New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-27

yeas a. nays as-Nr. Plumb being the only RepuD
n'@ Mr. Cohes amendment making lead extracted from
silver ore free Of duty was then Voied on, s, -.
also reccedyeas. 10 nays 3o.s strict party vo,,
A. MIR Plumb did not vote. 40 other amcndment
offered to the paragraph ana none 70 u and
two paaeraphs-iead In PIGS cents po0'"' gnu
lead in sheets, - cents - pound ,,.,, 60
Paragraph 1913 having been reached uea a,n not
metallic mineral substances IN crSo , sse the
amendment reported by the Finance Committee strin
ng out the duty Of 80 per cent on mica on the
subject and that 1t agreed that no action on Tue
amendment should he taken at present. Inc h'a''''
I'll The next paragraph, No, 1917 puts duty Of .
cents pound on crude nickel. Tic Finance Committee
recommends the striking out OF tho paragraph: -
Mr. Vest congratulated the Finance COMMITTEES vi
its action in relation nickel and expressed to
hone that the committee would purse the same me
ns TO iron. copper and other raw materials There
was curious little history about lt however; anu VA Do
TI iG4 Ere sau PohoWng that Joseph Wharton.
who owned the only nickel mine In tho country, was
connected with THE asked to have tat article rs@i
The article having been read the nickel orc paragraph
was struck out. ,,, -, t.,.o,
oxide amended under the report OF the flnanco
Committee by reducing the duty from 10 TO cents a
pound No an ma %eGS 20 Pa,craps los to
203, relating TO pens, penholdcrS pms qnicks'Vcr
any Paragraph 2o4 relatIng to watches was amended,
OIL tho recommendation OF the Finance Committee by
striking out the words other than gold ater old
word cases. ard by striking out the words " gOla
watches and gold watchcaSes 40 Per cent al Valoti
That makes the duty oil all Watches 20 per och' S'
Paragraph eO5 rclating to zinc in blocks or pigs
amended, on the recommendation OF 1he tinaoS
Committee, by reducing tic duty from ia I'd =
cents per pound. , T.,
mr. Plumb moved to reduce the duty on zIic ~ ~
sheets Paragraph POO from IL 10 cents p0uhu'
40 amendment was offered to Paragraph 2oa Gel a..
ing TO old zinc, and the committee substitute iUr
Paragraph 2Os as 10 metal manufacturers not specially
provided for) was agreed TO- -. ,so NJ +,
having been reached Mr. Mcpherson wished to offer
substitute for The whole schedule, but he reserved y
until the committee amendments should DC osPossy W.
No amendment offered To Paragraph .uo vi
Paragraph 20 climber hewn and tm1er squa a w.
Paragraph 21l passed over Informally az e re- 70
sawed boards, etcI was, on the recommendation Vi
Tao committee amended by reducing The duty from nI
posing duty Of 20 per cent On yGGsets nod ppe
was amended, on motion OF Mr. Adrich by reducing
the duty from 20 per cent to 10 per cCDt ana TaIa
graph 2l9 by reducing the dut, from 80 to ~ cents
Mr. Aldrich moved TO amend Paragraph 29i. which
puts duty OF 10 per cent on char cane naiIiic.
ured, but not made into finished articles by srihhg
out the words manufactured, but not made lhlo hn
lshed articles and inserting IN place OF them te woI'
tnns reeds aud whether round, square or IN any
other shape The amendment. which was agreed 70,
gave rise 10 many questions and explanations as ~
It's effect Nj. Allison expressing doubts about II ana
rcservng the right 10 have the acton lcconsldetcd;
and Mr. Blair suggesting that It was IN the Interest OF
Massachusetts combination and asanst the interest
OF the men engaged IN making cane.scatGo Sb5S - 70
Mr. Gray moved 10 amend ~ -,
duCng the duty furniture fpn - 10 70 per cent
and quoted from petition Of the iuinitne nnnl ,
they could produce furniture cheaper ana better yuan
any other country. and that they therefore wished 10
have foreign markets opened % them. .,....
Mr. Aldrch adUtcd that the Michigan inIuitlr'
manufacturers able to send their goods TO Eu-
rope Asn and South America aud sell them IN comIc-
tition with all other Nations, but he said ina; the
paragraph did not apply nj all to The ordinary iuini
mrs of the people none Of which was imported, but
10 the high priced furniture used by the rich. Inc
amendment was rejected.
schedule f. freating to sugar. having been reached,
Mr. Aldrirh said that the committee proposed TO Ict
that schedule Doe passed informally for the pres
emf so that Schedule T trcla'ng "a tobacco and It's
menufac lures would be the first thing TO come up To-
morrow.