Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-10
FINISHED AT LAST.
The Senate Completes Work
on the Tariff Bill.
BUT ONE MORE VOTE TO BE TAKEN,

And That on the Question: 'sahali tho
Bill Pass:' = A Reciprocity Amend
ment and One for an Exhaustive In
quiry into the Effect of Protection
Adopted-Ths Features of Both sum
marized-Testimony in the Raum Case
Senator Dixon's ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
News Notes.
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. )0.-When the
senate adjourned yesterday the only ques-
ton remaining on the tariff bill was,
"Shall the bill passs" During the day the
several committee Observation-Disclosures
ing the one lowering the sugar standard
to be admitted free of duty to No IS from
No. 16-upon which separate vote had
been demanded, were all agreed to, and
two of the most important amendments
offered during the whole debate were
adopted. The vote on the passage could
have been taken, but that Aldrich moved
an adjournment when the question was
stated. 1t will probably be taken to day
between and 6 o'clock.
The Reciprocity Amendment.
One of the important amendments re-
ferred to above was that providing under
certain circumstances for reciprocity with
South American states and Cuba. 1t gives
the president authority ON and after July
/, 1891, to suspend by proclamation the
free introduction of sugar, molasses, cot
fee, tea and hides into the United States
from states which impose duty or other
exaction on articles imported into those
states from the United States, during
which suspension the duty on sugars
from said country shall range from OF
cent per pound to cents, according to
| grade, and cents per gallon for molasses,
| etc; coffee, cents per pound; tea, 10
| cents, and hides, ~ cents. The suspen-
| sion shall continue as long as the presi-
dent thinks just.
The other amendment provides for .
| permanent customs commission of five
| persons to investigate the tariff question.
| The duties OF the commission are to be:
| To examine into and ascertain the aver
age price of commodities imported into
| the United States, both at wholesale and
retail in the United States, and both in
| the United States and in the foreign
places of production, sale or shipment, for
the period of twelve months preceding,
| and twelve months following any change
in the rate of customs duties imposed
| upon such commodities; aud this inquiry
| shall be carried back for period of
| twenty-five years and more, if deemed ad
/ visable by such commission, and shall
| extend to ali facts relating to demand
| and supply, domestic and foreign, which
| tend to influence the prices of such CON-
| mOdities foreign and domestic, and to aid
| in determining the true effect of the i'm
| port duty. or of the change therein, In
| the several cases, upon domestic and for
| eign prices and upon productions of the
| same or other commodities, upon revenue,
| upon immigration, upon profits of CAPT
J tai, rates of wages, and the general vel
| fare.
| Effect of Tariff on Cost.
| To ascertain The amounts in quantity
and value of the Importation of the prin-
| cipal commodities during each of said
periods of twelve months preceding and
succeeding any such change in customs du
ties; the quantity and value of the same
| or similar commodities produced in the
| United States during the same respective
| periods whether in any and what in
| stances the particular rates of customs
1
tsh production in the united States, and
TO cause reduction of the first cost OF
| articles produced for consumption; and
what other causes, if any, have operated
| similarly.
| Also on Different Industries
| To ascertain in what particular rates of
| customs duties existing from time to time
| operate injuriously or favorably TO the de-
| yelopment and increase of American man
| ufactures and productions; or operate in.
| juriousiy or favorable to consumers OF
| such manufactured articles and produc-
| tiOns In respect of causing or contributing
| to the payment of unreasonable prices by
| consumers or the removal or reduction of
| the same; the effect upon the price of ag
| ricultural productions of the country,
| and their sale in the United States mark
cts and their consumption In the United
| States; the effect both actual and reIa-
tive, in respect of the employment and
| the payment of remunerstive wages both
| actual and relative, to labor in the United
| States, and a comparison of the same with
the labor and wages in other counties.
AS to Selling Price of Goods.
To ascertain and compare the actual cost
and the selling price, both at wholesale
| and retail, of similar manufactured com
modities reduced to American weights,
measures, and money, in the United States
| and elsewhere; the growth and develop
ment of the principal manufacturing in
dustries affected by the tariff schedules in
England, France, Germany, Belgium, and
the United States for the last twenty five
| years; and to ascertain the relative cost of
transportation in these countries and the
| United States
There were but two votes against the re-
| ciprocity observation-disclosures and Ed
| munds
| THE CHARGES AGAINST RAUM.
| Testimony as to the Rule That Lemon
| Acknowledgment and Lewis.
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