, 1890-09-04
A WEEK IN CONGRESS.
The Senate Still Discussing
the Tariff.
PASSAGE OF THE LARD BILL
Also Of Several Measures in Rela-
ton to Labor-A Question
of Privilege.

OF Privilege.
wAsHrsoroN, Aug. 2s.--ln the senate
the conference on the railroad land
forfeiture bill was presented, and or
dercd printed.
The tariff bill was then taken up.
Mr.. Aldrich gave notice OF two amend
ments that he would offer to the bill,
and which were read for information.
Ono amendment is the reciprocity
amendment, and the second Is n proviso
to the fish paragraph, and II subjects
fish TO duty of only ~ cents per
pound when exported from or the prod
uct Of any country, whenever and
only 80 long as American fishing vessels
shall be admitted into all the ports of
such countries TO purchase supplies Tin
GLIDING bait) and to land fish for ship
ment in bond to tho United States with
out restraint.
The consideration of the bill was then
resumed at the paragraph relating to
rice. Tho amendment reported by the
finance committee reduced tho duty on
cleaned rice from cents to 1 a cents per
pound, on uncleaned rice from ~ TO !
cent per pound, and on rico Hour, rice
meal and broken rice, from u to y
Of cent per pound. Finally the para
graph was amended by making the duty
on cleaned rice cents per pound, on an'
cleaned rice " cents and on rice -four,
rice meal and broken rice q OF cent
per pound, this being a modification OF
the committees amendment.
No amendments were offered to tho
paragraphs relating to rye, rye -four,
wheat wheat flour. butter, cheese and
fresh milk.
Mr.. Carlisle moved to strike out of the
paragraph relating to condensed milk
the words. sugar OF milk 3 cents per
pound;" rejected.
The committee amendment TO strike
out the proviso for the drawback on sug-
ar was agreed to.
At this point paragraph 1876, which
was passed over in Its regular order,
was taken up. IL relates to railway
bars, and the committee amendment,
which reduces the rate from 6-10 to $40
OF cent per pound, was agreed to.
Tho paragraph relating to shotguns,
which was also passed over without
action, was then taken up. the question
being on the amendment OF the finance
committee to substitute for the ad valo-
rem rate OF 80 per cent. in the house bill
specific duties according TO the values,
with 35 per cent. ad valorem in addition.
The committees amendment was modi-
lied by reducing the duty or nrst-class
shotguns valued at not more than SO,
from 81 to $1.60.
The regular course of the bill was re-
sumed at the heading farm and field
products.
Mr.. Plumb moved to increase the duty
ON castor beans, or seeds, from 80 to 90
cents per bushel; agreed to.
The committee amendment to reduce
the duty on flax seed, linseed and other
oil seeds from so to 20 cents a bushel
was, at the suggestion of Mr.. Aldrich,
rejected.
passed over without action, MIR. German
having proposed to reduce the duty on
hops from 10 to cents per pound.
The next paragraph to reduce the
duty on garden seeds from 40 to 20 per
cent. ad valorem, was agreed to.
The substitute reported from the f.
nance committee to the paragraph as to
the duty on tin cans containing shelltish
was, at the suggestion of Mr.. Aldrich,
disagreed to, leaving the paragraph just
as II came from the house.
The substitute OF the finance commit
tee for the paragraph as to oranges,
lemons and lines was agreed to. Iarty
lines were entirely disregarded in the
vote, many republican senators voting
against the ommittee amendments, and
many democratic senators for IL.
In the paragraph relating to extracts
of meat, the clause that the dutable
weight shall include the extract, and the
tins or jars was, on motion of Mr..
Carlisle, struck out.
AT tho suggestion of Mr.. Aldrich,
an additional paragraph was inserted
putting the duty ut u cent per podnd on
wool grease, and the next paragraph was
amended on the report OF the commit
tee, by reducing tho duty ON chocolate
and prepared cocoa from 3 to 2 cents per
pound.
In the paragraph relating to salt the
finance committee recommended strik-
ing out the proviso for rebates.
Mr.. MCPHERSON moved 10 strike out
the whole paragraph taxing salt u cents
per 100 pounds In packages, and 8 cents
In bulk, SO as to have salt on the free
list
The vote on Mr.. McPherson's motion
was, ayes l3, noes 22-no quorum.
The bill was then 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, and the senate adjourned.