The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-05
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Winding Up the Tariff Debate-N0 More
Speeches Until Monday.


Winding Up the Tariff Debate-No More
Speeches Until Monday.
WASHINGTON CRY. Sept. AIN the Sem
ate the taIiff bill was taken up under the
agreement limiting the discussion on
each subject to five minutes for each SEN
ator. Gibson withdrew the amendment
offered by him Tuesday, a mistake having
been made as it is, and offered another
amendment, striking out that schedule
and substituting for it the sugar provisions
of the Mills bill.
Butler presented a communication from
the state department showing the relative
expectation of cotton goods between Great
Britain and the United States. He thought
the information might be valuable in view
OF the reciprocal propositions. 1t showed
him abs outely that Great Britain had con-
troll of the market in South and Central
America, Asia and Africa. The value of
cotton goods exported into these countries
by Great Britain last year was SIT. coo. 000,
against $40 600 000 from the United States.
He therefore asked to have the paper
printed in the Record, and it was so ordered.
Presiding Officer ingalls, announced that
the general debate on the tariff bill had
closed, with the exception of the resolu-
ton as to the day when the final vote
ill be taken, when three hours are to be
allowed to each side.
The sugar schedule was laid aside in
formally and the schedule on cotton man.
ufactures taken up. Amendments to re-
duce the rate in the various paragraphs of
the schedule were offered by Mcpherson,
Carlisle and Vance, and uniformly rejected
without yea and nay vote. The commit
tee amendments were agreed to.
Mcpherson moved to strike out the para
graph In reference to elastic stocking hose,
and offered q substitute making the rate of
duty 10 per cent. ad valorem; rejected,
yeas 20. nays q. Paddock and Plumb vot-
ing with the Democrats In the affirmative.
Ali the paragraphs in the schedule hav-
ing been disposed of, the schedule was
taken up relating to fax, hemp, jute and
their manufactures. The finance commit
tee had reported an amendment reducing
the rate on fax not dressed from 11<c per
pound to $50 per ton. On this amendment
Washburn demanded the yeas and nays.
The committee amendment was agreed to,
32 to IL Ali the Democrats voted yea.
Negative votes were given up by Allen,
Cameron, Casey, Davis, Dolph, Higgins,
Mcmillan, Moody, Paddock, Sherman,
Stockbridge, Washbur and Wilson of
Iowa.
The next amendment that the finance
committee offered was to reduce the duty
on hacked fax from cents per pound to
$40 per ton; agreed to, yeas SO. nays 16.
The Democrats all voted for the amend
ment, and the following Republicans voted
against 1t: Allen, Cameron, Casey, Davis,
Dolph. Higgins, Mcmillan, Manderson,
Moody, Mitchell, Paddock. Pierce, Quay.
Sherman, Stockbridge and Washburn.
The committee amendment to reduce the
duty on fax or hemp tow from SIS to $40
was agreed TO.
In the next paragraph. imposing a duty
of " cents pound on cables, cordage and
Irvine. the finance committee proposed to
insert the words binding Irvine" and strike
out the words "binding Irvine, IL cents
per pound" Aldrich withdrew the
amendment so as to leave the para
graph as it came from the
House. Davis moved an amendment to
strike binding Irvine out of the paragraph,
In order to have it afterwards placed on
the free list After de bate the amendment
was agreed TO. A number of other COM
nittee amendments were agreed to.
Vance moved to strike out paragraph
$40, SO as to have cotton bagging placed on
the free list; rejected.
Paragraph $50. relating to fax netting,
nets, etc., was, on motion of Aldrich
amended by making the duty 20 cents per
pound and 10 per cent. ad valorem, in
stead of Is cents and 35 per cent.
Schedules X and L, woolens, silks and
silk goods. having been disposed of, sche-
dule NJ papers and books, was taken up.
and the committee amendments agreed 10.
Then schedule n was reached, under The
heading of ''Sundries." Aldrich moved a
number of committee amendments as to
buttons, etc, which were adopted.
Aldrich withdrew the committee amend
ment to paragraph AL. reducing the duty
on pulps, cork and bark from 10 to 5 cents
per pound, and from 10 to IN cents per
pound.
Paragraph 40, relating TO feathers and
downs, was amended on the report of the
committee by striking out the words "crude
or not dressed, % per cent ad valorem I"
so as to have that class placed on the free
list, and by reducing the duty on dressed
feathers from so to 40 per cent al valoreln.
Paragraph 4So, relating to precious
stones, was amended by adding the words
limitations of precious stones, not set, 10
per cent"
Paragraph 93i, relating to gloves, was
passed over informally.
This closed the dutiable list, with the ex-
ception OF the sugar schedule and of para
graphs that had been passed over infor-
mally without action. Going back to para
graph S34, relating 10 plush, veivets of cot
ton, ETC.. Aldrich moved 10 add to il a
proyiso that none of the articles in that
paragraph should pay less than 40 per
cent ad valorem; agreed TO.
Paragraph 3d., relating 10 cotton cloth
not bleaehed, was amended by making the
last line read, 40 cents per square ward
and IS per cent ad valorem." After a
brief executive session tbs Senate adj
lourned.
HOUSE PRoCEEDINGs