Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-08-22
WASHINGTON.
STILL 1T is THE TARIFF BILL
WITH THE SENATE.
Mr.. Edmunds and His Reciprocity
Amendment.
He Says That He Has Another to
Come.
wAsnINoToN, Aug. 10, 1890.

WASHINGTON, Aug. ~, 1870.
The amendments TO the tariff bill offered
by Senator Edmunds provide:
That whenever the president of the
United States shall be satisfied that
sugar producing country, whence sugar is
imported into the United States, has abol-
ished its duties or taxes on the importation
OF the principal agricultural products of
the United States, he may by proclamation
diminish or wholly remit the duties inn
posed by law on sugar or any grade of
sugar produced IN and exported directly
from any such country into the United
States so long as such products of the
United States are admitted free of duty
into such country, and no longer.
Mr.. Edmunds also gave notice of another
amendment which he intends 10 propose TO
the tariff bill authorizing the president of
the United States. whenever he shall be
satisfied that unjust determinations are
made by. or under the authority Of any
foreign country, against the importation of
any product Oe the United States, to make
proclamation excluding products of that
country from importation into the United
States. He said that this amendment was
identical in all respects with one of the
sections of the meat bill" which had
passed the senate two or three times, al
most unanimously, but had never got any
| farther than the senate.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Edmunds
| limiting debate on the tariff bill was laid
before the senate Wednesday and was re-
| ferred to the committee on rules. Mr..
| Blairs resolution authorizing provision
| for the previous question took the same
direction on his own motion. Mr.. Quay's
resolution providing, among other things
| for vote on the tariff bill on Aug 80 was
also referred TO the committee on rules,
after statement by Mr.. Quay that he
understood the reservation of general APP
preparation bills TO include the river and
harbor bill. Mr.. Hoar offered an amend
ment to Mr.. Quay's resolution. so as TO in
cludc the federal election bill among the
measures to be taken up for consideration
at the present session. 1t was also re
| ferred 10 the committee on rules.
| The house resolution extending the pro-
visions of existing laws providing for tenn
porary expenditures of the government
| TO 29th Augusta was laid before the senate
and passed.
The tariff bill was then taken up. the
pending question being on Mr. Vests
amendments, offered Monday, reducing the
duty on tin plates from , 2-i0 to one cent
a pound (the existing rate).
A long debate then ensued. participated
in by Messrs. Gray. Carlisle, Aldrich,
| German Hiscocz and Dawes. Nothing
| was done however.
The Indiana appropriation bill was
agreed to- and the house bill making ap-
| preparations for additional clerical force in
the pension Office was passed. After an
executive session the senate adjourned.
After an unsuccessful attempt in the
house Wednesday had been made 10 tran
sact business by unanimous consent, the
conference report on the forti dcation ap-
preparation bill was presented and after
some debate agreed TO- Nothing further
was accomplished for the day.