The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-09

charge of the bill, that it would be ordered
TO third reading In time 70 reach a final
vote before adjournment tomorrow. But
there are some amendments to the bill to be
offered in the Senate dt is now being con-
sidered in committee of the whole) and Mr..
German does not believe it possible
to reach a vote before Wednesday.
BY an arrangement made to-day, Messrs.
Aldrich and Carlisle, who have been in
charge of the tariff bill for their respective
sides, will reserve their formal speeches
upon the measure until the report Of the
conference committee is presented. They
are both so worn out by the strain of the
past few weeks that the preparation of their
speeches is impossible before a vote on the
passage of tine bill is reached. The six hours
Of general debate which is TO preceie that
vote will be occupied by Messrs. Ingalls,,
Hiscock and Jones for the republicans, and
Messrs. Vance, Vest and Turpie for the
democrats
SPEECHES AT NIGHT.
AT the evening session the time was
principally devoted to the delivery of
speeches. Mr.. Manderson's amendment to
admit beet sugar machinery free of duty
was agreed to, and Mr.. Eustls' amendment
TO extend a like privilege to
cane and sorghum sugar machinery
was defeated, Mr.. Eustis' without the
y
sons amendment was 43 yeas to II nays.
The negative votes we're given by Messrs.
Butler, Cameron, Carlisle, Gray, Ccckrell,
Call, German, Hearst, Reagan, Teller and
Wilson of Marland. The speakers were
Messrs. Casey, Allison, Gibson, Collum,
Reagan, Blair, Aldrich, Spooner and
Evarts.
Mr.. Gibson moved to reduce the sugar
test from eight degrees by the polariscopo
10 .,,d hot . 80 N
pound bounty on sugar produced in the
United States would be neutralized by a
European bounty OF cents a pound on
exported sugar, so that there would be free
trade on sugar.
RECIPROCITY DISCUSSED.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 8, lis A. Mater
in the night reciprocity was the topic of
several speeches, the tone Of the discussion
being largely favorable to the principle,
but there was considerable diverse opinion
as to the method.
Mr.. Spooner declares in favor of the reci-
procity provision provided it indicated
items and articles, but he would not favor
reciprocity with Canada.
Mr.. Hale said that If this general debate
were to go on he would question whether
there was quorum present.
Mr.. Hawley protested against closing of
the consideration of the bill without a
chance to ask a question Of the COMMITTEES
on finance or get any information touching
upon the question Of reciprocity, which has
never been formally before the Senate as a
pending question.
The presiding officer (Mr. Ingalls, con.
fined Mr. Hawley TO a statement that nc
reciprocity amendment had been offered.
ALLISON GIVES WARNING.
Mr.. Allison said he desired TO make some
remarks in reply to Mr.. Aldrich's statement
on the sugar question, aud the bill would
not become law till he had an opportunity
of doing so.
Mr.. Evarts, about midnight, said that ht
proposed to discuss the reciprocity question
which had been now, for the first time
| brought into the debate In the sense oi
| any action to be taken. He proposeC
to modify the commissioners amendment
so as to make it the duty of the President
to communicate the facts to congress thai
duties may be imposed upon such articles a
may be reciprocally used.
Mr.. Gray gave his assent 10 the position
laid down by Mr.. Evarts.
Without action on Mr.. Gibson's amend.
| ment the Senate at 12:15 o'clock adjourned