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Show HE FREE LIST DISCUSSION. ariffon rish -l)icuslnn on the Duty on Hops. Hi.vcTON, D. C, Sept. C The , today coutlnucd tho cousidcra-,f cousidcra-,f lite free list. , r some discussion the paragraph ding duty on fresh fish was amen-to amen-to read as follow: "Fresh fish lit by citizens of the United States r high seas, or in open waters of ;,kes forming boundary between nitt cl States and the dominion of la." This puts them on tho free p paragraph relating to fish on the i)le list was then taken up, the Ion being on the finance coinruit- subslititte for the house para-h, para-h, which fixed the duty at ono per pound on fish, fresh or salted, lomuiittce amendment fixes tho at one-half cent per pound. '. Gray offered an amendment pro ;g that such fish 6hall be admitted of duty from 'any country that ad-Auiericau ad-Auiericau fishing vessels into its 5 for the purchase of supplies, 's amendment was rejected and lomraittee substitute slightly modi-md modi-md agree to. te paragraph now roads: ' "Fish ed, dried, sailed, pickled, fresh, :n, packed iu ico, or otherwise pre-dfor pre-dfor preservation, not especially nerated or provided for in this act, half cent per pound." ie paragraph placing a duty of 13 b per pound on hops was then n up. Gorman moved to reduce ate to 8 cents. 'Irieli submitted a proposition, ex-iDg ex-iDg the time of tho discussion of the I bill, to and including Monday, it the discussion is to be limited to y minutes and when the sugar Jule will betaken up after that ngemcnt will heretofore be made ply. The proposition was assent-j. assent-j. en Gorman's amendment to re-' re-' the duly on hops to 8 cents per id was rejected. lit moved to place salt on the free negatived; yeas 2li, nays 34, (a v vote, except that 1'addo'ck voted inoe offcrpd an amendment for the '"-'ion of the duties on foreign pro-s pro-s purchased by excession of Atner-farm Atner-farm products. Rejected; yeas 23, i i0. a party vote. motion of Gibson, sorghum seed figar cane seed were placed on the list. 1 |