The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-09-13

placing tin ore and tin on the free list,
was amended bv adding the words "un-
til January |, 1892, but not thereafter"
The consideration of the free list having
been concluded, some of the preceding
paragraphs We're. on motion Of Mr.. AID
rich, taken up again and modified as
follows: Paragraph fl, makingt The duty
on tiaxsecd oil, etc. 81 cents per gallon,
instead of SO. Paragraph 70, adding to
II the words ''calomel and other mercu-
nal medicines or preparations, 81 per
cent. al valorem." Paragraph SIS, ton
clothlngl inserting the words '.plushes
and other pile fabrics. and felt and felt
tabrics,'' Paragraph 594, inserting after
the words "laces and embroideries the
word 'handkerchiefs Paragraph 494ll
inserting Gin the free list "bristles, raw
or unmanufactured." Paragraph i94
inserting i'm the free list
the words 'or painted glass win
dows when pictorial" Paragraph 49S
was amended 50 as 10 admit antiquities
produced prior to the year 100 (instead
OF the seventeenth century Mr.. AID
rich gave notice OF a committee amend
ment III lieu of section ). 1t provides
that articles of foreign manufacture.
such as are usually or ordinarily
marked, stamped, branded or labelled,
and all packages containing such or 9TH
er imported articles, shall be plainly
stamped, marked, branded or labelled, .,
so as to Indicate the country of their
origin, and shall not otherwise be adj
mitted 10 entry; also of an amendment
imposing a duty after January |, 1922
of &C nts a pound on black oxide of tin,
and on bar, block and pig tin.
SATURDAY, Sept. 6.-During the dis
Il IL. I
to-day Mr.. Aldrich offered a PROPOSE
ton extending the time for consider
alton of the tariff bill to and including
Monday, when the discussion is to be
limited to thirty minutes, and when the
sugar schedule is to be taken up.
After that the arrangement here
tofore made is to apply. The
proposition was assented to, and the
presiding officer (Mr. IngaiIs) asked
whether the understanding was that on
Tuesday the voting should begin and
continue until the stage of third reading
is reached, after which three hours is
to be allowed to each side for a general
summing up. General assent WAS given
to that understanding. The duty on
white pine shingles was placed at 20
cents per 1000; the duty on sponges
was fixed at 20 per cent. ad valorem,
and an amendment was adopted
fixing at soc per gallon the duty on
alizarine assistant or soluble oil con-
tanning more than 30 per cent. of castor
oil. Then paragraph 545 pertaining to
fish was taken up and Mr.. SpoOner gave
ii as his view that while the fishermen
on the Eastern coast were protected 1t
was not proper that the fisheries on the
Great Lakes should be thrown open to
free competition. He thought if there
was anything IN the proposition of re-
ciprocit:-, the United States ought not
now to throw ope its markets to Cana
dian fishers. Mr.. spooner's views
were concurred in by Messrs, Gibson
amendment was agreed to. The
paragraph now reads: Fresh fish
caught by citizens of the United
States in the high seas, or in
the open waters OF the lakes forming a
boundary between the United States
and the Dominion of Canada" Para
graph 21S, relating to fish on the duti
able list, was then taken up, and the
committees amendment, slightly mod
flied. was agreed to. The paragraph
now reads fish smoked, dried, salted,
picked, fresh, frozen, packed in ice, or
otherwise prepared for preservation
not especially enumerated or provided
for in this act, ] of l cent per pound"
Paragraph 264, placing a duty
It bdps 10 whsh cents had Per bedpn po"na passed
over without action. was taken up, and
Mr.. German moved to reduce the rate
to cents a pound. The amendment
put salt on the free list. Sorghum seed
and sugar cane seed were placed on the
free list An amendment offered,
granting 4 rebate of duties, under Ger.
tain circumstances, was rejected. Mo-
tons to strike CocOanuts, bananas, and
pineapples from the free list and place
them on the dutiable list were rejected.
Mr. Spooner offered the amendment pro-
posed bv him August 20 TO the tin para
graph, l31 1t provides for the admls-
sion of tin plates free of duty, after oC-
tober |. 1896, in case the American pro-
ductlon of the article shall not equal, in
any of the intervening years, onc-thlrd
of the amount imported and entered
for consumption. Mr.. Plumb moved TO
amend the amendment 10y proVld!ngfor
a duty of | cent a pound on tin plates,
and for bounty of cent a pound for
the home product. After much discus
sion Mr.. riumb's amendment was re-
jected and Mr.. Spooncr's (hayin@ been
accepted by Mr.. Aldrichl was agreed
To, and the duty on tin placed at / Gems
pound. Mr.. Aldrich offered the com
mittce amendment Of which he had
given notice yesterday as Il substitute
for section 5-requiring packages to he
plainly marked, and to show the coun
try where the goods were manufactured.
Agreed TO. Mr.. Evarts offered II e
amendment imposing duty of 10 per
cent. AL valOrem on all teas the growth
or product of the countries east Of the
Cape of Good Hope, when imported
from places west of the Cape
Of Good Hope. Mr.. Spooner moved
to amend Mr.. Evarts' amendment hy
adding to it the following: There
shall be levied and collected upon ali
coffee, green. from the Dominion 0t
Canada, 10 per cent. ad valorem. and
upon all coffee, roasted or ground, from
the Dominion Of Canada, , cents PEI
pound and 10 per cent. al valorem. .
Mr.. German moved 10 add to Mr. Ey-
arts amendment a provlso that teas i'm
ported directly into the United States
on through bills of lading from coun-
tries east Of the Cape of Good Hope
and transhipped at any foreign port ol
place. shall not be subject to the duty
therein provided. Mr.. Evarts accepted
the modification to his amendment
Mr. Spooner's amendment was reject
ed and Mr.. Evarts' amendment, az
modified. was agreed to. On motion o.
Mr.. Sherman section "a, ALLOWING
drawbacks of duties on imported mate.
rials used in exported manufactures
was amended by provision that nc
drawbacks shall be allowed IN any case
where the duties paid on the i'm.
ported material are less than II
per cent. of the value of the man
ufactured goods, or where the
claim shall be for less than so. The
finance committees amendments to
sections from TO -, the administrative
features. were agreed to without being
read. Sections - and % of the bill re
ar:ng to dealers in leaf tobaccol Were,
on the Recommendation of the finance
| committee, stricken out-yeas, u: nays
q. All sections in the House bill from
| - to Is inclusive We're, on the report OF
| the finance committee, stricken out.
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