Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-03
shall be allowed or drawback paid for a

cent per pound instead of $50 a ton.
CHARCOAL iron is changed to the specific
rate of lc per pound. Iron or stell ''r''
rails are put at $40 OF a cent per pound,
and nat rails that are punched, $40 of a.
cent, as now in the bill. Round
IRON in coils, less than T-16 of an
inch in diameter, are made
12-lOc instead Of 11-lOc per pound.
Armor plate iron has been struck out, the
committee believing that none of it was
used except by the United States, and
that if required by the government it was
likely to be imported free. Sheet
iron thinner than 20 wire gauge,
is increased 1-10c. per pound.
Iron and steel plates galvanized have
been reduced from 1c. to &c. per pound.
Polished sheet iron the House cOnferees
insisted on putting at &c. per pound, the
Senate rate being 2c., and compromise
was finally made at 21%c. Iron and steel
cotton ties have been left as fixed by the
Senate in schedule 81" In cotton goods
no essential change was made, except
that prOyiso was added as to the class
of goods having less than 200 threads to the
square inch, similar to the proviso
in schedule 81" Jute butts have been
taken from the free list and placed on the
dutiable list at 50 per ton. No other ma
terial change has been made in that
schedule. In schedule SIX" wool and
wOolenS, no change has been made
except that a provision has been inserted
as to ladies' clOaks, dOlmanS and other
outside garments that are made and eX-
pensively trimmed with silk fringe. gimp,
silk, velvet, etc., subjecting them to a
higher rate of duty when i'm
ported than that which has been placed
upon the cloth in schedule g." In silk
and SILK goods no change has been made.
In schedule ''M," books and paper, Mr..
Morrill, said the only material change is
as TO printed books. On them the present
duty OF % per cent. is retained, and think
that If the Senate Committee had
not consented to that we should hardly
have been able to make this report" In
schedule IN" sundries, no change of i'm
portance has been made, except that &c.
per hundred pounds has been added on
salt. The proyisO as to meats cured with
imported salt remains in the
free list. No change of
Importance has been made beyond what
have already noticed. l omitted TO say
that iron and steel railway fish plates
nave been reduced to lHc. per pound.
On steel valued at 4c. per pound
or less 40 per cent. duty is
placed, and on that which is valued
above that the rates are considerably
below the duties provided for by the eX-
isting tariff. Steel wheels for railway
purposes, partly manufactured, have been
separated, and instead of all of them being
at 24c., the finished article is placed
at 212c. and the partly finished article
at &c. per pound. Articles not enume-
rated, composed of iron, steel, copper,
gold, silver, or other metals, have been
placed ut 40 per cent. ad valorem instead
of 30. In the wood and wooden
wares schedule no changes have
been made from the Senate
bill. In schedule for sugar, the only
change made is i'll relation to sugars be-
tween Nos. 13 and l6 Dutch standard,
which have been placed at ? 75-1O0c. in
stead of 50-l0Oc. per pound. This was
done because this class of sugars was
found to be at lower proportion
ate rate than cheaper grades,
and a much higher rate was asked for
this grade. In schedule ''F' (tobacco)
there is no change. In schedule "H'
(liquOrs) there is no change, except an
addition of 20 per cent. duty, or something
like that, on ginger ale, whetherin bottles
or casks.
Mr.. Brown asked Mr.. Morrill, if the COM
mittee had made any estimate as to the
entire amount of the reduction of revenue
that will result from the passage of the
bill.
Mr.. Morrill, Since the conclusion of
the conference there has been no time to
make any accurate estimate, but rough
estimate has been made. 1t will be about
$75,OOO,000. OF course, on some articles
where duties have been reduced, as upon
wOOlen goods, there will very likely be an
increase of importatiOns, which may
swell the revenue to some extent; but if
there shall be no greater impOrtatiOns
than last years, the reduction of the
revenue will probably exceed $4,000, 900,
ha Tbo ic fho
adoption Of the report.
Mr.. Beck-Let us have the yeas and
nays. For the first time this session | am
suffering with such a cold that lean hardly
speak above my breath, but if no one
else has anything to say, and if this mat
ter is to go by default in this way, while
am not able to do justice to
the subject, l will do the best
can to give some reasons why this report
ought not to be adopted. From the slight
examination that L have been able to give
it, this report appears to be simply an in
crease of duty on every article that they
have attempted to touch (eXcept one or
two unimpOrtant ones Of the rates in the
bill passed by the Senate,
Following the line of argument thus
outlined, Mr.. Beck made long and eX-
haustive analysis of the action of the
committee, taking the bill item by item
anu ueDOunclng III utterly.
At 1890 a. m. a vote was taken, and the 1
conference report was agreed tO-32 to 81.
On the question of agreeing to the con-
ference report on the tariff bill, all the
present and impaired lex
cept Cameron of Pennsylvania and Van
Wyck) voted yea, and all the Democrats
except Mcpherson voted nay,
AT the conclusion of the vote the Senate
The House will not be likely
to reach the conference report on the tax
and tariff bill tonight.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the House, under the operation of
the Pound rule, the. following proceedings
occurred:
Mr.. Herbert, of Alabama, under instruc-
tions from the Committee on Public Build
ings and Grounds, called up the bill for
the erection of a public building at San
Antonio, Texas. Objected to.
AT the conclusion of the morning hour
the Senate amendments to the sundry
civil appropriation bill were cOncurred in.
The conference report on the post office
appropriation bill was submitted. 1t
stated that there were continued disa-
greements on the items providing Tor spe-
cial mail facilities and limiting the COM
pensatiou to be paid toi subsidized rail,
roads,
Mr.. Robinson, of Massachusetts,, moved
that the House recede from its disagree.
ment to these amendments, and agree to
the same. The motion was agreed to
yeas 125, nays III. The effect Of this vote
is to pass the bill retaining the appropria-
tiOn of $lS5,000 for special mail facilities,
and without the clause limiting the COM |
pensation to be paid to subsidized rail- |
roads for mail transportation.
The house then took up the Mississippi |
contested election cases of Buchanan vs.,
Manning. s resolution giving the con.
testant leave to withdraw papers without /
prejudice was adopted. This confirms /
the rightOf Manning to the seat.
Dir. Rqtterworth moved to suspend the |
rules and pass the bill to authorize the /
Southern Pacific and other railroad COM |
panies to unite and consolidate so as to /
form a continuous line of railroads from |
the tidal waters of the Pacific Ocean to |
the Gulf of Mexico. Mr.. Butterworth ex-
planned that the bill simply authorized |
the consolidation of nine roads to form a !
continuous line from the Pacific to the /
Gulf of Mexico.
Messrs. Dunn of Arkansas, Gibson of |
Louisiana, CulbersOn of Texas, Robinson |
of Massachusetts,, and Holman opposed |
the bill as being too important to be /
passed at this late day of the session. The |
motion was fost--yeas 81, nays 12S.
The Senate amendments 70 the bill to |
increase the pensions or One-armed and |
oneslegged soldiers were concurred in. /
and a recess was taken till $50 p, m.
In the House evening session, the Frost |
sessinghaus contested election case, from
Missouri, was taken up, and a resolution |
Sessinghaus entitled to the seat
was adopted, and he was sworn in, taking |
the ironci..u ~,.,i,:
The House adopted the conference. re-
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