Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-09
THE sUGAR sCHEpuLf.


without payment of duty.
Mr. Gibson moved to change March, 1891,
into July, 1891. and that the existing sugar
tariff shall be in force until then. Rejected
yeas, q; nays, 81.
Mr.. Aldrich's amendment was agreed to.
FINANCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AGREED TO.
Various other amendments were offered by
Mr. Aidrich and agreed to, including the fol-
lowing: Declaring that all special taxes shall
become due on the LIST of July, 1891, and ON
every LIST of July thereafter.
Making the proviso in paragraph s57 Quitting
on the free list animals imported specially for
breeding purposes) apply only to females
fllllng the blank for the dates on which
duties shall! be levied or articles exempted
from duty as the LIST Of October. 1890.
Inserting paragraph placing a duty of 20
cents per gallon on maple sIrup and duty of
10 per cent on glass beads, loose, unthreaded
or strung.
MIXED VOTE.
The committee amendment to paragraph 703,
placing upon the free list all sugars not above
16 Dutch standard (Which had been passed over
without action), was taken up. The amend
ment was to substitute No. Is for No. l6. IL
was agreed to-yeas 35; nays, 25
The republicans who voted in the negative
were Messrs. Allison, Cullom. Davis, Mitchell,
Moody, Pierce, Sherman, Spooner, Teller,
Wilson Uowa) and Wolcott The democratic
Mr.. Plumb moved an amendment imposing
tax OF 8 per cent on dividends of corporations
Rejected-yeas, 26; nays, 81.
TRUSTS OR COMBINATIONS.
Mr.. Plumb moved an amendment providing
that where The existence Of trusts or combina-
tions to control the production or sale of any
article is proved to the satisfaction of court
similar articles of foreign production are to be
admitted free of duty. Rejected-yeas, "a;
nays, SO.
THE BILL REpoRTED.
The bill was then reported to the Senate and
all the amendments that had been adopted in
committee of the whole were agreed to in the
Senate except those on which separate votes
were demanded. The first of them was Mr.
Plumb's amendment for q customs commission,
on which Mr.. German demanded a separate
vote. The amendment was agreed to-yeas,
81; nays, 49,
THE CUSTOMS COMMISSION
is to be composed of FIVE disinterested persons
to be appointed by the President, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate
The commissioners are to continue in
office six years, but any of them
may be removed by the President for inefici-
ency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in Office
No more than three of them are to be appointed
from the same political party. They are to have
salary Of $1,000, with travelling and other ex-
penses.
They are to be provided with clerk, stenog-
rapher and messenger, and such other clerical
assistants as they may require. Their perma-
nent Office is to be in the city of Washington.
Their duties are to be follows:
First, to examine into and ascertain the av-
erage price of commodities imported into the
United States, both at wholesale and retail in
the United States and both in the United States
and in the foreign places Of production, sale or
shipment for the period of IL months pre-
ceding and six months following any change in
the rate of customs duties imposed upon such
commodities, and this inquiry shall be carried
back for q period of twenty-five years and
more, IL deemed advisable by such COM
mission, and shall extend to all facts
relating to demand and supply. domestic
and foreign. which tend to influence prices
of such commodities. foreign aud domes!
tic, and 10 aid In determining the true
effect Of the import duty or of the change
therein on the several cases, upon domestic
and foreign prices and upon productions of the
same or other commodities. upon revenue,
upon immigration, upon profits OF capital,
rates of wages and the general welfare.
Second, to ascertain the amounts in quantity
and value of the importation OF the principal
commodities during each of said periods of six
months preceding and succeeding any such
change in custom duties.
Third, to ascertain. as far as practicable, the
quantity and value of the same or similar COM
mOultleS produced III the nlteU states during
the same respective periods.
Fourth. To ascertain whether in any and
what instances the particular rates of GUS
toms duties have operated to increase or
diminish production in the United States
and to cause a reduction of the first cost of ar
tieles produced for consumption, and what
other causes, IL any, have operated similarly
Fifth. To ascertain in what particulars rates
OF customs duties existing from to time operate
injuriously or favorabIy to the develop
ment and increase OF American manu-
factures and productions, or operate in
juriously or favorably to the consumers of such
manufactured articles and productions in re-
spect Of causing or contributing to the payment
OF unreasonable prices by consumers, or the
removal or reduction Of the same.
Sixth. To ascertain the effect OF the customs
duties upon the price of agricultural produc-
States markets and their consumption in the
United States.
Seventh. To ascertain the effect Of such Gus
toms duties, both actual and relative. in re-
spect OF the employment and the payment of
remunerative wages, both actual and relative
to labor in the United States and comparison
OF the same with the labor and wages in other
countries.
Eighth. To consider the effect Of customs
duties or the absence OF them upon the agri-
cultural, commercial. manufacturing, mining
and other industrial interests of the people of
the United, States.
Ninth. 10 ascertain and compare the actual
cost and the selling price, both ut wholesale
and retail, OF similar manufactured commodl-
ties reduced to American weights. measures
and money In the United States and elsewhere.
Tenth. To ascertain the growth and develop
meut Of the principal manufacturing indus
tries affected by the tariff schedules in England
France. Germany, Belgium and the United
States for the last twenty-five years, and to as
certain the relative cost of transport rtation in
those countries and the United States.
TOBACCO.
Mr.. Daniel demanded a separate vote on the
committee amendment striking out the inter-
nal revenue section in relation to tobacco The
amendment was agreed to and the sections
were struck out-yeas, So; nays, rs.
THE RECIPROCITY AMENDMENT AGREED TO.
The next vote was on the reciprocity amend
ment offered by Mr.. Aldrich for the finance
committee. 1t was agreed to-yeas 49, nays 90
As on the former vote, in committee of the
whole. MIR. Edmunds and Mr.. Evarts were the
only two republicans in tho negative.
COMING TO VOTE.
Ats o'clock the bill was ordered encrossed
and read third time, closing the discussion,
the next question being on its passage.
HOUSE.
Mr.. buchanan (N.J.) rose to correct the
Record. Yesterday Mr.. Cummings (N.Y.) had
asked that the Maine delegation be excused ON
account Of political illness" In view Of the
fact that the Maine delegation, especially the
Speaker, was in robust health. he thought that
some mistake had been made. [Laughter.]
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