The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-20
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.


Amendment to Quay's Resolution offered
The Tariff Bill.
WARRINGTON CITY. Aug. l9.-The presiding
officer this morning laid before the Senate the
resolution submitted yesterday by Quay for .
change of the rules SO as to have the vote on
the tariff bill taken on August 80, and to post
pone till the next session all other legislative
business except several classes of bills as
specified therein. Hoar said he desired to ad-
dress the Senate on the subject, but would pre-
fer to do SO tomorrow. The resolution went over
till tomorrow.
instructing the committee on rules to Issue
orders that viii prevent the sale or drinking of
spirituons or malt liquors in the Senate wing OF
the capitol, was taken up, and after some dis
cussion went over till tomorrow.
The Senate bill granting right-of-way through
certain lands OF the United States IN Utah, and
the House bill to authorize the secretary of the
interior to procure and submit to congress pro-
posels Tor the sale to the United States of the
western part of the Crow reservation in Mon
tgna. were taken up, amen ded and passed.
The tariff bill was then taken up. the Iending
question being Plumbs amendment reducing
the duty tin plate from 2l0 cents 20 cent per
pound and allowing a bounty of ! cent per
pound on American tin plate. After discussion
the amendment Was Withdrawn, with the priv
lege to rentroduee.
Mcpherson offered an amendment the effect
OF which would be to place tin on the free list;
rejected.
Spooner offered an amendment providing
that after October l, 1896, tin plates lighter In
weight than sixry-three pounds per 100 square
feet shall be admitted free, unless 1t shall ap-
pear to the president that the aggregate guam
iity OF such plates produced in the United States
during any of the five years preceding has
equaled one-third OF the quantity imported and
entered for consumption In that year
Spooner's amend ment went over till tomorrow,
and the next paragraph of the bill, referring to
sheet-iron or sheet-steel. polished, planished or
glanced, taxing it 21z cents per pound, and to
tsgger's iron, taxing 1t u OF q cent per pound
additional, were passed without amendment
The next paragraph. referring to tin plates,
terne plates and taggers tin, and to steel ingots
was agreed to with the commi, tee amendments
The paragraph as to cut cry having been
reached Mcpherson moved an amendment to
strike out the classification by value and spe-
cifc rates aud make the duty on pen-knives and
poeket-knives 45 per cent ad valorem
Culom made strong speech in favor of the
protective tariff system. At the conclusion of
his speech the cutlery amendment went over
without ection and the bill was laid aside
Hoar gave notice OF the amendments which he
would offer tomorrow TO the Quay resolution.
One was the resolution for a change of the rules
which he had offered on the 9th inst providing
that when . bill or resolution shall have
been considered reasonable time it
shall be in order for any sena.
tor to demand that the debate thereon
be closed The other included in the legisla-
tive business to be taken up this session the
federal election bill. Immediately after the
tariff bill is disposed of the election bill will be
taken up, aud shall remain before the Senate
every day for three days, after the reading of
the Journal. TO the exclusion of all other busi-
moss On Satureav Septernber 4 at . n,eloct
voting thereon and pending amendments shall
begin, aud shall continue from day to day to
the exclusion of ali other business until they
are disposed Of Adjourned.