The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-15
FoRTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS.
THE SENATE.
Tax of Fifteen Per Cent. Adj ValOrem
Placed Books.

A Tax of Fifteen Per Cent. Adj Valorem
Placed Books.
WAsHINGToN, Feb I4.-Mr. Blair introduced q
bill to prohibit the employment performance
of labor by convicts persons restrained of
their liberties upon works or property of the
United States, and the expenditure of any
moneys of the United States account of such
Labor
The Senate resumed consideration of the tariff
bill. The pending question was on agreeing to
the amendment made in committee of the whole,
putting books, etc, on the free list.
MIR. morrill, opposed the amendment.
Mr.. Bayard said he voted to put books on the
free LIST, but upon reflection thought the action
of the committee ought to be modified, and as a
preliminary to restoring the paragraph laying a
duty on books, which had been stricken out in
committee of the whole. moved to amend the
language so as to restrict the duty to books
"wholly or partly in the English language"
A greed to by the following vote
Yeas-Messrs. Blair, Camden, German, Hale,
Aldrich Cameron, of Wisconsin,; Harrison, Hill,
Allison, Conger, Hoar, kellogg, Anthony, Davis,
of Illinois; Lspham, Logan. Bayard, Davis, of
West Virginia. Mcmillan, Dawes, Edmunds,
Frye, Miller, of CALIFORNIA;; Miller, of New York;
Morrill,. Platt, Plumb, Rollins, Sawyer, sewell,
Nays-Messrs. Barrow, Beck, Brown, Call.
Cockref, Coke, Farley, Garland, George,
Groome Grove, Harris Ici ingalls, Jackson John
Michel, Morgan, Pendleton, Pugh, Ransom,
salisbury, Sherman, Slater, Vance, Van Wyck,
Vest aud Williams-31.
This leaves the duty at Is per cent. ad valorem
1t having been changed in committee of the
whole from 20 to IS before the paragraph was
struck out
Mr.. MorrelI moved to restore it to 20, the orig
iEal figure LOst--yeas %, nays 80.
A vote was then taken on coneurring in the
action of the committee of the whole striking
out the paragraph so as to let books, etc, go on
the free list That action was disagreed to by
the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Barrow, Beck, Brown, Call,
Cockrell, Coke, Farley, Garland, George, GroOme,
Grover, Harris ingalls,, jackson, Johnston,
JONAS Jones, of Florida; Mcpherson, McDill,
Maxey, Morgan, Pendleton, Pugb, Ransom,
salisbury, Slater, Vance, VanWyck, Vest, Voor-
bees and Williams-30
Nays.-Messrs. AldrIch, Allison. Anthony, Bay
ard, Blair Camden, Cameron of Wisconsin; Con-
ger Davis, of Illinois; Davis, of West Virginia;
Dawes, Ednlunds, Frye, Hale, Harrison, Hill,
Hoar, Kellogg, Lapham, Logan, Mcmillan. Ma
hone, Miller, OF California; Miller, of New York.
Mitchell Morrill,, Plat, Rollins, Sawyer, Sewell,
Sherman, Tabor and Windon-33.
So the parae raph stands in this form: Cooks
pamphlets, bound or unbound, and all printed
matter wholly or in part in English, not specially
enumerated or provided for in this act; engrav-
ings, bound or unbOund etehings, illustrated
books, maps and charts, 10 per cent. ad va
lOrem."
Mr. Morgan gave notice that when the bill
should be opened for general amendment he
would move to admit, duty free, all books de-
signed for instruction in schools, ana Mr.. Sauls-
bury announced that he would move to admit
free all books not published in this country.