Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-30
YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS-.
A TILT BETWEEN BECK AND
DAWES.

senate Wastes Another Dav-A Mova
for Cheaper Ships-Important Amend
ments to the Ways and Means Com
mittee's Bill-Wimberly Out of Luck.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-In the Senate.
Mr.. Vance introduced bill to remove the
statutory limitations upon the State of
North Carolina, in relation to her claim
against the United States. for taxes asess-
ed and collected out Of the State, and to
give the Court of Claims jurisdiction to
hear and determine the same.
At 1885 O'Clock the Senate went into
executive session.
AT l2:O0 the doors were reopened and
the tariff bill taken up. The pending
question was on the motion of Mr.. Sauls-
bury to except iron or steel wire for
Fencing purposes, galvanized or coated
with any metal compound, from the extra
duty OF One-half cent per pound laid upon
all other galvanized or coated articles of
iron or steel except tin plates, terne plates
and taggers' tin.
Pending the vote on this question Mr..
Sherman offered an amendment. which
was ordered printed, proposing a substi-
tute for the paragraph in the bill, embrac-
ing pig iron, etc., as follows:
On iron in pigs, iron in kettIedge. spei-
SeIelZen and cast scrap iron $40 of 1 cent
per pOnnd, and wrought scrap iron or
scrap steel s. per ton. But nothing shall
be deemed scrap iron or scrap steel except
wash or refuse iron or steel that has been
IN actual use and is fit only to be remanu-
featured.
After a long discussion the provision
Tor an extra duty on articles manufactured
from iron or steelwhen galvanized or coated
with any metal, was amended so as NOT
TO annlV tn naintad 0rficIao ~,
and the extra rate applicable to other
articles was reduced from one-half to one
quarter cent per pound.
On motion of Mr.. Allison the rate on
steel not specially enumerated was
changed from three cents per pound to
80 per cent. ad valOrem.
On motion of Mr.. Platt, the duty on
mckeI IN the ore or other crude form was
reduced from 20 cents per pound to 10
cents. The same reduction was made as
to nickel oxide or alloys of any kind in
which nickel is the ingredient of chief
value. lngots, sheets or other forms of
iron or other metal covered or plated with
nickel, and ware made of metal so COW
cred or plated, was struck from the para
graph.
On motion of Mr.. Dawes the duty on
sheathing or yellow metal not wholly of
copper, nor wholly nor in part of iron un-
galvanized, in sheets, AZ by IA inches and
weighing from IA to "a ounces per square
foot, was fixed at35 per cent. ad valOrem.
Mr.. Platt moved an additional clause
providing for a duty of 30 per cent ad
yalOrem in all sporting breech loading
shot guns, and 10 per cent. ad valOrem on
forged shot gun barrels rough bored.
Agreed tO-yeas %, nays 10.
Mr.. Beck moved to fix the duty on me-
tallic pens, pen holders and pen tips at 40
per cent. ad vaIOrem. Agreed tO-yeas
%; nays 20.
Mr.. Bayard moved to reduce the duty
on manufactured articles or wares not
specially enumerated from A. to 80 per
cent. ad valOrem.
Mr.. Sherman moved to make it 50 per
cent.
Mr.. Bayard accepted the amendment
and it was agreed to.
Mr.. George offered an amendment pro-
viding for duty of 10 per cent ad val
Orem on machinery for the manufacture
of cloths and thread composed in whole
or in part of cotton, hemp, jute, or ramie
and on all tools of mechanics used solely
in manual labor. Mr.. George said he
desiredE to make some remarks ON this
amendment, and as it was now 9 O'Clock,
the hour agreed upon fOradjournment, he
moved to adjourn.
Mr.. EdmUnds called for the yeas and
nays and the motion to adjourn was lost
yeas Is, nays %.
Motions to 90 into executive session and
to adjourn were lost.
Messrs. Beck and MaXey complained of
a breach of the understanding that the
Senate would adjourn at Q O'Clock.
Mr.. Morrill, said several Senators having
understood that the DAYS session was not
to extend beyond O'Clock, he would now
move TO adjourn. So at $3.50 the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the House, Mr.. Blanchard, of LOuisi-
ana, presented the memorial of the Cot
ton Exchange of Shreveport, La, protest
ing against any increase of the duty on
cotton ties.
Mr.. Thompson, of Iowa, from the Com
mittee on Elections. submitted a report in
the Mississippi contested election case of
Buchanan VS.. Manning, declaring neither
the contestant nor the cOntestee entitled
to the seat.
Mr.. Calkins submitted the views of the
minority, granting the contestant leave to
withdraw his papers without prejudice.
Both reports were laid over and ordered
printed.
The House, at 1910, went into commit
tee of the whole Mr.. Burrows, of Michi-
gan, in the chair on the tariff bill.
The first amendment offered to the bill
was one by Mr.. Hewitt, of Alabama. to
SlTikc OUT ine S6cllOn WHICH gives the
President power to declare imperative
the section prohibiting the importation of
neat cattle.
LOst-yeas "a, nays 101.
On motion of Mr.. Reed, of Maine, the
section was so amended as to provide that
the President may declare the prohibition
provision imperative during his pleasure.
Mr.. Beach, of New York, moved to
amend the section which provides that no
affal1 fsah
or parts of watch movements, which shall
copy or simulate the name or trade mark
of any domestic manufacturer, shall be
admitted to entries at United States Gus
tom houses, unless the domestic manufac-
turer is the importer of the same, by eX-
tending its provisions to all other articles.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Haskell, of Kansas, moved to strike
out the words ''and in all cases of doubt
as to the classification for duty of an i'm
ported article. such article shall be classi-
fed at the highest rate of duty. Agreed to.
This provision was put in the bill through
a clerical errOr.)
On motion of Mr.. Morrison, of Illinois,
a clause repeating sections 2907 and 290S
of the Revised Statutes, was inserted in
this part of the bill instead of the cOnclud-
ing sections, as proposed by the commit
tee. These are the sections for duties on
commissions and charges.
Mr.. White, of Kentucky, offered an
amendment providing that upon the re-
importation of articles once the growth,
product or manufacture of the United
States upon which no internal tax
shall be assessed or paid thOre shall be
levied, collected and paid a duty
double instead of equal, as
provided by the bill,t the tax imposed by
the internal revenue laws upon such arti-
cles, He said that the provisions con-
vince him of the truth Of a statement
made on the floor last year, and it was
effected by an understanding between the
special tariff men and some special whisky
men. which was doing no benefit
to this country and good deal less to the
Republican party. He challenged de-
NAL of the assertion that it was an at
tempt to do by indirectiOn what could not
be done in a straightforward way. The
bonded extension bill had been slipped
through the House by a method which
was infamous.
Then the discussion branched of from
the question of the tariff and was ad-
dressed to the question of the whisky tax.
Mr.. Whites amendment was lost by
vote of 150 to 1856, and consideration Of
this paragraph was passed over.
Mr.. Cox. of New York, offered an amend
ment providing for the importation of
ships under a duty of 20 per cent. ad va
loren, pending which the committee rose,
and the House then, at 5:20 p. m, adj
journed.
A TILT IN THE SENATE.
During the debate in the Senate to-day
Mr.. Dawes. replying to Mr.. Beck, said
that whenever the Senator from Kentucky
saw an opportunity to offer a premium to
lol,r oh no OILY IN, Of