The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-27
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SENATE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Mr. Hale reported
joint resolution making appropriation o
continue the work of the census.
Mr. Slater, from the pensions committee,
reported adversely house bill increasing
pensions to one.armed and one-legged
soldiers.
Mr.. Blair presented the views of the mi
nority, including the chairman, recon-
mending the passage of a Substitute COW
er.ng more ground than the original bill
which he said was designed to deal Justly
with all classes of pensioners.
Mr.. Plat, who has been unable to con-
cur with either the majority or minority,
introduced bill raising the pensions of
those now receiving SlS to $2i and those re D..
ceiving S2l to $50.
Messrs, Sherman, Cameron and Mitchell
presented petitions against reductions on
foreign manufactured products below rates
liked by the tariff commission.
Mr.. Malone, FROM the agricultural COM
mittee, reported in favor of holding a
worlds centennial cotton exposition in
1884. Also, in favor of referring the agri-
cultural appropriation bill to the committee
on agriculture.
Mr.. Bayard presented Mr.. Saulsbury's
credentials OF reelection. Filed.
AT the close of the morning business the
senate resumed consideration of the tariff,
MIR. Morrill,, In view of the brief time OF
the session, asked unanimous consent to
limit debate to five minutes each.
Mr.. Beck expected to occupy little time,
but objected to the five-minuto rule
Mr.. Morrill, appealed to the republicans
to limit remarks to five minutes.
MIR. Morrill, excepted the sugar schedule
fo0m the five-minute rule.
Mr.. Beck thought the iron schedule more
important than the sugar.
Mr.. Morrill, endeavored to get Mr.. Beck S
consent to ten minutes debate EACH but he
replied he would not consent to ten hours,
although he would not occupy more time
than absolutely necessary.
The senate then began work on the iron
paragraph.
1t embraces bar iron, rolled or hammer.
ed, flat and square iron of certain sizes.
On motion OF Mr.. Brown the duty on bar
iron was reduced from 0-l0 cents per pound
to SIS ton.
This amendment covers only flats not less
than one inch wide nor less than three
eighths thick.
On motion of Mr. Brown'rhe duty on bar
iron, round and not less than three fourths
of an inch in diameter, and on square iron
not less than thrceiourths OF an inch
square, was reduced from cent per pound
to $50 per ton, and duty on fiat less than
an inch wide or less than three. eighths
| thick, on round less than three four,hs and
not less than seven-siNteenth of an inch in
diameter, and square iron less than three.
| iourths of an inch square from - cents per
pound to so ton.
HOUSE.
Petitions presented by Bingham, Harmer
and O'Neill. OF Pennsyl, ania, representing
commercial exchanges aud other associa
| tons, protesting against the transfer of the
revenue marine, liie-saying service, marine
hospital and signal services, aud against
the abolition OF the Office OF shipping COM
missioner.
A bill was reported from the military af.
fairs by Davis, OF Illinois, granting right
of-w,y for railroad purposes through the
Fort Smith military reservation.
Springer reported a joint resolution pre-
vidiIg for printing, at the public printing.
office, the report of the tariff commission,
at the instance of any person, on payment
Of cost. Adopted.
Shortly before ~ the house went into a
committee Of the whole on the tariff bill.
Kelly, of Pennsylvania, took the floor in
vindication of the bill and in support of his
assertion that it is the best bill ever sub.
mitted TO the American congress,
Kelley said he would not 20 into details,
but would hold himself ready to answer
any questions.
A number of members then proceeded to
take advantage of the offer, and a spirited
debate ensutd.
AT the conclusion Of the discussion, Kel.
ley moved to limit general DEBATE to 5
o'clock, but accepted the amendment of
Randall, extending the time till to.mor row
at o'clock. Agreed to. Sogeneral debate
will close tomorrow at 5 o'clock.
The house then again went into commit.
tee of tho whole.
Springer, of Illinois, inquired what would
be the average reduction from the existing
rates.
Kelley replied that according to the fig.
uring OF experts 1t would be II per cent,
but his own opinion wa, that II would be
larger. This was exclusive of the reduc
ton which would attend the abolition of
commissions and charges.
Springer inquired, further, whether the
committee ON ways and means had diMin.
ished the rate proposed by the tariff com.
mission.
Mckinley, of Ohio, replied that there had
been decrease from the recommendation
Of the % umission.
Morrison, of Ilinois-"SomeSs, 900, 900 less
under sugar, and 100000 less under tin.
plates.
Carlisle, OF Kentucky, inquired what the
effect upon the revenue Would come from
the proposition to abolish the charges
l..t "a. .as... ..
would average a reduction OF 10 per cent,
Carlisle asserted II would only average .
per cent, and Morrison argued that at the
highest ayerageit would only amount to q.
|. Tucker, Of Virginia, u member of the
ways and means committee, took the floor.
He said there was scarcely an arti.
clio known to the consumption of
not included within the taxation schedule
of the bill, either by name or within the
extraordinary classiilcations. The whole
purpose Of tho tariff system seemed to
have been perverted FROM It's original OBJ.
jeot, until experts hadsbeen employed for
the purpose Of finding how the revenue
could be perverted In the interest Of mo.
nopolists. Referring to the tariff com.
Its members were gentlemen interested In
the psrpetuation of this system by which
tho consumer was taxed for the benefit Of
moaopolists, The commission was atrbunal,
the very advocates at whose bar were Judges
who sat ON the bench. Their bin had
gone 10 the committee on ways and means
and two Of the members had appeared
before the committee, aud one Of them
very slgnally went back on the report Of the
commission, and the committee subscribed
10 his views Of increased duty on wooden
goo1s. All the committee had done was 10
increase the duties. with very few excep.
u ons, over the commission BIZ; yes, except
on sugar aud tin plates.
Haskell--"And wire rods, aud bar iron
and eundries."
n. A. Il.