The herald., 1897-07-01
10 with the change, proposed by the

Rlatt said an UNDERSTANDING Qdu Deen
reached making fuller's earth, un-
wrought, 81 per ton; wrought or manu-
factured, S4 per ton. In the same para
graph the rate on asphaltum, etc., crude,
was changed from S1.50 to S125 per tor.
The changes were agreed to, Sc to %.
Beans were made 40 cents per bushel.
Seeds not otherwise provided for were
changed from 40 to so per cent ad va
lorem.
The Hawaiian treaty provisions were
then taken up. Allison stating that it
had been determined to retain the house
proviso to 206 relating to sugar. He
briefly explained that In view of the
treaty of annexation which had been
made, 1t seemed best to retain the house
provision, leaving the reciprocity treaty
provision in statu quo.
White of California said that If the
treaty was to be abrogated, 1t was de-
sirable to give the notice contemplated
by the treaty He had intended to urge
that such notice be given, yet if he were
to embark on the project of annexing a
country having 1900 Americans 5000 full
blood Hawaiians, 5000 half bloods, 24,ooO
Japanese, 21, 600 Chinese, $4,000 Portu-
be no need of such notice. The proposal
to concur in the house provision was
then agreed to without the formality of
a vote.
Paragraph 493 (surface patent paper)
and 495 were agreed to with the modifi-
cations heretofore agreed to by the fl
nance committee.
Coal was then taken up. Allison sub
mitted changes making the duties OH
bituminous coal and all coal containing
less than 92 per cent of fixed carbon and
shale 67 cents per ton of twenty-eight
bushels, eighty pounds to the bushel;
coal, slack or culm, such as will pass
through a half inch screen, 15 cents per
ton; coke, 20 per cent ad valorem. The
oAnate proviso was omitted relating to
certain reciprocal trade on coal.
Mr.. Allen denounced the duty on coal
declaring that it served to enrich the
coal barons and not to ameliorate the
conditions of the others.
Mr.. Allison gave notice Of new Sec
tion of the bill relating to reciprocity, as
follows.
Strike out section and insert the fol-
lowing:
Section 3.-That whenever the presi-
dent of the United States, with a view
to securing reciprocal trade with for
eign countries, shall within the period
Of two years from and after the passage
of this act enter into commercial treaty
or treaties with any other country OF
countries concerning the admission into
any such country or countries of the
goods, wares and merchandise of the
1,a;r
sition therein deemed to be for the in
terests of the United States, and in such
treaty or treaties in consideration of the
advantage accruing to the United States
therefrom shall provide for the reduc.
tion during a specified period, not ex-
ceeding five years, Of the duties imposed
by this act to the extent of not more
than 20 per cent thereof, until such
goods, wares or merchandise as may be
designated therein, that the country ol
countries with which such treaty OF
treaties shall be adopted, as in this Sec
tion provided for or shall provide for
the transfer during such period from the
dutiable list of this act to the free list
thereof of such goods, wares and mer-
chandLse being the natural products OF
such foreign countries or country, anc
not of the United States, and shall pro-
vide for the retention upon the free list
of this act during specified period, not
exceeding five years, of such goods
wares and merchandise now included in
said free list, as may be designated
therein, and when any such treaty shall
have been duly ratified and public proc
lamation made accordingly, then and
thereafter the duties which shall be col
lected by the United States upon any Of
the designated goods, wares and mer-
chandise from the foreign country with
which such treaty has been made shall
during the period provided for, be the
duties specified and provided for in such
treaties and none others.
The reciprocity amendment went over
on Mr.. Allison's request. The vote was
then taken on the coal paragraph as
changed and it was agreed to, 81 to "a
One Democrat McEnery, and Messrs
Teller and Mantle, voted with the Re-
publicans in the affirmative, and Messrs.
Kyle and Heitfeld with the Democrats
in the negative.
Mr.. White moved proviso to the coal
paragraph, allowing a drawback of duty
on coal brought into the country and
the coast trade. The provision went
over.
The rate on feathers and downs not
dressed. was changed to 25 per cent ad
va loren, the balance of the paragraph
being agreed to.
In the paragraph on diamonds and
other precious stones the rate was
changed to ten per cent ad valorem and
the committee amendment at the end of
the paragraph withdrawn.
The house paragraph relating to paint
ings in oil or water colors, statuary, ETC.,
was restored, the duty being changed
from 25 to 80 cents ad valorem. The
amendment was modified so that stat
ues shall not include the pedestal on
which they are placed.
Peat moss was agreed toas in the house
bill, 81 per ton.
On pencils Of paper or wood the duty
was changed to 45 cents per gross and
25 per cent ad valorem, the remainder of
the paragraph being agreed to as re-
ported
The free list was then taken up and
further perfected.
Salicylic acid was struck out, having
been placed on the dutiable list.
In alisyrin, the clause naming naph-
thazarhe, black a nd all fast black coal
tar dyes, was struck out.
The paragraph on animals, ETC., for
breeding purposes, was amended to al
low cattle which have strayed across
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