Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-07
CONGRESSIONAL.
IN THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, September 9Th in the Senate
to-day the committee amendment placing
sponges on the free list was lost-yeas TO- nays
S6-and the rate OF duty of 20 per cent. ad va
loren restored.
After some discussion, the paragraph regard
ing the duty on fish was amended to read as
follows: Fresh fish caught by citizens of the
United States in the high seas or in the open
tween the United States and the Dominion of
Canada" This puts them on the free list
The paragraph relating TO fish on dutiable
list was then taken up, the question being on
House paragraph. which fixed duty OF one per
cent. pound on fish, fresh or salted The COM
mittee amendment fixes the duty at half a cent
pound.
such fish shall be admitted freely from any
country that admits American fishing vessels
into their ports for the purpose OF supplies, in
cluding bait
Grays amendment was rejected and the COM
mittee substitute slightly modified. agreed to.
The paragraph now reads: Fish, smoked,
dried, salred, picked, fresh, frozen, packed in
ice or otherwise prepared for preservation, not
especially enumerated or provided for in this
Act one-half a cent per pound"
The paragraph placing a duty OF fifteen cents
pound on hops was then taken up. German
moved to reduce the rate to eight cents Pend
ing discussion, the question as to the extern
sion OF time for consideration of the tariff bill
was started.
AlQIlcl supmlLieu u pTOpOSlLlO0 eXteUulQR
the time for consideration of the tariff bill to
and including Monday, when the discussion
will be limited to thirty minutes. when the
sugar schedule will be taken up. After that the
arrangement heretofore made is to apply. The
proposition was assented to.
On motion of Gibson. sorghum seed ard
sugar cane seed were placed on the free list.
The Finance Committee offered an amend
ment imposing duty of four cents pound on
tin. Agreed to.
Spooner offered an amendment for the admis
sion of tin plate free of duty after October 1896
in case American production of the article shall
not equal in auy of the intervening years one
third of the amount imported.
Plumb moved TO amend by providing for q
duty of one cent a pound on TIN plate, and a
bounty of one cent pound for home product.
was rejected and Spooner's was agreed to.
AldTich offered a committee amendment as a
substitute for Section 5, requiring packages to
be marked and show the country where the
goods were manufactured Agreed to.
Evarts offered an amendment imposing a
duty of 20 per cent. ad vaorem on all teas, the
growth or produce of countries east of the Cape
of Good Hope, when imported from places west
of the Cape of Good Hope. He made Al state
ment in explanation of the amendment, which
is intended to put stop to importation of tea
by way OF Canada and the Cape of Good Hope
instead of direct from China.
Spooner moved to amend Evarts' amendment
by adding the following: There shall be
levied and collected upon all coffee, green. from
the Dominion of Canada 10 Ter cent. ad va
loren: upon all coffee roasted or ground from
the Dominion of Cansda, three cents per pound
and 10 per cent ad yalorem,'
German moved TO add to Eyarts amendment
proviso that teas imported directly into the
United States on through bills of iading from
countries east OF the Cape Of Good Hope, and
tIansshipped to any foreign port or place, shall
not be subject to the duty therein provided.
kvarts accepted the modification. The amend
ment as modified was agreed to.
ON motion OF Sherman, Section "a (allowiDg
drawbacks of duties on import materials used
in exported manufactures) was amended by a
provision that no drawbacks shall be allowed
In any case where the duties paid on imported
material are less than 10 per cent. of the value
of manufactured goods, or where claim shall be
for less than $40.
in leaf tobacco, on recommendation of the FL
sance Committee was struck out-yeas 2S, nays
81.
All sections in the House bill, from "a to &c,
inclusive, were, on the report of the Finance
Committee, struck out They re ated 10 in
ternai revenue provisions as to peddlers of to-
baeco, taxes on tobacco and cigars, and vinegar
factories.
Sections from So 20 60, relating to domestic
wines, etc. were so struck out and the CON-
mittee amendments to the other sections of the
bill were agreed to.
This closed The c0Dside alton of the tariff
bill, except as to the sugar section. reciprocity
and some few reserved paragraphs which will
come up on Moneay, when speeches are 10 be
limited to thirty minutes In length.
Voting is to begin on Tuesday and after the
third reading nf the bill. Is reached, three
hours Is TO be allowed each side for general dis
cussion. 4
A cOnfefeuce report on the river and harbor
bill was presented and read.
Presiding officer Ingalls, said on measure
involving 70 large a sum OF money, and includ-
ing so many contested considerations, he would
not take the re, possibility OF declaring the con
ference report agreed 10, unless II appeared that
a quorum was present, On n division there
were but twenty-One members voting. and so,
without action on the conference report, the
Senate adjourned.
IL THE HOUSE.
wAsHrSsroS. September 9th The House
proceeded with the conference report on the
river and hsrbor bill
After brief debate the conference report was
agreed 10.