Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-02-06
SENATE.

WAsHrxGToN, Feb 5.
Mr.. Cameron of Wisconsin introduced q
Joint resolution for the relief of the sufferers
By the late disastrous foods in the Valley OF
the Rhine, in Germany.
At the close of the morning business the
tariff bill was taken up but before action
npon il, the Senate went into executive SEES
sion.
When the doors were re-opened, the SEN
ate resumed the consideration of the tariff
bill.
After some debate, the motion offered by
Mr.. Beck to make the duty on stockings,
hose and half-hose, shirts and drawers, fash
toned, narrowed or shaped wholly or in part
by knitting machines, or frames, or knit by
land, IS instead Of IS per cent ad valorem (;
lost.
Mr.. Beck then moved to make the rate 40
per cent; agreed to.
1 On motion of Mr.. Beck, the rate on cotton
cords, braids, gimps, ETC., not specially
enums rated, and corsets, of whatever COM
posed. was reduced from 40 to 80 per cent !;
the rate on cotton laces, embrOideries, in
settings, trimmings, lace curtains. and cot
ton velvet was reduced from As to 40 per
cent
Mr.. Beck moved to reduce the duty on
spool thread of cotton from seven to six cents
per dozen spools, if not exceeding 100 yards
each. Upon this amendment there was a
long debate. The amendment was rejected.
The Senate passed the consideration of
''schedule j., hemp. fax and jute goods"
Mr. Miller of New York moved to strike
out MANILA from the paragr aph laying duty
of % per cent per ton on hemp, and substi-
tutes for it lost.
Mr.. Skaters motion to strike out jute, 50
as to let it go on the free list, was agreed to.
Mr.. Slater then moved to strike out the
next paragraph '.ju'e butts six dollars per
tom ESQ as to let it go on the free list /;
agreed to.
Mr. Slater then moved to strike out of the
next paragraph the word '.jute' where it &C.
currs, and to add the words sand like manu-
features of jute, or of which jute shall be the
component material of chief value, 20 per
cent al valorem;" agreed to.
Gu motion of Mr.. Slater, the duty on jute
yarns. and on burlaps of jute, not ovsr 60
inches wide, or of which jute shall be the
component material of chief value, was made
90 per cent ad valOrem.
On motion of MIR. Sewell, the duty on oil
cloths and oil-cloth foundation, or floor cloth
canvass. or burlaps. exceeding 60 inches in
width, Of jute, or of which is the material of
chief value, was made 25 per cent ad valOrem.
On motion of Mr.. Slater. the duty on
quincy cloth, not bagging, valued at 10 cents
or less per square yard, was reduced from
three to two and one-half cents per pound,
and that of higher value from four to three
cents per pound.
Mr.. Mcpherson moved to make the duty
on jute, bags and baggipg, except bagging
for cotton, 80 per cent. ad valOrem. Agreed
to,
Mr.. Allison moved to make the duty on
seines 40 per cent ad valOrem, instead of 60
cents per pound. Agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Slater jute was struck
out of the paragraph laying the duty of So
per cent on grass cloth, ETC., and provision
was added, making the rate on manufactures
of jute, not herein provided for, % per cent.
ad valorem.
Adjourned.
Under the call of States, bills were intro
duced and referred.
Mr.. Grout of Vermont moved to suspend
the rule, and to pass bill establishing the
territory of North Dakota.
The bill gave rise to an interesting debate,
in the course of which Mr.. Burrows of Mich
and Mr.. Randall, INDUCED iu some very
sharp language toward each other, W hich
created little excitement
The motion to suspend the rules and pass
the bill was lost.
After considerable debate, the motion to
suspend the rules and bring the bill up for
consideration, was lost.
Mr.. Rosecrans of California, moved to
suspend the rules and adopt resolution,
making the bill to incorporate the Maritime
Canal Company special order for February
Is; lost.
This was party vote, except that Messrs
Atherton, Beach, Colerick, Denster, Dunn,
Jones of Texas and Wise of Penn, voted
with the republicans in the affirmative.
Mr.. Cannon of Illinois, moved to suspend
the rules and bring the legislative appropria-
ton bill before the House for immediate con-
sideration.
Mr.. Kelley of Penn. moved to suspend
the rules and adopt the following resolutions :
That on the 18th of February, or on any
day thereafter, the committee of the whole
in the House and on the State of the Union.
having consideration of the House bill No
23l3 (the tariff bill) is hereby empowered to
order the bill and amendments thereto, re-
ported to the House, for its action with
such recommendations as may be determined
upon by a majority vote of said committee,
and on Feb. IL, motion made in the COM
mittee of the whole to rise and report the bill
to the House, and shall take precedence of
a motion to amend. The motion was sec
onded.
Mr.. Kelley said that the country expected
this Congress to revise the revenue system,
and to reduce the excessive surplus income.
Tactics which had delayed the internal rev.
enue bill until near the close of the last ses-
sion, and has forced down its proportions,
are now being resorted to in connection with
the pending tariff bill
The debate continued at great length.
MIR. Flower of New York moved to sus-
pend the rules and put on its passage a joint
resolution giving the President power to veto
special items in an appropriation bill. in
which, and while approving the rest of the
bill, pending which the House at els ad-
journed.
The session of the House today was
marked by great confusion.