The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-15
MoRE TARIFF AMENDMENTS.

NE tarlr Dill was taken up at noon.
The eighth item In the chemical schedule
uas "aumina. alum. alum cake, patent
sr.m. ETC." the Jones amendment being
=, change the ad valorem rates Of 10 and
81 ner cent. TO the specific rate Of 40 Of
a cent per pound. Mr. Aldrich moved TO
make the rate six-tenths of a cent per
pound
The amendment served the intended
rurpose of starting debate. and. as Mr..
Fgtler minated OF killing time. Mr..
Adrich's amendment was defeated-yeas,
3 nays Il.
Mr. Aldrich Immediately moved to make
ne rate half a cent per pound, and an
other political debate followed. Mr.. Har-
-is interrupted the discussion with mo-
ZION TO table Mr.. Aldrich's last amend
ment. and II was so voted-yeas, %; nays,
land the question REQUIRED on Mr..
Jones amendment to make the duty on
alumina four-tenths OF a cent per pound.
4 vote could not be reached, however,
until further time had been 81 ent IN dis
putting.
The amendment was then agreed TO
without division, and the paragraph
stands:
Alumina. alum cake, patent alum SUI
phate OF alumina and aldminouS CAKE
and alumni crystals or ground 4-4o cents
Ter pound.
AMMONIA, BLEACHING. BoRAx, &C.
NJ ronee then moved his next amend
nent. and it was agreed TO. as loilo"S.
Ammonia, carbonate Of. % per cent au
valorem: muriate of, or san ammonia
9O per cent. ad valorem; sulphate OF am
monia. % per cent. ad Valorem'
The next amendments read:
valorem. Bone char. suitable for use III
decolorizing sugars, % per cent au N@'O-
rem.
Adopted.
Next item. No. 10 The Jones amend
ment proposed TO make it read.
..Borax. crude or borate Of soda, or
borste Of lime, &c. per pound. ReHheu
borax. &c. per pound. ~
In the course Of a long discussion MI
Chandler suggested that perhaps the REQ"
son why the two California senators
favored such a low rate OF duty on boraX
was that they had an arrangement IN
der which the rate would be- before the
final passage Of the bin. increased TO I'VE
cents per pound. ,,-,-.., o,,,.
Mr.. Perkins Rep.. CALI disclafmed any
such understanding. althoush ne hOPeN
that as
"While the lamp holds out TO burn
The Vilest sinner may return
so his Democratic friends would not
crush out the industries Of the Golden
State.
The amendment was agreed to.
The next Of the Jones amendments was
10 insert as a new paragraph:
"Camphor. refined, 10 per cent. ad Valo-
rem"
RFPUBr1CAN AMENDMENTS DEFEATED.
Mr. Aidrich moved t. amend the amend
ment by making the duty four cents a
mound. The Aldrich amendment was re-
fected-yeas. q; nays. 3l-and Mr.. Ald-
,ich then moved TO make the rate three
and half cents per pound. rejected
yeas. %: nays. 81. The Jones amendment
was then agreed 20 without division.
The next item was "chalk-prepared'
n-eciritated. French. red. and ell otner
chalk preparations not specially PROVIDED
for in this act-20 per cent ad valorem
The Republicans endeavored, unsuccess-
fvlv. IN engraft amendments upon the
section. and the item was agreed 10 with
ont division.
The next item was No. 12-chloral ny
drate. 25 per cent. ad valorem-and with
out action on It the Senate, at r. NJ
adjourned until II o'clock tomorrow.
HOUSE Of Representatives
WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE day In
the House was devoted to the cons-dera-
ton Of business relating to the District
~ Columbia local interest only.