The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-02-06
TARIFF BILL PASSED.
The Senate Adopts the Substi-
; tute for the Mills Bill.
Scenes in the Chamber During the
! Final Vote.

By a strict party vote Of thirtY-two to
thirty the United States Senate, at two min
utes btfore eight P. NJ, adopted the amend
ed substitute of the Finance Committee for
the Mills bill, passed by the House July q,
1883. The Senate substitute was reported to
the Senate on October =, and engaged the
attention Of that body until the adjourn
nent of the first Session, and has occupied
its attention most Of the time since Congress
reassembled in December. While several
Democratic Senators. notably Senators
Brown and Payne, voted with the Republl-
cans for number Of amendments proposed
by the Finance Committee, they Joined their
party associates in voting against the substl-
tute itself. The fact that a vote was to be
taken drew to the Capitol very large
crowd of people and the Senate galleries
were thronged all the afternoon.
The scene in and about the Senate Cham
ber during the last hours of the consideration
of the bill was an animated and attractive
one 1t was known that all debate must
close at S o'clock and voting on the amend
ments begin. Just before that hour the
galleries began to fill up with the great
will always turn out for any kind
of entertainment. The ladies were present
in great force and several social parties were
made up to experience the novelty OF
a night session. Members of the
House came focking over and rapidly
filled up the sofas from which Presi-
dent Ingalls,, by recent order, has ex-
cluded the employees of the Senate.
All of the amendments proposed by the
Finance Committee were adopted, and they
included several of great Importance There
was also adopted, on motion of Senator
Plumb, provision for the appointment OF
permanent commission on the tariff. Among
the amendments adopted was one increasing
the rates on oranges. lemons, lines, ETC..
from twenty-five to thirty-three per cent.
according to the bulk of the packages.
At q o'clock the Senate had thinned out so
that less than a quorum was present. A
flood of amendments was then poured in by
Senators Call, Morgan, Vest and George. Roll
call after roll call was demanded, until the
Senate lost its patience and the presiding Off.
Ger enforced the rule which requires that
demand for the yeas and nays shall be sup,
ported by one-fifth of the Senators present.
Among the amendments offered by Senator
George was one to place on the free list the
tools imported for the use of workingmen.
Since December hearings have also been
granted to the representatives of many in
dustries, and the result has been some i'm
portant notifications of the substitute as
originally framed. These changes are noted
below:
Mr.. Aldrich's amendment to insert in
Paragraph POI the words, white pine S1.50
per 1000 feet, board measure" was agreed
TO- Mr.. Vests motion to admit pine clap
boards free of duty was rejected, Senators
Brown and Call voting against it.
Mr.. Aldrich's motions to insert after Para
graph 200 the words: Reeds, 10 per cent. I'D
valorem; chair cane. 15," and to increase the
1QhnpQnv
from IS to 20 per cent. ad valorem, were
agreed to. Mr.. Vest moved to put on
the the free list wood unmanufac-
tured and sawed boards Of mahogany,
etc. Rejected, yeas 81: nays 80. Mr.. Sber-
man offered a proviso (which was agreed toy
to Paragraph 207 taxing fresh fish 1.2 cent
per pound; that the duty shall not apply to
States OH the high seas or in the open waters
of the lakes forming boundary between the
United States and Canada.
Numerous amendments from the Finance
Committee were agreed to ns follows: Reduc-
ing the duty on nickel in ore from to 2 cents
per pound. and on nickel in matte from 10
to S; reducing the duty on cocoa mating from
~ to cents per square yard; and on cocoa
mats from S to cents per square foot.
Inserting in Paragraph All (which imposes
duty of SIS per cent ad valorem on manufac-
lures of leather. gutta-percha, etc. the
words 'vulcanized India rubber, known as
hard rubber" The amendment to Para
graph 402 relating to glovesl was agreed to.
Paragraph 412 (calf skins, etc.l was amended
and goat skins from 20 to 25 per cent.
and on skins for morocco from
10 to Is per cent The amendment to Para
graph 81 las to stockings, hose, etc. was
agreed TO- The rice paragraph was finally
amended by making the rates l.2, l, 2and
IA cents on cleaned. uncleaned, paddy and
broken rice. An amendment putting rough
diamonds, ETC., on the free list was agreed to.
The amendments were disposed of right
and left, Mr.. ingalls, welding the functions
of the chair with lightning rapidity, and the
reading clerks performing their duties with
the celerity of machinery. There were no
speeches delivered and no demonstrations
were given of approval or rdisapproval, either
on the floor of the chamber or in the
galleries.
At last all the amendments were disposed
Of Mr.. Allison now moved the vote upon
the bill as amended. 1t was exactly o'clock
The doorkeeper, from his post beside the
President pro tempore Of the Senate, sounded
the electric call bells in all of the committee
rooms, document rooms, the corridors
and restaurant, announcing that a
voll call was about to be taken.
The Senators were all in their seats except
ing Mr. Allison, who stood beside his desk,
awaiting the finality. 1t was very generally
understood on the floor that the vote would
be party one, but as each name was called,
eyes were turned upon the Senator before he
responded.
The amendments agreed to in Committee
of the Whole were agreed to, the date on
which the bill was to 60 into effect was
changed from February l to July l, and,
amid considerable excitement, the final vote
was taken, and the bill was passed by vote
of - to so.