Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-02
NATIONS CAPITAL.
Amendments Offered and De-
bated on the Tariff.
1 Variety d articles Considered In
tsrestins Debate On CfoeieryTare.
Pensions Granted Maine People :
Changes in Maine Postal Routes.

WAsnisGros, Aug. Blair in the Sen
ale today offered a resolution instraeiins
the committee on rules 10 repoit xithia foul
days a rule for the. Incorporation of the
previous question or some method Of lini
ing and closing = debate in parliamentary
procedure Of the Senate and asked for it.
immediate consideration.
Objection was made on the Democratic
side and the resolution went over till to
morrow.
The Senate then proceeded 10 the con
sideration of the tariff bill. The articles
litharge and nitrate of lead were allowed 10
pass without comment, bur TO the third ar
ticle, orange mineral Of u cents per pound.
Vance offered al amendment reducing the
rate 10 2 IL cents.
After some discussion the amendment
vas rejected BY the usual party vote, yeas,
"a nays, 20.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Vance, to
! reduce the duty on red lead from cents to
= cents per pound, met the same fate.
Tie AeA, paragraph, sixty SIX. taxing
white lead cents per pound, was on mo
ton of Alirich amended by adding words
Of white paint containing lead
Fanced moved to make the duty ON white
| lead 2 cents per pound instead of 3 cents.
Rejected.
There was no suggestion as TO the mex.
two paragraphs, 81 and IS, as 10 phosphorus
and bichromate OF chromate Of potash,
Paragraph SO was amended on the mo
ton Of Aidrich by making it read, eaus,ie
or hydrate Of potash refined ia sticks or
rolls, for one cent per pound, instead of
| IA cents.
Paragraph 20, carbonate of potash 20
per cent all valorem. was, on motion of Al
drich, struck out and goes on the free list.
An amendment was offered 10 the next
paragraph by Vest, TO reduce the duty on
h hvdrloda;e iodide and iodate of potash,
from 80 to 40 cents pouod. Rejected.
Paragraph a, sui phare of potash was, on
motion OF Aldrlch, struck out. Goes on the
free list.
Mcpherson moved TO reduce the duty or
medical preparations of which alcohol is
con por eat part, from so to 50 cts. per lb
Rejected.
Mcpherson moved to reduce the duty on
santor ine from 81 80 TO 81 per lb. Re
jected.
Mcpherson moved to reduce the duty on
CASTLE soap from 1 cents per 10. 10 20
per cent sdvalorem. Rejected by the US
ual party v0te-yeas, IS; nays, -.
Similar amendments IN Ave followed
rarsyrsnh. ~ tn s6 were offered with the
same unvarviny ,.snlt psrsoranh G6
snI,hat. NJ .ods or .al, caka ar ritrecska
we're amended AS recommended bv the #
,a ,re committee he s,r,kirg nm, hut ono
ten,h ner mi. n pound ard inserting 20
,.r rem, al valoram an onHker.-ommenda
non th, ,aray,anh taYirr snonye, 2l n.r
cent sdyulorem wa, .trnck ont and snonv-
=. put on the free list. Amendments were
offered by NcPherson To ALI other para-
graphs in the chemical schedule. and were
all rejected
Mcpherson moved 10 reduce the duty on
frsbrick, not glazed, enamelled or decora.
ici from 81 25 a ton 10 20 per cent. sd vat
Drum, on glazed or ornamental tirehriek
from q per cent to 40. Rejected
In relation to this paragraph as to fire. /
britk and tiles, colloquy occurred b,
tween Plumb and Iiscock. The latter
stated that sitce the establishment OF |
those industries in the nlted States the /
prices of those ARTICLES had fallen % per
cent. Plpmb wanted to know whether
those were iha only articles that had IL,
cned IN price. lilscock admitted they |
were not, and said in regard TO that industry I
prices had fallen very rapidly after II :.
industry vas protected. The colicquy |
wen; on for some time, and when Mcfher |
sons amendment came 10 a vote Plumb
was found voting with the democrats the |
first break in a solid party vote.
Plumb having thus started in the asser- I
ton of his indepe ndence Of the party allie
gisuce, as tar as the tariff bill s concerned, /
ttsan to take McPherson's place in oifsr
ifg amendments His first two ameEh- I
mtnts we're 10 reduce the duty on enamel
ut tiles and h,dranic cement, After
discps ZION il was voted down by the repub- /
licsn majority
On the hy,rsul e &C ment amendme Mt Pad
COCK iline,i rlumo in voting with he den
ocrsts Result of ,pie-yeas. Il: rs,s.
u
Colauitt moved to amend parsqrsth 36
fLirDel by changing th- rate from six
cents hundred pounds t. 10 per cent al
valorem.
Mcpherson moved to reduce the duty nn
common brown earthenware from 25 TO 20
per cent al valorem. II was re iected yeas
2l. nays 80. Paddock voted vlh the
democrats. Plumb did not vote
The next question was on paragraph 100
relating 10 ctiaa. porcelain and crockery
ware-ihe finance committee recommend
ing reduction of rates in the Hou'e bill
from G6 to 55 per cent on pIsin white and
undecorated ware. Two members of the
finance committee, sherman and Hiscock,
expressed oHposinoh 10 'he oehs'e sineha
nen's,
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