Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-05
IN THE SENA TIE.
The Tariff Debate Drawing Near the
Close.

Close.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-The tariff bill
was taken up in the senate this morn
ing under the agreement limiting the
discussion on each subject to five min
utes by each senator.
Gibson withdrew the amendments
offered by him Tuesday, to the sugar
schedule, mistake having been made
in it, and offered another amendment
striking out that schedule, and substi-
tuting for it the sugar provisions of
the Mills bill.
Butler presented a communication
from the state department showing the
relative expectations of cotton goods by
Great Britain and the United States.
He thought the information might be
valuable in view of the reciprocity prop
ositions. 1t showed how absolutely
Great Britain had control of the market
in South and Central America, Asia and
Africa, the value of the cotton goods ex-
ported into those countries by Great
Britain last year being $177, 900, 900,
against $40 900 900 from the United
States. He therefore asked to have the
paper printed in the record. So Or
dered.
The presiding officer Ingalls) an
nounced the general debate on the tariff
bill closed, with the exception of the
reservation of day when the final vote
shall be taken, and when three hours
time shall be allowed to each side.
The sugar schedule was laid aside in
formally. The schedule "Cotton Manu-
factures" was taken up. Amendments OF
the schedule were offered by Mcpherson,
Carlisle and Vance, and uniformly re-
jected without yea and nay votes. The
committee amendments were agreed to.
Mcpherson moved to strike out the
paragraph relating to stockings and
hose, and substitute one making the
rate of duty 40 per cent. ad yalorem.
Rejected-yeas, 20; nays, 27. Paddock
the affirmative. Neither ingalls, nor
Manderson voted.
All the paragraphs in the schedules
having been disposed of, the schedule
was taken up, relating to flax, hemp,
jute and their manufactures. The
finance committee had reported an
amendment reducing the rate on fax,
not dressed, from II p cents a pound
to $20 a ton. On this amend
ment Washburn demanded the
yeas and nays. The committee
amendment was agreed to-thirty-two
to fourteen. All the Democrats voted
yea. The negative votes were given by
Allen, Cameron, Casey, Davis, Dolph,
Higgins, Mcmillan, Moody, Paddock,
Pierce, Sherman, Stockbrldge, Wash
burn and Wilson, of Iowa.
The next amendment that of the
finance committee to reduce the duty on
hackled flax from four cents a pound to
$40 a ton was agreed tC--yeas thirtythree,
nays sixteen. The Democrats all voted for
the amendment; the following Repub-
licans against it: Allen, Cameron, Casey,
Davis, Dolph, Higgins, Mcmillan, Man
derson, Moody, MITCHELL Paddock,
Pierce, Quay, Sherman, Stockbridge,
Washburn.
The committee amendment to reduce
flax or hemp tow from $25 to $40 ton
was agreed to.
The committee amendment increas-
ing the duty on yarn made of jute, from
20 to 35 per cent, and striking out the
words: "sisal or manilla," was changed
so as to make the rate 25 per cent, on
motion of Carlisle.
In the next paragraph, imposing
duty of one and half cents pound on
cables, cordage and twine, the finance
committee proposed to insert the words :
'tinding twine," and strike out the
words "binding twine one and one
fourth cents per pound" Aldrich with
drew the amendment so as to leave the
paragraph as it came from the house.
Davis moved an amendment to strike
s'binding twine" out of the paragraph,
in order to have it afterwards placed on
the free list. After debate the amend
ment was agreed to.
A number of other committee amend
ments were agreed to.
Vance moved to strike out paragraph
349, SO as to have cotton bagging placed
on the free list. Rejected.
Paragraph $50, relating to flax, gill
netting, nets, etc., was, on motion of
Aldrich, amended by making the duty
20 cents per pound and 40 cents ad valo
rem, instead of 25 cents and 80 per cent.
Schedules K and L (woolens, silk and
silk goods) having been disposed Of, the
schedule on pulp, papers and books was
taken up, and the committee amend
ment agreed to.
Then Schedule N was reached, under
the heading of "Sundries." Aldrich
moved number of committee amend
ments, as to buttons, etc., which were
adopted.
Aldrich withdrew the committee