Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-01-23
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Senate.

MONDAY, JAM l4.-When the Senate
took up the tariff bill, Mr.. Miller, on
the part of the finance committee, re-
ported two new sections which he pro-
posed to offer as amendments. They
relate to a bounty on sugar, and provide
that, until April, 1900, there shall be
paid the producer of sugar, testing not
less than so degrees by the polariscope,
from beets, sorghum or sugar cane
grown within the United States, a bounty
of | cent pound, under such rules
and regulations as the commissioner
of internal revenue shall prescribe. The
bounty is to be paid annually from the
duties collected on imported sugar. Mr..
Allison moved to add TO paragraph 7SS
on the free list (''logs'') the words, land
round manufactured timber, not special
ly enumerated or provided ior."
agreed to without a division.
ments to strike out various oils from the
free list. Mr.. AIdrich. from the finance
committee, offered several amendments
which were agreed to, among them be-
ing one to put rate of 80 cents pound
on boot, shoe and corset lacings, to in
crease the rate on all manufactures of
cotton not especially enumerated,
from 35 to 10 per cent. ad valorem.
Mr.. Vest moved to strike out of the
free-list "attar of roses" and to substi-
tnte "salt." Mr.. Vance made an argu-
ment in favor of free salt After long
discussion the bill was laid aside, with
out action on the pending amendment.
A bill was reported from the Commit
was passed, making clerical correction
in law of last session, as to water
lands in Wisconsin. The Senate then
adjourned.
TUESDAY, Jan. 15.-The Senate con-
tinued It's discussion of the tariff bill,
the pending question being on Mr..
Vests amendment to strike from the
free-lst "attar of roses" and substitute
"salt." The debate lasted five hours,
but no action was taken. The only BUSH
ness done was the confirmation OF Wal
ter c. Newberry as postmaster at Chi
cago.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 16.-Nothing was at
tempted aside from the tariff debate,
which took up the entire session except
few 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 plate paragraph
of the tariff bill occasioned long debate
in the Senate, but it was finally adopted,
yeas %, nays IS. 1t fixes the duty on
tin plate aggers iron or steel when
valued at cents pound or less, thin
ner than No. 10 and not thinner thar
No. 90, wire guage, at cent pound-on
the thinner plates at LILO, $40 and
/ 40 cents pound, and on corrugated or
crimped plates 40 cents pound. All
other iron or steel sheets, plates and
hoop excepting tin plates) when gal
vaniZed with zinc spelter or other metal,
are to pay : of a cent pound addi-
tional; and after January /, 1890, tin
plate is to pay ! of cent a pound addi-
tional. The amendment proposing
bounty on sugar made from sbeets, 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.
Inc credentials OF MI. HOar Tor his
new senatorial term. commencing
March 4 next, were pre-
sented by Mr.. Dawes, read, ana
placed on file. The certificate of the
presiding officers OF the Delaware Leg
islature to the election Of Anthony Hig-
gins as senator from that state was pre-
scented 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-
quirements of law.