Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-01-16
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Senate.

ly modified was adopted by vote Of 40
to 5. On motion Of Mr.. Allison the ex-
listing order as to the vote on the tariff
bill was extended for one day in conse-
quence of this days session having
been occupied by the Panama Canal
resolution, SO that the vote on the tariff
Dill is to be taken January % at l
o'clock. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, Jan. 9.-The tariff bill, or a
small portion thereof, was debated, but
very little progress was made.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8. - The House
amendments to the Nicaragua Canal bill
were non-concurred in and Senators
Sherman, Edmunds and Morgan were
appointed conferees. The debate on
the tariff bill was then resumed.
THURSDAY. Jan. 10.-The Senate re
sumed consideration of the tariff bill
to-day at paragraph Ali, taxing leather
not especially enumerated or provided
for, Is per cent. ad valorem. No amend
ment was offered. On motion of Mr..
Allison, paragraph 415, taxing manufact-
lures of alabasIer, amber, ETC., at % per
cent. ad valorem, was amended by omit
ting from it the words ''osier or willow
prepared for basket-makers' use." Para
graph 4l6, taxing manufactures of bone,
etc., so per cent ad valorem, was, on
motion of Mr.. Allison, amended by
adding to it "corK or cork bark" Mr..
Allison moved to amend paragraph 425
by reducing the duty on pearls from 25
to 10 per cent. ad valoreI. The amend
ment was adopted. Mr.. Vance moved
to amend paragraph 434 (precious stones
of all kinds, cut but not set) by in
creasing the rate from 10 to %
per cent. ad valorem. After discussion
the amendment was rejected, yeas %,
Mr.. Brown moved to increase the rate
on precious stones set and not specially
enumerated from 25 to 40 per cent. ad
valorem, SO as to make it correspond
with the amendments yesterday as to
jewelry. Agreed to without a division.
Mr.. Brown moved to amend paragraph
watches and watch cases 25 per cent.
ad valorem by adding 10 it gold watch
es and gold watch cases 40 per cent. ad
valorem." Agreed to, yeas. %; nays,
20. Twelve pages of tue bill were dis
posed of.
FRIDAY, Jan. 1.-THE Senate was
called to order at IL O'Clock this morn
ing but no quorum was present until ff-
teen minutes later. The tariff bill was
then taken up and Mr.. Piumb's amend
ment to strike out of paragraph 557 of
the free list the words except
when 'rozen Or packed in ice,
or otherwise prepared by any
process for preservation" was dis
cussed. Mr.. Hale moved to strike out
the paragraph. That, he said, would
leave all fresh fish under the duty fixed
in another part of the bill-a half cent
pound. Then New England would fare
no better in that respect than other
parts of the country. Mr.. Plumb's
amendment was withdrawn; Mr.. Hale's
amendment was agreed to, yeas %, nays
Is, and fresh fish was placed on the
dutlable list at cent pound.
SATURDAY, Jan. 12-The Senate re-
sumed consideration of the tariff bill at
section 2491, the first of the administra-
tive sections. Mr.. Morgan sent to the
clerks desk an amendment, which he
proposes to offer to the bill at the proper
time. It reads: "All laws and parts of
laws which exempt from the payment of
duties any articles of commerce upon
" aich duties are imposed in this act
when in transit through the United
States to or from the Dominion of Cana
da, or any province thereof, are here
by declared imperative" There were
but few changes, and those only as to
phraseology, made in the administrative
sections, and the reading of the bill was
finished at :45 o'clock P. NJ Then Mr..
Allison went back to section las to
methylated spirits for use in the arts)
and had several changes made in the
phraseology, SO as to include other sub
stances for methylating spirits besides
wood naptha. On his motion para
graph 7 in Schedule A chemical pro-
Ducts was amended by increasing
the rate on alcoholic perfumery,
including cologne water and other
toilet waters, from So gallon and
% per cent. ad Yalorem to 81 9 gallon
and so per cent. ad valorem. Changes
were also made in paragraphs 8 Soluble
oiD, IS (gelatinel. go (seal oil, etc, SO as
to include herring oily, 101 Call other
earthenware, so as to include lava gas
burner tips), 102 cities and brick" in
creasing rate from 90 to Is per cent. ad
valorem), 100 ('glass and glassware
adding the words slenses of glass or
pebble'') and, ia (plate glass I'M
silvered - by striking out the
provision for the smallest size).
Paragraph 176, as to lead,
was amended SO as to read: LEAD ore
and lead dross i cents a pound; pro-
vided that silver ore containing lead
shall pay duty Of Il cents a pound upon
the lead contained therein" Mr.. Ali
son moved to amend paragraph 3SS as to
wood pulp, by making it read: "Me-
chemically ground pulp $3.50 per ton dry
weight; chemical wood pulp unbleach-
ed S. per ton; bleached 81 per tom"
Agreed to, yeas "a; nays Is.
House.
MONDAY, Jan. THE deadlock on
the proposed change in the rules con-
tinued to-day, and no business was
transacted.
TUESDAY, Jan. S.-The deadlock in the
House was broken by recommittal of
Mr.. Reeds resolution to the committee
on rules. A clash then followed, caused
by the efforts of various members to
secure consideration of measures in
their charge, and the day was spent like
the five preceding ones, with no prog
ress made.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 6.-Immediately af-
ter the prayer Mr.. Weaver called the
speakers attention to the first rule of
the house which directs that officer. af-
ter calling the House to order, to cause,
upon the appearance of quorum, the
journal of the last days sitting to be
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