The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-16
XLVII CONGRESS--2d Session
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Is.
Mr.. Hoar presented joint resolutions Of the
Legislature of Massachusetts in regard to the
termination of the portion of the treaty of
Washington relating to the fisheries.
Mr.. Morrill, presen ted aremonstrance against
any reduction of tariff upon books below 25
per ceut., signed by Oliver Wendell Holmes,
7. B. Aldrich and John g. Whittier, as "writ-
ers of books" basug their objections on the
ground OF injury to their American publishers.
A resolution by Mr.. Blair, to prevent any
vacancy iu the United States Senate from New
Hampshire which might result from the ar
rangement of the sessions of the New Hamp.
shire Legislature, went over till to morrow.
The morning business being concluded Mr.,
Morrill, called up the tariff bill.
Mr.. Edmunds thought the necessities of pub
lie business and justice demanded brief exc
cutive session, which was held. When the
doors were opened the Senate resumed consid-
alton of the tariff bill.
Mr.. Beck offered a substitute for his
amendment offered last evening, providing
hereafter that none of the charges imposed by
sections 2907 and 290S, of theRevised Statutes,
or any other provisions of existing law, shall
be estimated in ascertaining the value of goods
to be imported, nor shall the value of the usual
and necessary sacks, crates bags or covering of
any kind be estimated as part of their value in
determining the amount of duties unless they
are used with the intention to evade the duties
thereon, and then they shall be subject to a
tual value. The amendment as thus modified
was agreed to.
Mr.. Morrill, gave notice that if the bill should
not be passed to-day he would ask the Senate
to sit long enough tomorrow to dispose of it.
The Senate proceeded to consider certain
portions of the bill which had been temporari-
ly passed over.
Mr.. Mcpherson moved to take up the para
graph embracing iron ore and pyrites which
had been passed over at the request Of Mr.
Conger.
Mr. MCPHERSON moved to make the rate 81
per ton upon foreign ores.
After considerable debate the motion was
lost
Mr.. Conger moved to make the duty rs cents
per ton. Lost.
Mr.. Mitchell moved to make the. rate 60
cents per ton. Lost.
The amendment made in committee in reIa-
ton to the duty ION sulphur ore as pyrites of
sulphuert OF iron" was agreed to.
The duty on card clothing was made 25 cents
per square foot.
The proviso adopted in committee on motion
OF Mr.. Allison, as an amendment to the salt
paragraph, was agreed to. 1t provides for re-
fund OF duties paid on imported salt used in
curing meats afterwards exported.
An amendment was adopted providing that
| imported salt in bond may be used in curing
tish taken by vessels licensed to engaged in the
hsherles and in curing fish on the shores of
navigable waters of the United States under
ury shall prescribe; and that upon proof of the
use OF the salt for either of the purposes stated
in the proviso the duty upon it shall be remit
ted. The section prescribing the oaths to be
taken by importers was adopted.
All the reserved paragraphs having been dis
| posed of the bill was open to amendments
generally.
Mr.. Bayard moved to insert in the metal
| schedule the following:-"Iron or steel sheets
| or plates galvanized or coated by any process
II nj an al Of pNnf oil lq
commercially known as gal yanized sheet metal
| or sheet steel, IL cents per pound.'
On motion of MIR. Ransom, the internal rev.
| enue tax on cigarettes weighing not more than
| three pounds per 1000 was reduced from Is to
| so cents per 1000.
On motion of Mr.. Morrill,, "down clothing
wools' was inserted IN the wool schedule in
"Class l, clothing wools."
The discussion of the free list provoked an
| aggressive speech by Mr.. Voohees.
After debate and lively spat between
Messrs. ingalls, and Butler the motion to re-
| duce the duty on rice to As per cent, which had
been made by Mr.. Ingalls,, was lost
Mr.. Conger offered an amendment laying an
| additional duty Of half cent per pound on
| charcoal iron further advanced in manufacture
| of iron pigs.
With this amendment pending the Senate,
| at 1923, adjourned.
HOUSE,
Mr.. Williams submitted a conference report
on the Japanese indemnity fund bill, and after
debate the report was agreed to,
The House went into committee on the tariff
bill, and consideration OF schedule E, sugar,
was entered upon.
Mr.. Van Voorhis, of New York, moved to
strike out the first paragraph imposing a duty
OF IA cents per pound. He aid this for the
purpose of moving to place sugar on the free
| list.
| Mr.. Van Vooris' amendment was rejected.
| Mr.. CAndler of Massachusetts gave notice
OF an amendment which he proposed to offer
| placing duty of 25 per cent ad valorem on
sugar up to No. Is Dutch standard and 80 per
cent on sugar above No. 10.
Mr.. Ray Of New Hampshire, offered an