Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-30
TORTYSgyENTH CONGRESS-.
second session.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan 2.


lima, in relation to claims against the United
States, for taxes assessed and collected out
of the State, and to give the court OF claims
Jurisdiction to hear and determine the same.
On motion of Mr.. Hale, the Senate, at Il 30
| went into executive session.
| At II 05 the doors were re-opered
Mr. Plat introduced bill to provide for
the enlargement of the custom house and
postoffce at New Haven, Conn.
The tariff bill was taken up.
MIR. Salisbury offered an amendment to
except iron or steel wire for fencing purpos
es, galvanized or coated with metal com
pound. from the extra duty Of one half cent
per pound and laid upon all other galvan-
lied or coated articles OF iron or steel, except
tin plates, terne plates and taggers tin.
Pending the vote on this question, Mr.
Sherman offered amendment (which was
ordered printed proposing to substitute for
the paragraph in the bill embracing pig iron.
etc. the following: ''Iron in pigs, iron in
kettledge, spiegleizen, and cast scrap iron,
three -tenths of a cent per pound, and wrought
scrap iron or scrap steel, eight dollars per
ton; but nothing shall be deemed scrap iron
or steel except waste or refuse iron or steel
that has actually been in use, and fit only to
be manufactured"
After u long discussion, the provision for
an extra duty on iron and steel articles man
ufactured from galvanized iron, or coated
with any metal, was amended so as not to
apply to painted articles, or TO wire, and the
extra rates duplicated to other articles was
reduced from one-haif to one-quarter of a
cent per pound.
On motion of Mr.. Allison. the rate on steel
not specially enumerated was changed from
three cents per pound to 80 per cent. al val
orem.
On motion of Mr.. Platt the duty on nckie
in the ore, or other crude form, WAS reduced
from 20 cents per pound to ID cents. Some
reduction was made to nickel oxide, or
alloy of any kind, in which nickel Is the in
gredient of chief value, and ''ingots, sheets
or other forms of iron or other metal covered
or plated with nickel, and ware made of met
al so covered or plated" were struck from
the paragraph.
On motion of Mr. Dawes, the duty on
steathing or yellow metal not wholly of cop
per nor wholly, nor in part of iron, ungalvan-
lied, in sheets 4Sxl4 inches, and weighing
from - to "a ounces per square foot was
fixed at 30 per cent. ad valorem.
| Mr.. Plat moved for an additional clause,
providing for duty of 80 per cent. ad-val-
orem on all sporting breech-loading shot
guns, and 10 per cent. ad valorem on forged
shotgun barrels, rough bored; agreed to, %
to 10.
MIR. Beck moved to fix the duty on metal
lie pens. penholders and pen tips, at 40 per
cent. ad valorem. Agreed to; ayes -. nays
20. The duty on manufactured articles or
wares not specially enumerated, was re-
duced from IS to 35 per cent ad valorem.
Mr. George offered an amendment provid-
ing for duty of 10 per cent. ad valorem on
machinery for.the manufacture of cloths, or
thread composed in whole or in part of cot
ton, hemp, jute or ramie. and on all tools of
mechanics used solely in manual labor.
Mr. George desired to make some remarks
on this amendment and Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Under the call of States, bills, ETC., were
introduced and referred: BY Mr. Reed of
Mane the memorial of the Maine legislature
protesting against tie reduction of the pres
ent tariff on lumber; by Mr. Morse of Mass,
providing that the act of August 9TH 1882,
shall not apply to naval cadets, who had COM
pleted their four years course at the Naval
Academy previous to the passage of that act !;
by Mr.. Ducster of Wisconsin, directing the
commissioner of agriculture to set apart for
distribution among the sufferers by the late
floods in the Valley of the Rhine, GERMANY
and such quantities of seeds, plants, vines
saplings or grains, as may not be required
for the ordinary use of the department of az
riculture at the present time. and to receive
such contributions of grain, etc, for the same
purpose from private parties, and to make
proper provisions for their storage, shipment
and delivery.
Mr.. Thompson of Iowa from the commit
tee on elections, submitted a report in the
Mississippi contested election, the case of
Buchanan VS.. Manning, declaring neither
entitled to the seat MIR. Calking submitted
views of the minority, granting the contest
ant leave to withdraw his papers without
prejudice. Mr. Belmont of New York then
submitted minority report on the treaty
with the Hawaiian Islands. Mr. joyce of
Vermont, from the committee on the liquor
traffic, reported back the bill limiting the
number of licensed liquor sellers in the Dis
trict of Columbia; House calender.
Mr.. Rice of Massachusetts, from the COM
mittee on library accommodation, reported
back the bill for the construction of a new
library building, to the committee of the
whole.
| Mr.. Harris of Massachusetts, introduced
bill appropristng $4,000 for the relief of the
officers and men of the L. S. s., ''Rogers"
Referred.
The House at IL 20 went into committee
on the tariff bill, the section which gives the
President power to declare imperative the
statute prohibiting the importation of neat
cattle.
|
so amended as to provide that the President
may declare the prohibition provision inoper-
alive during his pleasure"
MIR. Beach of New York, moved to amend
the section which provides that no watches,
watch cases, movements or parts of watch
movements, which shall copy or simulate the
name or trademark of any domestic manu-
factory, shall be admitted to entry at any
United States custom house unless the do
nestle manufacturer is the importer of the
the same, by extending its provisions to all
others; agreed to.
| Haskell of Kansas, moved to strike out the
words land in all cases of doubt, as to the
classification for the duty of an imported art
icle, such article shall be classified at the
highest rate of duty agreed to; (this pro-
vision was put in the bill through clerical
error.
On motion of Mr.. Morrison of Illinois. the
clause repeating sections 2901 and zoos, of
the revised statutes. was inserted in this part
of the bill instead of in the concluding sec.
tons as proposed by the committee (these
are the sections for duties on commissions
and charges.
Mr.. White of Kentucky, offered an amend
ment providing that upon the re-importation
of an article once. of growth, product or