Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-10

providing that the sugar schedule and
bounty paragraphs shall take effect on
the lst of March, 1891, and that prior to
the lst of February, 1891, sugars may be
in bond without payment of duty.
Various other amendments offered by
Aldrich were agreed to, including the
following: Declaring that all special
taxes shall become due on the 1st July,
1891, and on every lst of July there
after, making the proviso in paragraph
457, putting on the free list animals inn
ported specially for breeding purposes,
apply only to females; and filling the
shall be levied on articles exempted
from duty, as the 1st of October 1890.
The committee amendment to the
paragraph placing upon the free list
all sugars not above No. 16 Dutch
standard, which had been passed over
without action, was taken up. The
amendment was to substitute No. IS
for No. 49, Agreed to-yeas, 35; nays %.
Plumb offered an amendment for the
appointment OF a commission of five dis
interested persons to be known as Gus
toms commission, with a permanent
Office in the city of Washington. Agreed
to-yeas 81, nays 80.
The bill was then reported to the SEN
ate, and all the amendments adopted in
committee of the whole, agreed to, ex-
cept those on which separate votes were
demanded. The first was Plumb's
amendment for customs commission.
The amendment was agreed to-yeas 81,
nays 80.
The commission is to be composed of
five disinterested persons to be appointed
by the president, by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the senate, to con-
tinue in Office six years, unless sooner
removed for inetficiency, neglect of duty
or malfeasance in office no more than
three of them to be from the
same political party. The salary
shall be $1,000, with travelling eX-
penses, and they shall have a clerk,
stenographer, messenger, and such other
clerical assistance as they may require.
The provisions for the duties of the
commissioners are lengthy and exhaust
i've. Among other things they are to
examine into and ascertain the average
price of commodities imported into the
United States, both at wholesale and re-
tail, in the United States and in the for
eign places OF production sales or ship
ments for twelve months pre-
ceding and six months fol-
lowing any change in duties,
and this inquiry shall be carried back
twenty-five years, if deemed advisable
by the commission, and shall extend to
all facts bearing upon the matter in any
way, the profits of, capital, rates of
wages general welfare, etc.; ascertain
the quantity and value of the same or
similar commodities produced in the
United States during the same
! period, and ascertain whether partic-
ular rates have been operated to increase
or diminish production in the United
States, etc. ascertain in what particu-
lars the duties existing from time to
time operate injuriously or favorably' to
American manufactures and production ;
the effect of custom duties upon the
price OF the agricultural productions of
the country, their sale in the United
States market and consumption in the
United States; ascertain the effect
of such duties as affecting employment
and wages of labor, and their compari-
son with other countries; ascertain the
growth and development of the princi-
pal manufacturing industries affected
| by the tariff schedule in England,
France, Germany, Belgium and the
United States for the last twenty-five
years, and ascertain the relative cost of
transportation in those countries and
the United States.
| Daniel demanded separate vote on
the committee amendment, striking out
the internal revenue sections in relation
to tobacco. The amendment was agreed
to, and the sections struck out-yeas.
SO; nays, %.
The next vote was on the reciprocity
amendment offered by Aldrich, for the
| finance committee. 1t was agreed to-
yeas, 3S; nays 30.
The next vote was on the amendment
to paragraph 703 lowering the sugar
standard to be admitted free of duty.
from No. Is to No. IS. Agreed to-yeas,
80 nays, 24-as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allen, Blackburn,
Blodgett, Butler, Cameron, Carlisle,
Casey, Chandler, Cullom, Dawes, Dixon,
Evarts, Faulkner, Frye, Gibson, Gray
Hale, Hawley, Hearst, Hiscock, Hoar,
ingalls,, Jones (Nevada), Mcmillan Man
derson, Moody, Morgan. Paddock, Pasco,
Platt, Plumb, Power, Quay, Reagan,
Sanders, Stewart, Stockbridge, Wash
burn-39.
Nays-Bate, Berry, Cockrell, Coke,
Colquitt, Daniel, Davis, Harris, Jones
(Arkansas), Mitchell, Pierce, Pugh,
Ransom, Sherman, Spooner, Squire,
Icllel, fduCe, Nest, OOTuceS, NalCnaIl,
Wilson Qowa), Wilson (Maryland)
Wolcott-24
All the reserved amendments having
been disposed of, the presiding officer
announced that the bill was now before
the senate for amendment. Plumb
called for a separate vote on the COM
mittee amendment striking out of the
bill the provision for bounty of a dol
lar a pound on silk reeed from cocoons
produced in the United States. The
amendment to strike out was agreed to
yeas 81. nays 5, (Edmunds, Hearst.
Mitchell, Plumb and Teller.
Several amendments were offered and
rejected, and then the question was:
'Shall the bill be engrossed and ordered
to third reading?" On thatquestion the
yeas and nays were taken and resulted:
yeas, 3S; nays IS; party vote.
The bill was read the third time, the
next question to be: "shall the bill
pass ?''
Aldrich thereupon moved the adjourn
ment, but withdrew his motion, so as to
allow an executive session, soon after
which the senate adjourned
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
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