The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-23
By A PARTY VOTE.
The Tariff Bill Passed b.
the Senate.
MANY MINOR AAEsDnKsrs
The Eiver aad Harhar Bui-Usah
seeks Admission 20 state
heed en Probatsaa.

fFGctEHs Ii Cr1El 10 encourage naFFE<s
industry. loaer the cost To patients.
and encourage immigration Of dentists
from other parts Of the world, thereby
making better market for the agri-
cultural and other prsdncis Of this
eo1ntry.-
The senate resumed consideration
OF the tariff bill, the pending question
on an amendment offered BIZ Reagan
to rhe wool section. Morrill, read
some remarks to the general effect
that the Republican party Was always
ready 60 reduce the tariff where /.
could safely be dome. Morrill, con-
finued. saying England by free trade
sacrificed her landed estates 20 { asie
supremacy abroad. The Mills bill was
. distinct abandonment OF protection.
particularly as regards agriculture.
The tariff reduction on sugar would
reduce the cost 10 the consumer not
less than cent = pound. and the
proposed bounty ON sugar would
multiply the crops of Ae farmer by
the Introduction of q permanent
profitable crop.
Reagan made an argument in favor
of his amendment changing the duty
on all kinds of wool 10 25 per cent al
vaioFem.
Coke expressed readiness 70 vote
to pat wool on the free list.
Reagan's amendment was rejected
yeas 2, nays 81. Brown and Payne
voted no.
Vance moved a proyiso that no ar
ficie in the wool And WOODEN Scheslnle
should pay a duty exceeding IS per
cent. ad yalorem- Rejected-yess %.
nays 33. Brown voted aye and Payne
no.
The schedule wood and woolen''
was then taken up. Alirich reported
an amendment, TO insert in paragraph
aal the words, white pine, $3.50 per
1000 feet. board measure. Agreed 10.
Vest moved TO amend paragraph
207. las 20 pine ciapboard," by strik-
ing ont the words 81 per thousand. =
and inserting the words. shall be ad-
mittesi free of duty Stockbridge op-
posed Vests amendment. Vance
moved TO amend Vests amendment
by making it apply 10 all the lumber
paragraphs. Vest again took the
floor and commented on trusts gener-
ally, and particularly ON the fact that
a great lumber trust vas now in secret
session in Michigan A lengthy COLO
guy OF political nature ensaed. Fin
ally the question was taken on yance's
amendment which was accepted by
Vest as substitute for his own. and
it was rejected--yeas 10. nays 23,
Brown anu Call voting against it.
Hiscock, On behalf OF the finance
COMMITTEES, offered q proviso. whis b
wag agreed To. that In case of imposi-
ton of export duties on sawed lumber
by an foreign government. the duty
on such sawed lumber shall remain a
under the present law.
AldricE1. on behalf of the finance
committee, moved TO insert after para
graph 90 the words reeds, 10 per
cent. ad valorem; chair cane, Is -
Also 10 increase the rate on sawed
board. mahogany. ete-, paragraph 2l5,
from Is TO 20 per cent. al yalorem.
Agreed TO.
Voorhees, submitted some general
remarks on trusts, etc. princip pally la
a political vein.
Sherman offered i pfoyiso. which
was agreed to, 70 paragraph 267, tax
ing fresh FISH = cent per pound; that
tttC N8kt Sn11i ftoA 8RHAN ~ 44E~ lA~&i
caught by citizens of the United
States on the high seas or in the open
waters of the lakes forming the boun-
dary between the United States and
Canada.
Numerous amendments were re-
ported from the finance committee
and agreed 10 without objection,
among them the following: Reducing
the duty on nickel ore for the nickel
therein contained from 3 TO cents per
pound, and on nickel in matte from 10
10 s. reducing the duty on cocoa IN at
ting from 10 to s cents per square
yard, and in cocoa mats from 5 10
cents per square foot: amending a
prorsso 70 paragraph l52, so as To
make it read, that all iron or steel
wire valued at more than cents per
pound, instead of 10 cents, -shail pay
a duty of not less than b per cent. ad
valorem;" inserting in paragraph Az.
which imposes a duty of IS per cent.
ad 2alorem on manufactures OF leafh-
cr, gutta percha. ETC., the words, ..vui-
canized india rubber known as hard
rubber.
Eustis moved to amend paragraphs
2i9 and 80, in the sugar schedule, by
reducing the rate on sugar above No.
i6 and not above No. 70. Dutch stand
ard irom lss 10 i3s cents per pound,
and on sugar above No. 20 from cents
tolls. cents. Rejected-yeas -, nays 81.
Reagan moved TO amend the bin by
adding a section inpo>ing graduated
income tax. Rejected.
Paragraph 4l2. caifskins, etc. was
amended by increasing the ad vaiorem
rates on sheep and goafskins from %
per cent and on skiHs for morocco
from 10 TO Is per cent
The amendments reported yesterday
from the ilaance committee to para
graph 81 as - stockings, hose. etc.
was agreed to.
stanford offered the amendment TO
the bill. heretofore lntroau ed by him.
10 Authorize producers OF pure sweet
wines who are also aistisEers 10 use.
free OF tax. the wine spirits necessary
10 tortEfy such pure sweet wines UP to
an aieuhosic strength of Il per cent.
Agreed 20.
The amendment heretofore offered
hg Brown 20 the Fice paragraph was
rejected. on this vote Senators Came
ron, Mitchell, Plumb aud Quay voted
with the Democrats, ana senators
Rates, Berry. Biodgett, CoGkrell, Coke,
Faulkner. Harris. Jones of Arkansas,
Reagan, Tarpie. Vest and Mafsisalf
with the Republicans. On motion OF
aidrich the paragraph was finally
amendei by nsaking the rates eleanesl,
uesea4d and broken rice -four II.
ana 1 u cents.
Plumb moved 10 insert an additional
paragraph relating 30 establishing in
the treasury department "a commis-
sion To be knoan as the customs COM
mission Agreed 20 al hout discus
: ON. Ii provides for tae appointment
ey the president, with the advice and
consent OF the senats. of I'VE commits
s.oners, 10 hold osilce ?. 5. 4, $. anu 6
ears respectively, aot more than
three al them ~ tie of the same politi-
cal party. al 8 SALARY of $3.50 per
annaRa. add with a permanent oitlce
al Washington.
An amendment reported from the
finance committee, 10 paragraph 2s5.
as 10 oranges. demons and hines, was
agreed @. IL increases the rate per
pack age. according 10 capacity, from
10, -. and 80 cents. tn Is. - and 80
cents, and from cents for every ad-
diiionas enhic foot. 20 10 cents.
Allisoa offered aa amendment,
which vas agreed 70. repeating the
provision requiring q stamp ~ ae
atsixed 10 every box of imported cigars
10 indicate inspection Thereof bs Gus