Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-02
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agrspH:
"Tobaccoin leaf manufactured ard
not stemmed, when the greater nor.
ton of the bale, box or package Is
suitable for wrappers, 70 c,nts per
poupd;. upon the whole contents of
bale, box or package, If stemmed, 81
per pound; tobacco manufactured, all
descriptions, not specially Ell umerated
or provided for in this act 40 cents
per pound"
The question was taken on the frat
par g.aph of Senator Hawley's amend.
meut as above ending with ''one dol
lar per pound" Lpst-ayes Is, nays,
20. The remaining provisions of
aawley's amendment were agreed to.
The portion rejected was then mod.
lied by Sherman and was adopted as
follows: Tobacco in leaf, unmanu.
featured, when the greater portion of
the bale, box or other package Is suit.
able for wrappers, 70 cents per pound
upon the whole contents Of said bale,
box or other package"
Cons dera ion of schedule &c" pro
vlsiont) having been entered upon,
Senator Baysrd moved to strike out
the clause imposing a duty of 1 cent
per pound on beef and pork,
Senator Williams, advoc eating the
motion, characterized the tax on pro-
visions rs 'fummery" and as q stub
thrown to the whole" in order to
deceive farmers by pretending that
they came In for their share Of pro.
lection. As farmer he scorned all
this nonsense. Nobody was going to
import hogs into Indiana and Illinois,
wheat into California, whisky into
Kentucky or terrapinS into North
Carolina. This duty did not benefit
the former In any way, Senator
Bsyard's motion wsa lost, ayes IL,
hayes %.
The provision schedule having been
disposed of, schedule ~'H" OiQuort)
was taken up and some progress made
when the senate adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the house the committee of the
whole resumed the consideration of
The tstitf bill.
Mr.. Tucker moved to reduce tho
duty on brown acetate of lead from 4
to three cents per pound. The mo-
ton was opposed by Mr. Kssson and
others. After a long discussion MI.
Tucker's smendmeut was lost by a
vote Of 80 to 06, Kssson and Ander-
son (K1s), voting with the democrats,
and K,ssedy, Jones (rex and Frost
with the republicans, Other motions
To reduce the duty on lead in its vari-
Gus f'rms were lost. On motion If
Mr. Kelley the clause imposing a duty
Of 10 cents q pound on white acetate
{ lead tit for medical use was struck
from the bill. In the course of the
ditcu ,sion Mr.. Anderson (Kap re-.
eented what he claimed to bs az at
tempt Of Belford to send him out OF
tho republican party. Every one Of
the Pennsylvania democrats voted
with the high tariff men. Had they
FOR that reason to turn republican,
He gave notice he should claim for
himself the right to do his own think
ing.
Mr.. Randall said he recognized the
fact there could not DO free trade be.
tween nations where wages of labor
varied. He would cover the gap be.
tween foreign labor and the labor oil
lpsopla of the United States. He did
b 4lieve congress need go much
further. Taking the three bills and
comparing them he had deliberately
to the conclusion that the commission
bill was ia, preferable to tho ways and
means bill. He had voted in every
instance In favor of imposing the duty
recommended by the committee. Tn,
senate bill was preferable to either
His object was to 80 regulate th,
revenues that they would give In
cidentsl protection to the people o
his state and nothing more.
Mr.. Cox suggested the gentleman
from Pennsylvania (Kelly) Withdraw
his forces and discipline them. "Cal
n caucus and discipline the gentlemen
IEbiu lDNh dliu n tibho
Mr.. Kelly--You and your friend
applauded them to day.
Mr.. Cox--I love to see nh indepen
dent man, especially when no is lean
ing toward the right.
Mr. Calkins said, speaking as a poll
~tician, he would rather tho democrat
should should defeat the bill than not
They could not pass a tariff bill Of thei
own.
Several democrats-"We can pass
botter bill than this"
Mr.. Calkins -You tried six years t.
pass a tariff bill, and it died.
Mr., Ellis moved to strike out tn
item proposing a duty of 20 per cent
advalorem on bone char or bone blacI
fit for sugar refining, the ~intentio,
being to place the article on the fire.
list. Agreed to, 80 to 70. A humble
of republicans voted with the demo
Gratis IN the Alternative.
On motion of Mr.. Randall tho dut
on oxide zinc fit for medical use wa
reduced from 10 TO DC a pound.
r Mr. Morrison moved to strike OF
. the duty of 81 a gallon on tusil OF
|, Lost.
Mr.. Willis moved TO increase IL
duty to So Lost.
/, The committee rose and the houI
adjourned.