Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-09-10

amendment was agreed tO-VeaS, 81
nays, II. On paragraph 342 the finance
committee had reported an amendment
to reduce the duty on fax or hemp tow
from $25 to $40 q ton. Agreed to. The
committee amendment to para
graph 81, increasing the. duty
on yarn made of jute from g
to IS per cent. and striking
out the words ''sisal or manila" was
read, and Mr.. Carlisle moved to reduce
the rate to % per cent; agreed to. In
the next paragraph imposing duty Of
II cents per pound on cables, cordage
and Irvine, the finance committee had
proposed to insert the words 'binding
twine," and to strike out the wor Is
'binding tWine il cents per pound
Mr.. Aldrich withdrew the amendment
so as to leave the paragraph as il
.ame from the House. Mr.. DAVIS
moved an amendment to strike
binding Irvine out of the para
graph, In order to have it afterward
placed on the free list. Agreed to
yeas "a, nays "a. Mr.. Aldrich moved to
strike out of paragraph 347, relating tc
burlaps of flax, jute or hemp, the words
exceeding sixty inches in width, 2
cents per pound" Agreed to. The
committee amendment to paragraph
!
ing the duties of Clio cents and l
$40 ward to l $40 and l $40 was
agreed to. Mr. Vance moved to strike
out the whole paragraph, SO as to have
cotton bagging placed on the free list.
Rejected-yeas "a, nays 31-a party vote.
Paragraph $50, relating to flax glll-net-
ting, nets, etc, was, on motion OF Mr..
Aldrich, anne nded by making the duty
20 cents per pound and 40 per cent. ad
valorem instead of % cents and
80 per cent. The finance commit
tee amendments to paragraphs No.
$50 to 1856 were agreed to; also an
amendment offered by Mr. Aldrich,
from the committee imposing on Ham
burg edgings duty of go cents a pound
and 10 per cent. ad valorem. Schedule
NJ, pulp, papers and books, was taken
up, and all ofthe committee amendments
were agreed to- Then Schedule N was
reached, under the heading of 'sun-
dries" The committee amendment re-
ducing the duty on brushes and brooms
from 40 to 80 per ceE>., was agreed
to. Mr.. Aldrich moved to insert, in
place of the paragraph as to bone and
horn buttons, q paragraph in these
words, ''ivory, vegetable ivory, bone and
horn buttons 80 per cent. al valorem.' y
Agreed to- Also to insert in place OF
the paragraph as to shoe buttons the
following paragraph: "Shoe buttons,
made OF paper, papier mache, pulp
or other similar material, not
specially provided for, valued at
not exceeding cents per gross,
l cent per gross" Agreed to. Mr.. AL
drich withdrew the committee amend
ment to paragraph All, reducing the
duty on cork bark. Paragraph APO, re-
lating to feathers and downs, was
amended so as to have crude or I'M
dressed feathers placed on the free list,
and by reducing the duty on dressed
feathers from 90 to 40 per cent. ad valo-
rem. Paragraph 424 was amended by
changing the duty on crinoline cloth
from SO per cent. ad valorem to
s cents per square yard. Paragraph
$50, relating to precious stones, was
amended (on motion Of Mr.. Aldrich)
by adding the words limitations of
precious stones, not set. 10 per cent. +"
Paragraph 434, relating to gloves, was
passed over inf ormally until tomorrow
Mr.. Plumb having offered two amend
ments to it. The committee amend
ments to paragraphs from 435 to 447
were agreed to. This closed the
dutiable list with the exception
of the sugar schedule, and of the
paragraphs that have been passed over
informally without action. Going back
to paragraph 334 (relating to plush, vel
vets of cotton, etc. Mr.. Aldrich moved
to add to it a provision that none of the
articles in that paragraph should pay
less than 40 per cent. ad valorem.
Agreed to. Paragraph 800 (relating to
cotton cloth, not bleaehed) was amended
by making the last line read 10 cents
nor cCuoro word ond 2S nor oopf oil
Valorem.
FRIDAY, Sept. 5.-The Senate went
promptly to work at the tariff bill this
morning, and Mr.. Vance moved to
strike out the proviso in paragraph 457,
relating to animals imported especially
for breeding purposes. The proviso re
quires the animals to be pure blooded,
of recognized breed, with record of
pedigree, etc. The motion was de-
feated; yeas, %; nays, 81. The
Senate then went back to para
graph 434, relating to gloves, whicE
Mr.. Plumb had yesterday moved to
amend by striking out the additional
rate on mems gloves. The motion was
defeated; yeas, %; nays, 30-Mr. Plumb
being the only Republican who voted
yea. Mr.. Quay moved to insert in the
free list wild animals intended for ZOO
logical collections for scientific and edu-
cational purposes and not for
sale or profit. This was agreed
to, and cart educational stops,
composed of glass and metal, "(an
invention used in kindergartens) was
then inserted in the free list. Mr.. Hoar
moved to insert in paragraph 489 (al-
lowing the free importation of books
for colleges, educational and religious
societies, etc., the words cor by any
college, academy, school or seminary Of
learning in the United States, III
its own behalf or in behalf of any
of its professors or teachers" Agreed
to- Paragraph 800 was amended SO as to
read: Common blue clay, in casks
suitable only for the manufacture Of
crucibles.'' Paragraph $40, putting fish
on the free list, was laid aside without
action, in the absence of Mr.. Sherman
Mr.. Davis moved to insert binding
twine on the free list, and Mr. Vance
moved to amend the amendment by
adding cotton bagging. Mr.. Vance's
motion was defeated-yeas, 10; nays,
26 A motion to add to Mr.. Davis
amendment the words "burlaps" and
bags for grain made of "burlaps,' was
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