New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-14
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
IPor Morning Session Of both Houses second page
The Committee of the Whole resumed II

The Committee of the Whole resumed its
session the Tariff bill at o o'clock, the pending para
On oranges lemons lines and panan' 'hstoc'
V1S rs. no 5 and @ for
the s.d loss :h. eIc % cent Of The qn,aa Oh, o
cent loss reduced 10 rs cent and the following
words were added to the pT ron m III, amour, Of m
excess Of Is per Of the whole quantity"
to Is per cent with special view to the protection Of
the orange groves Of the south - ,.,,
Buckley be modified make IL read, ON oranges,
lemons, pneappes and grapes IS per cent ad vslorem
a ald cocoa 0n NUTS 10 pr cent ndSaorem
Mr.. BUCKLEY made the modification suggested; - 10
The amendment, modified, was agreed " by " 10 49,
dates green hpe per pound other
sPpe dre peache. and other ahd u. per pound
Amendments To the paragraph were offered ana re-
No amendment was offered to the next paragraph, in
reference fruit rice and preserved fruits The next
paragraph on potatoes, Is cents per bushe."
Mr.. PETERS Rep Me- moved TO increase the duty TO
the Committee of ways and Means should this
small potato" business Of giving Maine slap in the
Mr.. BUTLER tRep., Mass) opposed the amendment.
Potatoes the anstay Of the poor man. and he was
duty OF 10 cents per bushe nearly equal at some
MT FARNsWoRTH uep Ill sustained the amend
ment. The Committee had Just raised the duty on
why they should do the for the potatoes, which
were the oranges" Of Maine. lLaughter.l
argued tnat 10 give BEltlsn frOElh'fs
advantages from low duties on their chief products
would retard prevent tnat movement OF annexation
active there because these provinces must either
be annexed to the American Union or die.
Mr.. HALE Rep., Me argued that the present rate OF
duty potatoes was not too much as compared with
other duties.
Mr.. HOAR Rep., Mass) opposed the increase Of dirty
on potatoes the food OF the poorest class.
Mr.. PETERS pointed out the inconsistency OF the
Massachusetts, member, who, having got all the high
duties they wanted shoes, cotton manufactures f-
TOOLS &c, opposed the interests OF the farmers
Of Name Such course little like that OF " suck
err" The question potatoes really question
between the state Of Maine and the Commonwealth Of
Massachusetts.
The amendment was agreed TO, and the duty pota-
toes was fixed at Is cents per bushe.
The next aragraph was: "On paddy cent per
pound"
Mr.. sCHENCK explained that the duty paddy now
cents per pound and the duty on rice, fixed In the
next paragraph at cents, was now u cents.
Mr. BUTLER Qiep., Mass.) moved 10 reduced the duty
on cent per pound, which was rejected.
Mr.. PLATT moved 10 insert an addltlona paragraph
5 follows:
ION peanuts, unshelled, cents per pound; on pea
nuts, sheed 3 cents per pound"
Mr. PLATf's amendment agreed TO-
The Committee then
MIR DAWES presented an invitation for the Representa-
tiyes the Washington German Associations TO bo
present schuetzen Park next Monday AT O'Clock, at
the laying of the stone OF monument 10 Cen
Won Steuben, and moved that a Committee Of nye lie
appointed represent the House that occasion, which
was agreed to, and the Speaker appointed Messrs.
Dawes, Judd Degener, Cox and GetZ. The House then
at ~ O'Clock adjourned till Monday.