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SENATE
The Tarin Hill Anendmeufs--Th
Btif Read n Third Time.

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BiII Read n Third Time
WASHINGTON, Sept 9.-The tariff
bill was taken up, pending the ques'
ton on GibsOn's amendment TO re
duce the sugar test from 50 degrees
by polariscope 10 10 Rejected.
In reply 20 n question from Ed
munds, the presiding officer, ingalls,,
ruled that under the arrangement,
cutting Off THE debate today, answer
ing or asking questions by senators,
would be- prohibited
Gibson offered two other amend.
ments 10 the sugar section. Re
jected.
| Carlisle moved 70 strike out Of the
sugar section all paragraphs relat-
Ing to bounty. Rejected-y@as -,
nays "a; pariy tcte.
Gibson moved 10 strike out The
sugar section aud substitute the
sugar clauses OF Mills bill. Reject.
ed-yeas =, nays rs.
Plumb moved 10 insert the LIST Of
January, 1891, instead OF the LIST OF
November, 1899. Rejected.
AldIich's amendment was agreed
tO-yeas 81, nays -.
Aidr!cE then moved the reeipro-
city amendment proposed by him
ON September lst and accepted the
verbal modification Of it rs suggest
ed by Hoar.
Evarts moved rs a substitute the
amendment proposed by him at
last nights session, and which mere
ly directs the President 10 eOmmun-
icate the facts to Congress.
RsIect.d-yeas 20, nays "a.
All the democrats voted In the
Affirmative, rs did also Dolph,
Evarts and Sanders. Edmunds
also moved the modification Of the
Allrich amendment in n similar
sense. R-jected-yeas 6, nays 80.
The six Affirmative votes were
given by Cameron, Davis, Ed
munds, Frye, Paddock and Plumb.
Edmunds moved 20 strike out
Aldrich's Amendment to the words
ION and after the fst day OF July,
1891" Rejecied-yeas % nays "a.
Gibson moved 10 insert wool in
Aldrich's amendment. Rejected
yeas 10, naysss.
Cray moved, SIS substitute for
Aldrich's amendment, the section
directing the President, without
further legislation, TO declare the
ports Of the United States free and
open TO all the products Of any
country Of the American heniis-
phere upon which no export duties
are imposed, whenever ard so long
IS the government Of such country
he admitted 81 the ports thereof free
ofall national, provincial, municipal
and other taxes, Hour, ceremsal,
preserved meats, fish, vegetables,
rice, lumber, agricultural implc-
ments, machinery, vessels or beats
Of iron, steel or wood, etc, products
of the United States. Rejected
yeas %, nays SO.
Aldrich's amendment was then
adopted; yeas 81, nays2s.
The democrats voted against
Aldrich's reciprocity amendment
and only two republicans, Ed
munds and Evarts. Aldrich Of
fered an additional section, provid-
ing that the sugar schedule and
bOuntS paragraphs shall take effect
on the LIST Of March, 1891, and that
prior 10 the lst Of February, 1891,
sugars may be refined In bond with
out the pay ment Of duty.
Various other amendments Of
fered by AldTich was agreed TO, in
Guiding the following: Declaring
all special taxes shall become due
on the lst Of July. 1891, and on
every Ist OF July thereafter making
the Proviso in paragraph 457, putting
on the FREE list animals imported
specially for breeding purposes, APP
ply only to females; filling the
blank for dates on which the duties
shall be levied on articles exempted
from duty, IS the Let Of October,
1890.
The committee amendment 10 the
Paragraph placing upon the free list
all sugars not above Is, Dutch
standard, which had been passed
over without action. was taken up.
An amendment 10 substitute No. IL
for No. IS WIS agreed tO-yeas -,
nays q.
Plumb offered ar amendment for
ihe appointment Of n commission Of
live disiuteTestei persons, to be
known as n custom: commission,
with a permanent Office ia the city
Of Washington. Agreed t0-yeas
81, nays 30.
The commission l. to be COM
posed Of i've disinterested persons,
To be- appointed by the President, 10y
and with the advice and consent Of
the Senate, 10 continue in Office six
years, unless sooner removed for in-
efficiency, neglect OF duty ,or MAJ
Erasance in Office, no more than
three Of them 90 be from
THE SANE POLITICAL FARTY.
The ralary Is 10 be 5000 with travel
ing expensss, aud they sr- tn have
a clerk, -eBographer, messenget,
and such osher clerical ass,stapee as
they may require. The provisions
for the duties OF the commissioners
are lengthy AMI exhaustive.
The ill was reported TO the Senate
and all the amendments adopted In
the committee of the whole were
agreed TO, except those on which
srparate votes were deman led. The
first was Plumb's amendment for n
customs commission. The ameni-
ment was agreed to-yeas, 81; nays,
-.
Daniel demanded a separate vote
on the committee amendment strik-
ing out the internal revenue sec
tiOns in relation to tobacco. The
was agreed 20 and the
sections struck Out-yeas, Is; nays,
..
The reciprocity amendment Of
fered by Aldrirh for the finance
was agreed tO-yeas, =;
nays, 20.
The next vote was on the amend
ment 10 paragraph 100, lowering the |
sugar standard 10 be admitted free
Of duty from No. 10 to No. Is.
to-yeas SO, nays "a.
All the reserved amendments hav-
ing been disposed OF, the presiding
officer announced that the bill was
before the Senate for amendment.
Plumb called for n separate vote |
on a committee amendment, strik-
ing out Of the bill the provision for
4 bounty Of n dollar 4 pound on silk
reeled from cocOons produced In the
United States. The amendment TO
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