The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-10
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Tariff Bill Awaiting n Vote on Fina
Passage-ReciprocitY Amendments.

SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Tariff Bill Awaiting a Vote on Final
Passage-Reciprocity Amendment.
WASHINGTON CITY. Sept. 9.-In the Senate the
tariff bill wso taken up. the pending question
being on Gibson's amendment TO reduce the
sugar test from 30 degrees by the polariscope to
16 degrees; rejected.
In reply to question from Edmunds, the pre-
siding officer Qngalls) ruled that under the ar.
rangement cutting off debate today, answering
or asking questions by the senators would be
pTohibi ed.
Gibson offered two other amendments to the
sugar sections, which were rejected.
Carlisle moved to strike out of the sugar
schedule all paragraphs relating TO bounties; re-
jected-yeas 81 nays "a, party vote.
Gibson moved to strike out the sugar sections
and substitute the sugar clause OF the Mills bill;
iected-yeas %, nays SIS.
Eustis moved TO ins art q provision that the
bounty shall apply to all sugar produced in
1890; elected.
Pasco moved to amend the paragraph relat-
ing oranges by fixing special rates for oranges
imported in December. January, February or
Msrch; rejected.
Aldrich moved to insert proviso that i'm
ported merchandise deposited in any bonded
warehouse prior to August /, 1920, may be with
drawn for consumption at any time prior to
November /, 1890, on payment of the duties in
force prior TO the passage of this act Plumb
moved as substitute to extend the time OF
withdrawal 10 one year from tue passage of this
act; reiected-yeas 2S, nays 81. Plumb moved
to insert January l, instead of November l,
1890; rejected Aldrch's amendment was agreed
to-yeas 3d. nays y.
Aldrich then moved that the reciprocity
amendment proposed by him September 1 be
agreed to. with the verbal notification suggested
by Hear.
Evarts offered as a substitute the amendment
proposed by him at last nights session. and
which merely directs the president to COM
municate facts to congress: rejecte d-yeas 80,
nays 81 All the Democrats voted in the
affirmative, as did also Dolph, Evarts and San
ders.
Edm unds also moved modification of Aid
rich's amendment in similar sense: rejected,
yeas 6, nays SO. The six affirmative votes were
given by Cameron, Davis, Edmunds, Fry, Pad
dock and Plumb
Edmunds moved to strike out of Aldrich's
amer dment the words "on aud after the lst day
OF July, lS9l:" rel ected, yeas 20, nays 81.
Gibson moved 10 insert wool in Aldrich's
amendment: rejected, yeas 10. nays 3s.
Gray moved a substitute for Aldrich's
amendment section directing the president,
without further legislation, 10 declare the ports
OF the U tied States free and open TO all the pro-
ducts OF any country of the American hemi-
sphere upon which no expenditures are imposed
whenever and so long as the government of
such country admits TO the ports thereof free of
All nstional, provincial. municipal and all other
taxes flour cornmeal preserved meats, fsh, veg
eiahles, rice. lumber agricultural Implements
and machinery, vessels or boats iron, steel OF
wood. etc, the different products of the United
States; rejected, yeas IS, nays 80.
AidFich's amendment was then adopted; yeas
3S, nays2S.
Aldrich's amendment reads: "That with
view to securing reciprocal trade with the
countries producing the following articles,
and for this purpose, after the LIST day of Ju v
1891, whenever and so often as the president
shall be sstisf that the governments of any
country Producing and exporting sugars,
molasses. coffee. tea and hides raw and un-
cured, or any such articles, imposes duty or
other exaetions upon agri ultu al or other
productions OF the United states which, IN
view of the free Introduction of such sugar
molasses, coffees and hides into the United
States, he may deers 20 oe reciprocslly UNEQUAL
and unreasonable, he shall have the power, and
ii shall be his duty TO suspend by proclamation
TO that effect, the provisions OF this act relating
to tue free introduction OF sugar, molasses
coffee. tea ana hide, the products Of such coun.
tgy for such d time as he shall deem Just; and
In such case and during such suspension of
duties there shall be levied, collected and paid
on sugar, m0lssses, coffee, tea and hides the
products of, or ex ported from, such DESIGNATED
country as follows. namely: All sugars not
shall pay duty on their polariscopie
test as follows, namely: All sugars not
above No. Is Dutch standard in color, all taak
bottoms, scraps OF cane juice or of beet Juice
melsda co centraied, me lada concrete and con-
centrated molasses, testing by the polarsC ope
not above seventy-tlve degrees 7-I0 OF cent per
round: for every additional degree or fraction
o= Sbr sFv ti,ay n.oiuo q
OF cent per pound additional. All sugars above
No IS Dutch standard in color, shall be CLASH
fed by the Dutch standard OF color and pay duty
as follows. namely: All sugar above No. Is ard
Rot above No. u, Dutch standard of color, lsE
cents per pound all sugar above No. 16 and not
above No. 20. Dutch standard o.! color, , cents
per pound; molasses testing above fity-s tx de.
grees, cents per gallon; sugar DRAWINGS and
sugar sweeplngs shsl. b. subject 20 duty either
as Inolasses or sugar, as the case may be- &C.
cording 10 the poiariscopic test. Coffee, 8 cents
per pouuA Tea. 10 cents per pound. Hides
raw or uncufed, whether dry, salted or pick led
Angors skins raw or without wool AID unrnan-
ufsctured asses skins. raw or unmanuiactured
or skins except sheep-skins, with wool, "a cents
per pound.
All the Democrats voted against Aldrich's
recirrocitT 3 amendment. and only two Republic.
ans EdmGnds ana Eyarss
Alfricn offered an additional section provid-
ing that the sugar schedule and the bounty
paragraphs shall take effect on March l, 1891,
and thai prior TO February !, 1891, sugars may
be refined in bond without payment OF duty.
Various other amendments were offered by
A!arich which were agreed To, inc iudiug the
following: DeclsrIng that all special taxes
shall &, come due on July !, 1891, and on every
tot Ju Y thereafter. making proviso that
paragraph A.. pnJting on the fee list animals
impor,ed specia Y for breeding purposes shall
aoply on Z TO females, and filing ont the blank
dates on whca duties shall be levied or articles
excepted from duty as October l.
Eu. committee Amendment 10 the paragraph
ys,ei,l. upon tie f-ee llst al sGgars not above
No. IL. butch stenaaTd, when had been nsssed
ove- " thout actIon, wss taken up. TIE amend
L. n wss TO 81 i;ute No IS i0T 10. 10; agreed
To- yeas 50 nays -.
PUNT offered al amen iment tor the appoint
rnent OF q commission of Eve dsinterested per-
sons, 10 De known as customs commission,
with permanent ofliee in the city OF Washing
ton: agreed to, yeas 81, nays 80
Tna bill " as then repor, d 10 the Senate. and
:he amendments adopted ia committee of the
whole ,s,rp agreed to except those on which