National Republican., 1883-02-13
THE SENATE.


Mr.. Davis presented the credentials of Mr.
Kenna, elected to succeed him as senator from
West Virginia, which were read and filed.
Mr.. Vest presented memorial signed by
the most eminent citizens of st. Louis, asking
that Gen. Sherman, when he retires, be
placed on the retired list with the rank Of
general.
Mr.. Cameron presented the memorial of the
state board of health of Wisconsin, asking
action by congress to remove the limitations
and restrictions heretofore placed upon the
work of the national board, and that the
latter bo given sufficient means to carry on
its work.
Mr. Sawyer presented a petition of citizens
of Wisconsin for the passage of an Interstate
commerce bill.
Mr.. Window, from the committee on foreign
relations, reported Il bill providing for the
execution of the provisions of article of tho
supplemental treaty of 1850 between the
United States and China for tho suppression
of the opium traffic.
Mr. McDill from the committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia, reported the house bill for
the regulation of licenses in the District of
Columbia.
Mr.. Cameron, of Wisconsin, introduced n
bill to regulate tho amount Of lees for the
prosecution of pension claims in certain cases.
At the close of tho morning business, ON
motion Of Mr.. Morrill,,
THE TARIFF BILL
was taken up, the pending question being
on agreeing to the amendment in relation to
vinegar factories, adopted Saturday III COM
mittee or the whole, on motion Of Mr.. Miller,
of New York. This amendment gave rise to
a long and rather spirited debate between
Senators Miller, Rollins, Logan, Hill, Bayard,
Beck and Pendleton, and was finally voted
down--16 to 33.
Mr.. Miller, of New York, Immediately in
troduced the amendment as bill to repeal
an act relating to vinegar factories established
and operated prior to March l, 1872 which
was referred to the committee ON finance.
NORTH CAROLINA REVENUE MATTERS.
Mr.. McDill presented the majority report
of the select committee appointed to investi-
gate the collection of internal revenue in the
sixth collection district of North Carolina
Mr.. Vance presented the minority report, and
both were ordered printed.
The amendments made in committee of the
whole to the internal revenue portion of the
bill having been considered, the senate pro-
ceeded TO consider those made in committee
to the tariff sections.
Mr. Morgan, who had, on Saturday, do
manded separate vote upon each amend
ment made in the committee of the whole,
Withdrew the demand in order to facilitate
the progress of the bill. In doing so he said
this tariff bill was not satisfactory to him.
laying equivalent al valorem duties, that
being in his Judgment the only fair way OF
fixing tariff taxation, and possibly he might
yet have an opportunity to propose such a
bill as q substitute for the one that would
come from the house, But if the pending bill
should be left in its present form by the SEN
ate he would vote for it, because it was a
step in the direction Of tariff revision and
tariff reformation.
The president stated that Mr.. Conger (who
was temporarily absent) had informed him
that if Mr.. Morgan should withdraw his de-
mand for separate vote on each amendment
he (Mr. Conger) would renew it.
Mr.. Conger returned to the chamber, and
did renew the demand.
The provision for levying duty on goods
composed of two or more materials was
amended so as to provide that the duty shall
be assessed at the highest rates at which the
component of chief value may be Chargeable
Mr.. Morrill, moved to disagree to the amend
ment made in committee fixing the duty or
soap at 20 per cent. ad valorem. The motion
was lost, and the amendment was agreed to.
The amendment changing the duty on green
and colored glass bottles demij Johns, Jars, &c.
from 30 per cent. ad valorem to IL cents {
pound was disagreed to.
Mr.. Conger asked to have the paragraph
embracing iron ore and pyrites reserved unit
to-day, when he hoped to be able to present
some assays which would show the injustice
of the action taken on this subject.
Mr.. Morrill,. We expect to finish this bill to
day.
The paragraph was temporarily reserved.
Mr.. Morrill, with the concurrence of thu
majority of the committee on finance) pro
posed to strike out the pig iron paragraph anC
substitute one reading, Iron i'll pigs, irol
kentledge, spiegeleison, cast and wrough
scrap iron or scrap steel, 3-10 Of cent pc
pound"
NJ, to opt,, o,,tt o,.1
inserted in this paragraph in the committee
of the whole and insert; " Iron in pigs, iror
kentledge, spiegelescn, wrought or cast scral
iron, $40 of l cent; but nothing shall b.
deemed scrap iron or scrap steel except vast
or refuse iron or steel that has been in actua
use and fit only to be remanulactured."
long debate ensued, in tho course o
which Mr. Morgan said that tho cotton grow
ers of the south were making no money
were barely making living.
Mr.. Brown said that the people of the soutl
made too much cotton. They needed a NOR
diversified industry-more labor devoted t
raising provisions and gricultural product
other than cotton.
Mr.. Morgan asked Mr.. Brown whether tn
depression in the iron trade was not ais
attributable to over production.
Mr.. Brown said the depression was owin
to the lowness of the present tariff, which per
mitted the importation Of large quantities o
the foreign product.
Mr.. Mitchell said pig iron production Ia!
at the foundation of the iron industries of tn
country, and that if it were undermined tn
whole structure would fall The presen
duty 81 per ton, was low, and he did not be
lieve that the industry in Pennsylvania coulC
bear any reduction of duty. There was NJ
good reason why single ton of pig irol
should be imported from abroad, and under
property adjusted tarif none would be. Tn
question Of the duty ON pig iron concerned
not merely that and the other branches OF tn
iron industry, but also the farmers of TIN
west, because the market for 80 per cent, o
their food products depended upon the main
tenance of our manufactures.
Mr.. Sherman's amendment was rejected b,
the following vote:
AYES.