Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-01
fidn of the bill relating to reciprocity as

tion of the bill relating to reciprocity as .fellaws:
 That whenever the president of the United States with foreign countries Shall within period of two years from sand after the passage of this act enter elnto commercial treaty or treaties with -any other country or countries concern s1ng the admission into any such country GOT countries of the goods, wares or mer- Schandise of the United States and the use sand~ disposition therein deemed to be for ssthe interests of the United States and in seuch treaty or treaties in consideration or the advantage aceruisg to the United Estates therefrom shall provide for the lsreduction during a specified period not exceeding five years of the duties imposed
 by this act 10 the extent of not more than 20 per cent thereof upon such goods, swares or merchandise as may be deslg- snated therein of the country or countries s-with which such treaty or treaties small be made as in this section provided for
 and shall provide for the transfer during rsuch period from the dutiable list of this Lact to the free list thereof of such goods,
 wares and merchandise being the natural eproducts of such foreign country or ..countries and not of the United Statee, Land shall provide for the retention upon sathe free list of this act during specified -period not exceeding five years or sucn
 goods wares and merchandise now in- sscluded in free list as may be designated sstherein and when any such treaty shall Shave been duly ratified and public pro- -clamation made accordingly then ana sthereafter the duties which shall be col <eleeted by the United States upon any of Nthe designated goods, wares and mer- Schandise from the foreign country With .swhich such treaty has been made snail s-during the period provided for and the T'duties specified and provided for in such Ceases and none other
 . The reciprocity amendment went over @8t MT. AlliSOn'S request.
 q The vote was then taken on the coal [paragraph as changed, and it was agreed pfo-31 to 24. One democrat, Mir. MeEnery, SRnd Messrs Teller and Mantlelyoted with Nthe republicans in the affirmative, and sMessrs Kyle and Heitfeld with the dem- socrats in the negative. MT. White moved "a provision to the coal paragraph, allow ling a drawback of duty on coal brought sjnto this counery and afterwards used by s.American vessels in the coasting trade. sgThe proviso went over.
 = A number of changes were made in diff -ferent paragraphs, and then the free list s&was taken up.
 s~ Paragraph 466, animals for breeding Purposes, etc, was amended to allow that scattle which had strayed across the Mex eican border 70 be driven back. The par @agraph placing cotton bagging on the free list went over by general consent, .1also burlaps. etc., went over MT. Quay Nestating it had been agreed upon in cau- Ncus that these articles were to go on the aiutiabIe list. "a Mineral sal was restored to the free vs1ist as in the house bill.
 4 A new clause was inserted placing
 Paris green and London purple on the ,free list. so Paragra ph 462. concerning seeds on the sfree list. modified to omit beet, rad- eish and sp.4-ach seed. and sugar beet was ssrestorsd to the free list. ., zs A new paragraph was added to the free s4ist, viz; Foreign postage amps. cam
 celled and uncancelled. X MT. Bacon, of Georgia. gave notice of "a new paragraph placing cotton ties for ebaling, cut to lengths or with buckles on the free list. The amendment went over a Quite a. number of paragraphs of the 4ree list went over for future considera, Aion.
 v At 515 the bill was laid aside, and after short executive session the sen. sate adjourned.