Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-15
.SENATE'S FREE LIST,
IT CONSISTS MAINLY OF THINGS USED BY
THB RICH.
Mr.. Vest Presents the Difference Between the Two
Parties in a Very Porclble Way by
Moving Some Interesting
Amendments.

WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE Senate
proceeded 10 the consideration of the tariff
bill, and Mr.. Allison, on the cart of the
Finance Committee, reported two new sec
tions which he proposed TO offer as amend
menls. They relate to bounty on sugar,
and provide that until April, 1900, there
shall be paid to the producer Of sugar
Testing not lees than 50 degrees by the
pOlaroscope) from beets, sorghum or sugar
cane grown within the United States, e
bounty of one cent per pound, under such
rules aud regulations as the Commissioner
of Internal Revenue, with the approval OF
the Secretary of the Treasury, shall pre-
scribe; he bounty to be paid annually from
the duties collected ON imported eugar.
The pending question was on the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Gray last Saturday,
to section 2,5l0, as to tie admission +
material, free of duty, necessary for the
construction and equipment of vessels
built in the United States for foreign &C
count and ownership, or for the foreign
trade, the amendment being to strike out
of the section the words "angles, beams
and bolts and copper and composition
metal which may be necessary for the
construction and equipment Of vessels, !"
and to insert in lieu therefore the
words sheets, angles and bolts, deck and
bulb beams, together with all structural
shapes Of iron or copper and composition
metal; forgiOgs of iron or steel; castings of
iron steel or composition; machinery and
parts of machines; and all other articles
Of foreign production, necessary for the
construction and equipment of steamers
or other vessels" NJ. Gray submitted
some additional remarks in fav0T OF the
amendments
After long debate the amendment was
rejected, yeas "a, nays 20, the vote being
on strict party linee.
MR. VESTS AMENDMENTS.
Mr.. Vest moved to strike out of the free
list ''Bergamot oir' and insert "bricks. 5"
Rejected-yeas Is. nays 24
Mr. Vest moved to strife ont of the free
list ''civet oils" and 10 insert "staves OF
wood of all kinds" RJected-yeas 20,
nays %.
Mr.. Allison moved to add to paragraph
7sS on the free list logs" the words
'and round unmanufactuIed timber, not
specially enumerated or provided for. "
Agreed TO without division.
Mr.. Vest moved to strike Lavender Oiln
of the free list and to insert 'laths."
Mr.. Allison suggested to Mr.. Vest not TO
consume time unnecessarily in Offering
these amendments in detail but to move to
strike out all the oils on the fee list, il
there was any reason why they should be
on the dutiable list.
Mr.. Vest ssid he was verT much obliged
for the advice, but he did not take advice
on the tariff bill from Q gentleman whose
position upon it he knew so well. He
cared nothing about lavender OIL or other
periumts-the bric-a-brac Of fashion-but
he did care something about the neoessar-
les of life, and he wished TO put these
questions in an authentieal shape TO the
Senate and the country. The amendment
wss rejected-yess 20, nays 23.
Mr.. Aldrich, from the Finance Commit
tee, offered severed amendments, which
were agreed to, among them being one to
put rate of 81 cents per pound on boot,
shce and corset lacines paragraph 325)
and TO increase the rate on all msnufac-
lures of cotton not specially enumerated
from 35 to 40 per cent ad vOlOrem para
graph 326).
Mr.. Vest moved to strike out Of the free
list ''otlar of rcses" and 10 substitute
salt"
Mr.. Vance made sn argument in favor of
free salt.
Mr.. Reagan also spoke in favor Of free
salt
After long discussion the bill was laid
aside, without action on the pending
amendment.