The Portland daily press., 1883-02-10
XLVI CONGRESS--2d Session
SENATE. ~
WASHINGTON. Feb,

I
on commerce reported favorably the bill to re-
Hsve ships and other vessels Efrom compulsory
pilot fees
Mr.. Edmunds from the foreign affairs com
mlttee favorably reported the resolution fol
terminating the fisheries clauses of the treaty
Oh Washington and said he would call it up az
the earliest possible moment In his opinion
tne President could terminate the treaty with
tue consent of the Senate, but it was thought
pelter to terminate by joint resolution if possi-
The tariff bill was taken up. Bottles aud
Kegs containing mineral water were PIT on the
free list.
Mr.. Morrill, for committee on finance report
ed an amendment reducing ad valoraaa duty
ON all carpets enumerated in the WOOL schedule
except "hemp or iute carpcJing, carpets and
carpetngs of wool 6ay or cotton or parts OF
either or other paterfal not otherwise herein
specified" from 35 to 30 per cent. Amend
ments were agfeed to.
or carpetj3g omitted from committees
amendmedts except hemp and jute carpeting
was reduced from 45 to 40 per cent ad valorem
Mr. Morrill, reported the following sobsti-
tute for the paragraphs embracing "Wom-
EMS and childrens dress goods, etc.
Women sand childrens' dress goods, coat
lirings, Italian cloths and goods of like descrip
ton composed in part of wool, worsteds, hair
Of alpacagoat other animals valued at not
exceeding 20 cents per square yard, cents per
above 20 cents per square yard, cents per
square yard and 40 per cent ad valorem;if COM
posed wholly of wool, worsted, hair of alpaca
goat or other animals or of a mixture OF them,
9cents per square yard aud 40 per cent ad val
orem; but al such goods with eeivedge made
wholly or IN part of o.her materials or with
threads of other materials introduced for the
purpo OF changing the classification shall be
dutiable ut 9 cents per square yard and 40 per
cent ad yalorem; provided that all such goods
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pay duty of 35 cents per pound and 40 per
cent ad valorem. Agreed to.
Mr. Hale from the committee on appropria-
tions raearted naval appropriation bill.
Mr.. Bayard moved his pending substitutes
for the wool schedule in the tariff hill as modi-
fec on Mr.. Satsr's motion. 1t provides for a
duty OF 30 per ad valorem on wool, hair of an
paca goat and other animals of a value of 10
cents per pound and over; on that valued un-
der 10 cents per pound 20 per cent ad valorem
and on all manufactures Of wool or OF which
wool shall be the chief component 80 per- cent
ad valorem.
Mr.. Bayard made an argument in support of
the substitute.
Mr.. Maxey and Mr.. Salisbury also favored it.
Mr.. Hawley of Connecticut moved to make
the rate on the materials 10 per cent instead of
90 Lost.
Mr.. Aldrich of Rhode Island, nom commit
fee on finance reported amendments to re-
serve paragraphs embracing bonnets, hats and
hoods, and materials for them making duty on
materials 20 per cent and duty on hats, etc., &c
per cent.
Mr.. Aldrch amendments were ageed to.
Reserved paragraph laying duty of cent
per 1c0 POUNDS on salt in bulk and 10 cents pei
100 pounds on salt in bags or other packages
was taken up.
Mr.. Vance moved to place salt upon the free
list and made speech in support of the motion
After long debate the motion was lost
Mr., Morrill, of Vermont from the committee
on finance reported substitute for the pig
iron paragraph in the iron schedule which he
claimed had been reserved,
Mr.. Beck denied that it had been reserved
Upon consul ing the record the presiding Off.
(Mr. Cockrell OF Missouri decided Mr.
Beck v a. sssist-
Mr.. Morrill, then v drew the amendment
saying that he would offer when the bill
should have passed into the Senaie
The subject of the remission OF 0A upon
salt used in curing meats or fish was reservUs'
by unanimous consent for future consideration.
Recurring to the clauses relative to opium.
whic were passed over informally, Mr.. Miller,
of California, moved to strike out the clause
imposing duty Of 81 per pound on opium and
ing nine per cent or OYER cf eiffe, ssfspef
p0nfid;, and Importation Of opium containing
less than nine per cent of morphia is hereby
prohibited" Agreed to-
Mr.. Miller then moved to increase the duty
on opium prepared for smoking from Sc to $40
per pound. Agreed to-,
Recurring to item of lead chemicals, on mo.
tion of Mr.. Aldrich, they were amended as fol.
lows:-Acetate of lead, brown, cents pei
pound; acetate of lead, white, 6 cents per
pound; white lead when dry or in pulp, 8
cents per pound litharge 3 cents per pound
orange mineral and red lead, Scents per po@nd
Recurring to the legislative portion of the
bill, Mr.. George moved 10 amend the paragraph
exempting from duty machinery for the manu-.
facture of beet sugar by also exempting ma
chinery for the manufacture of goods composed
of cotton, wool, hemp or ramie Lost.
Mr.. Sherman, of Ohio, moved to strike out
the paragraph. Agreed to-
Mr.. Frye, of Maine offered an amendment
for the importation free of duty from Canada
of uDbleached cotton to be bleached in the
United States and returned to Canada. Lost
The next section prescribes charge of 50 5e
for every entrance of vessel of 100 tons bur
den and upward, and the same for every clear
ance.
Mr.. Ingalls,, of Kansas, moved to amend ii
SO as to make these charges apply only to yes
sells of 800 tons and upward. Agreed to
The fee for every entrance and clearance oi
vessp Is under 800 tons was fixed st $1.50
After some general discussion Mr.. Edmunds
moved TO strike out everything contained in
the bill after the tariff provisions except the
paragraphs repeating the statutes imposing du-
ties on charges and commissions Motion was
agreed to without division.
Portions of the bill struck out are those max.
ing changes il" machinery" for collection OF
customs The reason assigned is that al
though the machinery for collecting duties
may require simplifcation the work cannot be
properly performed at this session for want oi
time.
The internal revenue portion of the bill was
then taken up.
Mr.. Beck OF Kentucky amoved to make the
tax on snuff and manufactured tobacco eight
cents per pound instead of twelve Lost.
No quorum was present and the Senate al
1915 adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Blackburn of Kentucky submitted g
conference report on the military academy ap
preparation bill. 1t was agreed to.
Mr.. Page of California, chairman of the
committee on commerce, reported back reso
luton which was adopted, calling on the
Secretary of the Treasury for information rela
tive TO the cost of introducing gas for lighting
beacons and buoys.
Mr.. Harris of Massachusetts, introduced
bill requiring an oath as to age from recruits il
the navy. Referred.
Mr.. Deering from the committee on Indiar
affairs reported adversely bill authorizing
| the Mississippi, Albuquerque and lnter-Ocear
Railroad Company to construct road through
the Choctaw aud Chickasaw nations. Lait
| GA the table.
The House went into committee of the whole
| on the tariff bill.
| by Mr.. Haskell of Kansas reducing from Sit
| to 2-10 cents per pound duty on sheet mor
thinner than one-half inch and not thinne
than No. 20 wire gauge. Agreed to.
| Item imposing duty of Ito cents pc
| pound on tin plates, etc, was reached.
Mr. Kasson moved to reduce the duty to
| cent. After debate the amendment wa
! adopted.
On motion of MIR. Haskell of Kansas thu
| clause imposing a duty of l 9-10 cents pc
| pound on corrugated or crimped iron or stee
| was struck from the bill. Various othe
amendments reducing the rates on differen
| items were offered and severally voted down
| The moment the cauGe imposing duty O
4-l0 cents per pound on cotton ties was reach
| ed halfa dozen members from the Southern
States were on their feet claiming recognition
| Mr.. Mackey of South Carolina was the for
| tunate man, and he moved to reduce the dnt,
| to SO per cent ad valorem. He spoke in favo
| of the proposition and was followed by othe
Southern members in support of the amend
| ment.
Pending action the committee rose and a
| $50 the House took recess until O'Clock.
The House at the evening session passed
| large number of pension bills, ,and bills sgrantip,
condemned cannon for monumental purposes
Among these was a bill granting pension o
| $40 month to the widow of Major Hawk
| late rauvpspntafiVa from Tllinoie