The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-08-09


ent. After praverthe roll was called. and
thirty-two senators answered to their
names. BY 1920 quorum had appeared; :;
one of the latest To arrive being Mr..
Sherman, who offered the resolution by
which the time of meeting had been
advanced an hour, and this circum-
stance was iocularty commented on by
some of the Democratic senators. The
conference report on the District of
Columbia appropriation bill was
discussed for an hour and a
nalf (chetiy on the subject of
the street railroad companies and their
shortcomings and agreed to. The
tariff bill was then taken up, and Its
reading by paragraphs was continued
beginning al paragraph 81, page 6-the
article being extract of hcorIce, and
the amendment reported from the
finance committee being to reduce the
rate on I { House bill from g to , cents Il
pound. After general debate the dis
cussion was continued by Mr.. Platt, Mr..
Hawlcy and Mr.. Vance. Finally the
vote was taken on Mr.. McPherson's
amendment To reduce the duty on eX-
tracts of licorice to 1 cents q pound, and
it was disagreed Ia by the usual party
vote: Yeas, l6; nays, y. The commit
tee amendment was then agreed to,
making the duty cents 4 pound. The
discussion continued number of i'm
portant amendments being offered to
the chemical schedule. -Four pages of
the bill having thus been disposed of
to-day the Senate adjourned after a
statement by Mr.. Blair that by a calcu-
laton which he had made the bill would
be disposed of, at the present rate of
progress, by the Goth of next December.
I IN,
the solid party vote on the tariff bill to-
day was made by Mr.. Plumb when the
schedule relating to earthware and glass
ware was reached. He voted with the
Democrats for reductions, finally taking
a prominent and remarkable part IN
the discussion, inVcigning against the
eXorhitant demands of the high protec-
tionists. The debate on the bill by
paragraphs then continued, most of the
mendments being voted down. After
making small progress the bill went
over. and tx, Senate adjourned.
SAru RpAY. Aug. I'm the Senate, this
afternoon, Mr.. Plumb offered the fol-
lowing resolution, and asked that it lie
over till Monday: That tie Congress
desires the removal of the remains OF
the iliuStrious soldier and statesman,
rlvsses :. Grant To, and their inter
ment in Arlington National Gem
etcry; and that the President
widow of this eminent man such
desire. rendering to her on behalf the
nation. all necessary facilities for such
removal and interment." The resolu
ton offered yesterday by Mr.. Blair, in
structing the committee on rules to re-
port within four days a rule for the in
corporation of the previous question, or
of some method for limiting and clos
ing debate in the parliamentary pro-
Ccdurc of the Senate, was taken up,
and Mr.. Blair said he would
not press the resolution to imme-
diate action. owing to the small
attendance of senators. but would
call up the resolution hereafter unless
ii should appear III some other form.
After a long speech by Mr.. Blair show
ing the importance of the adoption of
some measure for eXpedltlng business
the Senate resumed consideration of
the tariff BILL The usual debate fol-
lowed, and but little progress WAS made.
\ conference was ordered on the sun
dry civil appropriation bill. and Mcssrs.
Allison. Hale and iorman We're appoint
ed conferecs on the part of the Senate.
MONDAY, Aug. 4.-Thc Senate re-
sumcd consideration OF the tariff bill,
the pending question being on Mr..
Vests amendment to the chinaWare
paragra ph reducing the duty on deco
rated ware to % per cent. ad Valorem,
and on plain, undecorated ware to 40
per cent. instead Of - and 60 as recon-
mendcd by the finance committee, and
instead Of 80 and % in the House bill.
Mr.. Vest modified his amendment by
changing the rate on plain chinaWare to
- instead of 70 per cent. The amend
ment was then voted on, and was reject
ed, yeas -, nays -. When
paragraph l06. fixing the duties
on unpublished cylinders, ground and
common window glass. was reached, the
committee amendment being to reduce
from II cents per pound. cents, y
cents and ; cents per cent according TO
size To :. L, - and >. cents, Mr..
Vance moved an amendment fixing a
uniform rate of SO per cent. al valorem
Rejected. NariOuS motions to reduce
the rates on unpublished cylinders, com
mon window glass. were made by Mr..
Plumb. and were rejected on yea and
nav votes Finally. on motion of Mr..
Aldrich, all the rates were reduced to
J. or Il cents per pound according to
sizes.
TUESDAY,. Aug. 5.-Thc senate met
promptly at 10 . clock. and Immediately
proceeded To the consideration of the
tariff bill, the pending item being para
graph lo7, on page -, "cyhnder and
crown glass polished" =" Mr.. Berry
opened the general debate. At the
close of the discussion an amendment
offered by Mr.. Hcphcrson to paragraph
ln6. as To sizes Of window glass, was
accepted hy Mr.. Aldrich and was agreed
to. The committee amendments were
agreed TO. Paragraph rs, imposing Il
duty of - per cent. adj valorem on all
manufacture of glass, was amended by
striking ont the words ''lcnses of glass
for peddlers, wholly or partially manu-
featured, and fusibe enamel" Para
graph l21, putting a duty of - cents
per ton on iron ore, was discussed at
some length. Mr.. Morgan moved to
insert, after the words iron ore. the
words, containing more than l-l0 of !
per cent. of phosphorus and phosphorlc
acid. F" Without voting on the motion
the Senate adjourned.
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