The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-02
XLVII CONGRESS--2d Session
SENATE.

4 @SVftn carolina, I6nnSylV2nla, west lrs lnla
and New Mexico for national aid to common
| schools
Mr.. Malone presented similar petitions from
Virginia.
Mr.. Morrill, offered resolution suspending
| so much of the act of Feb %, 1878 as author
to purchase silver bullion at market price OF
| not less than 50, ,O00, 900 nor more than $4 Oo0,-
61c@rrsr month, and cause the same to be coined
into silver dollars as fast as purchased. Re-
ferred to Committee on Finance.
/ Mr.. Hoar offered resolution, which was
| agreed to. directing the Committee on Educa-
| tion and Labor to inquire into the expedieDcy
OF providing by law against the employment Of
convict labor by the United States on public
! works or by contractors under the United
| States.
Mr.. Malone presented the credentials of Mr..
Riddleberger, Senator elect from Virginia.
| The tariff bill was taken up, the question be-
ing on Mr. Frye's amendment proposing an ad
| yalorem dutyo of 40 per cent upon all sugars.
Mr.. Beck said he thought this proposition
was more In the interest of srefners than the
scheme Of the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Morgan said it might seem strange that
! he (Morgan) Southern man, should favor
low duty on sugar, but be thought that where
tnere was SO wide range of articles from
which to raise revenue il determinations were
10 be made on articles IN general use they
ought to be made in favor of consumers.
Mr.. Morgan read Mr.. Kenna's recently pub
lished letter to glucose dealer in Buffalo, and
said it contained distinct proposal to enter
Into combination to defrsud the whole coun-
try. He regretted that any Southern man or
any man should have placed himself in such
position as that in which Kenna was pat by
this letter.
Mr. Maxey-Mr. Kenna showed his hand
little more plainly than the rest of the commits
sioh, but they all held the same hand.
Mr.. Frye said he was satisfied that a uniform
duty of 40 per cent on all sugars would be un-
fair to refiners, and therefore he modified his
amendment SO as to make the duty on all su-
gars under No Is Dutch standard 35 per cent,
and on sugars above No. Is at 45 per cent.
Mr.. Morrill, said the duties upon sugars have
been specific for more than two years. and that
no other article SO strongly justified specific
duties.
Mr.. Rollins said he had understood Mr. Sber-
man to say yesterday that the commissioners
report would reduce the duty on sugar to SO
per cent, and the Senator from Rhode Island
(Aldrichl that it wonld make the duty IS per
cent, and he wished to know which was cor
rect.
tofore presented was exactly correct
Mr. Aldrch insisted that the committee's
schedule would make the duty about equiva-
lent to 45 IL per cent ad valorem If the rate
stated by the Senator from Ohio 80 per cent,
had been collected on sugars imported last year
the revenue would have been less than S27.-
0eO,000. The actnal receipts were near S47-
600 900, so that the bill of the committee az
interpreted by Mr.. Sherman would make q re-
~ 20,000,o00.
Mr.. Rollins asked how much the reduction
would be according TO Mr.. Aldrich's estimates
MI Aldrich replied that 1t would be $S, ,443,-
900.
Mr. Kellogg said Mr.. Frye's amendment, if
adopted. would ruin the Louisiana sugar pro-
ducers.
Mr.. Frye's amendment was rejected
After amendments BY Messrs. George and
K.tl1 S1tx -
by Mr.. Morrill, on behalf of the Committee ON
FinancA for the sugar schedule in the commit
tees bill was adopted
Mr. Morrill, offered an additional amendment
proyiding that this schedule should go into
effect on the 1st of April, 1888 but withdrew
it, saying he would offer it ag ain when the bill
should have been reported from the committee
of the whole TO the Senate.
Mr. Kellogg offered as an amendment an ad-
ditionsl duty of 65 per cent upon sugar and all
products named in the schedule imported from
coun ries where they are produced b, slave
labor Rejected.
The consideration of the sugar schedule be-
ing concluded, the Senate took up the tobacco
schedule.
Mr.. Hawley offered as substitute for one
paragraph as follows:
Tobacco in leaf, uulnanufactured and not
stemmed. when the gre ,ter portien OF the bale;
cents pound upon the y hole contents of the
bale. box or package; if stemmed, 81 pound;
all her tobacco in leaf, unmanufactured and
not stemmed, 30 cents per pound; tobacco
stems. 10 cents per pound.
Mr.. Hawley's amendment ending with 81
per pound was lost The remaining provisions
OF MIR. Hawley's amendment were agreed to-
The portion rejected was then modified by
Mr.. Sherman and was adopted, as follows:
Tobacco In leaf, un manufactured, when the
greater portion of the bale, box or other pack
age is suituabe for wrappers, 70 cents per
pound upon the whole contents of said bale
box or other package
The amendment of the finance committee,
fixing the duty on cigars, etc., at So 80 per
pound and % per cent ad Salorem was adopted
The consideration Of schedule (provsions)
having been entered upon, Mr.. Bayard moved
10 strike out the duty of 20 per cent upon live
animals. Rejected.
Mr.. Bayard moved to strike out the duty Of
one cent pound on beef and pork. Lost.
Mr.. Vance moved to make the duty on cocoa
five cents per pound instead of two. Lost
The provision schedule having been disposed
of schedule Fl Qquors) was taken up and some
progress made, when the Senate at 9Ss p. M,
adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the House Mr.. Kelley of PENNSYLVANIA
asked that an agreement should be entered in
to whereby the House should sit until O'Clock
every day while the tariff bill is under consid.
GRAFTON.
Mr.. Morrison of Illinois, regarded the re-
entered into as suggested by Mr.. Kelley
The House at 10 went into committee on
the tariff bill.
Mr.. Ellis Of Louisiana moved to strike out
the 10 per cent duty on carbolic acid
Mr.. Kelley intimated his approval and the
amendment was withdrawn for the present to
be considered later.
Mr.. Carlisle of Kentucky moved to place
srlphste of iron and copper on the free list.
Mr.. Kelley stated that he hadsno objection.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Tucker of Virginia moved to reduce the
duty on iron acetate of lead from to cents
per pound.
Mr.. Horr of Michigan opposed the amend
ment, contendihg that the lead mining indus
try required protection.
Mr.. Kasson said that it was not right to keep
up high duty on this article of lead because
oI the poor lead mines of the country. He was
protectiouist fer national interests but it was
otts o ncipIe of national protection to 90
dewntn the poorest enterprise the country
could show and make that profitable. That
was bounty to individuals and he was oppos-
ed to it. The tariff commission had put lead
at rate which protected the average lead IN
terests and he hoped that those members who
weie for the protection of the nation and not
for protection of individuals would not be
crowded to the wall on this question of protec-
tion. He was willing to go TO the utmost
length to protect national interests He was not
willing to go TO the length of making bad
Investments good one at the public expense
(Appause on the Republican side)
Mr.. Kelley of Pennsylvania appealed to the
committee 10 stand by the rate on lead as fixed
by the committee 1t was essential in order to
bald up lead industries of the west. Amend
was los, so TO Sc; Mr. Kasson of Iowa, Ander-
sone of Kansas, voting with Demoeratws and
Cassidy of Nebraska, Jones of Texas and Frost
of Missouri with5 the Republicans.
Mr.. Morrison of Illinois moved 10 roduce the
duty on white acetate of lead from to cents
per pound. Lost
On motion of Mr.. Kelley the clause plac-
ing duty of 10 cents per pound on white ace
tate of lead for medicinal use was struck from
the bill.
Several motions were offered,a "a few of which
we're agreed to, increasing and reducing duty
on certain articles in the chemical schedule.
On motion of Mr. Kelley at O'Clock the
committee rose and the house Immediately ad-
journed.
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