Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-20
The Daily Grind of the
Big Law Mill.
The Senators Still Hammerinp
Away at the Tariff.
Tin Plate Finished and Cutlery
Schedule Taken Up.
The Alien Land Bill Discussed in the
House and the Agricultural
Bills Advanced.
Associated Press Dispatc hes.

WAsHINGToN, d. c., August 19.-The
presiding officer laid before the senate
the resolution submitted yesterday by
Quay for change Of rules, so as to have
vote on the tariff bill taken ON the 30th
OF August, and to postpone till next ses-
sion all other legislative business, except
several classes of bills as specified there
in.
Hoar said he desired to address the
1senate on the subject, but would prefer
to do so tomorrow. The resolution went
over till tomorrow.
The resolution offered yesterday by
Plumb, instructing the committee on
rules to issue orders that will prevent
the sale or drinking of spirituous or malt
liquors in the senate wing of the capitol,
went over till tomorrow
The senate bill granting the right of
way through certain lands of the United
States in Utah, and the house bill to
auth orize the secretary of the interior
to procure and submit to congress pro-
posals for the sale to the United States
of the western part of the Grow reserva-
ton in Montana, were taken up, amend
ed and passed.
The tariff bill was then taken up, the
pending question being Plumb's amend
ment reducing the duty on tin plate
from 2-1O cents to one cent per pound,
and allowing a bounty of one cent
pound on American tin plate. After
some discussion it was withdrawn, with
the privilege of reintroduction.
Mcpherson offered an amendment the
effect of which would be to place tin
plate on the free list Rejected.
Spooner offered an amendment provi-
ding that after the 1st of October, 1896,
tin plate, lighter in weight than sixty
three pounds per hundred square feet,
shall be admitted free, unless it shall
appear to the president that the aggre-
gate quantity of such plate produced in
the United States, during any of the five
years preceding, has equaled one-third
of the quantity imported and entered
for consumption in that year.
Spooner's amendment went over till
tomorrow, and the next paragraph of
the bill, referring to sheet iron or sheet
steel polished, planished or glazed, tax
ing it 215 cents pound, and to tagger's
iron taxing it d cent per pound addi-
tional, was passed without amendment.
The next paragraph referring to tin
plates, serne plates and tagger's tin, and
to steel ingots, was agreed to with the
committee amendments.
The paragraph as to cutlery having
been reached, Mcpherson moved an
amendment to strike out the classified
ton by value and specific rates, and
make the duty on pen knives and
pocket knives, As per cent. ad valorem.
Cullom made strong speech in favor
of the productive tariff system.
AT the conclusion of Cullom's speech.
the cutlery amendment went over with
out action, and the bill was laid aside
Hoar gave notice of two amendments
which he would offer tomorrow, to the
Quay resolution. One was the resolu-
ton for change of rules which he had
offered on the 9th instant, providing
that when bill or resolution shall have
been considered reasonable time, it
shall be in order for any senator to
demand that the debate thereon be
closed. The other was to include
in the legislative business to
be taken up this session, the federal
election bill, and provide that imme-
diately after the tariff bill shall be dis
posed of, the election bill shall be taken
up for consideration, land shall remain be-
fore the senate every day for three days,
after the reading Of the journal, to the
exclusion of all other business, and that,
on September 9Th, 2 o'clock, voting
thereon and on the pending amendment,
shall begin and shall continue from day
to day to the exclusion of all other bust
ness until they are disposed of.
Adjourned.