Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-06-02

timated that IL that motion was mega
tived he would not press the bill any
further this session. m
Mr.. Hawley [Conn.l called attention
10 the fact that Mr. Dawes had told the
house recently that there would he a
surplus revenue this year of six or seven
millions to go 10 the sinking fund, which
would, however, still leave twenty-five
millions TO be provided for the sinking
/ fund this year. He AIR. Hawley want
| ell to know whether Mr.. Dawes could
assure the house that the surplus Of next
I year would he adequate to meet the
! sinking fund OF twenty-nine million dOi-
lars for next year, and twenty-five mill
lions for this year.
kfr. Dawes was understood to express
the belief or hope that il would be, and
moved 10 suspend the rules and pass the
bill.
Mr.. Randall suggested that as the
house was called upon to vote with its
! eyes shut, there was no use in having
the bill read.
The bill, however, was read. A vote
i was then taken on Mr.. Dawes's motion,
and it was passed-yeas liz, nays 49.
! Mr.. Stark weather then moved to sus-
/ pend the rules and add an additional
Section to the tariff bill just passed, i'm
/ posing a tax OF one-twenleth Of one per
! cent, on all sales OF sticks, bonds, gold
and silver bullion, coin, and other secu-
rites.
The motion was agreed to without the
| yeas and nays, and this provision was
4 incorporated In the bill to amend the
/ Customs laws.
The amendatoFy tariff bill, as passed,
F.,fl f4
| On spun silk, on silk in gum, and Oh
| floss silk, 35 per cent. advance
| on sewing six, 40 per cent; on lastingss
mohair cloth, SIX twist, etc, for but
tons, exclusively, 10 per cent; ON all
other silk goods, irrespective Of classifi-
! cation. 60 per cent. The act not TO ap-
ply to goods having as component mate
/ rial thereof, 25 per cent, or over, OF cot
! ton. fax, wool or wOTsted; on all SUN
wines imported in casks, 50 cents per
! gallon; do in bottles, s. per case, with
! proviso that imported wines ootainlng
more than "A per cent Of alcOhOl shaI De
] forfeited. and that there shall be an al
IgV-ance of per cent for leakage and
ner cent for breakage on hops; 10 cents
ber Mound on chr0mate and bi-chrO-
mate Of potass; 4 cents per pound oA
maccaroUi and vermicella, : cents per
uound ON prsparatiOns similar thereto,
4 rents Der pound; on nitre bemOle. 10
cents per pound; on tin, in plates or
sheets. and on terRe and tSggers' uni ]
cents per pound; on anchovies and sar-
dimes, - cents per box, "a cents per half
box, and cents per quarter-bOX, ana
when impoIted in any other formi OV
cents al UGlOren; yellow shesthing
metal bolts, of which the component
mari of its chief value is copper, shall be
deemed manufactures of copper, and,
nav the dnty now prescribed for such
but a drawback Is 70 be allowed for
such metal used in the construction,
repair or equipment Of vessels bpllt IN
the United States for foreign trade, or
trade between the Atlantic and Pacific.
The duty on Mosaic iron Is to be the
same as on all other species OF IRON oi
like condition, grade or stage OF manu-
facture. Jute butts are 20 pay 50 per ton,
and machinery for manufactures from
the same plant, except such as are now
made in this country, is TO be
admitted free Of duty for two years.
The following are the articles put
on the free list: Alizarine peas,
for seed purposes; quicksilver, snip
planking and handle-boits, spurs and
stills, used in the manufacture of earth
ern store or crOckeTyware, and seed OF
sugar. beet. The fourteen last sections
Of the bill have reference to internal
revenue matters. One Of them allows
any farmer or planter to sell at the place
Of production tobacco Of his growth
and raising, at retail, directly to con-
sumers TO an amount not exceeding one
hundred dollar. annually.
Mr.. Kasson moved to suspend the
rules and adopt the section TO be also
jncOrporated IN the bill 10 facilitate the
export Of manufactured tobacco.
Agreed tO-yeas, lG0; nays, So.
sToward the close Uf the session, Mr.. |
Butler Mass moved to suspend the !
rules and take from khe speakers table |
the senate civil rights bill, for reference /
to the judiciary committee, with leave |
to report at any time.
Pending the vote, Mr. Beck moved to |
adjourn, and called for the ayes and |
noes.
TIE taking Of the vote occupied the |
time up to half-past four o'clock, when, |
without action on Mr.. Buffers motion, l
the house took a recess until half-past /
seven O'Clock, the evening session to be /
for reports from the judiciary commit
tee.