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cents per pound on hops was then taken

cents per pound on hops was then taken
up
to 4 cents.
Pending this discussion, the question
as to extension OF the time for tho con-
sideration OF the tariff bill was started.
Mr. Aldrich submitted proposition
extending the time for the con nsidera-
tion OF tho tariff bill TO and including
Monday, when the discussion shall be
ilra.ted TO thirty minutes and when the
sugar schedule shall be taken UP. AfteI
that tho arrangement heretofore made Is
TO apply. The proposition was aDsented
Then Mr.. Gorman's amendment to re-
duce the duty on hops to cents pei
pound was rejected.
MIR. Vest moved to place salt on the
free list; rejected 20. noes "a. IL
was party. vote, except that OF Mr..
Paddock. who voted aye.
MIR. Vance offered an am endment for
the reduction of duties on foreign prod
ucts p-rchnsed by the exchange OF
American farm products; rejected
ayes 23 noes 80. by party vote.
On motion of Mr Gibson. sorghum
seed and sugarcanc seed were placed on
Tho finance committee offered m
a pound on tin; agreed to.
MIR. Call moved TO put cocoanuts, pine
apples and bananas on the dutiable list;
rejected.
Mr.. Spooner offered an amendment
Tor tho admission Of tin plate free OF
duty, after the LIST of October. 1896, In
case the American production of the
article shall not equal in any OF the in
teryening years one-third OF tho amount
Mr. Plumb moved TO amend by pro-
viding for the duty of cent per pound
on tin plates, and q bounty OF cent for
the home prodnct
Alter much discussion, Mr. Plumb's
amendment was rejected and Mr..
Spooners agreed 10.
Mr. Aldrlch offered the committee
amendment as a substitute for section 8,
requiring packages to be plainly marked
and show the country where goods are
manufactured; agreed to.
Mr. Evnrts offered an amendment i'm
posing duty of 10 per cent. ad yalorom
ON oil teas the growth or product OF
countries east Of the Cape of Good Hope.
when imported from places west of the
Cape OF Good Hope. He made n state
ment In explanation Of the amendment,
which is intended to stop the importa-
ton Of tea by way Of Canada and the
Cape Of Good Hope, instead Of directly
from China.
Mr.. Sherman disapproved of the
| amendment as retaliatory, the only Of
feet OF which would be to add to the cost
OF tea. He Ind no excuse to offer for
tho course of Canada in imposing addi-
tional duties on tea and coffee imported
from the United States, which course he
regarded as perfectly ridiculous.
Mr.. German stated as an objection 10
Mr.. Evarts' amendment that there was
no direct Communication between the
United States and Ceylon.
Mr.. Spooner moved TO amend Mr.. Ey-
arts amendment by adding the follow
ing: There shall be levied and col.
lected upon all green coffee imported
from the dominion Of Canada 10 per
cent. ad valorem, and upon all coffee,
roasted or ground, from the dominion OF
Canada, cents per pound and 10 per
per cent. nd valorem.
Mr.. German moved to add to MIR
Evarts' amendment the proviso thu,
teas shipped directly into the United
States. on through bills OF lading from
and transhipped to any foreign port oil
place, shall not be subject to duty there-
in provided
MIR. Evarts' accepted the modification
and the question was taken on Mr.
| Spooners amendment and IL was re-
| iected.
Mr.. Evarts' amendment, as modified,
was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Sherman section
"a, allowing drawbacks of the duties on
imported materials used in exported
manufactures, was amended by the pro
vision that no draw backs shall be al
lowed IN any case where the duties
paid on tho imported materials are less
than 10 per cont. of tho value OF the
man u factured goods, or where the claim
shall be for less than $40.
| Sections rs and 90 of the bill. relating
| to dealers in leaf tobacco, were, on the
recommendation of the finance com
mittoe, stricken out-ayes "a, noes 21
all the democrats voting against 1t, re-
inforced by Messrs. Piatt. Stewart and
Teller.
All the sections in the house bill from
81 to 46, inclusive, were, on the report o
the finance COMMITTEES, stricken out
They related to internal revenue pro
visions as TO peddlers OF tobacco, take.
| on tobacco. and cigar and vinegar fac
| tories.
Sections from SO to 60, relating to do
nestle wines, etc, were also stricken
out, and the comm ittee amendments tC
the other sections OF the bill agreed TO.
Section 63, of the house bill repeating
section 3, was, on the recommendation
of the finance committee. stricken out
Mr.. Aldrich offered an additional sec
tion, which was agreed to. declaring tn,
value OF foreign coins, as expressed IL
| United States money, OF account. shal
| DO that of the pure metal In such coins
and shall be declared quarterly by til,
director Of the mint.
This closed the consideration of thu
tariif bill, except as TO sugar, the section
on reciprocity and some few reserved
| pnrauraphs which will Gonna I'M Monla U