The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-02-10
XLYII. CONGRESS-.
SECOND SESSION.
SENATE.

Der on the free list, Ii states that
S3OO,000.0O0 is invested, and 100000
men are employed in the lumber
business.
Tie bills to relieve ships and
other vessels from compulsory pilot
fees was reported faVorably.
Edmunds reported favGrably the
joint resolution providing for the
abrogation of the fisheries articles
of the Washington treaty.
Ferry moved to take up the post
route bill. Lost, ayes 81, nays SO.
The tariff bill was then taken up
and Bayard's amendment adopted
so as to make the mineral water
paragraph of the free list read min
eral waters, not Artificial, together
with the bottles or jugs, in which
the same are imposted.
Morrill,, from the committee on
finance, reported an amendment re-
ducing Gd 0GloTem duty on all car
pets enumerated in the wool sched-
ule, except hemp or jute carpeting,
carpets and carpeting of wool, fax
or cotton, or parts of either or other
material, not otherwise herein spec
flied, from 35 to 80 per cent. The
amendments were agreed to.
On motion Of Vance the duty on
carpets and caIpeting omitted from
the committee amendments, except
hemp and jute carpeting. was re-
duced from 40 to 40 per cent. al
ealOrenl.
Hale reported the naval bill. 1t
appropriated SIS ,727,434.
The Senate committee added
$51S 900 to the aggregate of the bill
as it passed the House and the total
amount exceeds last years about
100000, the addition being due 20
the items for the increase of The
navy including the sum for the
completion of the monitors. Hale
said the committee had struck out
from the bill every particle of gen.
eral legislation, so the bill as re-
ported was clear appropriation
bill.
Morrill, reported the following
| substitutes for the paragraphs en-
embracing Women's and children's
dress goods, which was agreed to-:
Women's and children's dress goods,
coat lining, Italian cloth and goods
of like description, composed in
part of wool, worsted. the hair of
the alpaca goat or other animal, the
value not exceeding 20 CENTS per
square yard, 6 cents per square
yard, and SO cents GdrGIoren. If
composed wholly of wool, worsted,
hair of alpaca goat or other animals
or of mixture of them, 8 cents per
square yard, and 40 cents per yard
odoaloTe1n. ALI such goods with
the selVege. made wholly or in part
Of other materials, or with threads
of other materials used for the pur-
pose of changing the classification,
shall be dutiable at 8 cents per
square yard. at 40 per cent adva-
loren, provided that all such goods
weighing over four ounces per
square yard, shall pay duty of So
cents per pound and 40 per cent
ad0ol0reHH.
Beck moved his pending substi-
tute for the wool schedule.
Morgan said before the bill should
be disposed Of he would offer an
amendment which would bring the
question as between al paZoTen
and specific duties to a direct issue.
Beck's substitute was lost.
Morrill, said when the bill reached
the Senate he would offer the fol-
lowing amendment to the pig iron
paragraph in the iron schedule.
Iron in pig, iron kentledge, spie-
gel, cast and wrought scrap, iron or
scrap steel, $40 of l cent per pound,
but nothing shall be deemed scrap
iron or scrap steel except waste or
refuse iron or steel that has been
in actual use or fit only to he re-
manufactured.
Aldrich from the committee on
finance, reported an amendment to
reserved paragraphs embracing
bonnets, hats, and hoods, and ma
terials for them, and making the
duty on materials 20 per cent. ad
0Gl0Tenl, and the duty on hats, etc.,
80 per cent. Agreed to.
The reserved paragraph, laying
duty of &c. per 100 pounds on salt in
bulk, and 10c. per 100 pounds on
salt in bags or other packages, was
taken up. Vance moved to strike it
out and let salt go on the free list.
The special Senate committee on
heavy ordnance made q report to
the Senate, through Chairman
Logan. The committee recon-
mended that the chief ordnance
office have the 100 ten-inch
smooth bores now on hand
converted into eight-inch breech
loading rifles; the proper mount
ing of 315 inch guns at forts !;
the manufacture of two experiment
tai steel breech loading guns, one to
be eight the ether ten inches in
calibre, and such a number of cast
iron guns, banded with steel bars, as
shall be necessary to thoroughly
test the efficiency of this class of
ordnance, and that the chief ord
nance officer shall select two of the
most meritorious breech loading
devices that have been offered the
committee of the Getty board and
ordnance department, and thor
oughly test their efficiency and
make a report; and that he also
make experiments with various
new projectiles, and with the
nmulti-ch2rOa" SVstam of eI1na An