Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-10

sountry, and their sale M United States market.
and their consumption in the United States To
ascertain the effect Of such customs iuties botl
actual aud relative, in respect Of the em0loymen,
and the payment OF renlnneratiye wages both
actual and relative, 10 labor Ia the United States
and comparison OF the same with the labor ami
wages IN other countries. To consider the effect
of customs duties, or the absence OF them upon
the agricultural, commercial manufacturing.
mining and other industrial interests Of the peo-
PIE Of the United States To ascertain and com
pare the actual cost and the selling price both 1T
| wholesale aud retail Of similar naa,nfnetnted
| commodities reduced TO American weights. meas
| uFes aud money IN tho United states and else
where To ascertain the growth and develop
1 hleut Of the principal manufacturing industries
affected by the tarlf schedules in England
/ france. Germany Belgium aud the United
states Tor the last twenty-five wears. and to as
certain the relative cost Of transportation In
| those countries and the United States
| Inc I'VE commissioners are to be an
| pointed by the president, serve six years,
receive a salary Of $1,000 a year with nee
essary expenses paid, and not more than
three q them are to be Of the same politi.
cal faith.
Inc deserved Amendments Disposed or
The internal revenue sections 81 the tariff
Dlil were then ordered stricken out-ye 4
"; nays, 25 The vote on the amendment
70 the paragraph lowering the sugar stand
ara 70 be admitted free of duty from No
10 to No 13 was as follows:
s1Aeas -Messrs. Aldrich. Allen Blackburn Rloa
getli Butler, Cameron Carlisle, Casey. Chandler.
Sulioni' Dawes, Dixon, Evarts, Faulkner. Frye.
Gibson, Gray, Hale, Hawley, Hearst Hiscock.
hoar. ingalls, Jones (Nev) Mon Han, Mauder.
son, Moody, Morgan, Paddock. pasco. Platt.
fiumo, Power, Quay, Reagan, sanders stewart
stockhridge and Washbnrn-3g
Nays Messrs Bate, Berry, Cockrell. Coke, Col.
4ult' Daniel Davis. Harris, Jones lark J. Mitchell.
fieree Pugh, Ransom Sherman. spooner SQUIRE.
Teller, Vance Vest Voorhees,, wathal Wilson
lla.l Wilson (Ad and Wolcott-sl
All the reserved amendments HAVING
been disposed of, the presiding officer an.
bounced that the bill was now before the
senate for amendment. Mr.. Butler moved
20 put on the free list bagging made of
lute, MANILA, sisal or other fiber except
hemp or haxl for wrapping cotton bales
helected-yeas, "; nays, ~. Mr. Plumb
oHered an amendment providing that wher-
ever the specific and ad valorem duties on
an article shall be more than 100 per cent.
OF its foreign value the duty assessed upon
It shall be 100 per cent ad yalurem. instead
OF the compound rate. Rejected-yeas 90
nays, 3S. Mr.. Plumb was tho only Repub.
lican voting in the affirmative.
Mr.. Morgan offered his amendment al
lowing an export premium of 8 per cent.
on corn, wheat, rye, barley oats. hay.
straw, potatoes, cotton, live domestic
animals, etc Rejected.
No Protection for Yankee silk.
Mr.. Plumb called for separate vote on
the committee amendment striking out OF
the bill the provision for bounty OF 81 a
pound on silk reeled from cocoons bro.
duced in the United States. The amend.
ment 70 strike out was agreed to-yeas.
81; nays, 5 (Messrs Edmunds. Hearst
Mitchell, Plumb aud Teller.
shall This BIN Pass?,,
NO other amendment having been or
fered, the question was: Shall this bin
be engrossed and ordered to a third read.
ingT On that question the yeas and nays
we were taken and resulted-yeas, 2s; nays.
2S-a party vote. The bill was read the |
third time, and the question was stated N |
be, Shall this bill passf"