Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-08
HOILSe.


House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-During the re-
mainder of the session the house viii take
a recess daily from $50 to 1880 p. m.
The house went into committee on the
tariff bill, the pending amendment being
that offered by Mr. Kelly increasing the
duty on iron ore, including manganiferous
iron ore, also dross or residum from burnt
pyrites from fifty to seventy five cents per
ton. Mr.. Kelly withdrew the amendment
and moved to fix the rate at sixty cents per
ton. Also to increase the duty on sulphate
of iron in its natural state containing less
than Is per cent of SILICA from fifty to
sixty cents per ton.
Mr.. Anderson offered an amendment to
come in after the headline of the sched-
ME, consisting of the metal schedule as
agreed upon by the senate. He submitted
that if it was intended to pass any tariff
bill this session, it could only be done by
meeting medium views, as expressed by
the senate schedule. If that were done
the country could get tariff legislation,
otherwise we would get no tariff legisla-
ton.
Mr.. Carlisle appealed to the gentlemen
on the other side to let a vote be taken on
the amendment of the gentleman from
Kansas, in order that the sense of the COM
mittee could be ascertained on the ques
ton whether it preferred the senates
schedule to that reported by the committee
of ways and means. If it were the sense
OF the committee to take the senate sched-
ule, which would make a reduction of
$4,941 900, he would not offer a single
amendment nor utter single word of de-
bate. The gentlemen could offer any
amendment they wished; this was fair to
everybody.
Mr.. Page inquired whether Mr.. Ander-
sons proposition did not intend to substi-
tute the senate schedule for the house
schedule.
Mr.. Anderson replied he would answer
that question when the proper time came.
Mr.. Page-I hope the gentleman will be
honest with this side. He has been put
forward by the other side.
''He has not,'' Indignantly exclaimed
Anderson.
HE ought to have the candor to state"
began Page.
''We have not had word Of consultation
with the gentleman, and I want the gem
tleman to understand" continued Ander-
son, excitedly, and emphasizing his words
by blows of his fist on his desk, shat no.
body except myself runs me-not the high
est protectionist of this side, nor the low
est free trader on that, nor the gentleman
from California"
Mr.. Robinson, of Massachusetts, rose to
point of order that Mr.. Anderson's
amendment was not in order, and long
discussion ensued, the Republicans con-
tending that as the amendment was in fact
a substitute, it could not be considered IN
til the house schedule had been completed.
Finally the chair sustained the point of
order, and the resolution REQUIRED on Mr..
Kelly's amendment.
After protracted discussion it was lost
1T to LOG.
Mr.. Carlisle offered an amendment ina
posing duty of fifty cents per ton on ore
or pyrites or sulphuret of iron in its natu-
raj state containing more than 45 per cent.
of sulphur and less than 3 per cent. of cop
per, dry assay.
In speaking of the amount Mr.. Maginnis,
while declaring himself leaning towards
free trade, asserted that as long as the
machinery used in producing copper ore
was protected, copper wanted its share of
the spoils.
Mr.. Cox suggested that the gentleman
had come down to the doctrine of mutual
ity of rascality.
Mr.. Msginnis-The Rocky mountains
don't propose to be left.
Mr.. Carlisle's amendment was lost-72
to SO.
At last, after the consideration of the
first item of the metal schedule for four
hours and half the committee passed
away from it without making any change
in the rate of duty which is left at fifty
cents per ton.
Mr.. Calkins moved to reduce the duty
on steel ingots, cogged ingots, blooms and
slabs weighing more than 500 pounds,
made by any process except the crucible
process, from slx-tenths to three-tenths of
a cent per pound.
Pending action the committee rose.
Mr.. Bingham introduced bill for the
appointment of commission of seven
members of the present house, and two of
whom may be senator's, to inquire into the
condition and value of the plant of the
various telegraph companies of the coun-
try and report to the next congress what
methods are at present available to reduce
the cost of telegraph communication
and whether anyI legislation is necessary
W carry OuL GLS power Oh congress
to regulate commerce, as applied to tele-
graphic communication. Referred. Also a
bill providing that no owner, agent, master
or consignee of any ship or vessel shall by
virtue of the law of any state, be COM
PEELED to take, employ or pay pilot not .
voluntarily employed, on entering or de-
parting from any port or harbor, or enter
ing, passing through, or leaving any chan
mel, passage or strait within the waters of
the United States. Referred.
The house then took recess.
When the house met this evening, only
fifteen or twenty members were present,
but in half an hour quorum put in an ap-
pearance, and the house went into COM
mittss of the whole on the tariff bill, the
pending amendment being that reducing
from six-tenths to three-tenths of a cent
per pound the duty on steel ingots, ETC.,
weighing over 500 pounds.
Mr.. Butterworth moved to amend the
amendment by fixing the rate at four
tsnths of a cent. Agreed to-95 to u.
Mr.. Haskell then moved, amid derisive
laughter on the Democratic side, to fix the
rate at 45 per cent. ad valorem. Agreed
to-sS to So.
The clause, as finally agreed to, read az
follows. ssSfeel inpots cooced inpots