Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-09-03

were offered to any Of the paragraphs
from 2S7 to 297. In paragraph
2e8, relating to extract Of meat,
the clause that the dutiable weight
shall include the extract and the tins
or jars was struck out. Paragraphs 303
and 304 were amended Ton the report OF
the committee) by reducing the duty
on chocolate and prepared cocoa from
3 to cents q pound. Paragraph III
was amended by reducing the duty
on garden seeds from 40 to 20 per
cent. a vote on paragraph 307, relating
to salt, showed no quorum, and the bill
was laid aside-sixty paragraphs, be-
tween ten and eleven pages, having
been disposed of to-day. The House
and referred to the committee on agri-
culture. The conference report on the
railroad land bill was also presented,
and the resolution for the suspension OF
the work in erecting the La Fayette sta
tue on the site selected IN La Favette
Square, and for the selection of another
site, was adopted.
FRIDAY, Aug. 29.-Mr. Edmunds' res
olution, introduced in the Senate this
morning, providing for recess from
September 10 to November 10, created
something of sensation at both ends
of the Capitol. The Senate made con-
siderable progress with the tariff bill
to-day. The pending question was on
the finance committees amendment to
paragraph 307, page 66, which taxes
salt in bags and packages II cents
per 100 pounds, and salt in bulk s
rents, the amendment being to strike
out the provlso allowing drawbacks on
salt used in exported meats. Mr.. Nc
Pherson moved to strike out the entire
paragraph, the effect of which would be
to place salt on the free list. This was
rejected-yeas Is, nays 90 a party vote.
The committee amended to strike out
the proviso resulted yeas Is, nays 81.
retaining the proviso. No amendment
was offered to any of the paragraphs
from 308 to 3i3. On motion of Mr.
Plumb the duty on brandy, IN para
graph 314, and cordials, liquors, etc, in
paragraph 81, was increased from So to
s. gallon; on bay rum, in paragraph
$40, from 81 to 50; and on champagne
and other sparkling wines, SO as to
make the rates on bottles no more than
more than pint and more than half
pint, S. a dozen (instead Of
$3.50; one-half pint each or
less, $3.50 Gnstead of $1.75), and
where bottles contain more than a
quart 1926 per gallon additional. The
following amendments were also agreed
to: Paragraph 321, relating to still
wines, by making the rate per gallon in
casks IS cents instead Of so cents, and
per case of u quart bottles or a pint
bottles, $3.50 instead of $1.Go-extra
quantities to be taxed 10 cents per pint
instead of cents Paragraph 322, re-
lating to ale, porter and beer III bottles
or jugs, by making the duty go cents per
gallon instead Of 80 cents, and when not
in bottles or jugs, 80 cents per gallon in
lating TO malt extracts, by making
the duty, in casks So cents per gallon
instead of 20, in jugs 90 cents a gal
lon instead of 40, and when solid or
condensed 60 per cent. ad valorem in
stead of 40 per cent. Paragraph 324,
relating to cherry juice and prune juice,
by making the duty 70 cents gallon In
stead of go, when containing not more
than Is per cent. of alcohol, and s. per
gallon instead of So, and % per cent. ad
valorem, when containing more than Is
per cent. of alcohol. Paragraph 325,
relating to ginger ale, soda water, and
other similar waters, was amended on
the report of the finance committee by
reducing the rate from II cents to 10
cents dozen bottles, and, on motion OF
Mr.. Carlisle, by inserting the word Ear
tifcial." Schedule I, relating to
cotton manufactures, was passed
over informally. Paragraph 338
of the House bill, relating TO
mineral waters and their limitations, was
struck out on the recommendation of
the finance committee. Schedule j, re-
lating to flax and hemp, was passed
over informally. Schedule K, relating to
wool and the manufactures of wool, was
was then taken up. All the paragraphs
from No. 357 to 800, relating to raw
wool, having been read, Mr.. Carlisle
moved to have them all struck out SO as
to have wool put on the free list. A
short debate followed, after which the
Senate adjourned.
SATURDAY, Aug 30-When the tariff
bill was taken up in the Senate the
pending question was on Mr.. Carlisle's
motion to strike out the wool paragraphs
1851 to 369), SO as to place wool on the
free list. The question was discussed
by Messrs. Hawley, Daniel, Aldrich and
Vance, when the vote was taken and
the motion lost by a strict party vote.
No amendment was offered to paragraph
$40, 81 or $40. The finance COM
mittee reported an amendment to para
graph 373 (relating to wool and worsted
yarns worth less than 80 cents Il pound)
by increasing the rate per pound from
twice to two and half times the duty
per pound on unwashed wool of the
first class. After debate, but without
taking any action on the paragraph, the
Senate adjourned.