National Republican., 1883-02-10


Mr.. Edmunds, from the committee on for |
eign relations, reported favorably with an |
amendment, the joint resolution providing for |
the termination of articles 1S to 25, inclusive,
and article 80 (the fisheries artices), of the |
treaty of Washington at the ealiest time con- |
sistent with the provisions of the treaty. In
presenting the report Mr. Edmunds said he
would call up the joint resolution as soon as
he could with due regard to other pressing
public business. To guard against msappro-
hension, he stated that the committee on for
eign relations did not think it absolutely in
dispensable that the termination should be
made by joint resolution. In his opinion it
might be made by the President, by and with
the advice and consent of the senate, but to
avoid all possible question the committed
wished to have the joint resolution passed If
possible.
Mr.. Hale inquired whether the committees
amendment to the joint resolution impaired
its force
Mr.. Edmunds. Not at all. We think itimproves
it.
At the close Of the morning business Mr..
Ferry moved to take up the post route bill.
Mr.. Morrill, opposed tho motion, and 1t was
lost-ayes %, noes 50.
The tariff bill was then taken up.
Mr.. Bayard's amendment was adopted so as 20
make the mineral-water paragraph of the FREQ
list read Mineral waters, all not artificial, to-
gether with the bottles or jugs In which the same
are imported" A motion to add mot including
waters artiticially charged with gas or other
Mr.. Morrill,, from the committee on finance, re-
ported amendments reducing the ad yalofem duty
on all the carpets enumerated in the wool
schedule except "hemp or jute carpeting carpets
and carpetngso wool, fax, or cotton, or parts of
either, or other material not otherwise herein
specified" from 80 to so per cent, and they were
agreed TO. The duty on the carpets and carpet
ing omitted from the committees amendments,
except hemp and lute earpeLlng, was reduced
from 10 TO 40 per cent Ad valurcm.1
Mr.. Morrill, reported the following substitute for
the paragraphs, embracing women's and chill
"Women's aud chidrcn's dress goods, coat lin
ings Italian cloths, and goods of like descriptions
alpaca goat or other animal, valued at not OK
Ceeding 20 cents per square yard, cents per
square yard and 30 per cent nd valorem valued
at above 20 cents per square yard. z cents per
square yard and 40 per cent, ad vaorem. IL
composed wholly of wool, worsted, hair Of the
alpaca or other animals, or ofa mixture of them,
cents per square yard and 40 per cent. ad va
loren. But all such goods with selvedges made
wholly or in part Of other materials, U.s. or with
pose Of changing the classification, shall be duti
able at cents per square yard and 40 per cent ad
valorem, provided that all such goods weighing
over four ounces per square yard shall pay duty
of35 cents per pound and 40 per cent. ad valorem.
Agreed to.
Mr. Hale, from tho committee on appro-
priations, reported
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
In making the report ho said that the COM
mittee had struck out from the bill every par
ticle of general legislation, and had put in
none of its own, SO that the bill as reported
was clean appropriation bill, confined to
providing for the wants Of the navy.
TIE TARIFF AGAIN.
Mr.. Bayard moved his pending substitute for
the wool schedule in the tariff bill.
As modified OH Mr.. Slater's motion, It provides
for duty of 30 per cent ad yalorem on wool, hair
of the alpaca goat, and other animals Of the value
of 10 cents per pound and over; on that valued
under 10 cents per pound, 20 per cent. nd valorem
and on all manufactures of WOOL or of which
wool shall be the chief component, 30 per cent. ad
Alter some debate the substitute was rejected.
Mr. Morrill,, from the committee on finance, re-
ported substitute for the pig iron paragraph in
the iron schedule, which he claimed had been
reserved, but this was disputed, and, after con-
sulting the record Mr.. Morrill, withdrew the
amendment, saying that he would offer IL when
the bill should have passed into tho senate. The
amendment is us follows: "Iron in pig. iron
kentledge and spieglessen, cast and wrought scrap
iron, or scrap steel, three-ten of one cent per
pound. But nothing shall be deemed scrap iron
scrap steel except waste or refuse iron or steel
that has been in actual use and fit only TO be
remanufactured."
Mr.. Aldrlch, from the committee on finance, re-
ported amendments TO the reserved paragraphs,
embracing bonnets, hats, and hoods, and the
materials for them, making the duty on the ma
terials 20 per cent. nd yalorem, and the duty on
hats &c., 20 per cent. A motion to make the rate
on the materials 10 per cent. instead of 20 was
lost.
Mr. Aldrich's amendments were agreed to.
The reserved paragraph laying duty of cents
per 100 pounds on salt in bulk and 10 cents per 100
pounds on salt in bags or other packages was
| taken up.
Mr.. Vance moved to strike It out so as to let salt
go upon the free list, and made speech in sup
port of the motion.
Mr., Allison offered the amendment of which
he had given notice, providing for refund of 90
per cent. of the duty paid on imported salt used
in curing meats alterward exported.
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the remission of the duty on saltimported in bond
and used In curing meats.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Ransom, he modified
the amendment so as to include such salt used in
curing fish other than those taken by licensed
| fishing vessels,
| the recommendation Of the tariff commission,
leaving the duty on salt to stand rs 1t had stood
for twelve or fifteen years past, IL cents per 100
! Dulk. Under these rates the price Of salt had
| fallen from $3.50 TO 20 cents barrel.
a long debate on the salt question, in which
| Senators Bayard, Camden, Vest, and Allison did
most of the talking, followed.
Mr.. Vance moved 10 strike out salt and let II 20
upon the free list, but this was voted dawn-22 10
| 2l. Mr.. Vance then offered an amendment re-
| peaing the section of the revised statutes which
| provides Nor the remission OF duty on salt i'm
| ported in bond and.used in curing fish taken by
licensed fishing vessels, and this was also lost
Mr.. Allison modified his amendment so rs to
allow refund On sums not less thun Sl00) of the
entire duty paid upon salt used in curing
| meats lOt export uCluully cNpOTleu, ana
| Mr.. Vance moved TO amend the amendment by
extending the remission of duty now restricted 10
salt used In curing fish taken by the licensed
sells engaged in the fisheries TO salt used III curing
| fish taken i'll any manner from the tide waters or
rivers of the United States. After some discussion
| the whole subject of the remission of duty upon
salt used in curing meats or fish was reserved by
| unanimous consent, for consideration when the
| bill passes from the committee 10 the senate.
| Recurring TO the clauses relative to opium,
which were passed over informally, Mr.. Miller,
of California, moved TO strike out the clause i'm;
| posing q duty of 81 per pound on opium and
| to insert the following: Opium, crude con-
| tanning 0 per cent. or over of mOrphla, 81 per
pound, and the importation of opium, con-
! taining less than per cent of morphia is hereby
| prohibited" This was agreed to.
| Mr.. Miller then moved 10 increase the duty on
| opium prepared for smoking nom S6 TO $40 pei
pound, and this was agreed TO.
The items of lead, chemicals, were amended as
pouud. Acetate of lead lwhite), cents per pound
! White lead, when dry or in pulp, 3 cents pei
! pound. LithargG, cents per pound, Orange
mineral and red lead cents per pound"
An effort was made to exempt from duty ma
chinery Tor the manufacture ofgoods composed
of cotton, wool, hemp, or ramie, hut It failed
| and ON motion the paragraph eXompung ma
chiuery Tor the manufacture of beet sugar wa
stricken out.
Mr., Fye offered an amendment for the importa.
ton free Of duty IRON Canada of uubleacned cot
| ton to be bleached in the United States and re-
! turned to Canada. Lost.
Mr. Beck moved TO strike out the section max
ing changes in the duty of naval officers at ports
where there are appointed collector, naval
briefly, and then the section was passed over in.
formally.
The next section prescribes charge of $50 fol
every entrance of vessel of lpO tons burden and
| upward. and the same for every clearance.
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