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

graph 344, increasing the duty
on yarn made of iute from SO
to 50 per cent. and striking
out the words ''sisal or MANILA was
read, and Mr.. Carlisle moved to reduce
the rate to % per cent: agreed to. In
the next paragraph imposing duty OF
u cents per pound on cables, cordage
and twine the finance committee had
proposed to insert the words binding
twinc," and to strike out the wor Is
"bindng twine J. cents per pound" ="
Mr.. Aldrieh withdrew the amendment,
so as to leave the paragraph as it
came from the House. Mr.. Davis
moved an amendment TO strike
! binding twine out of the para
graph, in order to have it afterward
| placed on the free list. Agreed to
yeas 81, nays "a. Mr.. Aldrich moved to
strike out of paragraph 341, relating to
burlaps of flax, jute or hemp the words
exceeding sixty inches in width, >
cents per pound" Agreed to. The
committee amcndment 10 paragraph
t34S relating to bagglng TOR cotton, reduc-
ing the duties of 6-lD cents and /
$40 yard to / $40 and | o-l0 was
agreed to. Mr.. Vance moved to strike
ont the whole paragraph, so as to have
cotton bagging placed on the free list.
Reiccted-ycas u, nays 3l-a party vote
| Paragraph $50, relating to flax gilt-net-
| ting, nets, etc, was, on motion OF Mr..
| Aldrich, anne nded by making the duty
20 cents per pound and 10 per cent. adj
valorem instead of % cents and
53 per cent. The finance commit
tee amendments TO paragraphs No.
3o2 to 500 were agreed to; also an
amendment offered by Mr.. Aldrich,
from the committee imposing on Ham
burg edgings duty of so cents pound
and ID per cent. al valorcm. Schedule
| NJ, pulp, papers and books, was taken
and all ofthe committee amendments
were agreed to. Then Schedule \ was
reached, under the heading of sun
dries" The committee amendment re-
ducing the duty on brushes and brooms
from 40 to 3o per cent, was agreed
| TO. Mr.. Aldrlch moved to insert, in
place of the paragraph as to bone and
horn buttons, paragraph in these
words, ivory, vegetable ivory, bone and
horn buttons 90 per cent. al valorem.'
| Agreed to. Also to insert in place of
the paragraph as to shoe buttons the
following paragraph "Shoa buttons,
made of paper, papier mache, pulp
or other similar material, not
specially provided for, valued at
not exceeding 3 cents per gross,
| cent per gross" Agreed to. Mr.. AL
drich withdrew the committee amend
ment to paragraph Al, reducing the
duty on cork bark. Paragraph 420, re-
lating to feathers and downs, was
amended so as to have crude or un-
dressed feathers placed on the free list,
and iv reducing the duty on dressed
feathers from % to 10 per cent. ad valo-
rem. Paragraph 424 was amended by
| changing the duty on crinohne cloth
| from 80 per cent. ad Va!orem to
S cents per square yard. Paragraph
430, relating to precious stones, was
amended (on motion OF Mr.. Aldrchl
! by adding the words Limitations of
precious stones, not set. 10 per cent.
Paragraph 434, relating to gloves, was
raefed over inf oimally until tomorrow
Mr.. Plumb having otfe red two amend
ments to it. The committee amend
were agreed TO. This closed the
dutablc list with the exception
of the sugar schedule, and of the
paragraphs that have been passed over
| informally without action. Going back
to paragraph ,ii3l (relating to plush, vel
vets of cotton, etc, Mr.. Aldrich moved
to add 10 it a provision that none of the
articles in that paragraph should pay
| less than 20 per cent. ad valOrem.
| Agreed to. Paragraph 322 (relating to
cotton cloth, not bleached1 was amended
| bv making the last line read 10 cents
per square yard and 80 per cent. ad
| valOren.
FR1pAY, Sept. 5.-The Senate went
promptly TO work at the tariff bill this
! morning, and Mr.. Vance moved to
strike out the proyiso in paragraph 451,
relating to animals imported especially
for breeding purposes. The proyiso re-
| quireS the animals To be pure bloodcd
| of recognized breed, with record of
| pedigree, etc. The motion was de-
| teAted; yeas, 22; nays, 81. The
Senate then went back to para
| graph 434, relating to gloves, which
| Mr.. Plumb had yesterday moved to
amend by striking out the additional
rate on mems gloves. The motion was
defeated; yeas. %: nays, 30-Mr. Plumb
being the only Republican who voted
yea. Mr.. Quay moved TO insert in the
| free list wild animals intended for ZOO
| logical collections for scientific and edu-
sale or profit. This was agreed
to, and cart educational stops,
composed Of glass and metal, IAN
| invention used in kindcrgartcns) was
| then inserted in the free list. Mr.. Hoar
| moved to insert in paragraph iN9 lal-
| lowing the free importation ot books
| 'of colleges. educational and religious
| societies. etc.), the words 'or by any
| college, academy, school or seminary OF
learning III tie United states, IL
its own behalf or in behalf of any
| of its professors or teachers Agreed
| to. Paragraph 500 was amended 50 as 10
read: Common blue clay, III casks,
| suitable only for the manufacture OF
| IL TI-h
on the free list. was laid aside without
action, in the absence of Mr. sherman.
| Mr.. Davis moved to insert binding
| twlne on the tree list, ana MIR. Vance
| moved to amend the amendment by
adding cotton bagging. Mr.. Vance :
| motion was defeated-yeas, l4; nays
! 26. A motion to add to Mr. Daris
amendment the words '.burlapS and
| bags for grain made Of 'burlaps, was
rejected-yeas, 20; nays, =. Mt;
| Davis amendment was then agreed
| to-veas 3S, nays IS. The word de
| gras'' was struck Off the free list.
| motion to strike off the free list hides,
raw or uncured, whether dry, saited ot
| picked" i" was rejectcd-yeas 10, nays -,
| Mr. Vest moved to insert In the free list
| climber. hewn and sawed, squared and
| sided. and sawed boards. plank. deals
and other lumber, of hemiock, white
| wood. sycamore. white pine and bass
wood" The vote was next taken on
| Mr.. Vests motion, and ii was rejected,
yeas. q; navs, 50. Mr.. Plumb moved
to insert in the free list lumber;
sawed boards, plank;s, deals and
other lumber of white pine. Re
iected-yeas, %; nays, 35. Paragraph
2ll. in schedule d, treiating TO sawed
boards. etc., which had been passed
over informally. was taken up, and the
committee amendments were agreed TO
Also an amendment offered by Mr.
Aldrich to place duty of . per cent
| al vaioreIn on posts, railroad ties and
telegraph poles Of cedar. The duty on
pine clapboards was was rgdnced 4, iron Il;
81 to 81 per 1000. EIhe commit
tee amendment putting mica on the
free list was rejected-yeas,, p; nays
y. Mica was then restored in para
graph 1876, at the rate Of 50 per cent: ad
valorem Paragraph 623, IN the tree
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