Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-27
CONGRESSIONAL.
Alter Disposing OF Minor Matters the
Senate Takes Up the Tariff Bill.
Concerning a Quorum In the House and the
Speakers Tactics Mr.. Grain Of Texas
Speaks Pointedly.
Ii. CONGRESS.
SENATE.

and voting on the tariff bill was pre-
sented, the presiding officer stating thai
the unanimous consent was asked fol
having it entered as an order OF the SEN
ate. Objection was made by Mr.. Morgan
and other Democratic senators to having
the memorandum rake the shape OF ar
'order of the senate,' and after an In
terchange of opinion on the point, Mr..
Aidrich withdrew that form and confined
his motion to request for the unanimous
consent TO the memorandum, which was
agreed to.
The conference report on the sundry
civil appropriation bill WAS presented
and reed. The paragraph In regard &c
the reservoir sites, which aggregates and
reserves from entry all such sites hereto
fore made or hereafter to be made, wat
criticised by Mr.. Sanders, who thanked
the senate conferees Ironically for having
sacrificed the interests OF the people oil
Montana to the Unsuitable NAV of the
house.
Mr.. Allison made long statement,
explaining the action OF the conferees
generally, specifically on the irrigation
question, and after considerable debate
by different senators the conference re-
port was agreed to and the Tariff bill
taken up.
Mr.. Plumb had offered an amendment
reducing the duty on lead ore and lead
dross from one and one-half cents to
three-quarters cents. The amendment
was read. 1t is, with some few modifi-
cations, the bill for reciprocity with Can
ada as introduced by Mr.. Butterworth in
the house of representatives. Senator
f0
of the reciprocal arrangement TO manu-
featured articles and minerals.
Mr.. Plumb then spoke in favor of his
amendment.
MIR. Sanders opposed the two amend
ments.
At close of discussion Plumb's amend
ment to reduce duty on lead ore from
one aud one half to three-fourths cent q
pound was voted on and rejected-yeas,
Is; nays, 2S-Mr. Plumb being the only
Republican senator who voted for it..
Mr.. Coke's amendment mSking lead
extracted from silver ore free of duty
was then voted on and was also rejected
Yeas, 10; nays, 30,-a strict party vote,
as Plumb did not vote. No other amend
ment was offered to the paragraph and
none to the next two paragraphs. Lead
in pigs two cents q pound, and lead in
sheets two and one half cents pound.
Paragraph 1876 having been reached,
relating to metallic mineral substances in
a crude state, not specially provided for.
Mr.. Blair spoke against the amendment
as reported by the finance committee,
striking out the duty 80 per cent. on
mica. Ii went over without action.
The next paragraph, 1877, puts duty
OF three cents pound on crude nickel.
The finance committee recommends the
striking out of the paragraph. Agreed
20.
The next paragraph, relating to nickel
and nickel oxide, was amended under the
report of the finance committee by re-
ducing the duty from fifteen TO eight
cents per pound. No amendments were
adopted, though some were offered by
Mr.. Mcpherson to paragraphs from 10
TO 90 relating TO pens, penholders,
quicksilver and type metal.
Paragraph 204, relating to watches,
was amended on recommendation of the
finance committee by making the duty
on all watches % per cent. ad valorem.
Paragraph 205, relating to zinc in
blocks or pigs, was amended on recon-
mendntion OF the finance committee by
reducing the duty from one and three
n
pound.
No amendment was offered TO para
graph 2O7, relating to old Zinc, and COM
mittee substitute for paragraph 20S, as
10 metal manufactures not specially
provided for, was agreed to.
Schedule D, wood and manufacturers of
wood having been reached, Mr. McPher-
sou wished to offer a substitute for the
whole schedule, but he reserved it until
the committee amendments should be
disposed of.
No amendment was offered to para
graph 209 or 2l0.
Timber-h ewn and timber-squared par
agraph 2ll was passed over informally.
At tho request of Mr.. Aldrich para
graph 2l2, relating to sawed boards,
etc.. was, on recommendation of the
committee, amended by reducing the
duty OF 35 per cent. to 10 per cent, and
by adding the words imposing duty of
20 per cent. on veners not specially pro-
vided for.
Paragraph PIT, pickets and palings,
was amended on motion Of Mr.. Aldrich
by reducing the duty from 90 per cent.
TO 10 per cent, and paragraph 21S by re-
tiueidg the duty from thirty ave to
thirty cents per 1000.
Mr.. Aldrich moved to amend para
graph 22l, which puts a duty OF 10 per
cent. on chair cane manufactured but
not made into finished articles, by strik-
ing out the words manufactured but
not made into finished articles and in
serting in lieu Of them the words
whether wrought or manufactured
from rattans or reeds, and whether
round, square or any other shape. -
Agreed to.
Schedule B. relating TO sugar having
been reached, MIR. Aldrich said that the
committee proposed to let that schedule
be passed over Informally for the pres
emit, so that schedule + relating TO to-
bRcco and its manufactures would De
the first thing to come up tomorrow.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-Before read
ing the journal Mr.. MeClammy of North
Carolina made the point OF order that
there was no quorum present. A call OF
the house was ordered and l26 members
responded TO their names.
Mr.. Physon of Illinois offered resolu-
tion for the arrest OF absentees, pending
which Mr.. Enloe OF Tennessee moved an
adjournment. The motion was lost
yeas, 3S; nays, 1875. The speaker stated
thst the clerk had announced 10 him
that there were 169 members present
rro-a Tha- a,taruru Further rronoa0-