The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-05
FORTY-sEVENTH CONGRESS.
THE SENATE.
The Day Devoted to Consideration of the
Cotton Schedule of the Tariff.

The Day Devoted to Consideration of the
Cotton Schedule of the Tariff
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Mr. Cokes credentials
of reelection were read and fled
At the close of the morning business the Sen
ate went into executive session and confirmed
the nomination of Ketchum, to be appraiser of
merchandise in New York, and of starbuck, to
be supervising inspector of steam vessels of the
Second district.
When the doors were reopened the tariff was
taken up.
Hr. Harris amendment of yesterday, making
the duty on cotton thread, yarn, warps, or
warp-yarn 80 per cent. ad valorem, was lost
yeas %, nays 80.
Mr. Beck offered an amen dment to the bill,
which was referred to the finance committee,
providing that imported goods, wares, etc,
which may be on shipboard or in the public
stores or bonded warehouses hen the act shall
take effect, shall pay no other duty upon entry
for consumption than If they were imported
after tn at date, and that goods, etc, remaining
in bonded warehouses when THIS act takes eff
feet and upon which duty shall have heen paid,
shall be entitled TO refund Of the difference be-
tween the old and new rates.
Mr.. Morrill, said there could be objection to
the first provision of the amendment, but the
other would require some consideration,
Mr.. Logan, from the appropriations committee,
reported the pension appropriation bill, and
gave notice that he would offer important
| amendment TO it IN relation to Furnishing per-
sons improperly obtaining pension certificates.
Mr.. II ale offered a resolution to apply the five
minute rule to debate on all amendments offered
hereafter to the tariff. and gave notice that he
| would call it up on Monday.
Mr.. Harris moved TO make the duty on cotton
yarns, thread, etc, 35 per cent. ad valorem.
| Mr.. Harriss second amendment was l0st-yeas
| "a, nays 25-whereupon Mr.. Harris moved to
| make the duty on cotton thread and yarn 40 per
| cent ad valOrem,
| scure and puzzng, and called the attention of
| the chairman of the committee on finance TO the
| fact that Mr.. Sherman, with all his experience
| as legislator and as Secretary of the Treasury,
| without much success. The laws Of Draco were
| said to have been written in blood, because they
were hung so high the people could not see them:
| but law hung where 1t could not ne seen was
no worse in this respect than one that could not
he understood by the people upon whom it was
| to operate.
Mr.. Sherman said his confession of.ignorance
| had been construed to o broadly. What he had
| said was that he had endeavored to understand
this schedule hut without much knowledge of
| the subject matter. No special knowledge of
understand that the schedule would make con
siderable reduction in the existing rates of duty
upon all cheaper grades.
Mr.. Beck said this cotton schedule was the
! most outrageous attempt to make a raid on the
| treasury that had yet appeared in the bill, and
| IL 40 per cent. would not satisfy these people,
| they never would be satisfied unless they got
| every hing they asked.
per cent. on cotton yarn, ETC., was rejected
| yeas %, nays 20.
| On Mr.. Becks motion the rate on thread, yarn,
1 etc, valued above twenty-five ana not above
above forty and not above fifty, twenty cents
per pound; above fifty ana not above sixty,
twenty five cents per pound; above sixty ana not
above seventy, thirty-three cents per pound;