New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-13
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TIE REVENUE TARIFF BILL
ryr SENATE MAKING CO n PRoaRESs--A NNN>>'-
M,nr IN rHE Duty on PIC INV,

.aa,lings mon the Revenue ISrtH Nii' IL ~ -
!. nroving 10 be shorter eae than 'hese =
10 expect. and good progress has ben uaSNS -,
The action taken IN N"-~~-,' : -,
Whole in several Important g~1'-' -, -
..,-,rsAs ~ modified TIE Arnenoaasns A'oe's"
-, s.,,,rssv prohibiting VsneESr-aaASers i'oih
.,'-.-,,;. ,Aafr own wbiskev. Was rescl0deC; toe
,-,s-bss,-ors a,eaaraensS made upon u'tNa q zen
- T,ks ,a-.s weeks aSo 20 tie Sniliiuae sec0oo'
49, "a, ~ effect g. make graz fTaais
~, .he revenue very easy. WAS reversal
Y,,, s,,e sliSht amendments were made 10 IL sA.
~ tsxt "a follows: And tSe-c shall eS isNleO-
collected ard vSi6 o. snch no2-e0unsera'ed AT'leses
.A 49, rae Of dUfv As i charseASie on the article
whish II resembles raging the highest
sutx a,d O. al articles mAnui2e-
tured from two OF no7e materials vac
autv sSSlI be ssseSS4d ~ The highest rate III Nu0"
the component r.ate-isl OF chef value nav &C
ish.ureaAle: provided that nOa-e1umerSted ar'i-
e. niIAr in material and quality and texture.
aud The use 20 winch they may be aPPiied 10 am
elA< on the free list. and in the manufacture OF
xbieh no iut,sbe materials are used, shall be free
H. amendment made In the Committee OF the
Whole fixing the rate upon sreen glass bottles aud
s--i,ls. lasSed with them at IL cents pound was
~, arr.ad 70. which has the effect 10 restore the
r.ts 70 90 per cent al valorem the rate reported W
The Finance Committee.
Pertaus the nos: important action OF the day 5
sss<ion was that in relation TO plg-lron. Inc pres
emf rate is 80 a ton; the Tariff Commission recOih-
nanae3 that il be reduced 50 ~. and the Senate
IN Committee Of the Whole, fixed the rate az
SO a ton. When it was reached to-day. senator
sherman moved that the rate be made 3-lO OF a
.a,t Mound on IS ~ ton-the rate recon-
,nended bv the Tariff Comm sion. This MOTION
was lost by a close vote. Mr. Sherman then
increased that tie rate be made So so
ron a rrop0sltion winch threw Senator Beck INTO
nas.ior,. II was carried however and the question
as thereby settled IN 50 far the present biil Is
concerned. The paragraph as il viii stand Is as
follows: Iron in pigs, iron kentiedge
.n,ereIe,sen. and wrought and cast
scrapiron or scrsp-stesl IS 80 ton; but nothing
shall BE- deemed scraplrop or 1crsPsee T'
waste or refuse iron or steel that has been III ac''e
use and Is fit only 20 be reTnanuiac, urel' A..
The action In Committee Of the Whole upon inc
article OF lumber oy when II a., rsoSonsidrsd and
the schedule reported by the Finance COin'' '0'
bn 60 session Of the Senate closed wi en-
tertairipr episode in respect TO sugar Inc COm-
mittse of the Whole fixed the rate OF 4 cents
for sugar testing ~, sacS National degree
of saecbarine strength ~ TO NO. is uutCh
standard When this was reached to-oaF oenatoi
Morrill, for the Finance Committee, mover 10 SUI
Sa;rnin :" fcrr for five in the rate above sew
entv-ive degrees Senator Beck. il seems, was not
present IN the Finance COMMITTEES wnsn tnIs
decided upon, and be intimated prrtty strongly
that the action of the committee. OF
which he was member nnu 49,
immensely concealed from hun senator J"na
TrVh6se STATE would be most seriously afected
NV the proposed change, assai!ed the commute IN
very intern Derate way, alleging iTlcHerS IL oehali
s sei.,,,s Bavsrd took the two angry D"m-
ocTaTs TO task for their intenpefate ex-
presons and defended the i4aIG ice
VIZ usnator Van Wick took the
S etTong sntipathv to a high protective
ssr and Is Gisbeever in the Influences which he
THINKS underie the present movement lot tsrlu
reform He was an enemy of tue farm Comlnls-
sion from the beginning aud has los lost
no occasion to critcise 1t and lt1 woIki
nnioht he came to he rescue Of Senator Jonas, ana
made he SITUATION warm for the Finance COmmttee'
Witt a beaIning smile he hesped mp an3thelnias
1,nnn ts course In respect TO sugar lie lncideniaI
paid his respects 10 the Senators who had sue,
eumbed to the influence OF the lumber interest," ana
reversed their action IN COMMITTEE OF the nor
treated the whiskey vinegar men 10 an un"eIooipe
exuerieuce Of his rhetoric for the means taken Dy
fhetn as he alleged to promote their interests al
The expense of Others. Upon the conclusion Of hi'
remarts the Senate adjourned, leaving the sugal
proposition of the Finance COMMITTEES unacIeu
upon.
FADING HOPES OF TARIFF REVISION.
REPUBLICANS IN THE HOUSE UNCERTAIN now TIC
pROCyED-THE WAYS AND MEANS BILL FURTHER
CONSIDERED.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUSE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-i here was no meeting Of
4hc House Committee Rules to-day, and il II
uncertain when one VIII be held TO consider thu
KasSou resolution. Thers is a very decided DISPOSE
,ion among leading Republican Representative
now 10 Jet the matter rest until II shall be known
what sort of Tariff bill will be passed by tn
Senate II it shall be unsatisfactory to tn
Renubbcans of the House as n body anc
arfN
measure. favorable report upon tn
Kasson resolution hardly need be expected
In ITS present form the Senate bill is far from
centable TO a majority OF the Republicans Of th'
House or 10 the Republican members of the Com
IDittee on Rules
Some prominent Republicans. who were disposed
10 favor the KassOn resolution q day or two ago
have pronounced against it to-day, and some wh'
only Yesterday though there was fair probability
of a tariff legislation based upon the report of
conference committee, say to-day that in tbei
ouirion DO bill will pass One prominent Republican
Representative 1ntimated this afternoon that tn
Senate itself may send the Internal Revenue bil
back IN the House minus It's tariff provisions
si,ould that be done Of course, the only hope 0
general tariff legislation would rest upon the Hous
hill One Republican member Of the Committee o.
Rules who has examined the position taken by tn
Uouse IN the XLIld Congress respecting the nigh
of the Senate TO originate revenue bills espresso
the opinion that Il furnishes precedent which tn
present House will feel compelled TO follow
II 80 the tariff amendments Of the Senate will fai
even if adopted by that body and sent to the Hous
A good deal will depend upon the degree of prompt
ness with which the Senate shall act; then II n
point shall be raised against the constituionaiity
its dong the bill may reach the House 80 late thi
sufficient time will not remain for the House
adopt aud enforce the Kasson rule and pass III
amendments. II is not certain that the Dem'
Gratis will not fbuster against the ne
rule although the prospect that the