The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-13
FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.
The Senate Begins to Grow Acrimo-
nious Over the Tariff,
And the Feeling in the House Appears to
Lack Harmony, but Both Put in
Full Days Work on the Bills.
THE SENATE.
Consideration of the Internal Revenue POr-
ton of the Bill Completed

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of petitions, etc, the tariff bill taken IN,
bus the Senate immediately went into executive
session. When the doors were reOpened; the
Senate resumed consideration of the tariff bill,
the pending question being agreeing to an
amendment in relation to vinegar factories,
adopted on Saturday in committee of the whole.
After a prolonged debate the amendment was
rejected
Mr.. Miller of New York, Immediately reintro-
duced the amendment as bill to repeal act
relating to vinegar factories established and
operated prior to March l, 1879, which was re-
ferred to the committee ontiuance.
Mr.. McDill presented the majority report of
the select committee appointed to investigate the
c2lieetion of internal revenue in the sixth coilec-
tiOh district of North Carolina. Mr.. Vance pre-
sented minority report Both were ordered
printed.
The amendment made in committee of the
whole to the internal revenue portion of the hill
having been completed, the Senate proceeded to
consider those made IN committee to the tariff
sections
Mr.. Morgan, who had, on Saturday, demanded
a separate vote in the Senate upon each amend
menG made in committee, withdrew the demand
in order to facilitate the progress of the bill.
The President stated that Mr.. C0nger, who
was temporarily absent, had Informed him that
II Mr.. Morgan should withdraw his demand for n
separate vote on each amendment, he (AIr. Con-
gerl would renew it.
Mr.. COnger returned to the chamber, and did
renew the demand.
The provision for levying duty on goods conf
posed OF Two or more materials was amended so
as TO provide that the duty shall be assessed at
the highest rate at which the component OF chief
value may be chargeabe.
Mr.. Morrill, moved to disagree to the amend
ment made in committee OF the whole, fixing the
duty soap ut 20 per cent. adj valOrem. The
motion was lost and the amendment. agreed TO-
The amendment made ir committee of the
whole, changing the duty on green ana coiOred
glass bottles, demiiohns, jars, etc, from per
cent. ad vaiorem To q cents per pound, was dis
agreed to.
The paragraph embracing iron ole and pyrites
was Temporarily passed.
Mr.. Morrill,, wlt, - concurrence of the major
ity of the committee on finance, proposed to
strike out the pIg-iron paragraph and substitute
one reading, "IrOn in pigs. iron Rentledges,
apeigeleisen, cast and wrought scrap ut. or
scrap steel, $40 of l cent per pound"
Mr.. sherman moved to strike out the words in
serted in this paragraph in committee of the
whole and insert: ''lrOn in pigs, iron kentledges,
speigeleisen, wrought or cast scrap-iron, $40 of
l per cent; but nothing shall he deemed scrap
iron or scrap steel except waste or refuse iron
steel which mas been IN actual use and fit only to
be manufactured"
Mr.. Mitchell said pig iron production lay at
the foundation of the industries of the country,
and that If 1t was undermined the whole struc-
ture would fall. The present duty, 81 per tOu,
was low, and he did not believe the industry in
Pennsylvania could bear any reduction of duty.
There was no good reason why "a single ton
of pig iron should be imported
from abroad, and under a properly adjusted
tariff it would not be. The question Of duty on
pig iron concerned not merely that and other
branches of the iron industry, hut also the
farmers of the West, because the market for 60
per cent. of their FOOD products depended upon
the maintenance OF our manufactures
Mr.: Sherman's amendment was rejected by
the following vote:
Yeas-Aldrch, Anthony, Brown, Conger,
Dawes, Davis, or West Virginia; Frye, Harrison,
Hawley, Hill, Hoar, Logan, MCPHERSON, Malone,
Mitchell Miller, of California; Miller. of New
York Morrill,, Plat. Plumb, Rollins, Sawyer,
Sewel, Sherman, aud Windom-25.
Nays-AIessrs. Allison, Barrow, Bayard. Beck,
Can, Cocktel Coke, Davis, of Illinois: Farley,
George. German, Groome, Harris, Ingalls,, jack
son, Jones McDtll, MaXey, Morgan, Pendleton,
Pugh, Vance, Van Wyck, Vest, Walker and Will
Mr. sherman offered an amendment changing
the rate of duty from $40 of l cent per pound
to $500 per ton. Agreed to-yeas 80, nays %.
The amendment changing the duty on bar-iron
from $40 OF L cent per pound, to $15 per ton
was agreed to-yeas %, NAYS 16.
The exception of wire from articles or man
ufaetures OF iron or steel which, when galvan-
lied or coated, are to pay extra duty of Il of
cent per pound, was, on motion of MIR. Allison
made more definite by making it read: Except
fence wire"
Mr.. Mitchell moved to make the duty on
nickel ore 20 cents per pound instead OF Is.
The action of the committee of the whole, in
striking ont lumber from the wood schedule,
was disagreed TO by the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Barrow, Bayard. Beck, Cockrell
Coke, Davis, of illinois; Farley, Harrison, In
gals. Lamar McDill, Morgan, Pendleton,
Plumb, Vance, Rnd Van Wyck-l6
Nays-Messrs. Alirich, Anthony, Blair, Cam
erOn, of Wisconsin; COnger Dawes, Frye, George,
German, Hale, Harrison, Hawiey, HOar, Jonas,
Jones, of Nevada Lapham, Mcmillan, McPher-
son, Malone, Miller, of California; Miller, of
New York; Morrill,, Platt, Ransom, Rollins,
Sawyer, Sherman, voorhees, and WindOm-29
Laths, shingles, pine elapboards and spruce
claubOards, struck out in the committee OF the
who'll, We're also restored at the rates in the hill
the Senate refusing to agree TO the action Of the
committee by vote of yeas 10, nays 80.
Mr.. Morrill,, by instruction of majority Of the
committee on finance. proposed to reduce the
duty on sugars not above No Is, Dutch stand
ard, and testing above IS degrees by the polaris-
cope, from .O5 to .o4 Of cent for every addi-
tional degree or fraction of n degree.
As Mr.. Jonas complained of being taken by
surprise by the offering OF the amendment, and
stated that his colleague (Mr Kellogg and
absent, Mr.. Bayard suggested that the vote be
postponed until they could he present.
Mr.. Morrill, said he had no Obi ,.tion to letting
the vote go over until tomorrow.
Mr.. Sherman offered an amendment of which
he gave notice IN committee of the WHOLE laying
al additional duty Of 10 per cent. adj valOrem on
sugars, etc, on which an export duty is levied
by the country of their production.
Mr.. Van Wyck believed that Mr.. Jonas's charge
of bad faith on the part of the committee on
finance well founded. The Senator had said
that n member of that committee had come to
him 10 negotiate about the duty on sugar. "Ne-
gotiate" was the proper term TO use, because the
whole of this tariff legislation upon which yhe
Senate had been engaged for a month past
was conducted on commercial principles. The
senator from Louisiana (Mr jonas had right to
complain OF the treatment he had received, for
he had probably relied upon the old saving that,
"Inere is nonOr among tnleVes,' Van Wyck
said he used the word there" in Pickwiekian
sense. Laushter,l The senator from Louisiana
might well have been suspicious of the high pro-
tectl0nlSts of the East. but he might depend
upon the high protectionists of the Northwest
They would remember his vote to keep the duty
on lumber, and would come up like little men
for his sugar tax. Laughter.l Senators might
amnse themselves 10y this pretense of legislarng
for the public, wnen really they were only ''ne-
gotating' with each other for the benefit of
highly protected interests; but the people W ould
not be deceived
At tie conclusion of Mr.. Van WEEKS speech,
Mr.. Brown remarked that the Senate had been
in continuous session for eleven hours, and as
the senator in charge OF the tariff bin seemed to
be In very good humOr, he would ask him to con-
sent to an adjournment
Mr.. Morriii taliuding TO Mr. Van Wyck's re-
marks which had been delivered with great ami
nation of voice and gesturel, said: Il am al
ways In good humor when have an Opportu-
nity to attend opera houffe." ILaughtarl
The Senate then adjourned.