The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-05
Edmunds did not think it the proper
thing to spend time in discussing the con-

Edmunds did not think it the proper
thing to spend time in discussing the con- |
duct of the other branch of Congress. All
that the Senate had to do with it Just now
was to consider the accident in the canal
lcck, and be thought that, as the appropria-
tons made in the river and harbor bill OF
two years ago was Still in force, the en-
gineer department had money enough at It's
disposal to remedy the deficit.
Payne said the damage was being repaired
as fast as 500 men could iieit, and it would
be completed to-mCrfowor next day, but
the main object of the appeal to Congress
was that some provision should be made
for an additional lock. After discussion
the reSoll t on was agreed to.
The resolution offered on Saturday by
Plumb, as to the re-interment of General
Grant in Arlington National Cemetery,
was, at the suggestion OF Plumb, allowed
to remain on the table, to be called up at
some other time.
The tariff bill was taken up, the pending
question being on Vest s amendmentto the
chinaware paragraph on the reduction OF
the duty on decorated to60 per cent. ad va
loren, and on plain, unaecorated ware, 40
per cent, instead of, So and So as recon-
mended by the finance committee, and in
stead of 60 and SO in LIGHTHOUSE bill. The
matter was discussed atiength, and finally
Vest modified his amendment By changing
the rate on plain, white china to 10, instead
| of 40 per cent The amendment was
then rejected = yeas 10; nays, %.
The amendment of the commerce COM
mittee, making the rates 80 and 81 per
cent, was agreed to without division. The
next question was on the committee amend
ment to paragraph lot, as to call other
china, etc." striking out the House para
graph which fixes the rate on decorated
ware 60 per cent. and on undecorated 90
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nation on which a rate of 80 per cent. is
fixed. Agreed to. The next question was
on paragraph 1929, glass and glassware.
The committee amendment was to strike
out the paragraph in the House bill fixing
four rates on bottles according to size, and
substitute for it different classified
lions with two rates, one of
not less than one pint, and on
demijohns and carboys, and IL cents per
pound on bottles holding less than one pint
Agreed to. The next question was on the
amendment of the finance committee tc
strike out paragraphs 100, 10, III, 1l2, 49,
and ia of the House bill and substitute for
them one paragraph-f04 taxing glass and
glassware, cut or ornamented, 45 per cent
ad valoram.
Mcpherson moved to reduce the rate in
the Senate amendment TO 35 per cent. Re
jected.
Plumb moved that the amendment of the
committee be amended by reducing the rate
on cut and decorated glass and glassware
from is to 40 per cent. Rejected. Thu
committee amendment was then agreed to
The next question was on paragraph 106
fixing the duty on unpublished cylinder
crown and common window glass, the com
mittee amendment being to reduce from L
cents per pound to 2 cents, "a cents and
u cents according to sizes and to 3S, ~
235 and ~ Vance moved to amend by tix
ing uniform rate of 80 per cent. a
e valorem.
A long discussion ensued. Plumb said
was better not to pass the tariff bill than
pass one that was not right.
: Vance's amendment was finally defeated
;. Various motions to reduce the rate on IN
4 polished cylinder, crown and common win
. dow glass; made by Plumb, were rejecte
:. on yeas and nays votes, although in tn
. last of them ingalls,, Henderson, Haddoc
t and Plumb voted finally on the motion @
d Aldrich aud the rates were reduced to Ia
/ 10, ~ and pa, cents per pound, accort
a. to size. The Senate aissarnsd.