Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
N TIE SENATE


WASHINGTON, September HIN the Senate
to-day the tariff bill was taken up, the pending
question being on Gibso1's amendment to re-
duce the sugar test from SOC by polariscope to
100. Rejected.
In reply to a question from Edmunds the pre-
siding officer Ingalls) ruled that under the ar
rang 5ment the cutting off debate to-day and the
answering or asking OF questions by Senators
would be prohibited
Pasco moved TO amend the paragraph relating
to oranges by fixing SPECIAL rates for oranges i'm
ported IN December, January, February or
March Rejected.
Aldrich moved to insert a proviso that i'm
ported merchandise deposited in any borded
warehouse prior 10 The list OF August, 1890 may
be withdrawn for consumption at any time
pri to the LIST of November, 1890, on the pay
ment of duties in force prior TO the passage of
this Act. Agreed to-yeas 30, nays q.
Aldrich then moved the reciprocity amend
ment proposed by him September lst and &C,
cepted the verbal modification of it suggested
by Hoar. Agreed to-yeas 81, nays %.
Aldrich's amendment reads: THAT, with a
view to secure reciprocal trade with the coun-
tries producing the following articles, and for
this purpose and after the 1st of July, 1891,
whenever and so often as the President shall be
satisfied that the Government of any country
producing and exporting sugars molasses, cof
fee tea and hides. raw and uncured, or any
such articles, imposes dutv or other exactions
upon the agricultural or other productS of the
United States, which, il view of the free intro
duction OF such sugar, molasses, coffee. tea and
hides into the United States, he may deem TO be
reciprocally unequal and unreasonable, he shall
have power and IL shall be his duty TO suspend
by proclamation to that effect the provision of
this ACT relating 10 the tree Introduction of
production OF such country tor such time as he
shall deem just, and in such case, and during
such suspension, duties shall be levied, col
leeted end paid on sugar, coffee, molasseS, and
tee and hides, the produce of or exported from
such designated country as follows. namely: All
sugars not above No. IS Dutch standard in color
shall pay duty on their polariscapic test as
follows namely: All sugars not above No. Is
Dutch standard in color. all tank bottoms
syrrps of cane juice, of beet juice, or of beet
Juice. meada, coneenu ated mOiasses, testing by
the poleriseope not above seventy five degrees
seven-tenths, l cent per pound, and Tor every
additional degree or fraction OF degree shown
by polariscope test, two-hundredths OF cent
additional. All sugars above No l3 Dutch stan
dard III color sha1 be classified by the Dutch
standard of color and pay duty as pre-
rited"
The bill was then reported to the Senate and
all the amendments adopted in Committee of
the Whole were agreed to except those on
which separate votes were demanded. The
trst was Plumb's amendment for Customs
Commission. Amendment agreed to-yeas 81,
nays 29.
All the reserved amendments having been
disposed OF, the presiding officer announced
that the bill was now before the Senate for
amendments
Plumb called for separate vote on the COM
mittee amendment striking out of the bill a
provision for bounty of 81 pound on silk
reeled from cocoons produced in the United
States.
The amendment to strike out was agreed to-
yeas ST. nays 5 (Edmunds, Hearst. MITCHELL
Plumb and Teller
Several amendments were offered and re
jected and then the question was: shall the
dill be engrossed and ordered to third read
ing?'
On that question the yeas and nays were
taken and resulted Yeas SS, nays 2S-a party
VOTE
The bill was read third time and the ques
ton stated TO be: ''Shall the bill pass p
AlGrich thereupon moved an adjournment,
but withdrew the motion, so as to allow an ex-
ecutive session, som after which the Senate
adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, September 9ih-In the House
to-day Buchan of New Jerey rose to correct the
Record of yesterday.
Cummings of New Yo-k had asked that "the
Maine delegation be excused on account OF po-
litical Illness" In view. OF the fact that the
Maine delegation, especially the speaker was
in robust health. he thought some mistake had
been made. Laughter.
Haugen of Wisconsin called up the Virginia
election case, Langston against Venable.
The po n OF no quorum was raised. A call
of the House showed quorum present On
the question of consideration the quorum dis
appeared and another call was ordered.
No quorum appearing, Haugeu offered reso-
luton 10 inquire into the facilities tor producing
steel frcgiDgs for high power guns ct or nearthe
Pacific coast ard in the vicinity of the Rock Is
land arsenal and in the vicinity of the IBdia-
napolis arsenal, and at some point on or near
the Gulf coast. and the sdvisability Of erecting
gun factories for finishing and assembling high
power guns to be mounted in foriifestlons at
the Benieia arsenal, III Calif0rnia, or at the
Rock Island arsenal, or at the indianapolis ar
senal. or a. some point on or near the Gull
coast the Board to examine and report SIS to the
capacity and cost of erection and equipment OF
such gun factory, the first meeting of the
board TO be held in New York about the 18th
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