Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-07-07
CoS9RESSuONAL.
>tNATE-l esIeIday afi-rnoon-

NtNATk- eefel0Hy afternoon
The :. nste concurred in the report OF ne
conmi'te~ OF conference on the tai bill.
Ib. unfinished bpsiness-oeing the bin 20
piav'e for the payment OF quarermasers'
store aud subsistence supplies furnished 20
tb- army uf the tinted SIaies-was taken up.
aUd ihe qutsiion being on the amendment OF
Mr.. wilson, providing that no claims for prop
cry aiken shall be allowed. not receipted for
by The proper officer. IL was debated az some
length ana -ubss quenty adopted.
LorsE--The tarif bill being under oonsid-
eraiIUL ytsirfday-
ON motion Of Mr. morrill,, the following
wss inserted after the fifth paragraph Of the
secuun.
"on cotton and machine cards forty ave per
cent. ad Nalor,ra
The following paragraph having been re-
ported
"on felt roofing. and patent adhesive for
SHIPS bottoms, made wholly or in pareof hair,
twtniy per cent sd yalorem"-
Mr.. morrill,. Of Va, moved 20 amend the sane
by striking out the words, made wholly or IN
part OF hair which WAS agreed 20.
On motion of Mr. Mor-ill, the following par
agrsph was inserted an the section
'.On fabrics Of indIa-rubser and other mate
riais c. n otDed, three inches wide or over, sin
cents per lineal yard, and forty Ave per cent
al vaIors m on all other fabrics of india-rub-
h-r and olber materials combined not other
wiss provided Tor, twenty-five cents for every
lS afds, and fifty per centum al valorem. ON
traces and suspenocrs made OF india rubber
ana o'h.r manrial mbined. thirty live cents
D. cozen and fifty per centum ad valoreu
oh umbrella and paTasoi elastic ties, SIX cents
per CO zen and nfty per centum ad yalorem"
On motion OF Mr.. Garfield, OF Ohio. the fol-
loving paragraph was inserted in the sec
tICn.
..On manufactures OF eu,ta pereha- and on
all manufactured ins ulated Geographic or cleo
trlc vines OF cable, used for submarine tele-
graphic or other purposes, MY per centum III
yalUrem."
The paragraph fixing the rate Of duty on
foreign marble, statuary, &c, was then taken
up.
Mr. Kelly, Of Pennsylvania. moved 70 70
duce the duty on Italian marble from one dol
lar per cubic foot, as fixed IN he ball, 20 sew
tniy cents per cubic foot.
1 be question being then taken, The amend
meni proposed bv Mr.. Kelly was re Iected
On motion Of Mr.. Hogan, OF Missouri, The
duty on marble polished, finished, or partly
nlnlsbed, marble chimney pieces, ana ali 9TH
er MANUFACTURES OF marble, was increased from
seventy per centum to seventy ii We per centum
ad Nalorem.
On motion Of Mr.. Thayer, OF Pennsylvania.
the following paragraph was inserted in he
section
.On wood pencils. not exceedingtA inches
IN length, flied with lead or other material,
hfty cents per gross, and in add ton thereto
thIr'y per centum ad yalorem. ON wood pen-
clls, exceeding 6A inches in length, an add
tOnal duty of the same amount for every ad-
ditional ~ inches IN length"
Mr.. Morrill,, OF VI moved 10 amend ne mar
agraph relating 20 metallic pens by adding az
ter The words "'iiteen cents per gross'' the
words ''of one hurdreu and forty four and Ia
addition thereto twenty-five per cent al valo
T,m.' Agreed 10.
On motion of Mr.. Garfield, OF Ohio. a duty OF
81 per cent. ad valorem was liked upon haIr-
pins made OF iron wire.
On motion of Mr.. Morrill,, a cuty Of cents
Per pound was put upon putty.
On motion of Mr. Pike. OF Maine a duty Of
oh--iourth OF cent per pound was put upon
ground plaster.
On motion Of Mr.. Hooper, of Mass the par
agraph on soapstone. freestone, brow stone
ana all building stone except marble, was
amended so TO make the duty e5 per ION Of
10 cubic feet
ON motion OF 4Mr, Marsron, OF ". H a duty
OF 80 per cent ad Salorem was fixed upon Bris-
tol stone and Bristol brick
On motion of Mr.. Spalding, of Ohio. g duty
of IS per ton was fixed upon grindstones nm
ished.
On motion of Mr.. Garfield, OF Ohio. a duty OF
30 per cent ad valorem was fixed upon gun
cotton.