The National tribune., 1883-02-15

That has been construed to apply only to the
obtaining of the pension and not TO any other
liability or any other pledge that the pensioner
might give in reference to his certificate. The
only change made by this amendment is to
apply it to all pledges and make it so that the
certificate of pensioner cannot be pledged for
anything.
The tariff bill was then taken up
The amendment proposed by Mr.. Beck Ky
reducing the internal revenue on snuff, SmOk-
ing and manufactured tobacco to cents per
pound was agreed to-yeas 80, nays "a.
On motion of Mr.. Williams, Ky the tax on
cigars was made s. per thousand, instead of 81,
as in the bill.
Mr. Morrill, (Vt..) by instruction of the Com
mittee on Finance, offered an additional section
to come in at the end of the bill, providing that
all imported goods aud merchandise in the
public stores or bonded warehouses when this
act goes into effect Except as otherwise pro-
vided in the act shall be subjected to no other
duty upon entry for consumption than they
would be subject to if imported after that day !;
and that ali goods wares and merchandise re-
naming in bonded warehouses when the act
goes into effect, and upon which the duty shall
have been paid shall be entitled to a refund of
the difference between the duty paid and the
duty they would be subjected to If imported
under the provisions OF this law. Also, that the
act shall take effect in respect of all articles
April, 1888 Adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Bayard, (Del.,) the section
permitting the importation duty free of lumber,
TIMBER hemp, MANILA, and other materials
which may be- necessary for the construction of
vessels in the United States for employment in
the foreign trade was amended so as to apply
also to vessels for foreign account and owner
ship.
Mr.. Allison Qa.) offered again the amend
m inc FIR bn of bn nfv r,oiI
upon imported salt used for curing meats,
whether packed or smoked, afterwards ex
ported; and it was agreed to-
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate, on Monday, the 18th inst,
the tariff bill was further considered.
Mr.. Morrill, w.t. with the concurrence of
the majority of the Committee on Finance,
proposed to strike out the pig-iron paragraph
and substitute one reading: " Iron in pigs,
iron kentledge spiegelesen, cast and wrought
scrap iron, or scrap steel, $40 of 1 cent per
pound"
Mr. Sherman (O.) offered an amendment
changing the rate of duty from $40 of 1 cent
per pound to $3.50 per ton. Agreed to-yeas 80,
nays %.
The amendment changing the duty on bar
iron from $40 of a cent per pound to $1S per
ton was agreed to-yeas p, nays 16
The exception of wire from the articles or
manufactures of iron or steel, which, when
galvanized or coated are to pay an extra duty
of quarter of a cent per pound, was. on mo-
ton of Mr.. Allison, Ia, made more definite by
making it read except fence wire"
The action of the Committee of. the Whole
in striking out lumber from the wood shedule
was disagreed to-yeas Is, nays 90. Laths,
shingles pine clapboards and spruce clapboards,
struck out in Committee of the Whole, were
also restored at the rates in the BILL the Senate
refusing to agree to the action in committee
by vote of yeas 10, nays 80.
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS
IN the Senate. ON Tuesday, the 18th inst,
consideration of the tariff bill was resumed and
Mr.. Bayard's (Del) amendment making the
duty on all sugars not above No. Is Dutch
standard, and not above 10 degrees by polari-
scope, one and twenty-five hundredths of a
cent per pound for every degree or fraction of a
degree above 49, was agreed to by vote of 40
to 49,
Mr.. Beck tKy.) moved to make the duty on
sugar above No. Is and not above No. IS, D. S..
two and forty one-nandrcdths cents per pound
Agreed to-yeas 80, nays 49,
On motion DIR. Morrill,, w.t. the vote on
sugars above No. Is and not above No. 49,
Dutch standard, was recOnsidered, and the rate
was made 2 40-100 cents per pound. The rate
on sugars above No. 49, and not above 90,
Dutch standard, was made 3 cents, and on that
above 20, Dutch standard, 81 cents per pound.