Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-01-26
CONGRESSIONAL

SKHATE-Yesterdaya afternoon. the tariff bill
being under consideration .-a..
The amendment offered by M. johnson, TO
make the duty on bituminous coal 81 50 per
ton, was discussed at some length, and finally
adopted by a vote OF yeas %, nays a.
This amendment fixes the tariff on camel or
candle coal at 81 50 per ton, no matter where
Mr.. Foster moved to amend the bill by
chan ging he tariff on planters and other hoes,
wholly or in part Of steel or iron, from sI-5O
Mr. Grimes suggested thatthe amendment be
modified 40 as 10 make the tariff on planters
hoes - per dozen; on all others. SIS
The amendment was disagreed to.
Mr. Foster moved to amend the paragraph IN
relation to pocket cutlery, on which the duty
is SIS per cent. ad valorem in the bill, by adding
knives worth more than two dollars and less
than five dollars per dozen; on all over i've
dollars, 20 cents per dozen. Disagreed to.
MT wiley moved to amend by changing the
outy on chapapote or asphaItum. bitumen or
mineral pitch, albertite or btuminous shales of
every description, from fifty cents TO i've dol
lars per ton. The amendment was agreed to-
Mr. Sprague moved TO amend by Increasing
the duties on all machinery made in part OF
IRON or steel. or Of any other metal or material
complete or In parts. from forty five TO sixty
per cenrum az vaiorem; provided that all
machinery contracted for prior TO January l.
1866, shall come in under rates then existing
At the suggestion of Mr.. CoRness the amend
ment was modified 10 read 60 instead OF IS per
cent, as proposed
Mr.. johnson called for vision of the oues-
tion, and the vote was first taken on the IN
crease OF the duty; afterward on the proyiso
Is; nays II.
The proviso was then disagreed TO.
Mr Conness then moved TO increase the duty
on machinery from Is 20 SIS per cent ad valo-
rem. Agreed TO.
Several other amendments Were acted on
@hen, without final action on the bill, the
Senate adjourned.
HoUsR-Yesterday afternoon
Mr. Hogan, from the Committee of Ways and
means, reported Joint resolution relieving from
the payment of tax alcohol made from distilled
spirits on which the tax had already been
PAID, and burning fluid made from alcohol OF
spirits OF turpentine or camphene on which
the tax had been already PAID, and directing o
mat all products of distillation that contain
dlstllled spirits or alcohol on which the tax
had not been paid shall be considered and
taxed as distilled spirits. Also, striking out
Of paragraph 10 of section 20 OF act of Juse 30,
ISof, the words ''distlllers Of burning nuid and
The Committee OF The Whole was discharged
from the further consideration of the Senate
bill for the relief OF Josiah o. Armes, and il
caFse before the House for consideration II
appropriates S9,50 TO pay for house and bu Id
ings burned at Anandale, Fairfax county Vir.
ginia, for military purposes. As the bill estab-
hshes very important principle, at variance
with a resolution OF the House. i, gave rise 20
considerable debate.
bill ~
Mr.. Morrill, remarked that he knew the gen.
tleman from Pennsylvania never fiinched
from the logic Of his position, no matter wnat
might oe the cost TO the country. The passage
fthis bill would be precedent for the allow
ance OF claims that would amount, i'm the az
gregate 10 at least 81 ,e1O, ,oO0,eDO. He asked
the Chairman of the Commit of Claims
(Mr. Delanol whether that estimate was too
high. '
Mr. Delano replied that II was impossible TO
MAKE even an approximate estimate He sun
-Sa and mil fHs,,r "a
the amount of such claims
The bill was passed-yeas 80, nays 27