The Portland daily press., 1883-01-30
XLVII CONGRESS--2d Session
SENATE.


SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %.
Mr.. Walker presented the credentials of his
colleague, Mr.. Garland, reelected Senator
from Arkansas.
Mr.. Vance introduced bill to remove stat
utory limitations upon the State of North
Oarolina in relation to claim against the
United States for taxes assessed and collected
out OF the State, and to give the Court of
Claims jurisdiction to hear and determine the
same.
At 1906 the doors were reopened.
Mr.. Patt introduced bill 10 provide for the
enlargement of the custom house and post of
hee at New Haven, CT.
The tariff bill was taken up.
Mr.. Salisbury offered an amendment TO ex-
cept iron or steel wire for fencing purposes,
galvanized or coated with metal compound
from the extra duty of one-half a cent per
pound laid upon all other galvanized or coated
articles OF iron or steel except tin plates, tefne
plates and taggers tin. Pending vote on this
question Mr.. Sherman offered an amendment
(which was ordered printed) proposing to sub
stitnte for the paragraph in the bill embracing
pig iron, ETC., the following:
Iron in pigs, iron in kettledge spiegeleisen
and cast scrap iron three -tenths of one cent
steel eight dollars per ton, but nothing shall be
ueemed scrap iron or steel except waste or
refuse iron or steel that has been ia actual use
and is fit only to be remanufactured.
After long discussion the provision for an
extra duty on iron and steel, articles manufac-
tufeu from them when galvanized or coated
with any metal, was amended SO as not to APP
ply to pointed articles or to wire, and the extra
rates applicable to other articles was reduced
from one half to one quarter cent per pound.
On motion of Mr.. Allison, the rate on steel
nor specially enumerated was changed from
three cents per pound to thirty cents advalo-
rem.
On motion of Mr.. Platt, the daty on nickel
in ore or other crude form was reduced from
twenty cents per pound to fifteen cents. The
same reduction was made as to nickel oxide or
alloy of any kind in which nickel is the ingre-
dent of chief value, and 'ingots, sheets or
other forms of iron or other metal covered or
plated with nickel and ware made of nickel SO
covered or plated, were struck from the par
agraph.
On motion of Mr.. Dawes, the duty on sheath
ing or yellow metal not wholly of copper nor
wholly nor in part of iron ungalvanized in
sheets As by IA inches and weighing from IA
to 81 ounces per square foot, was fixed at
thirty five per cent advalorem.
Mr.. Platt moved an additional clause pro-
viding for duty of So per cent advalorem on
all sporting breech loading shot-guDs and 10
per cent. advalorem on forged shotgun bar
rels, rough bored. Agreed to, % to 13.
Mr.. Beck moved to fix the duty on metallic
pens, penholders and pen tips at 40 per cent.
advalorem. Agreed %, yeas o. nays 20.
The duty on manufactured articles or wares
not especially enumerated was reduced from
40 to 30 per cent. advalorem.
Mr.. George offered an amendment providing
for duty of l0per cent. advalorem, on ma
chinery for tue manufacture OF cloths or thread
composed in whole or in part of cotton, hemp,
3ute or ramnie and on all tools of mechanics
used solely in in manual labor. Mr.. George
desired to make some remark ON this amend
meIt and senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Under call of States, Mr.. Reed presented the
memorial of the Maine Legislature protesting
against the reduction of the present duty on
lumber.
Mr. Deuster, of Wisconsin, introduced bill
directing the Commissioner of Agriculture to
set apart for distribution among the sufferers
by the late floods in the valley of the Rhine,
Germany, such quantities OF seeds, plants,
vines, saplings or grains as may not be required
for the ordinary uses of the Department of Ag-
riculture at the present time, and to recsiye
such contributions of grain, etc, for the same
purpose from private parties, and to make
proper provisions for their storage, shipment,
and delivery.
tions, submitted a report in the Mississippi con-
tested election case of Buchanan VS.. Manning,
declaring neither entitled to the seat.
Mr.. Calkins submitted the views OF the mi
nority, granting the contestant leave to with
draw his papers without prejudice.
Mr.. Belmont, of New York, then submitted
minority report on the treaty with the Ha-
waiian Islands.
MIR. Joyce, of Vermont, from Committee on
Liquor Traffic, reported back the bill limiting
the number OF licensed liquor saloons in the
District of Columbia, to the House.. Calen-
dared.
Mr.. Rice, of Massachusetts, from Committee
ON Library Accommodations, reported back
the bill for the construction Of new library
building to the committee of the whole.
Mr.. Harris Of Massachusetts, introduced a
bill approprating $4,000 tor the relief OF the
officers and men of the United States steamer
Rodgers. Referred.
The House, at II 10, went into committee on
the tariff bill.
The section which gives tne President power
to declare imperative the statute prohibiting
the importation of neat cattle, on motion Of
Mr.. Reed, OF Maine, was so amended as to pro-
vide that the President may declare the prohi.
bltion provision imperative during his pleasure.
Mr.. Beach, of New York. moved to amend
the section which provides that no watches,
watch chains, watch movements or parts of
watch movements, which shall copy or sffnu-
late the name or trade mark of any domestic
mandatory, shall be admitted to entry at a
u. S. custom house unless the domestic manu-
facturer IS the importer of the same by extend
ing its provisions to all other articles. Agreed
to.
hhr. haSkellt OF hAnSaS moved TO strike out
the words 'and in all cases of doubt as to the
Classification for duty of an imported article
such article shall be classified at the highest
rate of duty Agreed to. (This provision
was put in the bill through clerical error)
On motion of Mr.. Morrison, of Illinois, the
clause repeating sections 2907 and 2908 oil the
Revised Statutes was inserted in this part of
the bill Instead of in the concluding section, as
proposed by the committee. (Tbese are sec
tions for duties on commissions and charges.)
Mr.. White, OF Kentucky, offered an amend
ment, providing that upon reimportation of an
article once the growth, product or manufac-
ture OF the United States, upon which no inter.
nal tax has been assessed or paid, there shall
be levied, collected and paid a duty double (n-
stead of equal as provided by the bili( the tax
imposed by the internal revenue laws upon
such article. He said the provision of the bill
was an attempt which went far to convince
him Of the truth of statement made on the
floor last year, that their seemed to be an un-
derstanding between some special tariff men
and some special whiskey men which was do
ing no benefit to this country and good deal
less TO the Republican party.
For the next half hour the discussion trav-
eled off from the question of tariff and was
addressed to the question of the whiskey tax.
Mr.. Butterworth, of Ohio, who has charge of
the bonded extension bill, said he was glad to
see his brethren address themselves to the pro-
lection of very American induetry If one
trip of the hammer was missed in Pennsylva-
MIA this House would stop and inquire the cause
and remedy the trouble. If fifty spindles
stopped in New England the House would as
certain the cause and, if possible, start them
again. He did not co nplain of that, but he
represented, in part with other gentlemen, an
interest which paid. into the treasury $780,
600, 600, and which was now absolutely pres
trsted. He had been earnest in helping the in
dustries OF New England and Pennsylvania,
but our bankers our boards of trade, our cham
bers OF commerce, our merchants and our
grocers have asked this House for three hours
Consideration of bill for the relief of the dis
tilling industry, and we cannot have an hour.
After considerable discussion Mr.. Whites
amendment was lost.
Mr.. Willis, of Kentucky offered an amend
ment, providing that any alcoholic or distilled
spirits to be used in the arts or manufactured,
reimported as provided herein, may be with
drawn from warehouses without payment of
any internal revenue tax. Rejected.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, offered an amend
ment for the importation of ships under a duty
OF twenty per cent ad valorem, pending which
the committee rose.
Adjourned.