Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-05-03
NATIONS CAPITAL.
ClstsR Administrative Bill
Pissa b The Senate.
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States vas agreed %.
| 4 message from u Houss With ths
House amendment 70 ~ eenaae dependen
pension bill vss referfed 70 ths COMMITTEES
on pensions.
The customs adminiH6asive bill vas taker
up. the question being - Grays amend.
ment to strike ous Of ~ l4sh section ths
words, "Exceps in casss wherein the sppli-
catisns shall BE- nlsd in ciScuit court within
the time and in the maanes provided for in
section Is Of this act, and Inserting in lieu
Of them. "Wheneves Congress bad not
clearly and distinctly declared the clsssif.
cation Of any imported article and the rate
Of duty thereon and ~ custom officers
we're in doubt which Of the two or more
rates the Law required. BE lowest rate BE-
levied and collected" Amendment re-
jected.
Evarts failed to secure the consent of the
finance committee 70 HIscock's proposition
Of yesterday.
Evarts offered an amendment, to insert
In the 18th section, the peovision that the cir
cult court shall give priority 70 and proceed
70 try and determine the csse according to
law, upon matters befors II, and upon such
other testimony - the court may think
necessary. Amendment rejected. Evarts
vas the only republican sho voted for it,,
three democrats voted asainst it.
Vest offered an amendment providing
in case Of I'd gaIoren duties that no duty
be charged on packing o. cases or on the
cost Of transportation from the place Of
purchase to the vessel = which the goods
are shipped to the United States. The said
amendment came from ths Home Market
Club. lie read from IT, report Of the
estimate then placed on cases averaged ten
per cent. % their taxation under the pend
ing bill ould increase The tariff that ex.
tent. The bill would, under the disguise
| Of being an administrative bill, work an in
crease of the tariff duty. He had . table
prepared for him BY two experts to sho =
that in some casses of glassware the pend
ing bill would increase the present duties
from 45 to II per cent, aad the Mckinley
tariff bill, IL passed. would increase them
to 2Ok per cent; while on chimneys for stu
aents' lamps the dates would be increased
to 450 per cent.
Morrill, stated that the Home Market
Club had Withdrawn the Whole Of its prop.
ositions.
Vest amendment vas rejected.
Gray offered another smsndment and
VA disCus.iug IL vhsa Fsyo esaarhed saAs
IL would cover p:sin. pslpeble And ATTEMPT
ed frauds.
The remark was resented BY Gray. Who
asserted that the ''plsin, palpable and at
tempted frauds" we're on the other side of
the ch.mher vere on the riehta NJ Amer;.
can citisens engaged In foreign c ,mmerce
ve,e on the rishts of that bnsines. vh,ch
competed v;tS tho hnsiness of favored
mannfacturine cl.,ses. There vere
"fr.uds." :" he said. that were entitled to a
little Attention on the mart Of the senate a.
veil a. tho.e n,o,ided sg.in.t in the bil,
The discussion "a, INTERRUPTED 10 receive
. me,.sg. from the House snnounc;ng the
ns,s, 90 ~ Tho Senate ant; .tru,, h;II v,th an
.mendment Tho .mendme nj -. ,afer,ed
IN Tho Judiciary COMMITTEE
The discussion vas resumed.
AIdrich reneIled allegation so freouen,lv
made on the democrstic aide. that the biil
vae in the interest Of mann ufactu,ers. II
~, he ..;d .Imoet . conv NJ tho hill 20
nort.d from The finance committee Of the
Senate AZ the i..t sc,s;on vhich had the
...ent ~ ~ Senate, from Ken,ucLv
fRech, and Secret.,ies Manning and Fsi;.
chiId.
A. four the d,scussion closed. Gr.v,s
amendment v.s ,eiec,ed. yeas % nav. AZ
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w, c.l,., to, . .sr.,.,a vote a, tho
committee amendment IN The la,h section
tn .trike ont The vords Entry shall he