The National tribune., 1883-02-15

rounds less than three-fourths of an inch or
! more than two inches in diameter. and squares
/ less than three-iOurthS of an inch or more than
/ two inches square one cent and twO-tcnthS of
/ one cent per pound. But all iron in slabs,
I blooms loops or other forms less finished than
| iron in bars and more advanced than riS-iron,
1 except castings. shall be rated rs iron in bars
and pay duty accordingly. which shall not be
! at less rate than - per cent al yu'Ore7,.'
| Before amended the 50 per cent. clause applied
| to the whole paragraph
/ Mr.. Curtin PA offered q proviso that ali
iron bars, blooms, biletS. or sizes or shapes of
any kind, in tho manufacture of which char
coal is used as fuel, shall be subject to duty of
| SO per ton. Agreed to--yeas o. nays IL
The duty on bars or shapes of rolled iron not
| specially enumerated was changed from IL
cents to 1.2 cents per pound, and the duty on
the second classification OF bar iron was changed
from IL to IL cents per pound
Mr.. Tucker tVa.) moved to make the duty
on t rails weighing not over % pounds TO the
yard $50 per ton. Agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Mills (Tex) the clause i'm
posing a duty of p cents per pound on armor
or other plate was struck from the bill
Mr.. Haskell Kan moved to reduce the
duty on sheet iron thinner than IL inch and
not thinner than number twenty wire gauge
from 1.3 TO IL cents per pound.
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
On motion of Mr. Talbot. Nd Senate bill
was passed appropriating $4,000 for the erection
of a monument TO Baron De Kalb at Annapo-
lis, Nd. The House then went into COMMITTEES
of the Whole on the tariff bill
The pending amendment was that offered by
Mr.. Mackey Is. c. fixing the Guty on cotton
ties at thirty-fve per cent. GG rGiOrew. After
debate the amendment was lost-yeas 81,
nays 1o7.
The announcement was received with ap-
plause on the Republican side. Several other
amendments were voted down, and the item in
the bill remains unchanged at 4-10 cents pei
pound.
On motion of Mr.. Carlisle, (Ky) the duty on
railway tish-plates was reduced from Ii to II
cents per pound.
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS
In the House. ON Monday, the 18th inst, Mr..
Anderson, (Kan.,) presented a concurrent reso-
luton of the Legislature of the State OF Kansas
asking that surviving soldiers of the Mexican
war, except those who participated in the re-
bellion, be pensioned; which was referred to
the Committee on Pensions, and ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. Dunnell, CMinn.,) introduced bill Oh.
L. 1854 to regulate the management of the
Office of Commissioner of Pensions; which was
read first and second time, referred to the
Select Committee on the Payment of Pensions,
Bounty, and Back Pay, and ordered to be
printed.
The tariff bill-was then taken up. motion
fixing the duty on chains less than three
eighths of an inch in diameter at thirty-five
per cent dd Ualorem was adopted by vote of
"a to "a, eleven Republicans voting with the
Democrats in favor.
Mr.. Anderson moved to reduce the duty on
chains not less than three-quarters of an inch
in diameter from two to one and three-fo
cents per pound. Agreed to-yeas 80, nays IS.
On motion of Mr.. Dunnell the duty on chains
less than three-fourths and not less than three.
eighths of an inch in diameter, was reduced
from two and quarter to two cents per pound.
On motion of Mr.. Kasson, the old classical
ton of steel ingots, cogged ingots, &C., was
restored.
On motion of Mr.. Carlisle, the duty on screw
rivet, screw nail, fence and wire rods, round, in
coils and loops, not lighter than No. 3 wire
gauge and valued at three and half cents per
pound or less, was fixed at thirty per cent. adj
Tdl0Tem.
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
In the House, on Tuesday, the 18th inst, the
Tariff bill was again taken up.
The clause relative to iron and steel wire
cloths was amended, ON the recommendation of
the Committee on Ways and Means, so as to
read as follows:
Provided further that iron or steel wire cloths
and iron or steel wire MEETINGS, made IL mcshes of
any form, shall pay duty equal in amount TO that
imposed on iron or steel wire of the same gauge,
and two cents per pound in addition thereto: Pro-
vided, that all of the kinds of iron steel,
articles manufactures of iron steel. hereinbe-
fore in this act enumerated provided for except
iron and steel wire when galvanized coated with
any metal, or compound, alloy or mixture of met
ais, by any process whatsoever, except painted to
be classified according TO the sizes and gauges of
the coated iron steel there shall be paid Except
ing on what are known commercially rs tin plates,
terne plates and taggers tim and hereinbefore pro-
vided for one cent per pound i'll addition to the
rates provided in this act. There shall be paid on
galvanized iron or steel wire one-half cent per
pound in addition to the rates imposed the wire
of which it is made; on iron wire rope ana wire
strand one cent per pound in addition to the rates
imposed the wire of which it is made; on steel
wire rope and wire strand two and half cents per
pound in addition to the rates imposed on the wire
of which it is made.
Mr.. Morrison 1ll.) moved to fix the duty on
steel, in any form not specially enumerated, at
45 per cent. adj ralOren', instead of two and
half cents per pound.
After discussion, Mr.. Morrison modified his
amendment by adding proviso that in no case
shall the duty exceed two and q half cents per