Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-21
YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS.
PASSAGE or THE TARIFF Bill IN
THE SENITE
The Work of the House on the Measure
Probability of Its Passage Before Adj
.journment.
Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O-The house bill
for extending the time of fling Alabama
claims passed with an amendment.
Mr.. Tabor introduced bill for a mill
tary post in western Colorado.
Mr.. Plumb introduced bill for the con-
struction of bridge across the Missouri
liver at Leavenworth.
The senate resumed consideration of the
tariff bill
! The pending question was on the motion
to reconsider the vote by which the duty
on green and colored glass bottles, walls,
demijohns, etc, not cut, engraved OF
packed, and not specially provided for,
was changed from 80 per cent. ad valorem
30 one and one-fourth cents per pound.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. Sewell moved to make the duty one
cent per pound. Lost, thus leaving the
rate 30 per cent. ad valorem.
Mr.. Sherman moved to amend the wool
and WOODEN schedule so as to make it read
that the duty on woods OF the first class,
! the value whereof at the last port or place
when exported to the United States, ex-
SiltiIAOSs Slltlll OO OO pOI GCA1O- kJC4
pound or less, twelve cents per pound in
stead of ten as in the bill and making the
duty on woods of the same class valued
above thirty cents per pound, fourteen
cents instead of twelve cents per pound.
Also raising the duty on woods of the Sec
ond class, hair of the Alpaca goat, and
other like animals of the value of thirty
cents per pound or less, from ten to twelve
cents per pound, and the duty on woods Of
the same class valued above thirty cents,
from twelve to fourteen cents per pound.
Mr.. Ingalls, said he would not vote for
the changes proposed unless very good
reasons for them be given.
Mr.. Morrill, hoped the amendments
would be rejected.
Mr.. Hawley felt that the action of the
senator from Ohio in proposing these
changes at this stage of the bill was I'M
just. The amendments proposed by Mr.
Sherman would strike at the great carpet
making industry of Connecticut, and he
hoped they would be rejected.
Mr.. Logan said that injustice would
be done the farmers producing wool, and
he would vote for Mr.. Sherman's amend
ments.
Mr.. Conger was satifed the bill struck
harder blow at the wool growing interest
than any other, and he was one of the few
senators who always looked after the IN
terests of the farmers. He would vote for
the increased duty proposed by Mr.. Sher-
man.
Mr.. Bayard thought the changes pro-
posed by the senator from Ohio were a
step backward. Their adoption would
open door to many other amendments
and so delay the passage of the bill, and
he hoped they would be rejected.
Mr.. Sherman said Mr. Hawley had done
him great injustice by the intimation that
he was seeking to injure the manufac
turers af WOODEN goods. The duties on
such goods as were provided for in this
bill were greater than those reported by
the tariff commission and he had voted for
them. It was the manufacturers who had
shown dissatisfaction with the report of
the tariff commission, and having got the
changes made they desired in their own
interests, they were now indignant because
the wool producers asked protection.
Mr.. Beck said ne was at loss to under
stand why the subject was now to be re-
opened unless to kill the bill. The iron
men and other manufacturers deeply in
terested in the tariff had come to the I'M
derstanding that if they could get every
thing they desired in the way of duties
they would let the bill pass, but that 9th
erwlse they would defeat it and enjoy at
least two more years of plumber. Under the
existing tariff he was glad the senator
from Pennsylvania, (Cameron) had shown
their purpose openly in even day by
his motion to recommit the bill, with
instruction to report measure for the
reduction of internal revenue only he,
(Beck) represented large wool growing
community and his only son was engaged
in the same business, but he would vote
against the increase in the interest of the
wool growers, of consumers and manufac-
turers also, because there could be no
great or real prosperity of manufacturers
in this country so long as raw materials
we're kept clear.
Mr.. Allison thought the bill as it stood
made very fair adjustment of duties on
wool and wool manufacturers. AS to
classes of wool to which the Sherman
amendment would apply the importation
ofs them was very small. The American
wool grower, substantially controlling the
American market and understanding that
our wool producers would have a protec-
ton of As per cent. under this bill, he
would not vote to increase the duty when
such an increase must necessarily increase
the cost of al manufactured wooden goods.
He did not believe the senators could justI-
fly their claims that they were reducing the
burdens of the people, if they should
restore the higher duties upon great
schedule like this.
Mr.. Sherman's amendments were voted
upon together ana rejected.
On motion of Mr.. Morrill,, a duty of 20
per cent. ad valorem was laid on extract of
meat, and 80 per ceut. on vegetables pre-
pared or preserved" not otherwise pro
vided for.
Mr.. Bayard called up his amendment lay
ing duty of 2I cents per pound on iron CT
steel, sheets or plates, galvanized or coated
by any process with zinc speltet or any
other of those metals commonly known as
galvanized iron or sheet steel. After dis
cussion he modified the amendment so as
to make the rate one cent per
pound, and later, at the suggestion
of Mr.. Morrill,, offered it as
proviso at the end of the paragraph en-
bracing boiler or other plate iron, sheet
iron and black taggers iron in this form,
provided that on all such iron and steel