New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-10

until July /, 1901. Rejected
The bill was then reported the Senate and All the
amendment, that had been adopted in Committee Of
the Whole were agreed to In the senate except those
OH which SEPARATE votes were demanded. The first OF
them was Mr.. Pumbs amendment Tor Customs Com
mission. which Mr.. German deuiandcd separate
vote. The amendment agreed to-ycas, 81 nays
30.
The Commission t. be composed OF five dlslI'cr-
ecd persJs To- be appointed hy the Prcsich' by ana
with the advice and consent of the Sci'aV' Ah'
COMM ,,ioncr, 10 cont ue In Office SIX years but
any of item may he removed by the President for
ineicicny neglect Of duty, or ma!fcastilcc III "i'c'
No than three Of them are 20 be appointed from
tie same lit cal party. They are to have salary
4 s. 900, with travelling expenses. They are to b"
pr vidch with a clerk strn"craphcr and messenger
and such other clcrcal asS>t,HS as they may require
Their permanent Ollie j. 10 b. In the city Of Washing
ton. Their dutc, axe to be a. follows:
First To examine int, and ascertain the average
price Of commodities imported into the United statcS
both in the United states and in the foicsn places Of pro-
ducfiou sale shipment for the period OF Twelve months
The rate Of customs duties iTpo>cd upon such com
m",ics and this inquiry shall be curr.d back for
vsablc by such Commission. and shall extend 10 all
facts relating 70 demand and supply. domestic ana
foreign which tend 70 iohMence price Of such com
modicS foreign and domestic. and to aid in deternln-
Herein in the several cases upon domestic and foreign
prices and upon productions OF the same or ot olhcr
iustc> upon revenue, upon immigration. upon
Ika ,r.'' u ''r'''- LOWS VI '' w '
value Of he importation Of the principal coInnoditics
during each of said periods Of lively" months pre-
ccdne and succeeding any such change in customs
ry and y, iSceHp n as far r, as snE r1'GnSS
produced i'll the uni,od States during the same re-
spective periods.
instances the particular rat" Of Custom duties hay"
operated to increase or diminish production IN thc
cost Of articles produced for cr>mpti"n and what
Other causes. if any: have operated similarly. 81
FftlyTO ascertain I'm what particulars rates OF
f narDne S" Or av Ss to tp" The d"vc"p
operate innro,lsly or favoraty 10 the consumers of
such manufactured articles and productions ~ roNp'r'
able prices by conSumcrs or the removal or reduction
Of the same. l..
ties upon the prcc Of Agricultural productions Of tAc
country and their sae in tinted STATE markets. and
their consumption in ~. United states.
Scvrithv 10 ascertain the effects Of such customs
duties. both actual AID clav" In ,e>p"ct OF tie em
BOTH actual and relative 10 labor in thr lncd >,a">
and comparison Of II" sam" With the labor ana
Eichthv"ro consider tho esc", Of cu>tomS duties.
or the absence Of them. ur,n the arutuai com ,!i
% trrls nf ne rr"" 81 te Tnrcd stas
Ninthly To ascertain and compar" the actr'l Coz.
similar ma lufa'turrd commodc, reduced 20 American
weights. measures ard money III the United Stats ana
Trnthly-ro ascertain tho row'h and d"yc',.lnncnt
Of the principal m1nn'ar.n"inc iNdrstr"r a'rf,l d.
Belgium and the United states for the lat tw"'ty
five and 10 ascertain the rrl,tiv" c"f 81 trans
poitaioN In those countries and the Fitted s'a;''.
Mr. Daniel dcnlllGcd separate vntc oh "a" Com
Inittce amendment striking ont the internal rvenn'
sections in relation to tobacco Tile amendment Wa
agreed 10. and tho section, striccn out-yc,>.
80: navs. Is.
The next vot' was tho reciprocity amcHd'n"n'
Offered bv Mr.. Ndr!ch f'r the Finance Commit :"
II WAS ag-'cd To- yeas, - 80. y, OH the form:
vote. IN Committee # tho Whole. NJ. Eimnid> and
Mr.. Evarts were the OILY two Republican, IL u"
negative.
The next vote on the amendment e. Paragraph
700, nycring the sugar STANDARD T. b. admitted free
Of duty from No IL To No 3D. II wa agreed to
yeas. 30 nays. 2ia| follows:
Yeas cssrs. Altrich. Allen. Blackburn E"d:ctt.
Iutlcr Cameron. Carlisle. Casey. Chandler. tr!lcm.
Dawes DiNon Evsr,. Faulkner. Fry. Gibson, ''rav.
Of "H Nrv.aa Mcmillan. Manicr."n. M"Gv. M"rinr,
sander, stewart. siockfrdcc wa~hi,rrn- 80
Nsvs-M"s>rs na'c, Berry Cockrcil. Col" C"iTiii,
rc rsh W. R"n:" sheran sHo%HGr saT n
" All The OF rcrarT"a nen%"n,s iavnr been disposed
Of. lie presiding officer nrc"d that III" bill wa nov
before The senate fer anon n"nt.
Mr. lml"r m"yca t." p on The free q st, E"s sscn;
n "ap Of sa1 iar r r.pnI cc% % r, @c' S'"
Mr. Plumb 6i'c~rd an amond,n"", prov'Hnr that
wherever the specific and al vslp~'m dut"S on A.
article shall ne more than To-" per cIt Of II, FOREIGN
value. the du'v assessed upon II shall he 100 per cent
ad valorcin inS!"ad Il the comp 'nc rate. Regretted
yeas. 90: nays. 81. Mr. Plumb wa the Only Ec
publican voting in ~" alternative.
VIZ. Morgan offered hi, amendment allowing An
export premium Of 3 per cent IN corn. wheat rye.
barley, oats hay straw. potatoes. lv; domestic ALI
mails. etc. II rrj"cic'.
Mr.. Plumb called for >"par1t" vote IN III" CON
ni;ten amendment striking ont ~ IA" Nh the IN'
vision for a bounty q - a p.m'd on silk rr.l"d
from r,roDns p.T!ucci in The tiith ~ttt"S. TIE"
amendment strike out igGc> d tv-vrL;. - .
nays. tMc,srs. Edmunds. iI"ai~;. Mt he'll. PGIb
and Teller.
No other amendment having l"' "NcIrd "a" ru"s
ton shall ihr bill De encrossrd and "rl"rch
10 Il third reading" ON that question the yeas ard
nays taken, and r:>ult.d: Yeas. g. NAYS, -
"a party vote.
The hill Nai m" third time. and -" question
va, stated ~ be-: "~hall the iii pass"
Mr. Aldrich t!rr'upon moved an ahJOuri.rn"nt hu'
withdrew That notion h 10 allow ~! cNc'jti g
s's>ion 10 DC held M'r ~" cyct Ttivc session the
Senate adjourned III toriorrow At II a. m.