The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-05-30
WHOLE NUMBER 1926

tackled the sugar schedule in the McKin.
ley bill, amid great applause on the demo.
cratic side. Tie amend ment was rejected,
Several other amendments were offered,
but all were rejected.
WASHINGTON, May 2l.--The tariff bill
was taken up ind Mr. Faker, of New
York, offered I'M amendment providing
that all articles of importation into the
United States, whether on the free list or
otherwise, snail be subject to pay no less
rate of duty than s or may be, imposed by
the country Of export on like articles ex'
ported into the United States.
The amendment was discussed ut length
and without reaching ,ote the hour of
neon arrived and according to prearranse
ment the hill was reported to the house,
Mr.. Mckinley demanded the previous
question the bill and amendments The
democrats demanded the yeas and na.s,
and the previous question was rejected
years, 81; mays, l43
Tie amendments were then read in de
tail
The phraseology of the tin plate clause
was changed, and the amendment fixing
the duty on iute yarn ut 35 yer cent was
defeated. The duty us fixed by the bill is
20 per cent.
Amendment to bring Russian camel's
hair into class of the wool schedule was
agreed to, and tho amendment providing
that the duty on woolen and worsted yarns
valued at not more than 30 cents per
pound shall hs two and half times the
duty imposed on pound Of unwashed
wool OF the first class was rejected.
| The amendment imposing duty of ~
per cent On all manufactured silk, rot es.
pecialiy provided for, and that nll such
manufactures Of which WOO, or hair OF
camel, goat or other like animal is n com.
ponent part, shnll he classified ns -1nauu
! factured WOOL was agreed to.
| The vinegar amendment, adopted in com
mittee of the whole, was adopted.
/ This was the last amendment and the
ehgrossment and third reading of the bill
1 having Leen ordered, Mr.. Carlisle offered
tie following amendment:
| Res olved, That the pending LII be re
com mitted to- the committee of ways and
/ means, with instructions to report tie same
back to tie house at the earliest possible
day, SO amended as to read that lie reve
nues of the government should be secured
| by reducing the burdens of taxation on the
! people, instead of by reducing the duties
| by imposing prohibitory rates of taxation
upon imp RED goods, Democratic ap
| plause,
The amendment was defeated-lA0t to Ga.
! IRepublcan applause.
The bill was then pnsscd-yeas, l64 !;
nays, liza strict party vote,
/ WASHINGTON, May % Mr.. Dunnell, o
| Minnesota, from the committee on the
z
nc so as to pr scribe II penalty upon nn!
! supervisor or enun crater wEo shall re
1 ccive, or any person wEo shall pay, any fee
or otLcr consideration in addition to the
com pensation of such supervisor OF enum
| orator. Passed.
! Conference WAS ordered on the army ap
preparation bill and the military academy
| appropriation bill.
| The house then went into committee of
| the whole on the river and hsrbor bill.
1 After the committee rose Mr.. Quinn, OF
| New York, introduced bill reducing to
| cent IN ounce the postage on drop letters
! in cities of lac, co. inhabitants or over.
WASHINGTON, May 25. Mr.. Flower OF
| New York, introduced bill in the house
today subjecting cigarmakers to the pro
vi ilns of the laws of the several states,
! Referred.
The house then went into committee OF
tie who,e on the river and harbor bill
Several amendments offered but
failed to pass.
At the evening session forty two private
pension bills were passed.