Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-01
NATIONS CAPITAL.
Senator Blair Figures That The
Tariff Bill
viii Be- Disposed Of By Dec. 20, It The
Present Rate.
Commitses OF the Whole Reports Civ
u sundry Bill to tho House.

clos as long Is'te. from Major Powell.
the director Of the geological survey, On
the subject of irrigation and canal sites,
vas laia before tie Senate.
German asked TO have il read.
After the clerk la read part Of the let
ter, an objection came from the republican
side to delaying public business by reading
q communication that could be printed and
laid efore the members tomorrow morr
log. This led to a sharp discussion about
printing such documents 10 the Record.
ami warm words were passed between Cor
man and Sherman. Finally the question
whether the document should be read was
put TO the Senate and decided in the ne ga
tive
The presiding officer Ingalls, said that
the letter from the Secretary of the Inter-
or with accompanying documents would
be printed In q public document. Frye
said that the committee on commerce. not
wishing to antagonize or seem TO anta2on-
ize the tariff bill. instructed him TO consult
the finance committee As 10 the time when
the river and harbor bill could be consid-
cred IL has been agreed 10 the entire sat
isfaction of both committees that the river
and harbor bill be taken up Friday of next
week. The conference report on the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill was
Is ken, discussed for an hour and a half,
and agreed TO.
The tariff bill was taken up. it, r. aiding
by paragraphs being continued, beginning
with paragraph 80, psge 6, the article be-
ing extract of licoriee, AMI an amendment
reported from the finance committee being
TO reduce the rate ON the House bill from
to . cents pounl.
Mcpherson moved 10 make the rate 1
cents pound, which would be, he said,
equal TO AL valorem rate of 6 per cent,
the prices current showing the New York
price 6 cents pound,
The amendment was disagreed TO by the
usual party vote, yeas l6 nays y,
The committee amendment was agreed to
making the duty 8 cents a pound. The
next paragraph was: "Magnesis, carbonate
of mt d,cinal. cents a pound calcined. s
cert, q POUND; sulphate of, or epson salts,
g. 10 cent pound"
Mcpherson moved to reduce the rate to
SO and 10 cents a pound respectively.
ID sagreed to.
The mex. paragraph was "Morphia, or
morphine and all salts thereof, so cents an
ounce"
Mcpherson moved ID reduce the rate TO
rs cents. Disagreed to.
Mcpherson moved to reduce the duty on
castor oil from 80 to 25 cents a gallon. ID =
agreed -.
Plumb moved to increase the rate to 81
cents gallon (present duty. Agreed to
Mcpherson moved to reduce the duty o.
ccd liver oil from 10 cents gallon to the
present rate of % per cent al valcrem
Diss greed to- yeas, 2l ; nays, 81.
Several paragraphs were read without
any amendment offered on the paragraph
as 10 fisxseed or inseed oil, which was at
the suggestion of Aldri:h, passed over
without any action.
Mcpherson moved to reduce the duty on
fish oil from cents a gallon to 20 per
cent. ad valorem. 1t was re iectei.
Paragraph A., relating 10 the opium
which was amended las recommended by
the finance committee) by making it read
Opium containing less than 8 per cent.
morphia and opium which is prepared for
smoking at 5l2 per pound instead of $40
as in the House bill, and although Sherman
suggested high rate of duty which would
probably encourage the smuggling of opium
on the Pacific coast.
Paragraph As, as 10 barytcs. WAS amend
ed. on recommendation of the finance con
mittee, by making the duty on the ma NJ
featured article 4 a ton, instead OF 81 "a,
in the House hilD, and on the manuiact-