The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-05-12

Burlington, Butchard, Butler Of Massachu-
sets, Clarke Of Kansas, : Wevelafid, Cobb, Co
burn, Conner, Cowles, Cox, Crebs, Davis OF
New York, Dickinson, Donley, Duval, Dyer,
Ea, EIdridge, Farnsworth, Ferry, Finken-
6urg, Garfield, Gelse, Griswold, Haight, Hell
d ;,e Hale, Hambleton of Maryland, Ham
II, Hamilton Of Florida, Hawley, Hay, Hafln,
I'M, lngersoll, Jones of Kentucky, Judd,
Knott, Lawrence, Lewis, Loughridge, May
ham, McCreery, McGrear, McNeely, Moore of
Ohio, Moore OF New Jersey, Moore of Illinois,
mmerphis, MorIissey. Ortiz, Packard, Paine,
Sshumaker, Shanks, Slocum, Smith of Ohio,
Smith of Tennessee, Stevens, Stevenson,
Stiles, Stone, Swain, Sweeney, TAYLOR, Tyner,
Epson, Vanankan. Van Trump, Van Wyck,
Wells, Wheeler, Williamson, Wilson of Ohio,
Winans, Winchester, w ,d-92
Mr.. Wheeler voted in tie negative in order
that he might Imove to reconsider. The bi.
was then ordered to be prin d and referred to
the Committee on the Pacific Railroad.
MIR. Lynch, of Maine, chairman of the Sc
lect Commi ee on the decline of Americ II
commerce, reported bill to revive the naviga-
ton and commercial interest of the United
States and Dire -Sed the HOUSE in advocacy
of it; after which the consideration of the
tariff oil! in Commit e of the Whole was re-
sumed, the pending paragraph ! ing that on
steel car wheels, which was amended so as to
read ON steel car wheels cents per pounds; on
steel blooms and for car and locomotive ties,
rolled or hammered to pattern 2 1-2 cents per
pound. The duty on steel, carriage, car, loco
motives and other springs W. fixed at 3 cents
per pound, reduction of one cent ON the
committees rate. and pending the II 1tion to
add crinoline, corset and steel comm ercally
known as wire whether covered with cotton or
other textile material, or not covered, Sc cents
per pound and 10 cents ad valorem, the COM
mittee took a recess.
EVENING SESSION.
AT the evening session paragraph on GRIN
dime wire and another fixing the duty on
sword plates at g per cent. ad valorem, and ON
swords 80 per cent were inserted. I'd
In the course of the discussion on the para
graph as to mixed metals of lead and tin, Mr..
Covode, of Pennsylvania, rose and said 1.-The
House IS disguised and the country is disgust
ed with the tariff bill. should have suggest
ed long ago to the Committee on WAYS and
Means to abandon this tariff bill if had
known that the internal revenue bill was ready
to be reported. understand now that it is
ready, and hope the chairman of the commit
tee VIII report it to morrow and lay aside the
tariff bill, with which everybody is dissusted.
(General laughter and clapping of hands.) Let
us 60 to some practical legislation. This Iegis-
lation is not practical 1t stands in the way of
practical legislation. 1t stands in the way of
the appropriation bills and of important meas
ures IN which the people of the country have a
deep interest, and l tell you that if we do not
lay aside this tariff bill and go to practical leg
islation we will go home without accomplish
ing anything that the people want, and that
we Will have trouble next fall some of US.
Mr., Butler, OF Mass, again asked consent to
introduce his San Domingo resolution.
Mr.. Brooks, of New York, objected, remark
ing, Monsieur Tonson come again.
/, ocme changes were made in the duties on
oress, pewter and britannia, and the House
adjourned.