Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-13
HOUSE.
A Lively Tariff Diseussion-Mr. Ander
sons Experience with Jobs.

A Lively Tariff Diseussion-Mr. Ander-
sons Experience with Jobs.
Mr.. HutchIns asked unanimous consent
for the passage of the bill for the retire.
mept of Alfred Pfeasanton, with the rank
of Major-General.
Mr. Steele objected.
On motion of Mr. Morey, OF Ohio Senate
bill was passed authorizing the increase OF
the capital stock of the Second National
Bank of Xenis, Ohio.
Under the call of States large number
of bills were introduced and referred
Mr.. Holman introduced joint resolu.
ton directing the Secretary Of the Interior
to issue no more patents to lands or to
land grant roads until further action by
Congress.
Mr.. Robertson introduced bill for
the suppression of lotteries and prohibiting
the transmission through the mails OF lot
terry advertisements.
Mr.. Pound reported a bill authorizing
the certiication OF lands for an agricultur-
al college TO the State of Kansas.
Mr.. Guenther reported a Joint resolutio n
granting pension of $50 per month to the
granddaughter Of Thomas Jefferson.
= Tbs House refused to consider the dis.
trict business, and it went to the Commit
tee on the Tariff bill.
The Tariff.
On motion of Mr.. Dunnell the duty on
chains less than = and not less than g OF
an inch in diameter was reduced from 24
to- cents per pound.
On motion OF Mr.. Kasson the old CLASH
fcation of steel lngots and cogged insotS
was maintained.
A dispute arose between Carlisle and
Haskell as to the effect and use OF impos-
ing duty on steel ingots, etc, the former
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200 per cent ad valorem on the importation
of Bessmer, Thomas Gilchrist or Seimens-
Martin steel, if it weighed less than 500
pounds, while steel over that was admitted
at As per cent. ad valorem.
Mr.. Haskell claimed the clause had only
reference to crucible steel, though he ad-
mitted Bessemer and other steel might be
imported under it. He denied, however,
that any small form OF Bessemer steel was
imported.
Mr.. Mckinley admitted that Bessemer
steel could be imported under this clause,
but claimed that no sane man would i'm
port steel in such forms as to require per
cent per pound duty when in other forms
he could import at As per cent ad valorem.
Mr. Kelly said the point in the discus
sion had arrived when the committee
must determine whether the manufacture
Of crucible steel was to be
Continued In this Country.
and il must be remembered this was the
steel from which was manufactured the
most delicate watch springs or most useful
agricultural implements
Mr. Anderson could see no reason why
it was not fair that the rate in this clause
should not be As per cent adyalorem; first,
because that was enough and second, be-.
cause while the gentlemen alleged it was
hln at Ha Stn hnngn
perts to detect crucble steel, he didn't
believe word of it. He believed
that right there was the trick and
fraud Of putting the farmer in the hands
OF large steel cutters. He would rather eI-
pend half million dollars a year in de-
tecting the difference than to see this bill
| used as a dodge for throwing the farmer
| into the hands OF the manufacturer. He
appealed to the Republicans whether it
would not be well to make some concession
| to the belief Of this nation that there were
a good many jobs covered up in this bill.
| So far as his experience had gone, wherever
| a bill was given kick
| Little Job Would Put His Head ont.
On motion OF kassOn the clause was
| amended so as to read as follows:
Steel ingots, cogged ingots, blooms and
slabs, weighing less than so pounds each,
! and measuring less than inches square or
| less than 5 inches in the greatest diameter
of cross section of ingots, cogged ingots or
| blooms, less than S inches in thick.
ness or less than 10 inches in width OF
| slabs; die blocks or blanks, bullets and bars,
and tifered or beyelled bars, bands,
hoops, strips and sheets OF all gauges
and widths, plates OF all thickness
! and widths; steamer cranks, and other
| shafts, wrist or crank pins, connection
rods and piston rods; pressed, sheared or
| stamped shapes or blanks of sheet or plate
/ steel or combination of steel and iron,
| punched or not punched, hammered
| nodded or Swaggled; steel gun molds no t
! in bars; all tools used as substitutes for
! steel tools. and all descriptions and shapes
| of dry sand bloom or iron nodded steel
castings.
All OF the Above
| valued at four cents a pound or less, As per
| cent. ad vaorem, above four cents and not
above seven cents pound, two cents per
| pound; vaued above seven cents and not
above eleven cents per pound, two and
three-fourths Of one cent per pound; valued
at above eleven cents per pound, three and
| one.half cents per pound. PrVrtded, That
| on all iron or steel bars, rods or strips, OF
whatever shape or section, cold rolled, cold
| hammered or polished in any way in addi-
| tion to the ordinary process Of hot rolling
or hammering on steel saw plates there
| shall be paid one-fourth cent per pound in
addition 10 the rates provided in this act.
Mr.. Davis moved to fix at one cent per
! pound the duty on iron or steel ingots,
| bloom or blanks for locomotive and rail-
road cars.
Mr.. Davis amendment was lost, y to &C.
Pending further action the Committed
rose and the House adjourned.