Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-02-08

| womens and childrens dress goods
as misleading. He said il prepared
as Senator Beck had stated by q
man familiar with the subject, it had
been prepared with deliber ate inten-
tions to deceive the senate. Senator
Aldrich, In concluding, said he could
hardly trust himself to speak of the
spectacle presented here of Ameri.
can mapufac turers, honest and re.
spectacle, being compelled to plead In
the senate for their lives, and assailed
by means of anonymous communica-
tions in the interest of Importers.
Mr.. Allison saia II the paragraph
und discussion was intended to In.
clude only all.wool goods, the com.
mittee on finance had been unfortu.
nate In the choice of phrasoology, and
he suggested such phrase be revised
by the committee.
After some further discussion oil tho
remainder of the wool schedule, ex-
cept the paragraph embracing "web
bings, gorings, beltings, etc." wao
informally passed over In order to give
the committee on finance an opportu.
nifty to consider it further. The para
graphs thus passed over embrace
women's and chiIdren's dress goods,
clothing, carpets, and endless belts or
felts.
The silk schedule was read and left
unchanged.
The next schedule (books, papers,
etc was taken up.
Senator Ingalls, said he would move
to put books on the free liet.
Senator Bayard moved to make the
DUTY 10 per cent. Adopted-31
TO Is.
Senator Vance then moved to strike
out the paragraph so as to let books,
pamphlets and other printed matter
60 on the free list. Tho motion Was
agreed to by vote of "a to %
The motion to put pulp for making
paper on the free list was lost ayes
%, nays 27.
The sundries schedule was next
taken up The paragraph embracing
bonnets, hats and hoods, chip, grasr,
palm-leaf and materials tor hats was
passed over informally The button par
agraph was amended by adding "not In.
cluding brass, giltorsilk buttons. The
duty on candles and tapers of all kinos
was made twenty per cent and on
care clothing twenty per cent, adval-
ocem.
On motion of Senator Davis wv.
Va the duty on bituminous coal and
shale was made rs cents per ton
ayes 81, noes 20.
On motion of McPberson the clause
imposing a duty of 90 per ton on
emery ore was struck out.
Senator Bayard, under instructions
OF the committee on finance offered an
amendment imposing duty of u per
cent sdvalorem on friction or lucifer
matches of all descriptions. Agreed
| to.
Senator Aldrich, from the finance
comnittee, offered an amendment i'm,
posing a duty of 80 cent a pair upon
gloves, kid or leather, cut to shape
or otherwise partially manufactured, "
but at the suggestion of other sena.
tors, accepted an amendment, making
the rate 30 per cent sdvalorem.
!. senator Bsyard ou4,.a --,.-...- .
Tor the paragraph embracing gunpow-
der and all explosive substances. the
provision of the house tariff bili-levy.
ing duty of cents pound on pow
der, etc., vslued at 20 cents pound
or less, and 10 cents pound on that
valued above 20 cents. Agreed to
ayes 30, noes 10.
On motion of Senator Seweli, hat
terra plush, composed of silk or silk
and cotton, was inserted at % per
cent advalorem.
The provision embracing calfskins
was made to read "calfskins tanned or
dressed, etc."
Senator Hawley moved to insert
garden seeds, except seeds of sugar
beet, ~ per cent advalorem. "
Agreed to-ayes 90, noes 90
Senator Allison moved TO make the
duty on marble In block 60 cents per
cubic foot and on marble slabs and
paving tiles $l.10 per cubic foot.
Agreed to.
Senator McPherson, from the com.
mittee on finance, offered amendments
to "pencil paragraph, making the
duty on pencils of wood or other ma
teriL 81 per gross and on pencil leads
not In wood 10 per cent ad valorem,"
but modified 1t so as to leave the
present duty unchanged. Agreed to.
On motion of Senator Vance, pipes
OF wood were inserted at the same
rate as those Of clsy-35 per cent ad.
valOrem.
Senator Vance moved to make the
duty on diamonds, cut or uncut, and
piscioun stones of all kinds 25 per cent
advalorem. Agreed to-ayes 81, noes
1S
When the free list vas reached S an
ator Vance moved to adjourn. No
quorum voting, the seuate roll was
called, when 52 senators answered.
Senator Cooke moved an executive
session. Motion lost and the senate
adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
The house went into committee OF
the whole on the tariff bill.
Mr.. Carlisle offered an amendment
imp0sir & duty of fifty cents per ton
OF one, or pyrites, or sulphurets of iron
containing more than forty.fve per
ant hlphur and more than three per
oos't copper. Amendment lost, 72 to
Az itt, after consideration of the
sn als. t1 t.es1 OF the metal schedule for
a lour hou. and half, the committee
Passeu awy from 1t without making
sny y shaneen e. the rate of duty, which
is ieft at MT cents per ton.
Mr. Calkin moved to reduce the
S," Sn'y oi seeei tgots, cogged ingots,
plSolns SnN insane ana STAT weighing more than