Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-04-23


which, the Senate adjourned until Mon
day next.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Knott, from the Committee on Pri-
Yate Land Claims, reported bill in rela-
ton TO the Hot Springs reservation in Ar
| kansas, allowing the question Of title TO
be decided by court of claims, and ad-
dressed the House in explanation and
support of it.
| that the lands in question were exceed
/ ingly valuable, and their title was in the
Government of the United States.
Mr.. Orth was arguing in support Of the
| bill when the morning hour expired, and
the bill went over till tomorrow.
Mr.. O'Neil presented a communication,
signed by many citizens of the Second
Congressional District of Pennsylvania,
urging Congress not to re-enact the in
come tax.
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole on the tariff bill, with Mr..
Wheeler in the chair, resuming the bill
at the following paragraph as amended on
cast scrap iron; Every description six
dollars, provided that nothing shall be
deemed scrap iron except waste or refuse
iron that has been in actual use and fit
only to be re-manufactured.
Mr.. Butler withdrew his pending
amendment, which WAS to substitute the
word "oro for the word "and," and
offered another amendment to insert the
word "or" before the words " that has
been in actual use" He explained and
advocated the amaSdment, which was Op-
posed by Mr.. Schenck.
Mr.. Brooks sustained the amendment
offered by Mr.. Butler. He thought il
was of the greatest importance to rail
roads and iron workers all over the cOun-
try. The country needed more railroad
iron than Pennsylvania and the other
rolling mills could supply.
Judd offered a general substitute fixing
the duties on sugar, salt, coal, pig and
SCRAP iron at One-third less than the ex-
istiIs ss uties, and on coffee, tea, and on
all manufactures Of iron, except railroad
IRON, at one-tifth less, provided that no
manufactures of iron shall pay less than
30 per cent. ad valOFem; on all wooden
and cotton manufactures and railroad iron
al one-tenth less, provided no wooden and
cotton manufactures shall pay less than
30 per cent. ad valOrem; also to reduce
the income tax to 3 per cent. on incomes
over $500; and to repeal all special taxes
on distillers, rectifiers, liquor dealers,
brewers, manufacturers and dealers in
tobacco, cigars, snuff, and banks and
bankers.
The Chairman decided that substitute
might be offered, but could not, be con-
sidered or voted on until all the sections
of those subjects had been passed. On
the question then being taken on Buffers
amendment, it was rejected by SO to So.
Mr.. Cole moved to add to the duty on
scrap iron ten per cent. advalOrem and
advocated the amendment, which was re-
jected. The paragraph was passed over
without any further amendment being
offered. In the next paragraph was the
following: On all iron in slabs, blooms, |
lnnnE ar.11 lid Ill
clippings and punehings of new iron, less
finished than oars. and more advanced |
than pig iron, except castings, one cent |
per pound.
Mr.. Brooks moved to strike out the
words including ends, clippings and
punchings of new iron"
Mr.. Kelly opposed the amendment as
one which would facilitate the commits |
sion of frauds-it being to the interest of |
the people of Southern Illinois to sustain |
the Committee of Ways and Means in the |
latter iron.
Mr.. Logan resented the pretensions
of the gentleman from Pennsylvania, Mr..
Kelly, to represent the people of Southern
and said he had been talking of
what be knew nothing about, There was
no desire on the part of any man in Illi- |
nois to have that gentleman as their rep
resentative in the matter of tariff It |
was therefore an offenss in that gentleman /
making an appeal on behalf OF the people |
of Southern Illinois.
After further discussion, Mr.. Brooks !
was adopted by vote of 63 /
to SO.
Mr.. Allison moved to make the dutv. /
in the paragraph as amended, SIS per ton /
instead of one cent per pound.
The regular order of business was de-
and Mr.. Schenck stated that he /
was not sick yesterday, as announced in |
the House, but was gone gith the Ohio 1
exeursionists. lie claimed the right to .
one days rest, and was now so much re-
freshed that he would move for an even
in# ession.
Cd. Kelly opposed the amendment.
IAr aag his remarks he called attention to
crest Yet that during these reductions on 1
= .sS-Snd other iron 100 members had been
absent. If the gentlemen pFediaated 4
their hopes On the votes given in the 4
Committee of the Whole he apprehended
they would be disappointed. When a
full House came to act upon the bill they /
would then revise the action of the Com /
mittee in reducing the duty on pig iron
below the reduction reported by the /
Ways and Means Committee.
Holman moved to amend AllisOn's 4
by inserting fifteen instead 1
of ten dollars Reiected.
Amehdments fixing the duty at twelve,
AZ sixteen ana at seventeen dollars were
successfully rejected.
Allisop's amendment at eighteen dollars
per ton was finally adopted, 70 to SO.
Maynard moved to strike out the whole /
paraFEaph. Negatived.
M. Randall moved to add a proviso /
fixing the duty on clippings, punchings, |
ct (, of new iron at half a cent per pound. |
N gatived,
4Afr. Butler submitted a proviso that all |
ofings Of new iron, at only to 'be manu- /
Eureq, 81 per ton, which was adopted |
fes76 to 81.
eAr. Conger submitted further pro-
vis3 tsat any such clippings, ends, etc., |
lone, cut, stamped. or any particle pre- |
pared for any article of manufacture |
when attempted to be entered, will be |
to the United States. Pending /
vote BY letters, Committee at ;a0, took |
recess until 1880, pm.