Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-11
Forty-seventh Congress.
WASHINGTON Jan 10

SENATE.-Mr. Frye introduced joint resolution to terAnate articles IS to 25 inclusive, and article ed States and Great Britain concluded at Washing ton May g. 1871, which referred to the Committee
 At o'clock MT. Morrill, moved to lay aside the un- finished businsss-the educational bill-and consider
 In answer to questions Mr. Morrill, said it was plain and paipable that the Senate could make amendments report of the Senate Finance committee was not
 made in any spirit of antagonism of the provisions the bill of the Ways and Means committee, but to early reduction of internal revenue taxes and import duties. The amendment of the committee was practically the report of the Tariff commission, which all fair-minded men knew had made excellent report which commended both by cigars iron and steel, cotton silk wooleu goods was large and emphatic and the free list had also ton was as large and probably lareer than dictated. Taking basis for the calculation the would be follows Cotton S3.681 o00, iron steel 900, silks s. 487 000 wool and wooens OoO other cbarees s oo and mnasas s la0 000 other items $6 286 900 total of $45 The to S7s 83s,S4 The estimated surplus by the Secre- tary of the Treasury STA S37 Taking into count all contingencies there would be positive felt unless future information showed the estimate of revenue to be on the wrong side, in which con- sideraton must be taken into account the appropria tion of the river and harbor and pensions bill. The Senator reviewed at length conditions of the trades and industries oontending that they had creased in wealth and importance during the past few years and able to stand the proposed seal ing down of duties He pointed out many instances of the superiority of American manufactures over those of England, whose only ambition in this re- spect seemed to be cheapness and soldity to the auctions of the United States marked with re- fined taste. and consequently had the advantage of great field Of useful arts and labor saving machinery and the greater number of productions were now guarantee of unsurpassed excellence If the Senators were earliest about reduction of taxes their hearty cooperation necessary, and if the work to be accomplished this selsion it must be promptly undertaken,
 After some discussion it was decided to take up and discuss the tariff portions of the bill first Mr. Beck discussed the arrangement of the bill at some length, He said he could not agree with from Vermont in his commendation of the work of the commission. The committee took large mass of testimony but he failed to observe that they paid any attention to the views of anybody who statements before them. They had done no intelI'- gent work, but simply rearranged the schedules in the interest of certain manufacturers as op- posed to the necessities of consumers. The Senator dissected the metal schedule regarded to substantiate his criticisms, claiming that the arrangement was in favor of the Bessemer steel, barbsd wire and other manufactures. The cotton schedule had been remodelled to give the cot ton men the protection most beneficial to them, while cutting down on cheap articles on which protec- tion was necessary. There was great clamor about protecting American labor against the pauper labor of Europe. The tables accompanying the report of the commission showed that while the manufactur- invested after paying wages and for material, the workmen did not receive more than s1 per day. He
 the commission to see that the duties were really not increased by cunning changes in the schedules
 
 themselves.
 The tariff portion of the bill was then considered section by section. The penalty clause amended by striking out the minimum penalty for violation and making the fine not more than s, 900 and the Section 296 of the revised statutes in regard to Presidents power of rendering imperative the clause relating to importation of neat cattle was
 Pending discussion of section 24ss of the revised statutes the Senate at 5:05 adjourned.
 H0USE-NTr hard of i0tra at the death of M Leon Gambetta
 The agricultural and Indian appropriation bills were reported back, concurrence in some and non concurrence in others of the Senste amendments bring recommended; adopted.
 The shipping bill was resumed and these amend ments we:e adopted: That of MT. Candler (Mass.) ping agreement for the payment of his wages to his wife, mother or other relations having natural claim upon him that of MT. Cox to section 13 trans ferring the duties of shipping te collectors without feos.
 section which adopted providing that in lieu of tonnage dues there be levied six cents ton on vessels entering from the West India Islands, Mexico and Canada, tax of twelve cents per ton vessels from all other portions.
 At the instance of MT. Crapo of Massachusetts, the sixteenth section was amended reducing the hospital tax sailors engaged in foreign trade from 40 to 20 cents per month.
 Section IT, limiting the liability of ship owners to the proportion of his individual share in the ship was amended by limiting the aggregate liability of all owners to the value of the ship.
 Mir. Page offered substitute for section IS, allow ing drawback vessels for foreign trade be- tween the Atlantic and Pacific, built repaired ted supplied in any American port, equal to the duty collected upon the material such drawback rot to exceed the difference between the market valus In the port where constructed the market value in Glasgow the Clyde and not to exceed SIO per ton for sailing vessels for repairs not exceeding $25 per ton on the original construction of steam vessels and the amount of drawback shall not in any one the amount of tonnage dues collected in such year.
 MT. Cox, of New York, advocated his free ship amendment to the eighteenth section. In the of the discussion Mr. Robeson assented to an intima tion by Mr. Cox that member of General Grants Cabinet he sustained the message sent in just before the Franco German recommending legislation fer the purchase of foreign-built ships.
 MT. Candler, of Massachusetts offered his free ship proposition amendment to the eighteenth sec- tion giving bounty to shpbuilders advocating 1t a matter of equity to both classes.
 After debate without final action un the perdfng 2 section. the House, motion of Mr. Page, at 43O p. n. adjourned.