Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-09-04

the last SIX hours De devoted TO de-
bate. At the request of Mr.. Plumb the
matter went over until tomorrow.
The pending question on the tariff bill
was imposing duty of X cents per
pound on lead ore and lead dross: pro-
viding that silver ore and all other ores
lead shall pay duty of K
cents per pound on the lead contained
therein, according to sample and assay at
the port of entry. Mr. Quay offered a
resolution which was agreed to, expressing
the deep sensibilitY with which the senate
heard Of Mr. Watson's death, concurring
In the appo: ntment of committee and
providing. as an additional mark of re-
spect.s that the senate adjourn.
House-Owing to the sudden death
Watson of Penn. there
was no business transacted in the house
today.
TUESDAY, Aug. 26.
Senate-The senate today by unaani-
NOUS consent, agreed to the proposition
of MIR. Aldrich in regard to closing the de-
bate on the tariff bill. The substitute for
the house bankruptcy bill was reported
from the judiciary committe and placed on
the calendar The resolution directing
the committee on rules to prohibit the sale
of spirituous, vinous or malt liquors in the
senate wing of the capitol was taken up
but went over until tomorrow. The con-
ference report on the sundry civil approp-
ration bill was presented and read. Mr.
Allison III somewhat lengthy address,
defended the action of the senate conferees
and explained the extreme difficulty which
they had encountered in dealing with the
subject. After some debate, in which Mr..
Reagan defended the past action of con-
gross and the direct irrigation In the mat
ter of reserving the reservation from settle
ment. The conference report on the sum
dry civil appropriation bill was agreed to.
The tariff bill was then taken up, the ques-
ton being on the lead paragraph, to
which Mr. Coke bad offered an amend
ment, to make lead extracted from silver
ores free of duty, and Mr.. Plumb had
offered one reducing the duty on lead
ore and lead dross from l d to q cent.
use.-After the reading of the journal
of the house today, Mr.. Brosius, of
Pennsylvania. demanded the regular order
and contented that The unfinished business
was the Conger lard bill, the vote upon
the passage of which Saturday was in
elusive, owing to the absence of quorum
Mr.. Baker, of New York. argued that the
business of the speakers table must first be
of. After considerable debate on
the subject, in which Messrs. Cannon and
Adams, of Illinois. took part, Speaker
Reed decided that the question before the
house was the roll-cail on the passage of
the lard bill
WEDNESDAY, Aug. n.
Senote.-The resolution heretofore of
H. Il.
mittee on rules to issue such orders as will
wholly prevent the sale of spirtuous vinous
and malt liquors in the senate wing of the
capitol, was taken up, the first question
being on Mr.. Butler amendment, direct
ing the sergeant-at-arms to make daily in
spection of committee rooms and other
apartments. The subject was referred to
committee on rules.
HOuse,-When the buiness of the house
was resumed this morning the opponents
of the lard bill, led by Mr. Mason rep,
of Ill. J, at once began filibustering tactics.
After the house had spent much time in
roll calls, the previous question on the mo-
ton to approve the Journal was ordered
and carried. A alteration arose between
Cannon and McAdoo which so far consum-
ed the day that nothing of importance was
done.
THURSDAY, Aug. %.
Sendte.-The senate conference report
on the railroad land forfeiture bill
was presented and ordered printed.
The tariff bill was then taken
mp. Mr.. Aldrich gave notice of two
which he would offer to the
bill, and which were read for information.
One of the amendments is a reciprocity
to the tariff bill in the form of
a new section, and reads as follows: Sec
ton 2. That exemptions from the duty
Of sugar, molasses, coffee, tea and hides,
as provided for in this act, are made with
d view to secure reel procal trade with those
producing these articles; and for
this purpose, on and after the first day
of July, 1891, whenever and so often as
the president shall be satisfied that the
government of any country producing and
sugar molasses, coffee, tea and
hides, raw and uncured, Or any such arti
cles, imposes duties Or other exactlons
upon the agricultural or other products of
the United States, which in view of the
free introduction of such sugar, molasses,
coffee, tea and hides into the United States
he may deem to be reciprocally unequal
and unjust, he shall have the power
and it shall be his duty to suspend
by proclamation to that effect, the pro-
visions of this act relating to the free in
PRODUCTION of such sugar, molasses, coffee,
tea and hides. the production of such
country for such time as he shall deem
just, and in such case and during such
suspension duties shall be levied, col
lected and paid upon sugar, molasses, cof-
Toe nd Of nf
ported from such designated country, as
follows, namely: All sugars not above thir-
teen Dutch standard in color shall pay
duty on their polariscopic test as follows.
namely: all sugars not above number thlr-
teen, Dutch standard In color, all tank
bottoms, syrups of cane juice or of beet
juice, meada, concentrated melada, con-
crete and concentrated molasses, testing
by polariscope not above IS degrees seven
tenths of one cent per pound and for
every additional degree or fraction
of degree shown by the
test, two-hundredths of
one cent per pound additional.
All sugars above No. Is Dutch standard
color shall be classified by the duties on
the standard of colors and pay duty as
follows: All sugars above number Is and
not above Is Dutch standard of color, one
and three-eighths cents per pound. All
sugar above number Is and not above
number 20 Dutch standard of color 81
cents per pound. All sugars above number
20 Dutch standard of color 2 cents per
pound Molasses testing above 56 de-
grees 4 cents per gallon. Sugar drain
ings and sugar sweepings shall tie subjec
to a duty either ON molssses or sugar as
the case may be, according to the polaris
copic test. On coffee three cents pound.
On tea 10 cents pound. Hides, raw or
uncured, whether dry sailed or picked
angora goat skirs, raw without wool I'M