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WASHINGTON, January "a, 1888.
SENATE.

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SENATE.
At the close OF the morning business the
tariff bill was taken up, the pending q'les-
ton being on Mr.. Camden's amendment 10
make the duty on iron ore sixty cents 4
ton.
Mr.. Miller, Of New York, addressed The
Senate, and read letter from James Bur-
den, OF the Troy Iron-W orks, stating that
New York is a greater iron State than
PENNSYLVANIA, and that the New York ores
were we'll adapted to the production OF
Bessemer steel without being mixed with
the foreign ores, and that the duty on
foreign ores ought to be increased.
Mr.. Camden's amendment making the
duty co cents per ton was defeated.
Mr.. Aldrclfs amendment, offered from
the Committee on Finance yesterday, re-
ducing the duty on pyrites containing not
over 81 per cent OF copper to 90 cents per
ton, with q cents per pound additional Tor
copper in ore containing more than - per
cent, was agreed to unanimously.
The pig and scrap-iron section was
taken up, and several amendments increas-
ing the duties were voted down.
Several amendments were then adopted
slightly reducing the duties on steel in va
rious crude forms and on steel railway
bars.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
On motion Of Mr.. Oates, Of Alabama,
Saturday, February Cd, at 8 O'Clock. was
fixed as the day for the consideration OF
appropriate resolutions on the death OF W..
VI. Lowe, OF Alabama.
at 11.1r n'plOQEsWGnt INTO
Committee OF the Whole-Mr. Page, OF
California, in the chair-on the naval APP
preparation bill, the pending paragraph
being that making an appropriation Tor the
Bureau Of Construction and Repairs.
This section was passed without amend
ment. The next clause was that providing
for the completion OF one OF the double
turreted monitors. This was amended so
us to provide that the contract Tor the COM
pletion OF either OF these vessels must De
approved by the Naval Advisory Board IN
stead Of by the new Board, rs provided by
the bill. Another amendment WIS adopt
ed striking out the proyiso for the compile
ton OF the monitor by contract, ana m
serting a clause that il shall be completed
in the Government navy-yards, under d.
rection of the Navy Department, by officers
and employees OF the Government, ana
not by contractors. with the nroylso that
the secretary OF the Navy can do work In
the navy-vards rs cheaply and with rs mucn
advantage to the Government; provided,
also. that il the Secretary OF the Navy snall
not decide to do this work IN the navy
wards Of the United States he shall then in
yite proposals from all ship-buildcr> whose
shiI yards are fully equipped for repairing
or building iron or steel ships. The Sec
ton providing for the construction OF new
steel cruising vessels was amended so rs TO
provide that they shall be built 10y contract
under proper safeguards.
The committee then rose, reported the
hill to the House. and the previous quess-
tfon was ordered on the bill and amend
menls. The amendments were adopted IN
bulk, except that providing that the chiefs
OF bureaus shall receive noaddrilonal pay
and that relating to the appropriation fCI
torpedOes.
Pending action on these amendments
the House adjourned.