas to % uays.
WANTED FREE MACHINERY.
Mr.. George moved three several amend
ments to admit free of duty all machinery
| for the manufacture of cotton or woolen
fabrics, or of bagging to cover Dalet cot
ton: ali machinery for the spi17ing Of cot
ton into yarns; and all agricultural imple-
! ments and tools for mechanics They were
all rejected on yea and nay votes, (Mr.
German voting no on the first, and Mr..
| Payne voting no on all Of them
! THE BILL PASSED.
There being no further amendment
! offered a vote was taken first on agreeing
to the substitute and thel on the passage of
| the bill. Both votes were identical: Yeas
81, nays 80, as follows:
| Yeas-Messrs. Adrich Blair, Bowen, Gamer
| on. Chace, Chandler, Cullon. DAVIS, Dawes,
| Dolph. Fdmunds Evarts, Farwell, Frye, Hawley,
| Hscock Hoar, ingalls,, Jones OF Nevada, man
dersou, Mitchell. Morrill,, Paddock, Palmer,
Plalt, Plumb Quay, sherman, spooner, STOCK
| bridge. Teller and Wilson Of Iowa. -32.
| Ntys-Messrs Bate, Berry, Blackburn,