The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-01-26
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
senate,

WEDNESDAY, Jan. l6.--Nothing was at
tempted aside from the tariff debate,
winch took up the entire session except
a lew moments devoted to the discus
SION and adoption of the conference re-
port on the Milwaukee public building
bill.
THURSDAY, Jan. 1.-THE proposed
amendment to the tin plaIe paragraph
ol the tariff bill occasioued a long debate
IN the Senate, but ii was finally topted,
yeas %, nays Is. 1t fixes the duty on
TN plate (aggerS iron or steel when
valued at ) cents Il pound or less, thin
aer than No. lG and not thinner than
NO. -, wire guage. at / cent a pound-on
the thinner plates at / LILO, $40 and
4-lOcentsa a pound, and on corrugatedor
cIimped plates 4-l0 cents pound. Ali
other iron or steel sheets, plates and
hoop excepting tin plates) when gal
yanized with zinc spelter or other metal,
are TO pay OF cent ii pound addl-
tional; and, after January /, 1890, tin
plate IS to pay of cent pound addl-
tonal. The amendment proposing Il
bounty on sugar made FROM heets, sor-
ghum or sugar cane grown in the United
States was then takon up, but no vote
WAS reached.
FRIDAY, Jan. 1S.-The day was con-
sumed IN debate on the sugar bounty
paragraph of the tariff bill, which was
finally adopted by vote of y to %.
SATURDAY, Jan. 19.-The Senate took
up and disposed of portions of the
tariff bill relating to cutlery and guns.
The rice paragraph was taken up but
laid aside informally without action.
| The credentials of Mr.. Hoar for his
new senatorial term. commencing
March next, were pre-
sented by Mr.. Dawes, read, and
placed on file. The certificate of the
presiding officers of the Delaware Leg
lslatnre to the election of Anthony Hlg-
gins as senator from that state was pre-
sented by the presiding officer and was
referred to the Committee on Privileges
and Elections, on the motion OF Mr..
Edmunds, who said that the paper was
evidently not in conformity with the re-
qulrements of law.
MONDAY, Jan. 21.-The rice provision
IN the tariff bill was taken up and de-
| bated. but was laid over informally.
| The wool schedule was then taken up,
| and Mr.. Allison offered several amend
| ments. The amendments are to the
| following effect: In paragraph 346 (tax-
ing woods of the first and second class
il cents per pound) the words
''and second" are struck out; and
The words 'wools of the sec
ond class y cents per pound are
| added. In paragraph 346, which taxes
woods valued at not over u cents
| pound, 8 cents pound, the tax is IN
creased to cents. In paragraph 347,
relating to woods of the third
class valued at ~ cents or less
| per pound, the tax is increased
/ from p to cents a pound. In para
| graph 34s, relating to woods over II
| cents in value, the tax is increased from
| 5 to s cents In paragraph 354, the
words 'and worsted" are inserted
| twice. so as to make it read 'Woolen
and worsted cloths, WOODEN and worsted
| shayTls," etc, and the rate of 40 cents q
/ pound ON cloths valued at above 80 cents
| 8 pound, is incre ased to 40 cents. a like
| change is made in paragraph 355, in
| creasing the rates on tannels, blankets,
etc, valued at above so cents pound,
| from 40 TO 10 cents q pound. Para
| graphs 500 and 357 are amended by ~
| creasing the rates in the two prOvisos
| lapplving to goods weighing over four
ounces per square Yard from 40 to 40
cents pound. a recess was taken TIL
evening.
| TUESDAY, JAM 22.-After debating the
tariff bill all day, and dlsposlng OF all
amendments, the last being that chang
| ing the date when the bill shall 90
into effect from February to July, 1859,
the vote was taken, first on agreeing TO
the substitute, and then on the passage
of the bill. Both votes were Identical
yeas, 80; nays, 30-as follows: Yeas
Aldrich, Blair, Bowen, Cameron, Chace,
Chandler, Cullum, Davis, Dawes,
Dolph, Edmunds, Evarts, Farwell,
Frye, Hawley, Hiscock, Hosr, In
gals, Jones New, Mander-
son, Mitchell, Merrill, Paddock,
Palmer, Platt, Plumb Quay,
Sherman, Spooner, stockbridge, Teller,
Wilson ia l-32. Nays-Bate, Barry,
Blackburn, Brown, Butler, Call, Cock
rell, Coke, Colquitt, Daniel, Eustis,
Faulkner, George, Gibson, German
Gray, Harris, Jones Ark, Morgan,
Pasco, Payne, Pugh, Ransom, Reagan,
1urpie, Vance. Vest, Voorhees,, Wal
thall Wilson md. go.