The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-21
FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS-.
Passage of the Internal Revenue and
Tariff Bill by the Senate.
The House DevOtes the Entire Day and
Evening to Consideration of the Sun
dry Civil Appropriation Bill.
THE SENATE,
Passage of the Tariff Bill by a Vote of Forty
Two to Nineteen.

passed, with the amendment.
Mr.. Tabor introduced 3 bill for a military post
in western Colorado.
Mr.. Plumb introduced a bill for construction
of a bridge across the Missouri river at Leaven-
worth.
The Senate resumed consideration of the tariff
bill. The pending question was on a motion to
reconsider the vote by which the duty on green
and colored glass bottles, Walls, demJohns, etc,
not cut, engraved or pocked, and not specially
provided for, was changed from 80 per cent. ad
vaiorem TO IA cents per pound. The motion
was agreed to.
Mr.. Sewell moved to make the duty one cent
per pound. Lost, thus leaving the rate at 80 per
cent ad valOrem.
Mr.. Sherman moved to amend the wool and
woolens schedule so as to make it read that the
duty on "wools of the first class, the value
whereof at the last port or place where exported
TO me United States, excluding charges, shah
be 30 cents per pound or less, II cents per
pound" instead of 10, as in the bill, and making
the duty on woods of the same class valued at 80
cents per pound, IA cents, instead of IL cents
per pound; also, raising the duty on woods Of the
second class, hair of the Alpaca goat and other
like animals, of the value of 80 cents per pound
or less. from 10 to IL cents per pound, and the
duty on woods of the same class valued above 80
cents, from IL to IA cents per pound.
After debate, MI. Sherman's amendments were
voted upon together and rejected by the follow
ing vote;
Yeas-Messrs. Brown, Camden, Cameron, of
Wisconsin; Conger, Davis, Of Illinois; Harrison,
Hill, Jones, of Nevada; Logan, McMillen. Miller.
of New York; Miller, of California; Mitchell,
PendletOn, Plumb, Sawyer, Sewell, Sherman,
Tabor and Windom-2O.
On motion of Mr.. Morrill,, a duty of 20 per
cent. ad valorem was laid on extract OF meat.
and 30 per cent. on vegetables prepared or pre-
served" not otherwise provided for.
Mr.. Call moved to restore the existing al
lowance Of 5 per cent. on etfervescing wines for
breakage, leakage or damage. A,
nays 30.
Mr.. Bayard called up his amendment laying a
duty Of 24 cents per pound on iron or steel
sheets or plates, galvanized or coated by any
process with zinc, spelter or any alloy of these
metals, commercially known as galvanized steel
and iron, and sheets of steel.
After discussion, he modified the amendment
so as to make the rate | cent per pound, and
then. at the suggestion of Mr.. Morrill,, offered it
as "A proviso at the end of the paragraph en-
bracing boiler or other plate iron, sheet-lrcn and
hlack-taggers iron in this form, provided that
on all such iron and steel sheets or plates, thin
ner than % wire gauge, when galvanized or
coated with zinc, spelter or any alloy of these
metals. L cent per pound. Agreed to-yeas "a,
nays 10.
Mr.. Kellogg moved 70 have the bill take effect
In respect OF The articles embraced In the sugar
Tie LIST of April as in the bin.
Messrs. Morrill, and Frye opposed the amend
ment, hut ii was agreed to-yeas "a, nays Is.
Mr.. Dawes moved to insert "pistols of all kinds
at 80 per cent. ad vRlorem." Agreed to.
Various amendments were offered and re-
jected, and debate on the bill closed with the
understanding that amendments might still be
offered.
Mr.. Brown moved tie make the duty on gold
watches 40 per cent. Agreed to-yeas 26,
Mr.. Brown moved to make the duty on cham
payne aud other sparkling wines, III bottles
holding not more than a quart each, 81 per
dozen. Agreed tO-yaas 81, nays 81.
The duty on smaller bottles was fixed in pro-
portion.
Mr.. Jones, of Nevada, moved to make the duty
on refined borax D cents per pound. instead of 3.
to add, ''pure boracic acid, 5 cents per pound;
commercial boraclc acid, 4 cents per pound;
DOrate OF lime, 8 cents per pound; crude DOrate,
3 cents per pound" Agreed tO-Yeas Of, nays
Is.
Mr.. Window moved to strike out section 2,5l6
of the biil, relating to free admission of fish oil
and fish from Canada and Ne wfoundland, dur
ing continuance of the fisheries provision of the
treaty of Washington, ana insert the following
Nothing in this act shall In any way change or
impair the force or effect OF any
anyother government, or shall any
laws passed ID substance of or for the execution
OF any such treaty, so long as such treaty shall
remain In force IN respect to the subject en-
braced i'll this act; but whenever any such
treaty, so far as the same effects such subjects,
shall expire, or be otherwise terminated, the
provisions of the act shall be enforced, In all re-
spects, in the same manner and TO the same ex-
tent as If no such treaty had existed ut the time
of the passing thereof" Agreed to.
Mr.. German offered an amendment providing
that from and after the passage of this act, every
manufacturer of tobacco or snuff shall, in addi-
ton TO all other requirements of law, print or
paste securely upon each package containing
tobacco or snuff manufactured by or for him, a
LABEL, on WHICH Sndll ne printed inc nuInOer OF
the mandatory, the district and State i'll which
it is situated, and these words: "Notiee: The
manufacturer OF this tobacco has complied with
all requirements, and every person is cautioned,
under the penalties of law, not to use this pack
age for tobacco again" Agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Hale the duty on stones I'M
manufactured or undreSsed, free stone, granite,
sandstone, and all building or monumental
stone, except marble not specially. enumerated,
was changed from 81 so per ton to 2 per cent.
ad valorem.
On motion of Mr.. Aldrich cotton damask was
inserted at 40 per cent ad valorem.
Mr.. Bayard moved to amend the hook para
graph in the free list by adding, "Engravings,
bound or unbound. etchings, maps or charts,
which shall have been printed and manufactured
more than twenty years at date of importation"
Agreed TO.
MIR. Voorhees, moved to amend the paragraph
providing for admission, free of duty. of works
of art the production of American artists when
imported expressly for presentation to any ma
tiOnal institution or to any State or municipal
corporation, so as to make its provisions apply
also TO religious societies and corporations.
MIR. Logan moved to add one-quarter of a cent
per pound TO the duty on zinc and spelter, so as
TO make IL 2le cents per pound. Agreed tO-yeas
%, nays 26.
at 40 per cent. ad valorem. Agreed TO.
MIR. Morgan called up his amendment, offered
yesterday in the nature of a substitute for the
tariff provisions of the bill, providing that on
and after July l, 1888, and until July l, 1884,
there shall he levied, collected and paid 50 per
cent. of the existing rates of duty on goods,
wares and merchandise imported into the United
States, and after July l, 1884. rs per cent. of
such rates. ~Lost-yeas Is, nays AZ.
Mr., Harris offered "a substitute for the tariff
portion of the bill, providing for a discount of
10 per cent. from existing rates of duty after
July /, 1893, and an additional discount of 10
per cent. after July l, 1884. Lost-yeas II,
nays 10.
The tariff portion of the bill, which was tech
nieally an amendment to the original bill 70 re-
duee internal revenue taxation, was then agreed
to by the following vote:
Y~eas-Messrs. Aldrlch, Allison, Anthony, Bar
row, Bayard, Blair, Brown, Camden, Cameron,
of Wisconsin,; Conger, Davis, of Illinois; Davis,
of West Virginia; Dawes, Frye, German. Hale,
Harrison, Hawiey, Hill, Hnar. ingalls,, Jackson,
Kellogg, Logan, Mcmillan. Mcpherson, Miller,
or CALIFORNIA;; Miller. of New York, Morrill,, Plat,
Plumb, Rollins, Sawyer, Slater, Tabor, VanWyck
and Windnn-37.
N~ays-Messrs. Beck, Call, Cockrell, Coke, Ed
munds, Farley, Garland, George, Hampton,
Harris, Jones of Florida, Malone, Maxey, PEN
dletOn, Pugh, Ransom. Sewell. Sherman. Vance,