The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-21

treaty with the Sandwich islands, and de-
clared few men IN California controlled
the production of sugar in that country.
tut sugar on the free list and good bye to
s3,000,0O0 to nthe four men of California
VINO owned the plantations of the Sand
witch islands
Price, of Louisiana, favored the amend
ment and opposed the bill as being lnjuri-
Gus to the interests of the colored laborers
OF the south
MORROW, of California, supported Nc
henna's amendment on the ground that it
was the only legitimate method of protec-
ton and for the further reason the reyen-
ues OF 100000 derived from sugar was
necessary to meet the obligations OF the
government
Mckinley closed the discussion and Nc
henna.s amendment was rejected, lis to
ia. Mchenna, Morrow, O'Neill, of Penn
sylvanla; Harmer, DeHaven, Bartine,
Nandever, Brasius, Kerr, of Iowa: Cole
man and Reyburn voting in the affirma-
tive. On motion of Mckinley, a number
OF amendments were adopted, reducing the
DUTY on certain building or monumental
stones; except marble, changing the duty
on steel ingots, etc, valued above l6 cents
per pound from IS per cent ad valorem TO
Z cents a pound; placing on the free list
nsh from American fisheries, and fresh or
foreign fish caught in fresh
waters, except salmon. Mckinley
also offered an amendment fix
ing the duty on shot guns valued at not
more than S12 at 80 per cent more than Sl2,
81 per cent; pistols and revolving pistols,
35 per cent
Walker, OF Massachusetts, protested
vigorously. If the amendment was adopted.
he said, within five years the business of
manufacturing firearms in this country
would be destroyed. The amendment was
nnally agreed to, as was also one taking
prlstles from the free list and fixing the
duty upon them at 10 cents.
Mr.. Lind, of Minnesota, complained that
ne had no opportunity to offer an amend
ment reducing the rate of duty upon bind
ing Irvine.
Mckinley offered long amendment, the
substance of which was to impose tax of
D cents gallon upon alcohol used in the
manufacture of vinegar and putting the
manufacture under the. Superintendency
of the commissioner of internal revenue.
Sawyer, of New York, offered a substi-
tute. After three hours confusion and in
attention, during which the amendment
was read but not the substitute, order was
restored, but without any attempt to vote
upon the amendment. The committee
settled down to a general discussion of the
details of the bill and amendments under
the five minute rule
Lind, OF Minnesota, made a fierce attack
upon the binding Irvine trust. He asserted
the action OF the committee in placing raw
material on the free list without making
any reduction in the duty on the finished
product amounted to an increase of 700
per cent. in protection.
Hit, Of Illinois, objected to the clause
which allowed a man TO load ship in Eu-
rope with diamonds and statuary and paint
lngs and bring them into this country duty
free.
Taylor, of Illinois, objected vigorously to
the increase of duties on hemp and fax.
Sawyer's substitute was rejected and the
committee amendment adopted.
Cannon, of Illinois, offered an amendment
providing that paintings in oil or water
colors and statuary not otherwise provided
for shall pay a duty of 80 per cent. ad va
loren, Rejected
Mckinley asked unanimous consent for
the gentlemen to print the amendment in
the Record.
Henderson, of Iowa-What good does
that do! l offered an amendment yester-
day restoring the present duty on wool and
woolens, and | want TO vote on it. ZAP
plause on the Democratic side A motion
TO rise was agreed to, 81 to A, amid great
confusion and the House, at IL 20, ad-
journed.