The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-09
rorty-sevcnth Congress Second Sos
&inn.
WASHINGTON. February 8, 1889.
SENATE.

SENATE.
At the close OF the morning business the
Senate, on motion Of Mr.. Mcpherson, held
a brief executive session. When the
doors were re0pcned the tariff bill was
taken up and the consideration OF the free
list was begun.
Mr.. Hawley moved to strike out gar
den seeds. Lost-aycs, %; noes. 81.
Bitumen, asphaltum, snd books, and all
printed matters not specially provided for,
engravings, &C., were placed on the free
list.
A motion to put jutc on the free list was
lost--2i ayes 10 33 noes-but iute-butts
were placed Oh the free list.
A motion 20 strike cocoons and raw-silk
from the free list was LOST ayes TO 80
noes.
The reading Of the free list was then
completed.
Mr.. Allison offered IN amendment, which
was ordered 10 be printed, providing for
the refund 81 90 per cent. OF the duty paid
on imported salt used In curing meats ex-
ported from this country.
Mr.. Bayard moved TO add 10 "natural
mineral waters" In free list the words
"togelher with the bottles in which they
are contained"
With this amendment pending, the Sem
ate, at G:l5 Il. NJ, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
On motion Of Mr.. O'NeilI, of Pennsyl-
yania. joint resolution was passed to adj
nit free Of duty monument 10 George
Washington TO be imported by the Phila-
delphia Society OF Cincinnati.
The House then, at 1870, went into
Committee OF the Whole on the tariff bill.
the pending amendments being those
offered by Mossrs. Tucker. OF Virginia, and
Morrison, Of Illinois, fixing the duty on
steel-raiIs at seven-tentls per pound and
fifteen dollars per ton respectively.
Mr.. Mills, OF Texas, advocated the i'm
posing Of a duty Of 10 per cent. al Ualcrem.
claiming that the present rate was absO-
lutely prohibtory.
Mr.. Tucker withdrew his amendment
and accepted in lieu OF It Mr.. Morrison's,
fixing the rate at Sl5 per ton.
The amendment was agreed to-ayes,
10; noes, 90.
BY vote OF Of 70 90 the clause relative
10 bar-iron was amended so ~ to read "a
follows: "Iron in bars or bundles, rolled
or hammered, comprising fats not less
than one inch or more than six inches
wide. nor less than three-elghths OF an Inch
or more than two inches thick; rounds not
less than threo-iourths OF an inch nor more
than two inches in diameter, and squares
not less than three-fourths OF IN inch nor
more than two inches square, nine-tentbs
Of one cent per pound; comprising fats
less than threc-eighths Of an inch or more
than two inches thick, or less than one inch
or more than six inches wide; rounds less
than three iOurths of IN inch or more than
two inches In diameter, and squares less
than three fourths OF IN inch or more than
two inches square, one cent and two tenths
OF one cent per pound. But all iron in
slabs. blooms, loops, or other forms less I'm
ished than iron in lars and more advanced
than pig iron, except castings, shall be
rated as iron in bars and pay duty accord
ingly, which shall not he at q less rate than
IS per cent. al udlOrem." before, the
amended 3j-per-cent. clause applied to the
whole paragraph
A proyis0 was adopted that charcoal
iron. as described IN the preceding para
graph, shall be subject TO duty Of S22per
ton.
Mr.. Tucker moved to make the duty on
! iron or steel Z rails weighing not over
twenty-five pounds TO the yard SO per
ton. Agreed to.
/ Upon another amendment the general
debate upon the tariff questions occupied
considerable time. The committee rose,
and Mr.. Kelly made an attempt to limit the
discussion on the pending paragraph to
/ five minutes. This was opposed by tho
| Democratic side, and after roll-call CON-
promise was agreed to limiting the time tc
thirty minutes, and the House again went
into committee.
Without acting on the pending amend
ment the committee rose, and The House a
$50 O'Clock took recess until $50 =. NJ.
when he legislative appropriation bill VII
be taken mp Tor consideration.
EUening SeSSi0a.-Upon rCasSembiini
after recess the House went into COMMITTED
Of the Whole on the legislative appropria
ton bill.
After brief explanation OF the measure
by Mr.. Cannon, OF Illinois, Mr.. Flower, o
New York, took advantage o. the genera
debate 10 discuss the pending tariff bill
lie concluded long speech on the ice
with an expires ion OF opinion that no re
drction Of tariff would be made this ses
sion.