The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-07
CONGRESS-.
THE SENATE.
Deb ate on the Tar.f Nearly at an Ead-River
and Harbor Bill

Deb ate on the Tar:f Nearly at an E1d-River
and Harhor Bill.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Elm the Senate
to-day the committee amendment placing
sponges on the free list was lost-ayes 16,
noes 36-and the rate of duty, 20 per cent
ad yalOrem, restored.
After some discussion the paragraph re-
garding the duty on fish was amended so
as to read as follows: Fresh fish caught
by citizens of the United States in the high
seas or in open waters or lakes forming the
boundary between the United States and
the Dominion of Canada" This puts them
on the free list
The paragraph relating to fish on tie
dutiable list was then taken up, the ques-
tion being on the Finance Committees sub
stitute for the House paragraph, which
fixed the duty of 1 per cent per pound on
fish, fresh or salted. Tie committees
amendment fixes the duty at half cent per
pound.
Gray offered an amendment that such fish
shall be admitted free of duty from any
country that admits American fishing vessels
into It's ports for the purpose of supplies.
Gray's amendment was rejected and the
committee substitute, slightly modified,
agreed to. The paragraph now reads;
Fish, smoked, dried, salted, pickl ed, fresh,
frozen, packed IN Ice or otherwise prepared
for preservation, not especially enumerated
or provided for in this act, " cent per
pound"
The paragraph placing duty of 15 cents
per pound on hops was then taken up.
German moved to reduce the rate to 3 cents.
Pending the discussion the question as to
the extension of time for tho consideration
of the Tariff Bill started
Aldrich submitted proposition extending
the time to and including Monday, when the
discussion will be limited to 80 minutes,
and when the sugar schedule will be taken
up. After that, the arrangement heretofore
made Is to apply. The proposition was
assented to.
Then Germans amendment to reduce
the duty ON hops to 3 cents per pound was
rejected.
Vest moved to place salt on the free list.
Negatlyed-ayes 26. noes "a "a party vote,
except that Paddock voted aye).
vance offered an amendment for the re-
duction OF duties on foreign products pur-
chased by the eXcession Of American farm
products. Rejected-ayes %, noes 80 "a party
vote.
On motion of Gibson, sorghum seed and
sugar-cane seed were placed on the free
list.
The Finance Committee offered an amend
ment imposing duty OF cents per pound
Oh tin. Agreed to.
Call moved to put cocoanuts, pineapples
ard bananas on the dutiable list Rejected
opooner offered an amendment for the ad-
mission OF tin plates free of duty after the
LIST OF October, 1896, in case the American
production OF the article shall not equal in
any Of the intervening years one-third Of the
amount imported.
Plumb moved to amend by providing for a
bOanty OF per cent per pound for the home
product. After much discussion Plumb's
amendment was rel cted.
Sn0nnQr haf A I,.;o e1, Nffa
the committee amendment as a substitute for
Section 3, requiring packages to be stamped
when placed in the market and show the
country where the goods were manufactured.
Agreed to.
Evarts offered an amendment imposing a
duty OF 10 per cent ad valorem On all teas
the growth or product of countries east Of
the Cape Of Good Hope when imported from
places west of the Cape Of Good Hope. He
made q statement in explanation Of the