The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-12

the Secretary Of War to examine into and re-
port upon the Dubois system for improving the
navigation of the Allegheny river. Adopted.
Mr. Lynch asked consent TO put on its passage
q Dill placing the heirs of cOlored sodies on the
same footing las to pensionsJ with the heirs of
white soldiers
The House then went into committee on the
tariff bill.
The pending amendment was that offered by
Mr Mackey liking the duty on cotton ties at
50 per cent, ad valorem, and 1t was Lost after
considerable discussiOn-97 to 101.
Messrs. Bisbee, Chandler, Moore, Anderson,
Lynch, Mackey, Han and Desendorf voted with
the Democrats, and Messrs Mosgrove and Wise,
OF 1P,ennsylvania, with the Republicans,
Inc announcement was received with applause
on the Republican side. Several amendments
were voted down, and the item in the bill re-
mains unchanged at l 40 cents per pound
On motion of Mr.. Kelley duty of II cents
per pound was imposed castiron vessels,
plates, stoyepates and irons, sad-irons, tailOrs'
irons and hatters' irons.
Mr. Dunnell moved to reduce the duty on cut
halls from 4 to cent per pound, and in advO-
catng the motion spoke Of the pending bill as
giving too little reduction.
In the course of the discussion Mr.. Kelley
read from an English paper description of the
terrible condition of laborers in England, and Mr..
IoWnshend, of Illinois, quoted from the testi-
mony of Foster before the Senate committee
on education and labor TO show the condition
OF many laborers in New England equally ter
rible.
Mr.. Anderson failed to see what connection
there was between the touching incidents the
gentleman from Pennsylvania kelley had read
about and this question of the duty cut nails;
out IL mad suggested to him another picture,
that or man who either by inheritance or
otherwise had accumulated large wealth, who
possessed magnificent residence in the suburbs
OF Pennsylvania, who had every luxury life
could afford, whose check on tue bank was good
Tor millions simply because he in with few
OF the iron monopolists. Contrast that picture
OF the monopolists who were elected congress-
men and senators, VINO controlled the tariff
commissioners, who had power greater than any
other power In the United States, with the con
dltlon or the laborer. He supposed that for the
purpose of preserving symmetry and harmony
ION, goodness the duty on nails would be kept
up, but he warned his Republican eollea cues
that they would hear from tine Republican voters
OF the West, who were large consumers of
this article; they would find a verdict of
"wanting," and ''don't you forget it." AS far
as he was concerned he would not permit any
man, or any set, to use the Republican party as
cats paw to rake the chestnuts of monopolists
out of the fire.
Mr.. Russell denied the statements of Foster,
as quoted by Mr.. Townshend, as to the condition
OF labor in New England, and Mr.. Bayne Pa)
asserted that the laborers of Pennsylvania were
urging high tariff for tho protection of labor,
and making no such appeals as this man Foster,
VINO IN all probability was a crank of some de-
scrtpton.
Mr.. Dunnell's motion was lost-71 to 81.
On motion of Mr.. Carlisle, the duty on railway
hsh plates was reduced from one and one-half TO
one and One-quarter cents per pound.
Mr.. Dingey offered an amendment, which was
adopted, imposing a duty OF two cents per pound
on anchors or parts thereof, mill iron and mill
efanks of wrought non and forging OF iron and
steel for vessels, steam engines and locomotives
or parts thereof, weighing each twenty-five
pounds or more.
Mr.. Dunnell moved to reduce the duty on horse
shoe nails, hob nails and wire nails from four to
three cents per pound.
Mr.. Hewitt, of Alabama, opposed the motion,
ana had read memorial from the iron manufac-
turers in Alabama protesting against the reduc-
ton of the duty on iron ore.
He was arraigned by Mr.. Mills for abandoning
the principles of the Democratic party, and re-
piled by attributing TO the insertion of the word
"only" In the tariff plank Of the party its defeat
in the last presidential election. The controversy
IN yah hxrf no u l,1fn
81.
journed
The Democrats Immediately went into caucus