The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-09-10
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS.
TARIFF BILL-.'SHhLu III T.
BILL PASS" is THE NLAf
QUESTION.
,Ionv sections Considered and DispOs-
cd oE.-Many "Party NOtes"--The
House Fiiibustering and Frittering
Away Time.
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WAsHINGToN, D. c., Sept. 9-The
Senate met at ten O'Clock and resumed
consideration of the tariff bill, the pend
ing question being on Mr.. Gib3on's
amendment to reduce the sugar test from
so degrees by the Polariscope to rs de-
grees. Rejected.
Mr.. Carlisle moved to strike out of
the sugar section all the paragraphs re-
latng TO bounty. Rejected, yeas %,
nays "a; party vote.
Mr.. Gihsou moved to strike out The su-
Gar section and to substitute for it the
sugar clauses Of the Mills BILL Rejected,
yeas %, nays So
Mr.. Eustis moved to insert provision
in the sugar schedule tnat the bounty
shall apply TO all sugar produced IN 1890.
Rel cled.
Mr.. Aldrich then moved, on behalf of
thr committee the reciprocity ameud-
meat proposed by him on the lst of Sep
tC uber.
Mr.. Eyarts moved as q substitute for
it the amendment proposed 10y hlm a
last nights s. ,ion, and which merely d.
x reefs the President to communicate the
facts TO Congress
Mr. Evart's amendment was rejected
yeas thirty; nays 81.
All the Democrats voted in the affirm
atiye, as did also Messrs. Dolph, Evarts
and Saudcrson, Of the Republican side
Mr. GIBSON moved to insert wool in
Mr.. Aid !ch's amendment. Rejected
yeas 10; nays 3S.
Mr.. Gray moved as q substitute for
Mr.. Adr.ch's amendment section
directing the President without further
legislation to declare the ports of the
United States free and open to all the
products of any country of the Ameri-
Gun hemisphere upon which no export
Suites are imposed, whenever and sc
long as the government OF such country
admitted 10 the ports thereof, free OF all
national provincial, municipal and
. uer taxes, the -four, corn meal, pre-
served meats, dsh, vegetables, rice,
!. lumber, agricultural implements, ma
chlne,y, vessels or boats OF iron, stee
aul wood Sc proanc58 Of the Unllet
states
L j-ctei by party vote yeas 26
nays 3S
iIr. Aldrich's amendment was the,
adopted yeas 81, nays 2S.
A.l the Democrats and TWO Republi
caus -. Edmunds and Eyarts : votet
against the reciprocity amendment.
Mr. Aldrich offered an additiona
sec ION providing that the sugar schedul
and the bounty paragraphs shall tax
effect on the 1st OF March, 1891, anC
that prior to the 1st Of February, 1891
sugars may be refined in bond withou
payment Of duty.
Mr. Gibson moved to change Marc
1891, into July 1st, 1891, and that th
existing sugar tariff shall be in fore
until then Rejected-yeas 81, nays 3
The committee amendment to tn
paragraph placing upon the free list a
sugars no above No. 16, d. S., which hs
been passed over without action, wa
taken up The amendment was to sui
stitute No. 13 for No. 16. 1t was agree
to-yeas 35; nays %
Mr.. Plumb moved an amendment IN
posing q tax Of per cent. on DIVIDEND
OF corporations. Rejected yeas 2
nays 81.
Mr.. Plumb offered an amendment f
the appointment of commission OF ii
disiuterested persons to be known as 81
s'customs commission" with a perm
nent office in the city of Washington
agreed to-yeas 81; nays 30.
On this vote there were no party lin
observed
Mr.. Daniel offered an amendment th
the duty on leaf tobacco suitable for
gar wrappers shall not take effect un
July 1st, 1891. Rejected.
The bill was then reported to the Sena
and all the amendments that had be
adopted in committee of the whole We
agreed TO in the Senate, except those
which separate votes were demande
The first of them was Mr.. Plumb's amer
ment for "customS commission"
which Mr.. German demanded separ;
vote. The amendment was agreed
yeas 81, nays 30.
The commission is to be composed
five disinterested persons to be appoi
cd by the President by and with the
vice and consent of the Senate.
The commissioners are to continue
Office six years; but any of them may
removed by the President for inefficien
neglect of duty or malfeasance in off
No more than three of them are to
appointed from the same political pal
They are to have salary of 81 900 W
travelling and other necessary expens
They are to be provided with Gle
stenograper and messenger, and s.
other clerical assistants as they may
quire. The permanent office is to be-
the city of Washington.
Mr.. Daniel demanded separate '
on the committees amendment Strik
out the internal revenue sections in r
tiou to tobacco. The amendment
agreed to and the sections were stric
out-yeas 36, nays 20.
The next vote was on the recipro
amendment offered by Mr.. Aldrich
the finance committee. 1t was agl
to-yeas 3S, nays 80.
The next vote was on the amendn
TO the paragraph lowering the s.
standard to be admitted free of
from No. 16 to No. 13 1t was agreed
yeas 80, nays "a
No other amendment having beer
fered the question was, ''shall the bi
engrossed and ordered to third I
ing9' On that question the yeas
poyo uara toEap opd roculta5 vaas