The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-08-23

offered another making the duty on tin
plate cent a pound and providing a
bounty Of | cent a pound on tin plate
manufactured in the United States.
/ Without action on the amendment the
Senate adjourned.
FRIDAY, Aug 15.-By a vote of 36 to s
the Senate, this morning, decided TO lay
/ the tariff bill aside and take up the rlv-
er and harbor bill, Nr. Frye saving that
he should ask the Senate to drop all
other business to-day ana remain IN
session tomorrow until the bill was dis
! posed of. The amendment inserting
( $500, 800 for new locks and approaches
at ST. Marvs Falls, Mich, and 500, 600
for Hay Lake Channel, Mich, were
I agreed to, as was also the amendment
TO insert provision for the purchase of
the two canals from keweenaw Bay to
/ Portage Lake and To Lake superior and
/ the works. land and franchise connected
4 Herewith, for $3.50, 600. The appropria-
4 ton for the harbor Of refuge at Alilwau-
/ kee was increased from $40. 900 to $50
coo, and other amendments which
are of interest along the great
/ lakes and which were agreed to were
these: Reducing appropriations for har-
/ Dor at Muskegon, Mich, from $4,000 TO
I so, ,0O0. and for harbur of refuge at Sand
4
increasing the appropriations for harbGr
at Marquette, Mich. from $4,000 TO
/ $50 GOO; for harhor at superior Bay and
St Louis Bav, Wis, from so, 900 to 500
/ coo: for harbor at Duluth, Mimi, from
. SS0,000 to $4,000 for harbOr
at Grand Narais, Mimi, from
$4,000 10 S22,35U. and for harbor
at Agate Bay, Mimi. from 10000
, to S3u,Un: inserting provision Tor the
1 acceptance of certain real estate, from
the city of Duluth, Minn. Section of
the bill giving the secretary of war au-
thority To require the alteration of rail
road bridges over nayigahle waters when
thev are distractions TO navigation)
having been reached, a discussion of the
section was entered upon. Finally,
after some modification, the provision
I was agreed to. The provision for the
Improvement OF the Harlem flver was
+ discussed, but without action, the SEN
ate adjourned.
SATCRDAY. Aug. 16.-The Senate to-
dav passed the river and harbor bill.
Alter Il long discussion the bill was re-
/ ported tC tie Senate. All the impor-
tant amendments adopted by the COM
mittee ofthe whole were agreed TO, and
asked and McsSrs. Frye. Dolph and
Ransom were appointed conferees on
the part Of the Senate. The conference
report on the House bill to establish a
national military park at the battlefield
of Chickamauga was agreed To.
MONDAY, Aug. 1S.-The Senate to-day
passed the general deficiency bill inc,ud-
ing the clause appropriating Sl2o,O 900 to
. pay Wisconsin overflow damage claims.
Senator Reagan attacked This claim, but
Senator SAWYER said that these claims
were in fact judgments and awards
against the United States and had been
recommended to be paid by the attor-
. ney-general. This clause was then
passed The tariff bill was then taken
up-the pending question being on Mr..
Plumb's amendment reducing the duty
op tin plate from 30 cents a pound to
cent, and providing for q bounty of |
cent pound on tin plate produced III
the United States. Without coming to
vote on Mr.. PIumb's amendment,
the bill was laid aside. Mr.. Ed
munds offered an amendment to the
tariff bill authorizing the President to
remit the duty on sugar imported from
any country after such country remit
ted duties on its own principal imports
from the United States lie also gave
notice Of an amendment authorizing the
/ President to exclude by proclamation
the products of any country that dis
criminated against importations from
the United states. The House amend
mcnt to the Senate bill to amend the
act to constitute Lincoln. Neb., port OF
delivery was agreed to.
TUESDAY, Aug. I9-The Senate re-
sumed consideration of the tariff bill to-
day, the pending question being on Mr..
Plumb's amendment reducing the duty
on tin plate from 2-lO cents TO cent
nornd and allowing bounty of cent a
nnnnd ON American tin Mate. Mr.,
Faulkner called for a division of the
question. The question of reduction
having been previously voted on and
lost. the presiding officer decided that
division would be had on the
bounty clause of the amendment.
I his ruling caused Mr.. Plumb to
withdraw the whole amendment
with the understanding that he would
offer it again. Mr. >pooner then offered
an amendment providing that, after
October |, 1896, tin plates lighter in
weight than IS pounds per 100 quarter
feet shall be admitted free Of duty, un-
less il shall appear to the President
that the aggregate quantity Of sucl
plates produced in the United States
'luriug any of the five wears preceding
has eGualed onc-thirI Of the quantity
imported and entered for CONSUMPTION
in that year The amendment went
over till tomorrow. Paragraph i'H
was then read. 1t refers to sheet
iron or sheet steel, polished
planished or glanced, taxing ii )! cents
pound, and to taggers iron taxing 1t
cent per pound additional. Mr.. Me-
PhcrSOn moved - reduce those rates to
cents and LILO respectively. Rejected
without a division. Paragraph l3@, re-
fcrring To tin plates, terne plates anc
taggers lin, and paragraph no, referring
amendments Paracrauh IlI referring