Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-29

WASHINGTON, August 2S.-ln the senate
today the debate on the tariff bill was re-
sumed.s
Mr. Davis introduced an amendment pro-
viding that binding twine manufactured as a
whole or in part from tarpico bre, jute, jute
butts, man lila, sisal grass or sum, should be
admitted free.a
The senate conference report on the rail
road land forfeiture bill was presented and
ordered printed.
The tariff bill was then taken up.
Mr.. Aldrich gave noticeof two amendments
he would offer TO the bill and which were
read for Information. One Of the amend
ments is the reciprocity amendment, and the
second is a proviso to the fish paragraph and
it subjects fish to a duty of only
r. cents pound pOr6Suct " When exported
whenever, end only so long as American fish
ing vessels shall be admitted into all ports of
such countries to purchase supplies dnclud
ing bait and to land fish for shipment in
bond to the United States without restraint.
Consideration of the bill was resumed at
the paragraph relative to rice, the amend
mentS reported by the finance committee be-
ing to reduce the duty on clean rice from to
~ cents per pound, and on uncleaned rice
from SS to cent per oI% pound Srosn snd rc on
from onehalf to one-quarter cent per
pound Finally the paragraph was amend
ed by making the duty on clean
rice cents pound on uncleaned IA cents,
on paddy q cents, and on rice flour, rice
meal and broken rice a cent per pound.
This being a modification Of the commit
tees amendment, no amendments we're Of
fered to the paragraphs relating to rye, rice,
flour, wheat, wheat -four, butter and cheese
Mr.. Carlisle moved TO strike out of the
paragraph relating to condensed milk the
words "sugar Of milk cents per pound"
rejected.
The committee amendment to strike out
the proviso for drawback on sugar was
agreed to.
At this point paragraph 1876, which had
been passed over in its regular order, was
takenup- 1t relates to railway cars and the
committee amendment which reduces the
rate from per cent TO B per cent, agreed to
the paragraph relating TO shotguns, which
also passed over without action, the question
being on an amendment OF the finance COM
mittee substitute for the advalorem rate of
80 per cent in the house bill specific duties
according TO values, with 30 per cent adva-
lorem in addition. Thecommittee amendment
was modified by reducing the duty on first
class shotguns, valued at not more than So,
from 81 10 so; agreed to.
The regular course OF the bill was resumed
at the heading, Farm and field products"
Mr. Plumb moved TO increase the duty on
castor beans from - 70 80 cents per Dusnel;
agreed TO.
The committee amendment to reduce the
duty on flax seed, linseed and other oil seeds
from 30 10 % cents per Dushel was at the
suggestion of Mr.. Aldrlch, rejected.
! The paragraph relating to hops was passed
| over without action, Mr. German having pro
| posed TO reduce the duty on hops from l5
! cen Is To cents per pound. -
! The next paragraph, to reduce the duty on
/ garden seeds from 40 TO 20 per cent advalO.
1 rem, was agreed 10,
! The substitute reported from the fnanc co
committee TO the paragraph in reference TO
the duty on tin cans containing shell fish,
was at the suggestion Of Mr. Aldrich dis
agreed 20, leaving the paragraph just as II
came from the house.
The substitute Of the finance committee for
the paragraph as " oranges lemons and