The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-30
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
TARIFF BILL PARAGRAPHS CON-
SUME MOST OF THE TIME.

McPhersonS Motion to Put Salt on
the Free List Defeated-The Confer
ence Report on Relief for Oklahoma
Agreed so-The Duty on Liquors.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-In the Senate
this morning Mr.. Edmunds offered the fol-
lowing concurrent resolution, which went
over for the present:
ResoIued, That when the two houses ad-
journ on Sept. 10, 1890, it be to meet on
Nov. 10, 1890.
The tariff bill was taken up at 1920
o'clock, the pending question being the
finance committees amendment to para
graph S07 which taxes salt in bags and
packages IL cents per 100 pounds and salt in
bulk cents, the amendment being to strike
out the proviso allowing draw backs on salt
used In exported meats.
MIR. MCPHERSON moved to strike out the
entire paragraph, the effect of which would
be TO place salt on the free list.
Mr.. Colquitt advocated Mr.. McPherson's
amendment, and read an extract from a
speech made by Mr.. Benton in the Senate
half a century ago against the salt tax,
which he characterized as "heartlpss and
tyrannioal, inexorable and omnipresont
which no economy could evade, no poverty
shun, no privation escape"
MIR. McPherson's amendment was re-
1ected by vote of 10 yeas to 20 nays,
party vote.
RELIEF FOR OKLAHOMA
During temporary suspension of the
tariff bill, the conference report on the joint
resolution for the relief of the deStitution in
Oklahoma was presented and agreed to. 1t
directs the application of the unexpe nded
balance appropriated under the bill Of
April 5, 1890, for the relief Of
persons in the region overfiowed by the
Oklahoma rendered destitute by the unex-
ampled drought there, TO be expended as the
law OF the territory may direct.
After further discussion on the salt para
graph vote was taken on the commit zee
amendment to strike out the proviso. The
proViso was not struck out, the vote
standing yeas 15, nays 81. The
republican senator's who voted against
the finance committee on the amendment
we're Messrs. Allison, Culom, Edmunds,
Hawley Ingalls,. Jones of Nevada, Mitch
ell, Pfatt, Plumb, Sherman, Teller, Wash
burn and Wilson of Iowa.
THE DUTY ON BRANDY.
On motion OF Mr.. Plumb the duty on
brandy, in paragraph S14, and on cordials,
liquors, etc, In paragraph 317, was in
creased from 81 to S. a gallon; on bay rum,
in paragraph 319, from 81 to 90, and on
champagne and other sparkling wines, so as
TO make the rate on bottles
not more than a quart and
less than a pint, $40 a dozen
instead of 81; not more than a
pint and more than half pint, IS a dozen
/ instead of s3 so; one-half pint each or le S,
| SO 80 instead of 81 rs, and (where the bot
| ties contain more than quartz $S rs pei
| gallon additional
| AMENDED STILL FURTHER.
| EOn motion Of Mr.. Plumb the following
amendments were also agreed to: Paragraph
| 32l (relating to still vines by making the
rate per gallon In casks rs cents, instead OF
so cents, aud per case (of twelve quart
bottles or twenty-four pint bottles 81 so,
instead Of 81 IS, extra quantities to be
taxed 10 cent? per pint instead OF 5 cents
paragraph 800 relatipg to ale, porter and
beer in bottles or jugs by making the duty
60 cents per gallon, instead of 35 cents, aud
when not in bottles or jugs IS cents
per gallon instead of 20 cents;
paragraph 1923, 2'elating TO malt extract, by
making the duty in casks IS cents per gal
Ion instead of 90 In jugs 90 cents per gallon
| instead of 40. and when solid or condensed
90 per cent. ad valorem instead of 40 per cent.
paragraph 1924 relating to cher juice and
prune juice by making the duty rs cents a
| gallon instead OF 60 cents, when containing
not more than Is per cent. Of alcohol and
| So per gallon dnstead of S2) aud % per cent
ad valorem, " hen containing more than IL
per cent. of alcohol.
TEMPERANCE DRINKS.
Paragraph 1926, relating to ginger ale
soda water, and other similar waters was
amended on recon mendation of the finance
| committee, reducing the rate from l3 cents
TO 10 cents dozen bottles, and on motion
ficial.''
THE WOOL SCHEDULE.
Schedule lrelating to cotton manufact-
ures) having been reached was passed over
Informally. and schedule K (relating to
wool and manufactures of wool was taken
up All the paragraphs from 357 to 369
relating TO raw wool having been read, Mr..
Carlisle moved 10 have them all struck out,
so as to have wool put on the free list. He
didn't expect his motion to be adopted, but
he considered it his duty to offer it.
DUTIES NOT A sTIMULANT.
He argued at length in support Of his
proposition, and urged that the same reason
which was used TO justify putting sugar on
the free list applied equally to putting wool
on the free list. That was, that under all
the stimulus of the tariff duties it's produc-
ton had not kept pace with the home de-
mand for wool, and that foreign wool was
necessary to supply the demsnd.
TOOK WIDE RANGE.
The discussion, which was at first con-
fined to the question of the wool growing
Industry OF the United States and the effect
of the tariff duties upon it. soon extended to
the general doctrines of protection
and free trade 1t was carried
on by Messrs. Carlisle, Mcpherson
Gray and Reagan on the democratic side,
and by Messrs Sherman, Aldrich, Stewart
and Dawes on the republican side. Mr.. Car
isles contention was that the admlssio n of
free foreign wool would 50 assist
the wooden manufacturers as to stim-
ulate and largely increase the growth
of American wool, so that eventually the
country would become independent of
foreign grown wool.
He was asked by Mr. Dawes IL he could
fix upon the time when that consummation
would take place, but Mr.. Carlisle declined
TO hazard any prophecy, in view Of the fail
ure of proteotionist prophecies as to the
effect which that system would have upon
prices.
Mr. Daniel obtained the floor, but yielded
for suggestion TO al journ. Mr.. Aldrich
consented, but asked unanimous consent to
have evening sessions next Monday, Tues
day and "Wednesday.
fhe presiding officer (Mr. Ingalls, sug-
gested that il would be better not TO ask
unanimous consent when the attendance
OF senators was 30 small