Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-06
THE F1FTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.

| | Another Day Of Tariff in the Senate the Free List - The Seat in the | Clay.Breckenrfdge Case Declared I Vacant. 4 z WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 5.-After the reading of the journal of yesterday the 1 tariff bill was taken up and the consid- eration of the free list was proceeded with. MT. Quay moved to insert in the free list wild animals intended for geological collection for scientific and educational purposes and not for sale or profit. Agreed to.
 On motion of MT. Manderson Cart edu- cational stops, composed of glass and metal" and invention used in kindergar- tens was inserted in the free list MT. Hoar moved to insert in paragraph 4s9 allowing the free importation of books for colleges, educational and religious societies, etc., the words Cor by any col lege, academy, school or seminary of learn ing in the United States in its own behalf or in behalf of any of it's professors or teachers" Agreed to.
 Paragraph 509 was amended so as to read: Common blue clay in casks suita- ble for the manufacture of crucibles.
 Paragraph 545 putting fish on the free list was laid aside without action in the ab- sence of MT. Sherman who had an in terest in the subject.
 Mir. Davis moved to insert binding twine in the free list and Mr. Vance moved to amend the amendment by adding cotton bagging.
 Mr. Quay moved to strike out of the free list paragraph 655 "sulphate of quinine and all alkaloids or salts of cin- chona bark"
 The vote was taken on the motion to strike quinine out of the free list and the motion was defeated, yeas 15 nays 3S.
 The committee amendments placing sponges on the free list (paragraph 690 went over without action till tomorrow.
 Paragraph 703, putting sugars not above without action.
 Paragraph 713, placing tin ore and tin on the free list, was amended on motion of MT. Aldrich by using the words until January 1, 1892 but not thereafter"
 On motion of Mir. Hawley paragraph 49S was amended so as to admit antiquities produced prior to the year TOO instead of the Seventeenth century.
 Mir. Aldrich gave notice of a committee amendment in lieu Of section D. It provided that articles of foreign manufac- ture such as are usually or ordinarily marked stamped, branded or labelled and all packages containing such or other inn ported articles shall be plainly stamped, marked, branded or labelled so as to indi- cate the country of their origin and shall not otherwise be admitted to entry. He also gave notice of an amendment impos- ing duty (after January 1, 1S92O of 4 cents a pound on black oxide of tin and on bar, block and pig tin. The senate at 6 p. m. adjourned.
 The Clayton Breckenridge case was again taken up, and. MT. Breckenridge was ac- corded the floor to argue in his own be- half.
 After debate on the case had closed MT. Crisp moved to recommit the case with in structions to the committee on elections to report which of the gentlemen received & majority of votes. Lost-yeas s, nays 101.
 The vote was then taken on the minor ity resolution confirming Breckenridge's right to the seat Lost-yeas 8, nays 1O3. The resolution declaring the seat vacant was agreed to-yeas 105, nays 62.