The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-07
FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS-.
TIE SENATE.


Petitions and Memorials-The Wooden Sched-
ule of the Tariff Bill.
| WASHINGTON Feb. 6.-The President laid be-
fore the Senate a memorial of the Wisconsin Leg
islature, stating that the Pierce railway bridges
across the Mississippi dangerous to naviga-
ton, aud asking the construction of shear booms
as soon possible.
resolution was agreed to instructing the
committee on pensions to inquire whether any
claim agents in Washington are guilty of extor-
ton
After a short executive session, Mr.. Morrill,
moved to proceed to consideration OF The tarlH
bill.
Mr. Ferry asked unanimous consent to take up
the post route biii, and said that III his opinion,
and in the opinion of the public, the tariff bill
would not pass this session, and, if the news
papers could be believed, this was the opinion OF
the President himself.
Several senators insisted on proceeding with
the tariff bill, and Mr. Ferry accepted sugges-
ton that the post-route bill lie over till oo-mor
row, and the tariff bill taken up the pend
ing question being on an amendment offered by
Mr. Beck last evening extending the duty of 10
cents per pound laid by the bill upon "wools of
firstclass, the value whereof at the last porG or
place whence exported TO the United States,
excluding charges in snch port, shall he 30
cents per pound or less to such woods valued mt
to "a.
Mr. Beck moved to make the duty on wooden
cloths, shawls and all manufactures of wool of
every description, made wholly in part of
wool not specially enumerated provided for,
dltional ad valorem duty OF 80 per cent. as in
the bill
Mr.. Sherman offered as a substitute for this
paragraph the paragraph recommended by the
tarln commission making the duty on wooden
| cloths, etc. valued at not exceeding 81 per
pound, 80 cents per pound and 30 per cent. adj
! valorem, and that valued above 81, 80
/ cents per pound and 40 per cent. ad valorem.
Messrs. Alirich and Dawes opposed tue amend
ment, and Mr.. Sherman. then modified it so as to
| read as follows: f'Woolen cloths, wooden shawls,
and all manufactures of wool of every de-
| scription made wholly or in part of wool, not
| specially enumerated provided for In this act,
| valued at not exceeding 80 cents per pound, 50
| cents per pound, and 50 per centum ad valoren,
valued at above 80 cepts per pound. 80 cents
| per pound, and in addition thereto 40 per
| centum al valorem." This was agreed to- and
| Mr.. Beck's amendment having been Withdrawn,
| the paragraph was left in tins form.
| On motion of Mr. Aldrich the dnty on flannels,
blankets, hats of wool, kuit goods, and all goods
made on knitting frames balmoras, wooden and
N0fsted yarns, and all manufactures of every
| description composed wholly or in part of
worsted, the hair of alpaca goat, other
animals, except such as are composed in part of
| wool, not specially enumerated or provided for
vaned at above 80 cents per pound, was made
| 80 cents per pound and 40 per cent. ad valorem.
| ON Mr. Beck's motion the duty on bunting was
| reduced from II to 10 cents per square yard,
| and So per cent. ad valorem.
Mr.; Vance moved to make the duty upon
women's and children's dress goods, coat Innings,
| ltalan cloths, and goods of like description
now and hereafter known as wOrsted stuffs, the
/ warp of which is made wholly of cotton, linen,
ranie, China grass, and other vegetable material
/ VI VI " COulDludblOn OF Iu6In, ana Inb Welb Oh
which is made wholly or in part of wool, worsted,
1 the hair OF the alpaca goat, or other animals,
| without reference to value, 80 per cent. ad
valorem,
Mr., Slater offered the following amendment to
the tariff: All woods, hair of the alpaca goat
AID other animals, of a value of 5 cents per
pound or over, 80 per cent. ad valorem; under15
/ cents per pound, 20 per cent. ad valorem; all
manufactures of wool, OF which wool shall
be the chief component element, 40 per cent
al valorem
| Mr.. Bayard proposed to amend by striking out
| the whole schedule and substituting the follow
ing "All wool, hair of the alpaca goat or other
| like animals, 25 per cent. ad valore,n all manu-
| features of wool, or of which wool shall be the
chief component, As per cent ad valorem"
| These amendments pending.
The amendment was rejected-yeas %, nays
| Of.
| immediately after the announcement of this
! vote the House resolutions in relation TO the
death of the late REPRESENTATIVES Updegraf and
| Hawk were received.
Messrs. Sherman and Pendleton spoke of Mr.
| Updegraf's life and services, and Messrs.
| Logan Hampton and George of Mr.. Hawk. AT
the conclusion of their remarks, the usual reso-
lutions were adopted and the Senate adjourned