Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-25

Senate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24-Mr. Dawes pre-
sented Mr.. Hoar's credentials of re-elec
ton. Filed.
Mr.. Voorhees, presented a memorial o
Gen. Herman Sturm, of Indiana, setting
forth his claim against Mexico, for aiding
in the expulsion of the French forces from
Mexico, and the establishment of the
republic.
Mr.. Harrison introduced a concurrent
resolution providing for a joint resolution
to forbid the reception of an amendment
proposing general legislation or irrele-
want amendments to general appropriation
bills.
At the close of the morning business the
tariff bill was taken up, the pending ques-
ton being on MIR. Camden's amendment
to make the duty on iron ore sixty cents a
ton. Mr.. Camden's amendment to make
iron ore sixty cents a ton was lost.
Mr.. Maxey moved to strike out the latter
part of the paragraph covering pyrites
as thus amended. Lost.
The next paragraph embracing pig iron,
iron kentledge, spiegeleisen, wrought and
cast-scrap iron and scrap steel of every
description was taken up.
Mr.. Sherman moved to strike out IS per
ton and make the duty three-tenths of a
cent pound equal to 1912 per ton, the
rate recommended by the tariff commits
sion.
II was the opinion of those best in
formed that the reduction as proposed by
the finance committee, if enacted, would
stop half the finances in this indGstry. The
amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Brown moved to make the
duty on wrought iron and steel
scrap Sc, as in the bill. Lost.
Mr.. Brown moved to make the greatest
length of 'scrap ends" admissible at Sc
per ton, seventy two inches instead of
tWenty-four, as in the bill. Lost.
MIR. Hoar moved to make it thirty six
instead of twenty-four inches.
On motion of Mr.. Plat, boiler punch
ings or clippings of iron or steel beams or
bars was added to the list of articles to be
admitted at Sc per ton, and the proviso
at the end of the paragraph was amend
ed so as to read: That nothing herein
specified shall be deemed scrap iron or
scrap steel, except waste or refuse iron or
steel that has been in actual use, and as fit
only to be manufactured by remelting or
rerolling, but by general consent this pro-
viso was held for further consideration by
the committee on finance.
The next paragraph was read, embrac-
ing steel ingots, blooms aud slabs made
by the Bes5emer, Pneumatic, Thomas,
Gilchrist, Basyl, Seemens, Martin, open
hearth, or any other process except the
crucible process, and fixing the duty at
six tenths of one cent per pound.
Mr.. AIdrich offered an amendment,
which was agreed to, he said, by several
members of the committee on finance,
out this paragraph and substitut-
ing one providing for duty of slx-tenths
of cent per pound on the articles above
enumerated, not exceeding, in value, two
cents pound, of one and two-tenths cents
per pound, and those above two cents and
below five cents pound in value, the rates
prescribed for crucible cast steel.
Mr.. Brown moved to amend the amend
ment by substituting fve-tenths for six
tenths. Agreed to.
Mr.. Brown moved to further amend by
one cent for twelve-tenths.
Agreed to.
Mr. Aldrich's amendment as thus amend
ed was then agreed to.
The next paragraph makes the duty on
iron rails weighing more than twenty five
pounds to the yard seven-tenths of one
cent per pound.
Mr.Vance moved to make it six tenths of
one cent. He aid the reduction of the
cost of railway rails would give the people
cheaper transportation for their products,
and he presented calculation to show that
the duties paid on iron and steel rails dur
ing the past fourteen years amounted to
1897, 100000. The amendment was reject
ed-ayes, %; noes, 26.
Mr.. Vance moved to amend the next
SO as to make the duty of steel
railway bars and railway bars made part
of steel, weighing more than twenty-five
pounds to the yard, seven-tenths of one
cent per pound instead of eight-tenths, as
in bill agreed to.
The senate then adjourned.