Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-02-15

SENATE.


Mr., Blair introduced q bill TO prohibit the
employment of convict labor upon works or
property of the United States
At the close of the morning business. the
Senate resumed consideration of the tariff
bill, the pending question being on agreeing
to the amendment made in the committee of
the whole, putting books, etc., on the free
list
Mr. Bayard, as preliminary to restoring
the paragraph LAYING duty on books, which
had been struck out in the committee of the
whole, moved to amend the language so As
to restrict the duty to books, wholly or partly
in the English language; agreed to.
This LETT the duty at Is per cent ad valorem.
it having been changed in the committee of
the whole from 20 to Is per cent before the
paragraph was struck out.
Mr.. Morrill, moved to restore the duty of
20 per cent, the original figure; lost.
vote was taken on concurring in the
action of the committee of the whole, strik-
ing out the paragraph so as to let books, ETC.,
go on the free list.
This was disagreed to by the following
vote: ayes 81, nays 80; so the paragraph
stands in the bill in this form: Books,
pamphlets, bound or unbound, and all print
ed matter, wholly or in part in the English
language, not specially enumerated or pro-
vided for in this act, engravings, bound or
unbound, etchings, illustrated books. maps
| and charts, Is per cent ad valorem.
The amendment made in the committe of
the whole, raising the duty on bitumnous
| coal from so to IS cents per ton, gave rise to
| a spirited debate.
The debate was carried on at great length.
| A vote was finally taken. and the amend
ment adopted in the committee of the whole.
making the duty on bituminous coal 30
cents per ton. was agreed to.
The question then was on agreeing to the
| amendment inserting friction or luclfer
matches at So per cent al valOrem.
The amendment was agreed to.
| Mr. Brown moved to reduce the duty on
gunpowder and other explosives, but the mo-
ton was rejected, and the action of the COM
mittee of the whole was agreed to.
Mr.. Cockrell asked for a separate vote on
the paragraph laying a duty Of 20 per cent
OH garden seeds.
| Wood pipes, which had been included by
the committee of the whole with common
pipes of clay at 30 per cent. were struck out,
and left to come under the general class Of
''pipes" at 20 per cent.
The amendment made in the committee
| in relation to diamonds was agreed to.
| In the free list, Mr.. Mcpherson tried to
have the mineral water paragraph amended,
so as not to admit bottles or jugs free, but
his amendment was rejected.
| The paragraph embracing books and PAM
phlets, was amended so as to admit free only
those printed Exclusively in a foreign Ian
guage."
| The amendments which Messrs. Morgan
and Salisbury gave notice to this morning,
were offered and voted down.
Other amendments made in the committee
were agreed to.
The additional amendment proposed by
Mr.. Sherman, providing that the repeal ex-
isting laws by this act shall not affect the
rights or liabilities accruinglor accrued under
such laws, ETC., was agreed to.
The Senate, at Il few minutes before 10
o'clock, adjourned.
| HOUSE.
Immediately after the reading of the jour-
nal, the House went into committee of the
whole on the tariff bill, the pending para
graph being the basket" clause, imposing a
duty of 40 per cent ad valorem on manufac-
lures, articles or wares not specially enumer-
ated, wholly or in part
Several amendments were rejected.
| Mr.. Morrison offered an amendment, pro.
posing that after July !, 1884. no higher duty
shall be levied on any article embraced in
the metal schedule than 80 per cent ad val.
| orem.
The amendment was lost.
| Mr.. Cox offered an amendment for the al
mission of foreign built ships, on the pay
mcnt of 20 per cent ad valorem duty lost
The consideration of schedule ID, wood and
wooden wares, was then entered upon.
After some debate, Mr.. Holmes amend.
ment was taken up and lost.
Mr.. White of Kentucky, moved to increase
the rate at 20 per cent; lost.
Mr.. Holman of Indiana. moved to strike
out the clause imposing duty of Is per cent
ad valorem on timber, hewn or sawed, and
timber used for spars and in building
wharves.
Mr.. Anderson moved to strike out the
n whole clause relative to sawed lumber; lost
Mr.. Cox moved to reduce the duty on hubs
wagon blocks. ETC., from 20 to Is per cent
Mr.. Anderson advocated the motion.
The amendment was lost, as were several
other amendments looking to the reduction
of duties.
Having concluded the consideration of the
wood schedule without making any change
therein, the committee rose.
Mr.. Cannon of Illinois, asked that the
night session be assigned to the considera
ton of the legislative appropriation bill.
Mr.. Butterworth objected.
The House at 5 80 took q recess until 80
When the House met this evening, Mr.
Hiscock of New York moved that the House
go into committee on the legislative bill.
Mr.. Butterworth of Ohio, raised question
of consideration, with the intention of calling
up the ''bonded spirits" bill, but Mr.. His
cocks motion was agreed to; yeas 81, nay,
81, and the House went into committee &C.
cordingly.
The pending amendment being that of re.
ducing the number of internal revenue col
lection districts to 50, was adopted. This
is a reduction Of A districts, and will, if
finally agreed to, go into effect on the first
of July next.
On motion of Mr.. Atkins of Tennessee, ar
amendment was adopted, repeating the Law
providing for an Assistant Secretary of the
Navy.
After completing 81 pages of the bill, the
committee rose, and the House at 10 20 al
journed.