The morning call., 1890-08-29
CONGRESS-.
THE SENATE.
Amendments to the Tariff Bill Adopted and


Rel cted.
WAsHINGToN,--+ug. 2S.-In the Senate
to-day a resolution providing for the sus-
pension of work on the Lafayette statue
was amended to provide for the selection of
another site, and adopted.
Reagan introduced substitute for his
proposed amendment to the Tariff Bill,
E>proposing a reciprocal arrangement with
Canada and Mexico for the free admission
OF manufactured articles and mineral
products. The substitute includes agricul-
tural products.
The conference report on the Railroad
Land Forfeiture Bill was presented and
ordered printed
Tie Tariff Bill was then taken up.
Aldrich gave notice of TWO amendments
he would offer TO the bill, and which were
read for information. One amendment is
the reciprocity amendment. The second is
proylso 10 the fish paragraph, and it SUBJ
lects fish to duty Of only / Y cents a pound
when exported from or the product of
any country, whenever and only as long as
American fishing vessels shall be admitted
\ into All ports OF such countries to purchase
supplies. including bait. and to land fish for
without restraint.
Consideration of the bill was resumed at
abe paiagrlph relating to rice, the amend
snea{s Ttt ted by the Finance Committee
esl-s ce the duty Oh cleaned rice
49, u cents pound, On uncleaDed
.iSo from Z t0-leent pound and on rice
-four, rice meal and broken rice from a half
70 q quarter oil cent per pound.
Finally the paragraph was amended by
making the duty on cleaned rice cents
pound, on uncleaned rice IA cents, on
paddy three-Quarters Of a cent and On rice
flour, rice meal and broken rice quarter OF
cent per pound-this being modification
OF the committees amendment.
No amendments were offered to the para
graphs relating to rye, rye Hour, wheat,
wheat -four. butter, cheese and fresh milk.
Carlisle moved to strike out of the para
graph relating TO condensed milk the words
sugar of milk cents pound" Re-
iected
The committee amendment to strike out
the proviso for drawback on sugar was
| AT THIS point paragraph 135. which was
passed over in its regular order, was taken
up. 1t relates to railway bars, and the
committee amendment, which reduces the
rate from six-tenths to five-tenthS of cent
per pound. was agreed TO-.
The paragraph relating to shotguns,
which was also passed over without action,
was taken up, the question being on the
amendment Of the Finance Committee sub
stitute for the ad valorem rate of 81 per cent
in the House bill to specific duties accord
ing TO the values with 50 per cent ad valorem
in addition.
luc COluiDltttt dlutuuMcDb WIS HiUulHcu
by reducing the duty on irst-class shot
guns valued al not more than So from S2 to
81 90. Agreed to.
In its regular course the bill was resumed
at the heading Farm and Field Products"
Plumb moved to increase the duty on
castor beans or seeds from 81 to 80 cents
per bushel. Agreed to-
The committee amendment to reduce the
duty on tlaXseed, linseed and other oil seeds
from 80 to 70 cents a bushel was. at the
suggestion of Aldrich, rejected.
The paragraph relating to hops was
passed over without action, German having
proposed to reduce the duty on hops from
15 to cents pound.
The next paragraph. to reduce the duty
on garden seeds from 10 to 20 per cent ad
yalorem, was agreed to.
The substitute reported from the Finance
Committee for the paragraph fixing duty
on tin cans containing shell fish was, at the
suggestion of Aldrieh, disagreed to, leaving
the paragraph just as it came from the
House.
The substitute of the Finance Committee
for the paragraph as to oranges, lemons
and lines was agreed to. Party lines were
entirely disregarded in the vote, many
Republican Senators voting against the
committee amendments and many DEM
Ocratic Senators for it.
In the paragraph relating to the extract
of meat the clause thatdutiable weight shall
include the extract and tins or jars was, on
motion of Carlisle, struck out.
The paragraphs were amended on the
report Of the committee by reducing the
duty on chocolate and prepared cocoa from
3 TO cents pound.
In the paragraph relating to salt, the
Finance Committee recommended striking
out the proviso for rebate.
Mcpherson moved to strike out the whole
paragraph taxing salt at u cents per 100
pounds in packages and 8 cents in bulk, so
as to leave salt ON the free list.
The vote on McPherson's motion was
yeas 13, nay %; no quorum.
The bill was laid aside, between ten and
eleven pages being disposed of to-day.
The House Lard Bill was presented to the
Senate and referred to the Committee on
Agriculture. Adjourned.