The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-25
FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.
The Tariff Bill Still Dragging Its way
Through the Senate.
The House, In Committee of the Whole, Conn
pietes Consideration of the Naval Bill
MIR. Belford's Views.
THE SENATE.
The Tariff Bill Further Considered and
Amended

The Tariff Bill Further Considered and
Amended
WARRINGTON Jan. 24-Mr. Dawes presented
Mr.. Hoar's credentials OF reelection, and they
were filed.
MIR, voorhees, presented memorial from Gen
eral Herman Sturm. Of Indiana, setting forth
his claim against Mexico for aiding in the expul-
sion of the French forces from Mexico and the
re-estabishment OF the republic. Referred to
the committee on foreign relations.
MIR. Harrison introduced concurrent resoiu-
ton providing for a joint rule TO forbid the re-
ception of amendments proposing general legis-
latlon or Irrelevant amendments TO general ap-
preparation bills. Referred to the committee on
rules,
AT the close of the morning business the tariff
bill was taken up. the pending question being on
Mr. Camden's amendment to make the duty on
iron ore sixty cents ton.
MIR. Camaen's amendment to mako iron ore
Sixty cents per ton lost.
Mr.. MdXey moved 10 strike out iron ore in
order TO put it on the free list Lost
MIR. Aidriehs amendment reducing the duty
GU pyrites containing not over gig per cent of
copper 10 nfty certs per ton, with Two and one
hall cents per pound additional for copper III ore
containing more than 3ls per cent, was unani-
mousiy agreed to.
Mr.. Maxey moved to strike out the latter part
OF thu paragraph covering pyrites thus
amended, Lost-yeas 27, nays2S,
Inc next paragraph, embracing pig iron, IRON
kentledge. spiegieeisen, wrought and cast scrap
IRON, and scrap steel of every description was
taken up.
Mr.. Sherman moved to strike out Sc per ton
anu make the duty three-Ienths a cent per
pound, equal to S6.72 per ton, the rate recon-
mended by the tariff commission. 1t was the
opinion OF those beat informated that the amend
ment proposed by the finance committee il en-
Acted would stop half the furnaces in this In
dustry
Mr.. Sherman's anne ndnent was rejected, az fol-
lows:
Yeas-Messrs Anthony, Blair, Brown, Cam
eron, or Pennsyisania; Cameron, of Wisconsin:
Chilcott, COnger, Harrison. Hill, Lspham,
Logan, MCMILLAN, Malone. Pendleton, seweil,
6hermHn.-l6
Butler, Cal, Camden, Cockereli, Coke, Davis, of
Illinois; Dawes, Edmunds. Frye. George. GrOome.
ingalls,, jackson, Kellogg. Lamar, McDiil, Max
el, Margan. Morrill,, Plat, Pugh, Slater, Vance,
vest, VOORHEES,, Walker and Williams-37.
slf Brown moved to make tho duty on wrought
iron and steel scrap 81 per ton. leaving the rate
on cast scrap Sc, as In the bill. LOst-yeas 10,
nays As.
Mr. Brown moved to make the greatest length
(crop endsI admissible at 80, 70 inches instead
OF "a. IA in the bill. Lost.
Mr. Hoar moved TO make It Sc instead OF "a
inches. Lost-yeas is, nays 80.
Or motion of Mr.. Platt, boiler punohings, or
clippings of iron or steel beams bars, were
added TO the list OF articles to be admitted at sc
per ton, and the proviso at the END OF the para.
graph amended to read, "That nothing not
herein specified shall be- deemed scrap iron OF
that has been In actual use and is fit To ne man
ufactured by smelling or reroling," but by gen
efal consent tins proposal reserved fol
further consideration by the committee on
finance.
The next paragraph was read, embracing
steel ingots, cogged ingOts, blooms, and slabs
made by the Bessemer, Thomas n Gilchrist
Basic, Siemens-Martiu, open hearth, or any
other process, except erueiBle process, fixiug
the duty at g. 10 OF one cent per pound.
Dir. Aldrloh offered an amendment, by several
OF the members OF the committee finance,
striking out this paragraph, and substituting
one providing for a duty of six-tenths of cent
| per pound on the articles above enumerated, not
oNcootiug in value cents per pound, ! 2-1(
cents per pound, on those above 2 cents and be
low cents per pound, the rates prescribed fol
crucible cast steel.
Mr.. Brown moved an amendment to the
amendment by substituting hve-tenths for six
tenths, which was agreed to.
Dir. Brown moved to further amend by substi-
| tutIug cent for 2-10 which was agreed to-
Mr.. Aldrich's amendment, as thus amended
was then agreed to-
The next paragraph makes the duty on iron
rails weighing more than twenty-five pounds ia
the yard sevsntenths OF q cent per pound.
Mr.. Vance moved to make it 6-10. He said the
reduction OF the cost OF railway rails would give
the people cheaper transportation for their pro
ducts, and he presented u calculation to show
that the duties paid on iron and steel rails fol
the past fourteen years amounted to 1897, 900,
600. The amendment was re1ected-yeas %
nays 26.
Mr. Vance moVed to amend the next para
graph so as to make the duty on steel railroad
bars and railway bars made partly of steel
weighing more than twenty-five pounds 10 the
yard, 7-10 OF cent per pound, instead OF SIC
of cent. as In the bill. Agreed to-yeas %,