The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-09-10
COMPLETED At LAST.
Tariff Bill Ordered to Third
Reading by the Senate.
A RECIPROCITY AMENDMENT
Adopted and Is u Part OF the Bill.
which will DO Passed To.day-A
Customs Commission Provided
for Washington News.


WASHINGTON, D. G., Sept. 0.-Tht
tarll bill was taken up in the Senate
the pending question being on Mr.. Glib
son's amendment TO reduce tho supa,
test from 50 degrees, by the polaliscope
to ~ degrees. The amendment was rs.
jected.
Mr.. Edmunds inquired whether the
understanding made rs to voting on
amendments without debate would pre-.
vent a Senator, in Offering an amend.
ment, from stating (not to occupy more
than two or three minutes) It's object, or
to prohibit tho asking or answering of a
question.
The presiding officer, Mr.. Ingalls,
Unless the Chuir be otherwise instructed
by The Senate, no will hold that the ur.
derstanding is, that beginning with the
consideration Of tho bill this morning.
the action OF the Senate will be without
debate; and that the asking or answer.
Ing an inquiry would be debate, and Ia
therefore prohibited.
Mr. Edmnnds-l don't think that II
ought to be that way; but can bear il
as we'll aa the rest.
Alr. Gibson offered two other amend.
merits to the sugar section which were
rejected.
slr. Carlisle moved to strike out OF the
sugar section all tho paragraphs relating
to bounty. Re;ectcd-yeas %; nays
ga party vote.
Mr.. Gln.on moved to strike out tho
sugar section aud to substitute for 1t the
sugar clauses OF the Mills bill. Rejected.
MIR. Eustis moved to insert provision
in the sugar schedule that the bounty
shall apply to all sugar produced in 1896.
Rejected.
hlt. Gorman moved to reduce the duty
on bichromate and chromate OF potash
from ) To q cents per pound. Rejected.
MIR. Aldrlch moved to insert proviso
that imported merchandise deposited in
any public or private bonded warehouse
prior to the first OF August, 1890, may be
withdrawn Tor consumption at any time
prior to the tirst of November, 1880, on
payment OF tho duties in force prior to
the passage Of this net.
Mr. Plumb moved ns q substitute 70.
Mr.. Aldrich's amendment, q proviso
that goods in bond at the time OF the
taking effect OF this act may be with
drawn thereirom at any time within one
year from that date on payment Of
duties exis;ing at the time OF their i'm
portation. Rejected.
Mr.. Aldrich's amendment was agreed
to, yeas 50; nays q.
Mr.. Aldrich then moved on bahalf OF
the committee the reciprocity amend
lnent proposed by him on September lst
and accepted Il verbal modification OF it
suggested by Mr.. Hoar.
RECIPROCITY ADOPTED.
Mr.. Evarts moved as Il substitute for
it the amendment proposed By him ut
last nights session, and which merely
directs the President to communicate
the facts to Congress.
Mr.. Evarts amendment was rejected.
After the rejection of several other
amendments, Mr.. Alirich's amendment
was adopted-yeas, 81; nays, %.
MIR. Aldrich's amendment reads:
SECTION .. That with view TO secure recipro.
cal .raae with countries producing the following
articles and for this purpose aud after tho first
dizzy OF July. lsyl, whenever and 80 Often AZ tue
President shall he sntlsticd that the Government
ofnny country producing and exporting sugars,
lnohsses, coffee, tea aud hides raw aud uncutel,
or any OF such articles IMPOSES duty or other
exnctlons upou the agricultural or other prod.
ucts Of the Unled States, which In vi. W OF the
i1e Introduction Of such sugar. noasscs. coffee.
Tea and hides into the United states. he may
deem IeciprocAliy unequal aud unreasonable.
he shall have the power nn' itshall be his duty.
10 suspend, by lroclamation TO that effect. the
proy!s DNs OF this net relating to the free intro
hides, The production Of such country. for such
time as he shall deeu Ju.t, aud In such case
nid during such suspension duties shall be
leyiet, COLLECTED and paid upon sugar, n,o!a.ses.
from such designated country. as follows
namely: All sugars not above No. l3 Dutch
standard IN co!or sha pay duty on their
poA,iscopic test as, follows. naiueiy: All
In color, all tank bottoms, syrups OF
cane Juice or "i beet juice. menda. conc.ll trated
Incltia. concrete nud concentrated molhsSes.
testing by the polari.cope moi above IS degtees
nj degree or iracllon OF degree shown BY the
polatiscopc ust go oil cent PCT pound aat::
ilonAl. Al siighis nboye No Is Dutch standard
fl color shall be classified BY the Dutch stand.
nr.l of color. mud pay duty as follows, namely:
All sugar above 40. - and not above No. lG
Dutch standard Of color. ~ cenlsper pound; all
sugar rbove No. lG and mol above No. - Dutch
standard OF color, l@s cents rcr pound; all sugar
above No. 70 Dutch standard Of color, . cents
per pound; mulusScs testing above &c degrees, I
cents pr gallon: sllvhr drnlnings and sugar
sw.cpings thuti be subject TO duty either as mo.
lasscS or sugar, MS the case may be, according 10
polarlFcnpic test. On coffee . cents per pound
on tea 10 ccnts per pound. Hides. raw or currd
skins. NV without the WOOL unmanufdcturcd,
asses skins. raw or unmanuiactuIal. and skins
except shecpskins with the wool on, ~ cent.
Nor cpunl.