The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-09-05
THE TA2lrE ELL.
Tho Confederation OF the Hlil Near the
End-Amendments Made.

Tho Confederation OF the 1sul Near tn.
observation-disclosures Made.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Sept 4.-Imme
diately after the reading of the journal
OF yesterday the Tariff bill was taken up
under the agreement limiting the dis
cussion on each subject to five minutes
for each Senator.
Mr.. Gibson withdrew the amendment
offered by him last Tuesday TO the sugar
schedule "a mistake having been nude
in it,, und he offered another amend.
ment striking out that schedule and su b.
stisuting for it the sugar provisions Of
the Milla bill.
The presiding officer (Mr. Ingalls) m.
nounced that general debate on the
Tariff bill had closed with the exception
OF the reservation OF the day When the
final vote is to be taken, and when three
hours time is to be allowed to each
side.
The sugar schedule was laid aside in.
formally and schedule I, cotton manu-.
factures taken up. Amendments to re-.
duce the rates in various paragraphs of
the schedule were offered by Mr. Nc.
PheIson, Mr.. Carlisle and Mr.. Vance,
and were unanimously It elected without
a yea and nay vote. The committee
amendments were agreed to.
Mr.. Mcpherson moved to strike out
paragraph 33G (relating to stockings, hose
and half hose) aud to substitute for it
one making the rate OF duty 40 per cent
adyalorem. Rejrctel-Yeas, oD; naye.
q. Messrs. Paddock and Plumb voted
with tho Democrats in the affirmative.
Neither Mr.. Ingalls, nor Mr.. Manderson
voted.
All the paragraphs in schedule l hay.
ing been disposed OF schedule J was
taken up, relating to flax, hemp, lutte
and the manufactures. The Finance
Committee had reported an amendment
to paragraph $40, reducing the rate en-
flax, not hackled or dressed, from II
cents to so ton. On this amendment
Mr.. Washburn demanded the yeas and
nays.
The vote was taken and the committee
amendment was agreed to-yeas, 80 !;
nays, Il. All the Democrats voted yea.
The next amendment was that of the
Finance Committee to paragraph SAL.
1t was to reduce the duty on hackled
flax from cents pound to $40 a ton.
Mr.. Davis, Mr.. Wilson (ot Iowa), Mr.,
Dawes and Mr.. Washburne argued
againss the amendment. and Mr., Hscock
and Mr.. Allison forit. 1t was agreed to
Yeas 80. nays Is.
An amendment 10 reduce the duty on
flax or hemp, from o5 dollars to $40 was
agreed to.
The committee amendment to para.
graph 3l4. increasing the duty on yarn
made of )ule wns made % per cent.
Schedule NJ, pulp, papers and books
wns taken up and agreed to. Then
schedule n was reached under the head.
ipgof "suudries' in which slight changes
were made.
Paragraph 1870. relating to precious
stones, was amended on motion of Mr..
AlaTicb. by adding the words "imi,a.
tions OF precious stouea, not set, ten per
cent" =
This closad the dutiable list With the
exception OF the sugar schedule and oi
the paragraphs thut have been passed
over informally without action.
Going back TO plush, velvets Of cotton
they were made not less than forty pei
cent.
Cotton cloth (not bleached) wal
amended by making the last line reaG
"ten cents per square yard and thirty
Ave per cent advalorem."
After brief executive session tht
Senate adjourned.