The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-03
THE FTFTY-FTRST CONGRESS.
THE CUSTOMS AUGMENTATION BILL
PASSED By THE SENATE

feated In the House By = Decisive Vote
WASHINGTON, May AIN the Senate to
day the concurrent resolution heretofore
offered By Mr.. Dolph rep, Ore. requesting the
President to enter into negotiations with the
Governments Of Great Britain and Mexico
with view TO securing treaty stipulatlons for
the prevention OF entry Of Chinese laborers into
the United States was taken up and agreed TO-
i message from the House with the House
amendment to the Senate Dependent Pension
bill was laid before the senate, and Mr.. Davis
rep. Mimi Chairman OF the Committee on
Pensions, moved that the amendment be nom
concurred In and a conference asked.
Mr.. ingalls, tRep., Kan.) said that. In view OF
the action taken by the House. he thought II
important that the amendment be printed and
that the matter lie over until the Senate had an
opportunity OF examining 1t. -...
Mr.. Allison REP, Iowa. called for the read
Ing OF the amendment and II was road.
Atthe suggestion OF Mr.. Sherman tRep., 0hio)
tho bill and amendment were referred to the
Committee on Pensions.
The Customs Administrative bill was thon
taken up the question being on Mr. Gray's
:. amendment offered yesterday to strike out OF
: the fourteenth section tho following words :
except In cases wherein applications shall be
taled in the Circuit Court within the time and
in the manner provided for in section 10 OF this
act" and inserting In lieu Of them these:
And whenever Congress has not clearly and distinctly
declared the classification of any imported article and
che rate Of duty thereon but the law equvocal and
ambiguous in that regard and ApprasnE officers tho
collector are in doubt which OF two rates the
law has required then the lowest OF those shall
levied and collected the appropriate ApprasnR officers
or collector shall forthwith inform the Secretary of the
EeaSry and he shall report all the facts to Congress-
In the discussion Of the amendment Mr..
Sherman declared that. II he had his way he
never would allow any Of those revenue cases
to 20 to any court. 1t was an administrative,
not judicial question. and IL there was any
Grievous error committed the remedy would
be furnished by Congress. In his opinion the
House bill was better bill than that reported
by the Finance Committee. and he would
therefore vote against all the amendments re-
ported by that committee.
Mr. Edmunds Rep.. VT signalized his reap
.pearsnce in the Senate chamber. after some
weeks absence. by opposing the amendment
which he characterized as being unique. There
was nothing like 1t, he said. In any statute
from the beginning of the making of statutes
with the Ten Commandments down to the Rd-
Mr. Gray-The Ten. Commandments are
unique in connection with tariff bill.
MI Edmnnddss1so they are They say. Thou
.sS they de-. Mr.; Mr., Gray . as M j. ~
&inued. :" Thou shalt not boar false Wsn eS
20 And that is what this Administrative bill
nudr Ee Il Of tbs
MI. Gray'S amendment was rejected without
Mi. EvartS tRep.. N. " inquired whether the
sScS ss Sss &F! R es sbo%s him
SRetRer the ooPmittee would agree t 10 It n Ho
IL Fht ha bis ao
LEAGUE, and when he tMr. AIlisonl saw, the
words lnterpolated In it-nsmey that the
scart msSt receive ; s,dditio5sI syidence: He
but he found on consultation that the commit
tee was hostile to 1t. Still he should not vote
As M. Eyarts failed to secure the consent of
the committee 20 the Hiseook proposition he
IN an ho seeton eT ppcysioa ybs3
the Circuit Court shall give priority TO and pro
,S The q vas ESeeted
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ton from the place Of purchase to the Vessel In
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read g from ne report Of the tariff commission
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Sf the tarifi duty. he had a table prepared for
Glasses OF glassware the PEND PENDING bill would So
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cd. would Increase them 70 2O5 per cent while
tn other cases chmneys Tor students lampsl
Market Club had withdrawn tho whole OF lis
iarf. stating that tho club had. with . larger IH
attendance OF membeEs. reached o different
Ssrtsd 20 a different opinion As 70 the 10.
creased duties on glass. the senator from Mis-
souri bad 20 right TO assume that the senate
Mr. Vest said be had no. faith in that sug.
lie kpey that whatever eettP pI, would
be IN accordance with the platform Of the Re-
publican parry on which NJ. Harrison was
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