The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-10
COMPLETED.
The Tariff Bill Passed to It's
Third Reading.
AldriCh' S Reciprocity Amendment Adopted
by The Senate.
Provision Made for the Appointment OF a
Customs COmmitte TO Consist
Of Five Persons.
Special Dispatches to THE MORNING CALI.

Special Dispatches TO MORNING CALIs
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-The Tariff Bill
was taken up this morning, the pending
question being on Gibson's amendment.
Rejected.
In reply to a question from Edmunds, the
presiding officer Qngalls) ruled that under
the arrangement cutting off debate to-day,
the asking or answering of questions by
Senators would be prohibited.
Gibson offered two other amendments to
the sugar section. Rejected.
Carlisle moved to strike out Of the sugar
section all paragraphs relating to bounty.
Rejected-ayes 2S noes ga party vote.
Gibson moved to strike out the sugar sec
ton and substitute the sugar clauses OF the
| Mills bill. Rejected-ayes %, noes IS.
Eustis moved to insert a provision that
the bounty shall apply to all sugar produced
in 1890 Rejected.
Pasco moved 10 amend the paragraph re-
lating 10 oranges by fixing special rates for
oranges imported in December, January,
February OF March. Rejected.
Aldrich moved to insert proyiso that i'm
ported merchandise deposited in any BONDED
warehouse prior to the 1st Of August, 1880,
may be withdrawn for consumption at any
time prior to the 1st of November, 1890, on
payment of the duties in force prior to the
passage of this act.
| Plumb moved as a substitute to extend the
time of withdrawal to one year from the pas
sage of this act Rejected-ayes IS, noes 81.
Aldrich's amendment was then adopted
| ayes 81, noes 2s
| Plumb moved TO insert the LIST of January,
| 1891, instead of the LIST of November, 1890.
Rejected.
Aldrich's amendment was agreed to-ayes
80, noes q.
Aldrch then moved the reciprocity amend
ment proposed by him September 1st and
accepted verbal modification Of it sugge sted
by Hoar.
Evarts moved, as a substitute, an amend
ment proposed by him at last nights ses-
sion. and which merely directs the President
to communicate facts to Congress. Rejected
ayes so, noes 81.
All the Democrats voted in the af1irma-
tive, as did also Dolph, EyaIt ands Sanders.
Edmunds also moved modification of
Aldrich's amendment in a similar sense.
Rejected-ayes 6, noes 50. The six afiirma
tive votes were given by Cameron, Davis,
Edmunds Frye. Paddock and Plumb
Edmunds moved to strike out of Aldrich's
amendment the words ION and after the 1st
day of July, 1891" Rejected-ayes %,
noes "a.
Gibson moved to insert wool in Aldrich's
amendment. Rejected 10, noes 81.
Gray moved. as substitute for Aldrich's
amendment, the section directing the Presi-
dent, with out further legislation, to declare
the ports of the United States free aud open
to all products Of any country Of the Ameri-
can hemisphere, upon which no export duties
are imposed, whenever and so long as the
Government of such country admitted to the
ports thereof, free of all national, provin-
cial, municipal and ether taxes, flour, corn
meal, preserved meats fish. vegetables, rice,
lumber, agricultural implements, machinery,
vessels or boats of iron. steel or wood, ETC.,
products of the United States Rejected
ayes &C. noes So.
A'drich's amendment reads as follows:
That with view to secure reciprocal trade
with countries producing the following ar
ticles, and for this purpose, and after the
first day Of July, 1891, whenever and so
often as the President shall be satisfied that
the Government of any country producing
and exporting sugars, molasses, coffee, tea
and hides, raw and uncured, or any such az
ticles imposes duties or other eXactlonS upon
agricultural or other products OF the United
States. which, in view of the free introduction
of such sugar, mOlaSseS. coffee, tea and hideS
into the United States. he may deem to be re-
ciprocally unequal and unreasonable, he
shall have the power and 1t shall be his
duty to suspend. by proclamation to that Ell
feet, the provisions of this act relating to the
.,,&rz ,,att nf ln-c
coffee, tea and hides, the production OF
such country, for such time as lie
| shall deem just, and in such ease and dur
| ing such suspension duties shall be levied,
| collected and paid upon sugar, m0laSses.
| coffee, tea and hides, the product of or ex-
ported from such designated country, as
| follows All sugars not above No. -,
| Dutch standard in color, shall pay duty on
| their polariseopic test as follows. namely:
| All sugars not above No. 13, Dutch stand.
cane juice or of beet juice. melada. con-
centrated melada, concrete and concen-
| trated classes, testing by p0lariscope not
above 70 degrees, 40 of / cent per pound,
and for every additional degree or frac-
| ton of degree shown by polaIiscopic test
2-10o of / cent per pound additional. All
sugars above No. - Dutch standard In
| color shall be classified by Dutch standard
of color;and pay duty as follows. namely
All sugar above No. Is and not above NO
| Is, Dul.sIl SidLudlu VI COIUT, CcIlLo pei
| pound All sugar above No. is and not
| above No. 20, Dutch standard of color, 1s
| cents per pound. All sugar above No. %,
| Dutch standard of color cents per pound.
| Molasses testing above Sc degrees, 4 cents
| per gallon. Sugar DRAWINGS and sugar
sweepings shall be subject to duty either as
moasses or sugar, as the case may be, ac-
| cording to polarscOpic test. On coffee, 8
cents per pound on tea, 10 cents per pound.
Hides, raw or uncured. WHITTIER dry, sailed
| LID. A,,oN Oh
out wool, manufactured; assess skins, raw
| or manufactured, and kid skins, except
sheep skins with wool on, IL cents per
| pound.
All the Democrats voted against Aldrichs
| reciprocity amendment, and two Republic
cans, Edmunds and Evarts.
Aldrich offered an additional section pro-
| vidiDg that the sugar schedule and bounty
paragraphs shall take effect on the 1st of
March. 1891. and that prior to the LIST of
| February, 1891, sugars may BIZ in bond with
out payment of duty.
Various other amendments we're offered
by Aldrich and agreed to, including the fol-
lowing: Declaring that all special taxes
shall become due on the 1st of July, 1891,
| and on every 1st. of July thereafter; max
ing proyiso in paragraph 457 putting on
the free list animals imported specially for
| breeding purposes, to apply only to females.
The committee amendment to the para
| graph placing upon the free list all sugars
| nOt ABOVE 10 Duicn StaEuarO, which haQ
been passed over without action, was taken
up. The amendment was to substitute No.
| 10 for No. 10. Agreed to-ayes 80, noes %.
Plumb offered an amendment for the ap-
pointment of commission of five dis
interested persons, to be known as customs
commission, eith permanent office in the
city of Washington. Agreed tO-ayes 81,
noes 80.
The bill was then reported to the Senate,
and all the amendments adopted in Com
mittee of the Whole were agreed to, except
those on which separate votes were de-
| manded.
The first was Plumb's amendment for
customs commission. Agreed t0.-nyes 81,
noes 80. The commission is to be composed
| OF five disinterested persons, to be appointed
by the President by and with the advice
| and consent of the SENATE and are 10 con.