, 1890-09-11
TUESDAY,.
Tho TariT Bill Fully Completed at
Luat.

Tho TarlT Bill Fully Completed at
Last.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-In the senate
to-day the tariff W as taken up In com.
mittee of the whole the pending qucs-
ton between Mr.. Gibson's amendment
to reduce the sugar test from eighty dc.
grees by polariscope to seyenty-six; re-
jccted.
In reply to a question from Mr.. Ed
munds, the presiding officer, Mr.. Ingalls,
ruled that under the arrangement for
cutting oil that debate to-day, the
answering or asking OF questions by sem
ators would be prohibited.
Mr.. Gibson offered two other amend
ments to the sugar test section; rejected.
Mr.. Carlisle moved to strike out of tho
sugar section all paragraphs relating to
bounties; rejected-ayes %, noes S4-by
a party vote.
Mr.. Gibson moved TO strike out the
sugar section and substitute the sugar
clauses of the Mills bill; rejected, ayes.
25; noes, SIS.
Mr.. Eustis moved to insert a provision
that the bounty shall apply to all the
sugar produced in 1890; rejected.
Mr.. Pasco moved to amend the para
graph relating to oranges by fixing spe-
cial rates for oranges imported In Decem-
Der, January, February or March; re-
jected.
Mr.. Aldrich moved to insert q proviso
that imported merchandise deposited in
any bonded warehouse prior to August
/, 1860, may be wi thdrawn at any time
prior TO the lsl of November on the pay.
ment of the duties in force prior TO the
passage of this act.
Mr.. Plumb moved as q substitute to
extend the the time of withdrawal To
one year from the passage of this act; (;
rejected; ayes, 2S; noes, 81
Mr. Plumb moved to insert the LIST ot
January, instead of the LIST of November,
1890; rejected.
i Mr. Aldrich's amendment was agreed
to-ayes 32, noes q.
Mr.. Aldrich then moved that the rec.
iprocity amendment proposed by him
September be agreed to, with the yer.
bal notification suggested by MIR. Hoar.
Mr.. Evarts offered the substitute
amendment proposed by him at las,
nights session, aud which merely di.
reefs the president to communicate
facts to congress; rejected-ayes 80. noes
"a. All the democrats voted in the al
firmative, as did also Messrs. Dolph,
Evnrts and Saunders.
Mr.. Edmunds also moved q modifca.
tion of Mr.. Aldrich's amendment in a
similar sense; rejected-ayes q, noes 80.
The six affirmative votes were given by
Messrs. Cameron. Davis, Edmunds
Frye, Paddock and Plumb.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to strike out OF
! Mr.. Aldrich's amendment the words.
ION and after the 1st day of July, 1890; :"
rejected-ayes 20, noes "a.
Mr.. Gibson moved to insert the word
wool in Mr.. Aldrich's amend ment; re.
jected-ayes 10, noes 80.
Mr.. Gray moved as a substitute for
MIR. Aldrich's amendment, the section
reading; "fhe president without fur.
ther legislation, shall declare the ports
of the United States FREQ and open TO al
T the products OF any country of the
American hemisphere, upon which nc
, export duties are imposed, whenever and
so long MS the govern mont of such coun-
try admits to the ports thereof free of
all national, provincial, municipal ano
all other taxes, flour, cornmeal, pre-
served meats, fish, vegetables, rice, lum.
Der, agricultural implements, machinery
{ and vessels or boats of iron, steel OF
wood, etc., tho products of the Unitec
r States;" rejected-ayes %, noes 80.
Mr.. Aldrich's amendment was ther
adopted-ayes 49, noes %.
II Mr.. Aldrichs amendment read. with
, n view to securing reciprocal trade with
the countries producing the following
articles; and for this purpose after tn,
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often as the president shall bo salts II cd
that the government of any country pro.
ducing and exporting sugars, molasses
coffee, tea and hides, raw and uncured
and any such articles has imposed dutie,
or other exactions upon agricultural OF
other products of the United States
, which, in view of the free In trod ductlo on
of such as sugar, molasses, coffee and
hides into the United States. he
may deem to be reciprocally
, unevual and unreasonable, he shall have
the power, and it shall be his duty. tc
suspend by proclamation to that effect
the provisions Of this act relating to tho
free Introduction ofsuch sugar, moiasscs
coffee tea and hides, tho production o,
such country, for such time as he shall
deem just, and in such case and durinp
such suspension duties shall be levied
collected and paid on sugar, molasses
coffee, ten and hides tho product of, oi
exported from, such designated country
, as follows: Namely, on ali sugar MOI
above No. IL Dutch standard In color
shall pay duty on their polariscopic test n,
follows, namely; All ndgars not above
No. 13 Dutch standard IN color, all tank
bottoms, syrup of cane, juice of beet me
iada, concentrated melaila. conoretc ana
concentrated molasses, testing hy polar,
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cent per pound; for every add tional de-.
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