Show II 11 I 1 I 1 HE 1 LAW MAKERS 0 I 1 the senate ripping to pieces ud i 1 1 A I 1 1 ira binm R I 1 I 1 I 1 the lr td aid UW bill is t be 6 Lab laborati oreil 1 wilk tho hoc dikou thy ills po 1 a little I 1 1 A W A sept pt 0 othe the committee 1 cittee amendment to dle 1 placing sponges on I 1 0 the free list waa was lost yeas 16 nays 30 36 the rate of duty 20 per cent ad 11 11 1 va a lorem was restored I 1 after some discue discussion sion the paragraph 1 regarding the duty on fish was amended to real as follows fresh fish caught by citizens of the united states la in the high BOBS seas or in the 0 open waters of the lakes forming the boundary between the united states and the dominion of canada this pats puts them on the freo free list the par paragraph relating to flah fish on the datla dutiable b Is list was then taken up I 1 the question being on the finance COmmit committees substitute tor for the house paragraph which fixed the duty at ore one cent per pound on fiah fresh or salted the committee amendment fixes the duty at a half hall cent per pound gray offered an amendment providing I 1 ng that such ceh fish shall be admitted mittel ad I 1 free re 0 of doty duty from any country that admits in t to american finy abing vessels into I 1 their ports tor for the purpose of supplies V including bait grays amendment was rejected and I 1 th the a committee substitute slightly modified was agreed to ahe the paragraph noir now roads made fish smoked dried salted pickled fresh frozen packed in lea ice or otherwise prepared for or preservation not especially enumerated V or provided for or in this act one 1 half cent per pound 4 the paragraph placing placing the duty daty at 1 15 5 cents per poun pound on hops was then taken ken up german gorman moi macd ed to reduce I 1 the rate to 8 cents pending the discussion disi of the quest question I 1 on as to an extension sion of time the conal consideration d oration of the tariff bill ass ws a started aldrich submitted a proposition extending the tile time for the consideration of the tariff bill to and including mon I 1 day daython whon discuss discussion loa will be limited to thirty minutes and when the sugar schedule will be taken up after that the arrangement heretofore made to apply the proposition was assented to bormans Gor orm mans aaa amendment to reduce the duty on hope to 8 cants canto per pound was re rejected c ted vest ie st moved to place salt on the free list veas yeas 20 26 nays 34 a party voe vole except that paddock voted yea vance offered an amendment for the reduction of duties of foreign products purchased by ex excess cession ioa of H american Amerl cn firm farm products prod acts rejected 1 14 yeas ai 2 3 nays naya 30 a party vote A gorman moved to add to evarts I 1 amendment a proviso that teas imported directly into the united states on through bills of lading from countries 4 east of tho the capo cape ol 01 good hope V and tran shipped to any foreign port t or place shall not be subject to duty uty therein herein provided evarts accepted the m modification aaion ibe the question was taken on spooners ners lm amendment a meri dment and it was rejected evarts amendment as modified was agreed to on motion of sherman section 24 allowing drawbacks of duties on imported materials used in exported 41 manufactures was amended by a provision that no drawbacks shall be allo ed in any case where duties paid I 1 on imported material are lees less than 10 X I 1 per cent of the value of the manufactured goods or where the claim shall ba for less than 10 sections 25 and 20 of the bill relating to dealers in leaf tobacco were on an recommendation of the tho finance committee struck out yeas 24 14 nays 21 all democrats vot voted against it it reinforced by plait platt stewart and teller all sections in the house bill from 27 to 40 44 inclusive were on report of the finance committee track truck out they related to internal revenue provisions as to peddlers of tobacco taxes on tobacco and cigars and vinegar manufactures sections from 62 52 to CO 60 relating to domestic wines etc were also struck out and the committee amendments to the other sections of the bill agreed to section ga of the house bill the repealing section was wag on recommendation of the finance committed 8 struck track out aldrich offered an additional section which was agreed tode claring the value of foreign coins as pressed in united states money of account shall be thai that of the pure metal in such coins and be declared quarterly by the director of the mint this closed consideration of the tariff bill except as to tho tile sugar section reciprocity and some lew few reserved paragraphs which will come up on monday when speeches are to be limited to thirty minutes in length voting is to commence tuesday and after the third reading of the bill is reached three hours is to be allowed each side for general discussion the conference report on the river and harbor bill ws was presented and read the presiding officer ingalls said on a measure involving fo large a sum of money and including so man many contested considerations he WOM would not take the responsibility of declaring the conference report agreed to unless it appe appeared axed that a quorum was present on a division there were but twenty one senators voting 9 I 1 and so without action on the conference report the senate adjourned I 1 1 TOE THE DOISE HOUSE i sept 6 tha the house 0 today to day proceeded with the conference report on the river and harbor bill 1 alter after a very brief debate the conference report was agreed to 1 4 |