Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-07
CONGRESSIONAL.
Time for Conside ration Of the Tariff
Bill Extended to Include Monday.
No Reciprocity Measure Yet Agreed uron
Vote to be Taken Tuesiay-MHny House
Paragraphs Stricken ont.
SENATE.

! WASHINGTON. Sept. 6.-After the transaction
| OF routine morning business, the senate resumed
consideration of the tariff bill.
! On motion of Mr.. Henderson an amendment
! was agreed to fixing the duty white pine
shingles at twenty cents per thousand.
| The committee recommendation putting
sponges on tte free list was lost, yeas, 16 nays
| Sc, and the duty OF 20 per cent. ad vsiorem WIS
restored.
pound on hogs was then taken up. and CORN N
moved to reduce the rate 10 eight cents a pound.
Before the discussion was closed question as to
an extension of the time for consideration OF the
tariff bill was started by proposition for an
evening session. After an intercha nge of views
on both sides Mr.. Aldrich withdrew his propo-
sition for an evening session and submit ted an
other one extending the time for consideration
of the tariff bill to and including Monday, when
the discussion is to be limited TO thirty mimi
and when the sugar schedule is TO be taken up.
After that the arrangements he! etOfora IN ade is
10 apply. The proposition was assented to and
the presiding officer (Nlr. Ingalls, asked whether
the understanding was that on Tuesday voting
should begin and continue till the stage of third
reading is reached, after which three hours is to
be allowed to each side for general summing
up, general assent being given to that under
standing.
A vote was taken on Germans amendment to
reduce the duty on hops to Cght cents per
pound and it was rejected.
Mr.. Vest moved to place salt on the free list.
Eegative-yeas, 26; nays, 34-pRrty vote except
that Mr.. Paddock voted yea.
Mr.. Vance offered an amendment OF which he
had given notice on the LIST OF September for a
reduction of duties foreign products pur-
chased by an exchange of American farm pro-
ducts. Reiected-yeas, %; nays, SJ-a party
vote.
On motion of Mr.. Gibson sorghum seed and
sugar cane seed we're plaC cd on the free list.
In paragraph 6I5, Mr.. Aldrich, for the finance
committee, offered an amendment imposing
duty of four cents per pound on tin, Agreed to
without yeas and navs.
Mr.. Call moved to strike cocoanuts ont Of the
fiGtg to hon lr,tiu al
list Rejected
Ur, Cali also moved to put pineapples and
bananas on the dutiable list at 70 per cent. Re-
iected.
Mr.. Spooner offered the amendment proposed
by him on the 10Th OF August to the tin para
era oh. 1t provides for the admission Of tin
plates free of duty after the lst of October IS 8
in case the American production of the article
shall not equal in any OF tire intervening years
for CO sumption.
Plumb moved TO amend the amendment by
providing for duty OF one cent pound on tin
plates and tor bounty OF one cent per ponnd
for the home products. After much discussion
Mr.. Plumb's amendment was rejected and Nj.
Spooner's having been accepted by MIR. Al
drich) agreed to.
Mr. Aldrich offered the committee amendment
of which be had given notice yesterday, as q
substitute for section 5, requiring packages to be
plainly marked and to show the country where
the goods were manufactured. Agreed to.
Mr.. Evarts offered an amendment imposing
duty of 10 per cent. ad valorem on all teas the
growth or product OF countries east of Cape of
Good Hope, when imported from places west of
Good Hope. He made statement in explana-
ton and advocating the amendment which is IN
tended to put stop to the importation of tea by
way of Canada and of the Cape OF Good Hope
instead OF directly from China.
Senator Sherman disapproVed the amendment
as being territory measure, the on ly effect of
which would be to add to the cost oftea.
Mr.. German stated an objection to Mr..
Evarts' amendment that q large amount of tea
was imported into the United States from
Ceylon, and that there was no direct communica-
between Ia nj
Mr.. Spooner moved to amend Mr.. Evarts'
amendment, adding to it the following: There
shall be levied and collected upon all coffee
green from the dominion of Canada l per cent.
al valOrem, ana upon all coffee roasted or
ground from the dominion of Canada three cents
per pound and 10 per cent. ad valorem
The finance committees amendmen is to Sec
tions to %, the administrative features, were
agreed to without being read.
Sections y and 26 OF the bill, relating to deal
ers in leaf tobacco, were, on recommendation OF
the finance committee, struck out-yeas, "a;
nays, A-al Democrats voting against il, rein
forced by Messrs. Plat. Stewart and Teller.
All sections in the house bill froIH q to IS in
elusive were on report of the finance COM
mittee struck ont. They related TO internal
revenue, provisions as to peddlers OF tobacco,
taxes on tobacco and cigars and vinegar facto-
ries.
Sections from So to 60, relating to domes tic
wines, were also struck out and the committee
amend m ents to other sections of the bill were
agreed 10.
Mr.. Aldrich offered an additional section
which was agreed TO declaring that the value of
foreign coins as expressed in United States
money of account shall be that of pure metal in
such coins, and snail be declared quarterly by
the director OF the mint.
This closed the consideration OF the tariff bill
except as to the sugar section. Reciprocity and
some further paragraphs will come up on Mon
day.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. Sept. e On motion OF Mr..
Baker of New York, the bill wus passed granting
pentiOn ofSlO0 a month to Gen. Henry A.
Barnum. The mouse then proceeded to the con-
sideraaon of the conference report on the river
and harbor bill.
Mr.. Henderson of Illinois, in explaining the
provisions of the report, gave his hearty ad-
herence to the policy of internal Improvement.
After further debate the conference report
was agreed to.
The house then adjourned.