The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-09
THE HOUSE.
Another Day Devoted to Bill that NoboC
Antieipates VIII BECOME LAW.

Another Day Devoted to "a Bill that Nobody
Anticipates Will Become Law.
WAsHiNGToN. Feb. 9.-The House went into
committee of the whole on the tariff bill, tie
pending amendments being those offered by Bfr
Tucker and Mr. Morrison, fixing the duty on
steel rails at seven.tenths of cent per pound
and Sl5 per ton, respectively.
MIR. Tucker withdrew his amendment and nc
cepted Mr.. Morrison s, fixing the ate at 81 per
ton.
Several amendments were offered and rejected.
and after a discussion of some length, the com
mittee fixed the duty upon steel railway bars
and railway bars made in part OF steel, weighing
more than twenty-five pounds to the yard, Of
SIS per ton, by vote of ITO to 90.
BY vote of 81 TO 90, the clause relative to
bar-ircn was amended so as TO read as follows:
"lron in bars or bundles, rolled or hammered
comprising Hats not less than one inch nor more
than six inchesswIde, nor less than three-eightls
of an inch nor more than two inches thick:
rounds not less than three-fonrths of an inch
nor more than two inches in diameter, and
squares not less tbani three-fourths of an inch
nor more than Two inches square, go Of cent
per pound: comprising flats not less than three
eighths OF an inch or more than two inches
thick, or less than one inch or more than six
inches wide; rounds less than three-quar-
tiers OF an inch or more than two inches
in diameter, and squares less
than three-fourths of an inch or more than two
inches square, cent ana 2-lO of l cent per
pound; but all iron in slabs, blooms, loops, or
other forms less finished than lron in bars, and
more advanced Than pig iron, except castings,
shall be rated as iron in bars and pay duty ac-
cordingiy, which shall not be a Less rate than 80
per cent ad valorem."
before amended, the IS per cent. clause an
piled to the whole paragraph.l
The standing vote was 104 to 80. and when Mr..
Kelley demanded teilers, Mr.. Mckenzie sarcas-
ticaily appealed to him not TO ohstruct the pas
sage of the bill.
Mr. Curtin offered a proviso that all iron bars
hlOome. DiltetS. sizes a RhnnQs Of nm IND d,
the manufacture of which charcoal is used az
fuel, shall he subject TO duty of $40 per ton.
Agreed to-65 to Ia.
On motion of Mr. Haskell the duty on bars or
shapes of rolled iron not specially enume ga ted
was changed from 3 cents to IL cents per
pound, and the duty Oh the second classification
of bar iron from 2-l0 to lilo cents per pound.
On motion OF Mr.. Mills the clause imposing a
daty of Zig cents per pound on armOr other
plates was struck from the bill.
NJ. Haskell moved TO reduce the duty on sheet
iron thinner than q and not thinner than No
20, wire gauge, from $40 to 2-lO cents per
pound.
After debate the committee rose, and Mr.. KEEL
ley made an attempt to limit discussion on the
pending paragraph TO five minutes. This was
opposed on tine Democratic side. and after q
rOli-call a compromise was agreed to limiting
the time TO ten minutes, and she House again
went into committee. without acting on the
pending amendment the committee rose and the
House took IA recess.
Upon reasssmbling the House went into com.
mittee OF the whole on tho Legislative appropri-
alton bill.
After brief explanation of the measure by
Mr.. Cannon, Mr. Flower took advantage of n
general dehaTe SO diseuss the pending tariff
bill, aud concluded q long speech upon the sub
Ject with the statement that there was no
probability of any reduction of revenue by this
Congress.
The Legislative bill WIS then read by sections
for amendment
Tie item appropriating Sll,70o for mainte
nance OF the Botanical Garden in Washington
having been reached, Mr.. Lefever moved TO
strike IL out, stating that 10 was his Intention
when the suudry civil bill was before the House
to move to consolidate that garden with the
agricultural department gardens.
After qnite a long discussl0n.a vote was taken