The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-05

one had to Be in talking shout the other
House. but be was informed that the bill
had bssn approved BY the river and harbor
committee Of the House. bat that for ssv-
erai months past the committee had not
been able 70 get hearing for it before the
House. That was where the matter stood.
Whether IL would b. "A oct Of humiliation
for the Senate to ask the other House re-
spect Euily TO act on that bill be would not
undertake 10 judge. but something ought
to be done.
Edmunds did not think it the proper
thing 70 spend time In discussion OF the
conduct OF the other branch OF congress.
All thai the Senate had 70 do with IL just
now was TO consider the accident TO the
canal look. and he thought that as the APP
preparations made In the river and hsrbor
bill Of two years ago we're still IN force the
engineer department had money enough
~ its disposal 70 remedy the defect There
was no benefit in the Senate making very
extraordinary display Of itself on the sub
iect.
Payne said the damage was being re-
paired as fast as 500 men could do it. and
it would be completed tomorrow or the
nextday, but the main object of the appeal
to congress was that provision should be
made for An additional lock.
After discussion the resolution Was
agreed to.
The resolution offered Saturday by
Plumb, o. to the re-intermert of the re-
cemetery, was. ct the suggestion Of Plumb,
allowed to remain ON the table, to be called
up q some other future time.
T6a a. xt<n
pending question being on Vests amend
ment TO the chinawAre paragraph. reduc-
ing the duty on decorated ware TO 50 per
cent. I'D vaiorem and on plain undecorated
ware to 10 per cent. instead of IS and 50, IS
recommended by the finance COMMITTEES,
and instead Of 60 and So in the House bill.
The matter was discussed at length
Finally Vest modified his amendment by
changing the rate on plain white china to
IS instead of 40 per cent. The amend
ment was rejected, yeas 10. nays Is.
The amendment of the finance commit
tee making the rates IS and 50 per cent
was agreed to without division The next
question was ON the committee agreement
10 paragraph 101 as to .aIl other china.
etc. J" striking out the House paragraph
which fixes the rate on decorated ware at
go per cent and on undecorsted at IS per
cent, and substituting another designation
on which rate Of 50 per cent. was fixed;
agreed to.
The next was paragraph 1021z. relating
to glass and glassware. The committees
amendment striking out the paragraph in
the House bill, fixing four rates on bottles
according to size, and substituting for it .
different classification with two rates of
1 per cent. per pound on bottles holding
not less than pint and on demijohns and
carboys. and of IL cents per pound on
bottles holding less than pound. was
agreed to.
The question was on the amendment of
the finance committee to strike out para
graphs 100. Ito. Ill, liz. lib and Ia Of the
House bill and substitute for them one par
agraph, 104. taxing glass and glassware
cut ornaments Is per cent. ad vaIorem.
Mcpherson moved TO reduce the rate in
the Senate amendment to IS per cent; re-
jected. Plumb moved TO amend the COM
mittee amendment by reducing the rate on
cut and decorated glass and glassware
from IS to 40 per cent I'D valorem; re-
jected. The COMMITTEES amendment was
then agreed to.
The next question was on paragraph 108,
fixing the duties on unpublished cylinder,
crown and common window glass, the
committee amendment being to reduce
from n. 2, ~ and cents per pound to
u, IX. ~ and 2X cents per pound, &C.
cordlng TO sizes Vance moved 70 amend
by fixing uniform rates per cent ad va
lorem. A long discussion ensued.
Plumb said it was better not to pass .
tariff bill than to pass one that was not
right The amendment was finally de-
feared.
Various motions 70 reduce the rates on
unpublished cylinder. crown and common
window glass we're made by Plumb and re-
jected on yea and nay vote. although in
the last of them Ingalls,, Henderson. Pad
dock and Plumb voted with the Demo-
Gratis.
Finally, on motion of Aldrich, the rate
was reduced to 1N. ~. 2A and 2z cents
per pound, according TO sizes, and the
Senate adjourned.