The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-18
,S42d CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, May H..
HOUSE.

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tariff bill voted TO make one.third OF thC
custom duty receivable In legal tenders.
Mr.. BOLEs presented report from thI
conference committee on the bill to pro
vide houses Tor the PottoWRttamie anC
Shawnee lpdians of Kansas, in the Indiar
territory, Agreed TO on motion o
AIr. SHANKs. Senate amendment to thu
bill TO make a partial reservation to Ger
tain Miami Indians was non.concurred In
A new conference committee was ordered
On motion OF Mr. MCCREARY the Sen
Nte amendment 10 the bill authorizing Q
railroad bridge across the Mississippi
river at Fort Madison was concuFred In
The House went into Committee Of the
Whole on the tux and tariff bill.
Mr. DRo0Ks offered an amendment to the
duty on paper, which was fixed yester,
day ut 90 per cent OF the existing duties
providing that tho duty on printing pa
per, whether sized or unsized, shall be
equal and 90 per cent advalorem. Agreed
to-sO 10 70.
Mr.. SHELDON moved to insert the fol.
lowing paragraph: On bismuth 4 per
cent advalorem. Agreed 10.
Mr.. DAWES moved to insert the follow.
ing paragraph: On mustard ground in
bulk 10 per cent per pound, in glass or tin
IA per cent; also the following, mustard
seed, brown or white, free OF duty
agreed to; also the following, on zante Or
other currants cent per pound, on figs
81, on raisins 2t-agreed 10; also to
amend the items taxing acids by making
acetous and pyrolygneouS acid oi specific
gravity OF 1910 or less 8 cents per pound,
and over that speciacgravity 30 cents per
pound. Agreed to.
MIR. KERR. moved to insert the para
graph making the duty on copper and
ores 24. cents per pound, II fine copper;
on all regular or coarse copper, 3 per cent;
old copper 81 per cent, In plates burs,
DC, 4 per cent; on copper in rolled plates,
&C., and on all manufactures oil copper,
40 per cent, I'D valorem. Agreed toto
Mr.. FREY moved 10 insert the following
paragraph: On emery SO per ton: on
emery grains 2 cents per pound. Agreed
to-74 to II.
Mr.FARNswoRTu moved 10 insert the
following paragraph: On preserved or
condensed milk IS per cent ad valorem.
Agreed to.
Mr.. HULL moved to insert the following
paragraph: On oat meal l cent per pound.
Rejected.
Mr.. BECK moved to insert q paragraph
authorizing one half Of the customs duty
to be paid in legal tender notes.
Mr.. BUTLER, Of Mass, suggested one.
third.
NJ. BECK accepted the modification.
Mr.. SARGENT offered as q substitute, to
make the notes ofgold banks, duly organ.
lied under the United States laws, receiv.
able Tor import duties. Rejected.
Mr.. BECK's proposition making one.
third Of the duties payable in legal tender
notes, was agreed to, by o. 10 G3.
Mr.. SARGENT offered provisO that the
national bank notes required to be re.
deemed in gold, may be received for i'm
port duties. Agreed to.
Mr.. DAWES offered IN additional pro.
viso that the provisions OF this section
(BECK's) shall not go into effect until the
national currency shall be at par with
gold. Rejected by vote Of IS to 02.
Mr.. GARFIELD moved to add to the sec.
ton aprovision that it shall not continue
in force except as to gold notes, alter any
increase shall be authorized by law in the
present volume OF United States Notes.
Mr.. WHTTTHoRNE moved 10 add to Mr..
GARFIELD's amendment the words Tex
cept notes issued TO retire the per cent
United States bonds" Rejected.
Mr.. GARFIELD's amendment was relec-
ted by q vote 40 to 7G.
Mr.. STARKwEATHER moved that the
section should notgo into effect until after
year. Rejected.
Mr.. BLAIR moved to make The duty on
type, type metal and stereotype plates 10
per cent ad valOrem.
Without u vote on it the committee
rose, on motion Of Mr.. DAWES, because it
was so difficult to get quorum to vote.
Mr.. DAWES moved 10 revoke all leaves
Of absence after Monday next, and 10
grant no more during the present session.
After considerable colloquy as 10 the
absence OF members and the difficulty of
getting those in attendance to vote, SIr.
DAWES offered resolution directing the
clerk 10 request nll absent members TO re.
turn to the House.
Mr.. DAWES resolution was adopted and
the House again went into Committee on
the Tariff and TaN9ill. a.
Mr.. BROOKS moved to add to Mr.
BLAIR's amendment tho words, "and on
lead and other materials that enter into
type ten per cent I'D valorem. Rejected
81 to n.
Mr. BLAm's amendment was also re-
iected. Hs' -
Mr.. DAWES moved TO make the duty on
plate glass ninety per cent Of the existing
duties. Agreed to. jF-i
Mr.. FARNswoRTH moved 10 add the
the following paragraph: "On tin
Sheet or plates, fifteen per cent ad valo-
rem" Agreed 'to-S7to 40. Y al
Mr. BURCHARD moved to make tho tax
on wood screws, two inches or over 10
length, four cents pound, and less than
two inches, six cents, and less than three.
fourth OF an inch, nine cents. Agreed TO-
Mr.. DUELL moved to mako Moosic iron
made from sand ore, $40 ton.
Mr. CoEGERs moved to make 1t SO 30
Anendmentagrced 10. il . - ~
The committee then passed to the ncxt
section, which, on motion ot Mr. MERRI
MAN, was amended so as to read, 'that
all acts requiring duties 10 be assessed or
packages Of commissions, brokerage cos
ot transportation, shipment and othel
costs and incidental charges incurred II
packing and shipping merchandise arr
hereby repealed" ru'
The committee then passed to the mex
:: section, cnumerating the articles to b.
placed on the free list. .s,I 4,
Mr.. DAWES moved to add cocoa
! Agreed to. .....--
Mr.. HARRIS, Of Va, moved to lnser
printers type. Rejected. 10
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