The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-24
CONGRESS.
The Senate Spends Another Day in
Discussing the Tariff.
The House, After Finishing the Routine
Business, Occupies the Time in Con-
slderlng the Naval Bill
TIE SENATE.
The Tariff Bill Further Debated, but No
Conclusion Reached.

Conclusion Reached.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Expeditions of iron work
ers against reduction of duties were presented.
Mr.. Van Wyck, from the pensions committee,
submitted a report in behalf OF the minority of
the in favor of. the passage OF a bill
giving increased pensions to one-armed and one
legged soldiers, but as the majority report had
not been made. 1t could not be received. Mr..
Judson said the majority report would be ready
in a few days.
Mr.. Morrill,, at 1l:3O, moved to proceed to con-
sideration of the tariff, saying that if the motion
was agreed to he would assume that the Senate
preferred to take up the bill early each day,
rather than hold evening sessions.T The motion was
adopted without opposition, and the Senate be-
gan consideration of the metal schedule.
Mr.. Miller, of New York, moved TO make the
duty on iron lore aud drOss or residunm from
burnt pyiites 81 per ton, instead OF fifty cents,
as ia the bill.
A long argument followed, during which Mr..
Beck said he would movs 10 put iron ore or
pyrites on the free list.
Mr.. Sherman said the principle which would
justify the admission of foreign iron ore free of
tured iron should be admitted free. Undevel-
oped iron ore was worthless; it could be
developed only by labor, and 1t was for the pro-
lection OF this labor that duty was required. The
only justification now for protective duties was
that they were necessary to prevent American
labor being degraded by competition with for
eign cheap labor. The bill OF the committee on
finance seemed to have been framed rather in
favor of advanced processes of manufacture,
without due regard to the cruder forms OF labor
engaged ia iron production, ana in this respect
the report OF the tariff commission WAS the
fairer.
Mr.. Beck said both the report of the tariff COM
mission and the hill of the finance committee had
been carefully framed, not TO reduce the bur
dens of the people, but TO put as much money as
possible into the pockets of favored classes. The
commissions bill, however, did embody a few re-
reductions. and therefore the Senator
from Ohio (Mr. Sherman. preferred the re-
port or the commission. 1t was well that
the people should know the real position of that
distinguished leader on the other side as the
hampton of a high protective tariff.
Mr.. Bayard said he would propose TO put sui
phuret of iron and pyrites on the free list, be-
cause they entered largely into the manufacture
of fertilizers, and to tax them was to render more
difficult and costly the fertilization of soil. AS to
iron ore, rather than agree to any increase above
the duty of fifty cents per ton, as proposed In the
bill, which was rather above the average duty for
the last ten years, he would vote TO put ore on the
free list and in making it duty free he would do
so primarily for the benefit OF the manufactured
of American iron.
Mr.. Malone submitted a calculation to show
that an equitable proportiOnate duty on iron ore
would be at least Sl.S9 per ton, and he moved
TO amend Mr.. Miller's amendment so as to make
tho duty ~ per ton, a rate which would give the
Industry proper. protection, and stimulate il.
Mr.. Mahone's amendment making the duty on
iron So per ton was lost.
Mr.. Miller's amendment making the duty 81
was l0st-yea IL, nays 81.
Mr.. Brown moved to make 1t eighty-five cents,
"a AhlC 6EittA IA ao GchsOnhulc ny lut COuNeuIlOu
of pigiron men last fall; lost yeas 10, nays "a.
Mr.. Conger moved to make it seventy-tiye
cents per ton; lost-yeas Is, nays 35.
Mr.. Frye gave notice of an amendment to the
sugar schedule providing, in lieu OF the
present rates, a duty OF 20 per cent.
ad valorem on mOlasses, meiado, concentrated
melado, tank bottoms, syrups of sugarcane,
juice, concentrated molasses, and sugar not
above No. 10, Dutch standard, and IS per cent.
adj valorem on all above this standard, and pro-
vidiug, further, that these rates shall take effect
on the passage Of this bill, and shall be collected
on all such goods which may be in public stores
or bonded warehouses at that time.
T. Mr.. Camden moved TO make the duty on iron
ore go cents.
Mr.. Maxey gave notice that he would move to
strike out the whole paragraph ann put ths
articles embraced In it on the free list, namely Y:
Iron ore, dross or residue, pyrites or sulphuPet
of iron in its natural state, containing less than
Is per cent. of silica.
Mr.. Brown gave notice that he would move to
make the duty on these goods 20 per cent, ad
yalOrem.
Pending a oyte on Mr.. Camden's amendment,
the Senate held an executive session, and soon
after adinu rned