The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-08-30
CHAMPAGNE GOES UP.
SO Do WINES AND OTHER VARI-
Gus DRINKS.
The Senate Raising the Luxuries-.Sait
isn't Free..-The War Claims Bill
Passes the House..And Carries $3.50

The Senate Raising the Luxuries-.Salt
isn't Free.--The War Claims Bill
Passes the HOuse..And Carries $3.50
900.
by United Press.l
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 29.-In the
Senate this morning Mr.. Edmunds Of
fered the following resolution which
went over for the present.
RESOLVED, That when the two houses
adjourn on the 10th of September, 1890,
it be to meet on the 10th of November,
1890.
The tariff bill was taken up, the pend
ing question being on the finance com
nittee's an endment to the salt para
graph to strike out the provision allow
ing drawbacks on salt in exported meat.
MI. Mcpherson moved to strike out
the entire paragraph, the effect Of which
would be to place salt on the free list.
Rejected, yeas IS; nays %; a party
vote.
The committees amendment to strike
out the proviso allowing drawbacks on
salt in exported meats was then dis
cussed.
In reply to question of Mr.. Vest,
Mr.. Sherman said that the general pro-
vision in the bill for a drawback of 1u-
ties on expectations, would protect the
export meat business from any discrim-
ination under this paragraph.
Mr.. Vest wanted to know how the
salt used in curing meats for export was
to be identified. The drawback provision
required that the material on which
drawback was paid should be identified
Why would not this general drawback
provision extend to fish.
Mr., Allison said that he had voted in
committee against striking out the pro
viso because he believed, with Mr.. Vest,
that the general provision in regard to
draw backs would not apply to salt Mr.
Vest argued in favor of putting salt on
the free list as natural product to be
found in inexhaustible quantities in ev-
cry country in the world.
Mr.. Cullom argued against striking
out the proviso saying that it was rot a
question Of protecting the American salt
producer, but of protecting the Ameri-
can export meat business.
After further discussion the vote was
taken on the committee amendment to
strike out the proviso, and it Was reject,
ed, Is to 81 The Republican Senators
voting against the committee were, Al
lison, Cullom, Edmunds, HaWley, In
gals, Jones Of Nevada, Mitchell, Plat.
Plumb, Sherman, Teller, Wasnburn anl
Wilson of Iowa.
On motion of Mr.. Plumb the duty OF
brandy and on cordials, liquors. etc.
was increased from So to So gallon; or
bay rum from 81 to So, and on cham
pagne and other sparkling wines SO as te
make the rate on bottles not more thar
quart and more than pint $40 doz
en- instead of Sc; not more than PIN
and more than half pint $5 doze1
instead of $3.50; one half pint or less
$3.50 instead of $1.75, and where bottles
contain more than quart 1926 gal
lon additional.
The following amendments offered b,
Mr.. Plumb were agreed to:
Increasing the rate on still wines il
casks from so cents to Is cents per gal
lon; in cases from ST. IS to s. so pc
case, with the tax on additional quaint
ties ten cents extra per pint instead o
five cents.
Increasing the duty on ale, porter an
beer in bottles and jugs from 35 cents t
60 cents per gallon, and on that not il
bottles and jugs from 20 cents to 3
cents.
Increasing the rate on malt extrac
in casks from 20 to 35 cents per gallon
in jugs from 40 to 60 cents per galloI
and when sold from 40 to 60 per Gel
advalorem.
Increasing the duty on cherry an
prune juices from 60 to 70 cents pc
gallon, when containg not more than
per cent of alcohol, and from So. 90 pc
gallon to $3.O per gallon, in addition
25 per cent. ad valorem on that whic
contains more than 18 per cent. of alc
hol.
On motion of the finance committt
the paragraph relating to ginger al
soda water and other similar waters W;
amended by reducing the rate from
on motion Of Mr.. Carlisle by the inse
ton of the word ''artiicial.'
The schedule of cotton manufactur
: was passed over, and the wool schedu
+ taken up.
Mr.. Carlisle moved to strike out par
: graphs 357 to 800, relating to raw woo
so as to put all raw wool on the free lis
A general discussion followed, the N
o ton being supported by Messrs. Carlisl
!, Reagan, Gray and Mcpherson, Dem
It Gratis, and opposed by Messrs. Sherma
,. Aldrich and Dawes, Republicans.
:. With the motion still pending, at 5: .
= the Senate adjourned.
S House:
l. WASHINGTON, D. O., Aug. 29.-T
+. first bill to to considered was that viii
Ia has been pending for the past sixte
!; weeks, the omnibus southern war clail
bill.
s. Mr.. Thomas, of Wisconsin, who b
3 objected to its passage on the grou
A. that some of the claimants whose clail
!. were covered were disloyal, offered
. substitute striking out the objectionat
features, and by unanimous consent
was agreed to. The bill carries abo
$3.50, 900. The committee rose, the
t. was passed and the committee resum
its session.
The House then at o'clock tool
o. recess until s o'clock, the evenin
t. session to be for the consideration
IN private pension bills.
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