Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-09-10

| cheap SDGW1S were pOIttu. Ht LSAb
paragraph, 375, relates to blankets, hats
of wool, and flannels for underwear.
The committee amendment to the para
graph makes the duty the same as that
on a pound and 4 half insteaa Of
pound) of unwashed wool Of
the first class, in addition 10
ad valoram rates It was agreed
to- Finally the wool schedule was com
pleted, and Mr.. Vance offered as an adj
ditional section the amendment Of
which he had heretofore given notice,
allowing reductions of duty on goods
purchased with the proceeds Of Ameri-
can farm products in foreign countries,
and he said he would ask for an evening
session tomorrow to enable him to adj
dress the Senate upon it. The
schedule relating to silk and silk
goods was then taken up, and the
amendments to it reported by the
finance committee were agreed to. Also
an amendment offered. by Mr.. Aldrich,
striking out of paragraph 1872 the words
''spun silk" and adding to it the words
"spun silk in skeins or cops or on
beams" 35 per cent. ad valorem. Mr..
Aldrich stated that the sugar schedule
would be taken up tomorrow
ed the following to the Senate
to-day, which, he said, he would
offer as an amendment to the tariff bill
at the proper time: ''That whenever it
| shall be certified to the President of the
United States, that the government Of
the Dominion of Canada shall, by regu-
lation, admit free of duty into its ports
coal mined in the United States, he shall
make proclamation of that fact, and
| thereafter, while such law or regulation
is in force, coal mined III the Dominion
of Canada shall be admitted free of
duty into all the ports of the United
States; and, when it shall be duly certi-
fed to the President of the United
| States that the government of the Do
nlinion of Canada has declared desire
| to enter into such commercial ar
rangements with the United States
as shall result in the COM
plete and partial removal sf
! duties upon trade between Canada and
the United States, he shall appoint
| three commissioners to meet those who
may be designated to represent the gov
eminent Of Canada, to consider the best
method Of extending the trade relations
! between Canada and the United States,
and to ascertain on what terms greater
| freedom of Intercourse between the two
! countries can best be secured, and said
commissioners shall report to the Presi-
! dent, who shall lay the report before
Congress And the necessary expenses
| of the commissioners appointed by the
President, including their compensa-
ton at the rate Of $40 day each for the
time necessarily Employed in said duty,
shall be paid out of the appropriation
| for the collection of the customs rev.
enue." The conference report on the
bill in relation to collisions at sea was
presented and agreed to.
Tuesday, Sept. 2.-The fact that the
! Senate was to take up the sugar sched-
| ule of the tariff bill, this morning, was
! sufficient TO awaken new interest in the
discussion. Mr. Carlisle gave notice
that he would move to strike out all the
paragraphs relative to sugar bounties.
Mr.. Hale offered the reciprocity amend
| ment, of which he had given notice on
June 10, and addressed the Senate upon
it. Mr.. Allison made long
penditures of the government, and
Of the probable effect Of the
tariff bill on the finances. He said the
total of expenditures for the current ifs
cal year would be about S4l1 900, 00O. and
the total revenues for the year linclud-
ing postal receipts and everythngl
would be $4GO GOO 900. Mr.. Gibson Of
fered an amendment TO the sugar
schedule by adding the words Syrup Of
beet, sorghum or sugar cane" He
made an argument against the sugar
pressed his views on the subject of
reciprocity, and spoke of the difficulties
in the Way IF reciprocity by treaty. Mr..
Spooner suggested an amendment to
apply to Canada-putting duty of 10
per cent. ad valorem on green coffee, .
cents pound and 10 per cent. ad va
loren on roast and ground coffee, and
10 per cent. on tea-these duties being
initiated from the Canadian tariff. The
Senate then took recess till P. NJ. In
the evening session Mr. Gibson moved
as a substitute for the sugar schedule
the paragraphs in the existing law, i'm
posing duties on sugar. Mr.. Dolph con-
Guided his speech against any reciproci-
ty with Canada i'll the ma ter of coal,
timber or agricultural products, and
general debate followed.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3.-Mr. Mansur
Mo. reported a resolution authorizing
subcommittee of the committee on
territories to proceed to Arizona and
New Mexico to inquire into the social,
educational, financial and moral condi-
tons existing in those territories, and
10 report whether they are prepared
for statehood Also to visit Utah
and inquire into the extent of celestial
marriages in that territory. The con-
sideration of the Clay
case was resumed in the House this
morning, and Mr.. Bergen On. j. re-
sumed his argument liz favor Of the I'M
seating of Breckenridge. Mr.. Kelley
(Kas. spoke in favor Of the majority re-
port, and Mr.. Kennedy CO., drew from
the details Of the Clayton Breckinridge
case the conclusion that Federal cleo
ton law should be enacted AT the
closing of his speech the Breckenridge
case went over, and the House ad-
journed.
THURSDAY, Sept. 4.-The Senate
promptly took up the tariff bill this
morning Mr.. Gibson withdrew his
amendment recently offered to the
sugar schedule, and offered another
striking out the sugar schedule and sub
shutting the sugar provisions of the
Mills bill for it. After some discussion,
the presiding officer Mr.. Ingalisl an
nounced that general debate on the
tariff bill had closed, with the
exception Of the reservation of the day
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