The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-01

W were agreed % with fNs notifications
heretofore agreed TO by the finance com
m4Ete@.
Coal was ther taken up, Allison submit
ting changes nzs king the duties on btu
rinous coal ard al coal containing less
taan q Ter GENT os dxed carbon ard shale
s. cents Der tea OF rwenty-etSht bushels.
eighty pounds 20 ths busael. coal slack. or
culn. such as Will pass through a half
inch screen. Z cents per ton: coke, - per
cent ad valOrenl. Tie senate provfso was
omitted relating 30 certain reciprocal trade
OF coal
Aller. denounced the duty on coal. de-
ciaring that Il served - enrich the coal
harons and not TO ameIioraIe the condf-
tions OF tne others
Allison then submitted the reciprocity
amendment agreed On BY the committee
as follows:
Strike ou. secfion and insert the fol-
lowing:
Section 8 That whenever the president
os the United States, With a view 10 secur-
ing reciprocal trade relations with foreign
countries. shall within the period OF two
years from and after the passage of this
acE. enter into commercial treaty or
treaties with any other country or coun-
tries concerning the admission into any
such country or countries Of the goods.
wares and merchandise of the United
therein deemed TO be for the interests OF
the United States and in such treaty. in
consideration Of the advantages accruing
10 the United States therefrom, shall pro-
vide for the reductions during q specified
period not exceeding Ese years of the du-
ties imposed By this ast TO fhs extent Of
not ne-e tnan "a pei eeGt- on such goods.
wares and mercha DdisA as may he desig-
mated therein that the country or cou1-
TriE xx~t. .1E
shall be adopted as In this section pro-
vided for, or shall provide for the transfer
during such period from the dutiabie list
OF this act 10 the free HIST thereof Of such
goods wares and merchandise. being the
natural products of such foreign countries
or country and not Of the United States
and shall provide for the retention upon
the free list of this act during a specified
period not exceeding Ave years of such
goods wares and merchandise now in
cluded in said free list. as may be desig-
mated therein. and when any sich treaty
shall have been duly ratified and public
proclamation made accordingly then and
thereafter the duties which shall be coll
lecied by the United States upon any of
the designated goods. wares and merchan-
disc from the foreign ( )untry with which
such treaty has been made. shall during
the period provided for be the duties of
the period as provided for in such treaties
and none others"
The reciprocity amendment went over
on Aliisons request.
The vote was then taken on coal and
IL was agreed 10. 81 TO a. One Demo
crat. McEnery. and Teller and Mantle
voted with the Republicans in The af-
tirmative. and Kyle and Heitfeld with
the Democrats in the negative.
The rate on feathers and down not
dressed was changed to Is per cent ad
Salorem, the balance of the paragraph
being agreed 10.
In the paragraph on diamonds and
other precious stones. the rate was
changed To 10 per cent. ad valorem. and
the committee amendment at the end of
the paragraph withdrawn.
The house paragraph relating 10 paint
ings in oil or water colors statuary etc.
was restored the duty being being
changed from y 10 30 per cent al
yalorem. The amendment was modified
so that statues shall not include the
pedestal on which they are placed
Peat moss was agreed 10 in the house BILL
81 per ton.
On pencils Of paper or wood the duty was
changed TO Is cents per gross and y per
cent. al valorem, the remained OF the par
asraph being agreed 10 as reported
Salcyhe acid was stricken out. having
been placed on the dutiahle list.
In ailzarin. the clause naming naphtna-
zarine black ana All fast black goal 1r
dyes. was stricken ont.
The paragraph on animals etc. for
breeding purposes was adopted 10 allow
cattle which have strayed across the Mex
lean border Io be brought back.
In paragraph 40, on articles returned
after having been exported, the committee
amendments were Withdrawn and the
house provision agreed TO. with slight
notifications.
The paragraph on diamonds in the
rough Was changed Ia include the free
admission OF jewels used in the manufac-
ture Of watches and lockets
Fashion plates were taken from the free
list. being made dutiabe elsewhere:
also fence posts. Bleaching pow
der was struck from the free
list. Mineral salts were restored
To the free list. as in the house bill A
new paragraph was inserted. placing paris
green and London purple on the free list
Paragraph 6l5 was changed so a. To
leave only terra slab on the free list The
paragraph covering seeds on the frae list
was modified 10 omit beet, radish and
spinach seeds and sugar beet seed was
restored 70 the free list
IN paragraph COS woods. dead ends were
added 10 the free LIST.
4 new paragraph was added 70 the free
list viz Foreign postage stamps can
Cel"d and uncanceled.
The following paragraphs Of the free list
were agreed TO. Emery ore. fish caught
I'm the Great Lakes, etc bv American
fishermen or citizens Of the United States.
grease. indigo skins and hides not other
wise provided for.
\ number Of minor amendments went
over.
A. 5.l5 o'clock ?. III the bill was laid
aside ana the senate adjourned