, 1890-09-11

color and pay duty ms foliowS
namely: All sugar above No
Is, and not above No. IL, Dutch
standard of color. 19s cents per pound
all sugar above No. 10. and not above
No. 20 Dutch standard Of color, 1s. cent,
per pound on all sugars above No. 20
butch standard u color, 2 cents per
pound; molasses testing above SO de-
greos, 4 cents per gallon; sugar drain
ings and sugar sweepings shall be sub.
ject to duty either Us molasses or sugar.
as the case may be, according to POLAR.
scopic test; on coffee, cents per pound;
on tea, 10 cents per pound hides, raw or
uncured, whether dry, salted or picked
Angora goatskins raw and without
wool, ,unmanufactured asses skins, raw
or runmanufactured, and skins, except
sheepskins with tho wool on, / u cents
por pound.
Aldrich's reciprocity amendment and
only two republicans (Edmund and
Mr.. Aldrich offered an additional sec
| ton, providing that the sugar schelule
and bounty paragraphs shall take eff
| feet on the LIST of March, 1891. and that
prior to the LIST of February, 1901, sugars
may be refined in bond without the pay :
ment Of duties.
| Various other amendments were
offered by Mr. Aldrich and agreed to, in
cluding the following: Declaring that
| oil special taxes shall become due ON
the lst of July, 1891, and on every LIST OF
/ July thereafter, making n proviso in
paragraph 457 putting on the free list
animals imported specially for breed M
purposes. that It apply only to fcmales'
and filing the blank date on which the
/ duties shall be levied on the articles ex-
empted from duty, as the LIST of October,
1890.
Tho committee amendment to the
paragraph placing upon the free list all
sugar not above No. 10 Dutch standard,
| which had been passed over without
action, was then taken up. The amend.
ment was to substitute No. IL for No. 10;
agreed to-ayes 80, noes 25,
Mr. Plumb offered an amendment FOR
the appointment OF a committee of five
disinterested persons, to be known as
the customs commission, with per-
mauent Office in the city OF Washing.
ton; agreed to--ayes 81, noes 80.
The bill was then reported to tho
senate, and all the amendments adopted
in committee OF the whole were agreed
to, except those on which separate votes
were demanded.
The frst was Mr.. Plumb's amend.
ment for customs commission, and the
amendment was agreed to-ayes 81,
noes %.
The commission will be composed Of
hvo disinterested persons, to bo ap.
pointed by the president, by and with
the advice and consent of the senate, to
continue in office six years, unless
sooner removed for ineiiicency, neglect,
of duty or mulfeasance in office.
No more than three OF them are to be
from the same political party. The sal.
aries will be 81, 900 each, with travelling
expenses, aud they will have n clerk,
stenographer messenger and such other
clerical assistance as they may require.
The provisions for the duties OF the com
missioners are lengthy and exhaustive.
Among other things they are to exam.
Inc into and ascertain the average price
of the commodities imported into the
United States, both at wholesale and re.
tail, in the United States and in the for
eign places of production. and the sales
or shipments for twelve months preoed-
ing and six months following
any change in the duties, and
back twenty five years, IL deemed ad.
visable by the commission, and shall
extend to all facts bearing upon the
matter in any way, the profits OF cap.
ital, rates of wages, general welfare, etc.
They shall ascertain tho quantity and
value OF the same or similar conilnodi-
ties produced In the United States
during the same period, and ascertain
whether particular rates have operated
to increase or diminish production In
the United States, etc; ascertain IN
what particulars the customs duties ex-
isting from time to time operate in
juriously or fayorably TO American
manufacturers and producers, tho
effect OF the customs duties
Upon the prices of tho
agricultural productions Of the country.
their sale i'm United States markets and
consumption in the United States; as
certain the effect of such duties rs ef.
iecting the employment and wages OF
labor. and a comparison shall be made
with other countries. They shall ascer-
tain the growth and development OF the
principal manufacturing industries nl-
fected by the tariff schedules Ia England,
France, Germany, Belgium and the
United States for the last twenty-five
years, and ascertain the relative cost OF
transportation in those countries and the
United States.
Mr.. Daniel demanded separate vote
on the committee amendments strik-
ing out the internal revenue sections In
relation to tobacco. The amcndment
was agreed to, and the sections were
struck out--aycs, 80; noes. 25.
The next vote was on the reciprocity
amendment offered by Mr. Aldrich for
the finance committee. IL was agreed TO
ayes IS. noes 20.
10 paragraph 703, lowering the sugar
standard---to be admitted free OF duty
from No. Is to No 10; agreed to--ayes
so, noes %. rs follows:
Ayes Messrs. Aldrich, Allen, Black
burn, Blodgett, Butler, Cameron, Car
Isle, Casey, Chandler, Cullom, Dawes,
Dixon, Eyar,s, Faulkner, Frye, Gibson,
Gray, Hale, Hawley, Hearst, Hiscoek'
lIoar, ingalls,, Jones, OF Nevada, Me-
MILAN, Mand9rson, Moody, Morgan,
Paddock, Pasco, Plutt Plumb, Power
Quay, Reagaa, Sanders, Stewart, Stock
bridge, Washborn--30.
Noes-Mcssrs Bate, Berry. Cockrell,
Coke, Colquitt, Daniel, Davis, Harris
Jones' of Arkansas; Mitchell, Pierce
Pugh. Ransom, Sherman, Spooner,
Squire, Teller, Vance, Vest, VOORHEES,.
Walthall, Wilson, of Iowa, Wilson, ol
Maryland; Wolcott--24.
J All the reserved amendments having
| been disposed of the presiding officer an
nounced that the bill was now before the
senate for amendment.
Mr.. Plumb called for separate vote
on the committee amendment striking
out of the bill the provision for bounty
OFFS n pound ON silk reeled from cocoons
produced in the United States. Ihe
amendment to strike out was agreed 10
ayes so, noes 3, the latter being Mossrs
Edmunds, Hearst. Mitchell. Plumb and
Teller.
Several amendments were offered and
rejected, and then the question was.
'Shall the bill be engrosscd and orderea
to the third reading" On that question
suited, ayes 3S, nays 25--a party vote.
The bill was then read the third ume
and the question was stated to oo'
Z 'Shnll the bill pass?"