The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-10

loy fixing special rates for oranges imported
IN December, January, February or March.
Rejected. Aldrich moved to insert a proviso'
That imported merchandise deposited in
fny bonded warehouse prior to Aug. l, 1880,
nay be withdrawn for consumption at any
Lime prior to the first of November, 1890, by
payment of the duties in force prior to the
passage of this act. Plumb moved, as a
substitute, to extend the time of withdrawal
% one year from the passage of this act.
our. Plumb moved to insert the first of
January instead of the first of November:
Rejected. Aldrich's amendment was agreed
%, yeas, thlrty-two; nays, twenty-seven.
Aldrich then moved the reciprocity amend
nent proposed by him September l. Agreed
%, with the verbal modification suggestion
py Hoar. Evarts offered as substitute the
amendment proposed by him at last nights
ssssion. and which merely directs the presi-
|ient to communicate the facts to congress-.
Sisiocted, yeas thirty, nays thirty-four. All
democrats voted in the Affirmative, as did
[slso Dolph, Evarts and Sanders. Edmunds
also moved modification of Aldrlch's
amendment in similar sense. Rejected.
reas six nays fifty-nine. The Six affirma-
Davis, Edmunds, Frye, Paddock and
Plumb. Edmunds moved to strike out
# Aldrich's amendment the words ION and
.fter the first day of July. 1891" Rejected,
moved to insert wool in Aldrich's amend
nent. Rejected, yeas nineteen, nays thirty
Light, GRAY moved as substitute for
IAidrich's amendment the section directing
he president, without further legislation,
% declare the ports of the United States
rec and open to all products of any country
If the American hemisphere upon which no
xport duties are imposed, whenever and SO
ong as the government of such country adj
tnits to the ports thereof free of all national,
provincial, municipal and all other taxes,
Jour, corn meal, preserved meats. tish, veg
tables, rice, slumber, agricultural lmple-
aents, machinery. vessels or boats, iron,
teel or wood. ETC., products of the United
rtates. Rejected, yeas twenty-six, nays
hirty-eight. Aldrich's amendment was
hen adopted, yeas thirty-three, nays twen-
y-eight.
Aldrich's amendment reads: That, with
view to securing reciprocal trade with
nd for this purpose, and after the first day
+ July. 1891, whenever and so often as the
resident shall be satisfied that the govern
s1ent of any country producing and export
ag sugar, molasses, coffee, tea and hides,
aw and uncured, or any such articles, i'm
aoses duty or other exactions upon the az
icultural or other products of the United
tates, which, in view of the free intro
Suction of such as sugar, molasses, coffee.
90 and hides into the United States, he
lay deem to be reciprocally unequal and
unreasonable, he shall have the power, and
,lation to that effect the provisions of this
ct relating to the free introduction of such
agar, molasses, coffee. tea and hides. the
PRODUCTION of such country, for such time as
shall deem just; and in such case and
uring such suspension duties shall be
evied, collected and paid on sugar, mo-
ssss Coffee tea aor and hides sa the
designated country, as follows. namely:
II sugars not above No. Ii, Dutch
tandard, in color, shall pay duty on their
olariscopic test as follows, namely: All
t.ngars not above No. ID, Dutch standard in
olor, all tank bottoms, syrups of cane
lice or of beet juice, melada, concentrated
lelada, concrete and concentrated mo-
asses, testing polariscope not above sew
{nty-five degrees, seven-tenths of one cent
;er pound; for every additional degree or
raction of degree shown by polariscopic
est, two-hundredths of one cent Per pound
'utch standard. in color, shall be classified
~ Dutch standard of color and pay. duty
$ follows, namely: All sugar above No. Ii
nd not above No. II, Dutch standard of
olor, one and three eighths cents per
ound. All sugars above No. 16 and not
bove No. 20, Dutch standard of color, one
nd five-eighths cents per pound. All
lgars above No. 20, Dutch standard of
Dior. two cents per pound. Molasses test
lg above ffty-six degrees, four cents per
allon. Sugar DRAWINGS and sugar sweepinRs
aall be subject to duty, either as molasses
sugar. as the case may be, according to
olariscopic test. On coffee, three cents per
ound. On tea, 10 cents per pound. Hides,
Nv or uncured. whether dry, sailed or
ickled; angora goat skins, raw, without
DOL, manufactured. asses skins, raw or
manufactured. and skins, except sheep
tins, With ): WOOL one and half cents per
All democrats voted against Aldrich's
,ciprocity amendment, and two republic
ans. Edmunds and Evarts.
Aldrich offered an additional section,
roviding that the sugar schedule and
ounty paragraphs shall take effect on the
rst Of March, 1891, and that prior to the
ned ss = in bond without payment Of
uty. Various other amendments.
Filtered by Aldrich were agreed to.
+lcluding the following, declaring
lat all special taxes shall become due on
le first of July, 1891, and on every first of
ally ther eafter. making provlso IN para
aph 457 Quitting on free list animals inn
,orted especially for breeding purposes)
oply only to females, and filling the blank
| ates on which duties shall be levied on
-ticles exempted from duty, as the first of
ctober, 1880.
The committee amendment to the para.
| raph placing upon the free list all sugars
! OF above No. 16 Dutch standard (Which
| ave been passed over without action) was
iken up. The amendment was TO substi-
ute No. Ii for No. 16. Agreed to, yeas
| 1irty-five, nays twenty five. Plumb Of
sred an amendment for the appointment
{ com mission of five disinterested per-
)ns, to be known as the customs commits
on, with permanent Office in the city of
yashington. Agreed to, yeas thirty-one,
| avs thirty.
! The tariff bill was then reported to the
nate and all amendments adopted in
,mmittee of the whole were agreed to,
:cept those on which separate votes are
.manded.
The first was Plumb's amendment fol- q
,stoms commission. The amendment was
reed to-yeas, thirty-one; nays, twenty
ne. The duty of the commission is to
certain the prices of commodities and the
feet of tariff charges on prices, labor, etc..
home and abroad, for the past twenty
re years or more.
Daniel demanded separate vote on the
mmittee amendment striking out the
terual revenue sections in relation to to-