The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-06
F0RTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.
THE SENATE.
A Satisfactory Days Work on the Tariff-The
Cotton and Jute Schedules Finished.

Satisfactory Days Work on the Tariff-The
Cotton and Jute Schedules Finished
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Mr. Sherman presented
me mortal of the Ohio Legislature asking the
passage of a bill for increased pensions to one
armed and onelegged soldiers.
Mr.. Cameron, OF Wisconsin, introduced joint
resolution for relief of sufferers by the late foods
i'll the valley of the Rhine, Germany.
Mr.. Hill presented memorial of the General
Assembly of Colorado asking certain legislation
concerning the location of supposed mineral
lands in that State.
MIR. Van Wyck offered resolution directing the
committee pensions to inquire whether claim
agents in Washington are practicing extortion
for services in procuring various claims for
soldiers widows or orphans. Referred.
After the executive session the tariff bill was
taken up
Mr.. Morrill, thoughtit very unlikely uhata bill
making larger reductions than the under
consideration could he passed, and appealed TO
senators generally to vDre Tor the bill and not
leave the question unsettled, thus alarming and
derangng all the business interestsof the coun-
try.
A motion offered by Mr.. Beck, to make the
duty on stockings, hose, half hose, skirts and
drawers, f. shioned, narrowed or shaped wholly
or part by knitting machines or framery,
knit by hand, 30 instead OF 10 per cent. ad
valorem, was lOst-yeas 27, nays 27
Mr.. Beck then moved to make the rate 40 per
on Mr. Beck's mstie Z. riI1 rate on cotton cords,
braids, gimps, etc, nat specially enumerated,
dnd corsets of whatever composed. was reduced
from 40 TO 80 per cent, and the rate cotton
laces, embroIderies, insertings, trimmings, lace
curtains and cotton velvet, was reduced from 45
to 40 per cent.
Mr.. Beck moved to reduce the duty on spool
thread of cotton from to e ceuts per DOZEN
spOols, If not exceeding one hundred yards each.
Upon this amndment there was long debate.
The amendment was rejected ana the paragraph
(the last in the cotton scheGulel left unchanged.
The Senate passed TO consideration of schedule
j, hemp, jute and FAX goods.
MIR. Slater moved to strike out jute from the
paragraph, laying duty of $l5 per ton it
and either vegetable substances not enumerated.
The motion was agreed to,
Mr.. Slater then moved to strike ont the next
paragraph jute butts, Sc per ton. so as to put it
Oh the free list. Agreed tO-yeas 3d. nays IL.
Mr.. Slater then moved 10 strike out of the
next paragraph the word cute where it oc-
cura, and to add the words land like manIIfac-
ture of jute, OF which iute shall be the compo-
nent material of chief rvalue, 20 per cent, ad
valorem." The amendment was agreed to
On motion of Mr.. Slater, the duty on jute
yarns and on burlaps of jute, not over sixty
inches wide. or OF which jute shall be the compo-
nent material of chief value, was made 20 per
cent. ad valorem, and on Mr.. Seweli's motion
the duty on oil cloths and oil cloth foundations,
or floor cloth, canvas or burlaps exceeding sixty
inches In width, of jute, of which jute 1s the
material of chief value, was made % per cent.
adj vaiorem.
cloth, not bagging, Valued 10 cents less per
square yard, reduced from to zig cents per
pound, and on that OF higher value from TO
cents per pound.
Mr.. Mcpherson moved to make the duty on
iufe bags and bagging, except for bagging for
cotton, 80 per cent. nd val0rtm, Agreed to.
The paragraph embracin e ''Ba ggng cotton or
other manufactures not specially enumerated"
was amended by striking out quite, fax, gunny
bags gunny cloth or orher materials" inserting
at the end, bagging for cotton composed OF jute,
!or of which jute or inte butts shall be the COM
ponent material of chief value, 20 per cent. ad
lvalorem.'
! Mr.. Allison moved TO make the duty on seines
40 per cent. advaorem, instead of 6 2 cents a
bound. Agreed to.
J On motion of Mr.. Slater, jnte struck out
Yof the paragraph laying duty of 35 per cent.
Ion grass cloth. etc, and a provision was added
making the rates on ''manufaetures of jute not
herein provided for" % per cent, aavalorem.
\ The jute schedule being disp posed of, the w0oen
ttchedule was taken up. After some general de-
loate, the Senate, on motion of Mr. Morrill, ad-
dourned.