National Republican., 1883-02-13

tion. Tho house refused to consider district
business.
Tho speaker laid before the house letter
from tho secretary of war transmitting n
communication from tho chief of engineers
and Col. Newton, urging the necessity of an
appropriation by the present congress for the
removal of flood rock in the East river, New
York. Referred.
The house then lat 12:15) went into commit
tee of the whole (Mr. Burrows, Of Michigan,
in the chair) ON
THE TARIFF BILL,
tho pending paragraph being that imposing
n duty on chains.
Mr.. Turner offered mn amendment eXempting
trace chains from duty and placing them on the
free list This aroused discussion. and finally the
committee rose for the purpose OF limiting debate
proposition to limit the time to five minutes
was opposed, and AN amendment fixing 1t ut
thirty minutes was bya yea ana nay vote, rejected,
and MIR. Kelley's motion to iix II az five was
adopted. Alter some further debate Mr. Turner's
motion was voted down-6S to YO A motion to
fix the duty on all kinds of chains at 30 per cent
ad yalofem was lost, as was motion to fix the
the duty ON trace chains at that rate. Mr. tucker
then moved To reduce the duty on chains less
than three. eighths of all inch in diameter from
two and half cents per pound to IS per cent. ad-
yalorem. Agreed to-9l TO a.
The duty on chains, not less than three-quorters
Of an inch In diameter, was then reduced from
to l94 cents per pound and the announcement Of
the vote on this item was received with applause
from the democrats The duty Oh chains less than
three quarters and not less than three. eighths of
an inch in diameter was reduced from "a to .
cents per pound The old classification OF steel
ingots, coggcd ingos, &c, was thus restored.
A dispute arose between Messrs Carlisle
and Haskell as to the effect of the clause inn
posing duty on stecl ingots, &C., the former
claiming that it would impose duty equal to
200 per cent. ad valorem on the importation
of Bessemer, Thomas, Gilchrist, or Seimcns-
Martin steel, if it weighed less than 500
pounds, while steel weighing over that was
4. aI ts.1. L.
Haskell claimed that the clause had only re-
ference to crucible steel, though he admitted
that Bessemcr and other steel might be im-
ported under il; he denied, however, that any
small form of Bessemer steel was imported.
Mr.. Mckinley admitted that Bossemor
steel could be imported under this clause,
but claimed that no sane man would inn
port steel in such forms US to require him to
pay 2 cents u pound duty, when IN other
forms he could import it ut 40 per cent. ad
valorem.
Mr.. Guenther, of Wisconsin, read letter
from the Horse Shoe company, of Wisconsin,
stating that it would be compelled to aban-
| don its plant if this clause in the bill were
agreed to without amendment, and lie ap-
pealed to congress not to bo guilty OF inianti-
eide. ...
Mr.. Kelley said that the point in the dis
| cussion had arrived when the committee
must determine whether the manufacture OF
cucible steel was to be continued in this
country and it must be remembered that
this was the steel from which was manu-
factured the most delicate watch spring or
the most useful agricultural implement.
| Mr.. Anderson could sec no reason why 1t
was not fair that the rate in this clause should
not be 40 per cent. ad valorem; first because
that was enough ceCond, because while gen.
Jlemen alleged that it was impossible at the
custom house for experts TO detect the differ
| nnn hnttu M gtppl.
did not believe word of it. He believed
that right there was the trick and the fraud
of putting the farmer in the hands of the
large steel cutters. He would rather eNpend
half q million dollars year in detecting the
difference than to see this bill used us dodge
for throwing the farmer into the hands o
tho manufacturer. He appealed to the repub
licans whether it would not be well to max,
some concession to the belief of this nation
that there were good many jobs covered vi
in this bill. SO far as his experience had gone
wherever the bill was given kick littl
devil of lob would put his head out, If i
was not big devil of job.
On motion of Mr.. KassOn the clause wa
amended so Us to read as follows:
That ingots, cogged ingots, blooms, and slabs
weighing less thun 500 pounds each and measui
ing less thun five inches square or less than iiv
inches in greatest diameter Ot cross section OF IN
ingots Coggyd ingotS Or blooms ana less than ily
inches in thickness or less than ten inches Il
width OF the slabs; die blocks or blanks, DlleG
and bars, and tapercd or beveled bars; bands
hoops, strips, and sheets OF nll guages and widths
plates of all thicknesses and wldthsi steamer
crank, and other shafts wrist or crank pins
connecting rods and piston rods; pressed, shenrec
or stamped shapes, or blanks Of sheet or plat
steel or combination of steel and iron, punche
or not punched; hammer, mold. or sWaged siec
not in bars; alloys, used as substitutes, for steo
toolS all descriptions and shapes of sand loon
or iron nodded steel castings, all Of the aboy
valued ut cents pound or less, 40 per cent. a
valorem; above cents and not above cents
pound, cents per pound; valued above cent
and not above IL cents per pound, "a cents pc
| pound; valued at above IL cents per pound q!
cents per pound: PrOUtded, That on all iron Q
steel bars, rous or strips of whatever shape or se
ton cold rolled, cold hammered, or polished /
any way la addition to the ordinary process OF II,
rolling or hammering, aud ON steel circular sa,
diton to the rates provided in this act.
, motion to fix at ! cent per pound me duty 0
iron or steel ingots, blooms or blanks for ocome %
tives and railway cars was debated II some lengt
and finally lost by ~ to Sc.
The duty on screw Iivet, screw nail, 'ence, an
wire rods round, IN coils and loops not lghte
than No. 8 wire gauge, and valued at Sl2 cents pc
pound or less, vas fixed at 30 per cent AL valoren
Several other amendments were proposed, dc
bated, and rejected, and pending further actio
the committee rose, Mr.. HASKELL giving notice
t an amendment reducing the duty ON iron, VIII
rope and strand from to cent per pound, an
steel wire rope from to 2% cents per pound,
GENERAL business
Mr.. Van Horn asked to take up for passag
, bill providing that all executive pr0claina
tions and treaties required by law to be pub
lished and all advertisements and proposal
for supplies or contracts, or for the sale of an
government property, shall be published Il
, two daily newspapers in the District OF Colum
bia, one of each political party,
Mr.. Robinson, of Massachusetts,, objected.
Mr.. O'Neill presented n petition from oh
, College of Physicians of Philadelphia, urgin
} an adequate appropriation for tho nations
board of health. Referred
The house then at 5:3O, took recess unit
1880 p. NJ.
THE EVENING SESSION.
; When the house met in the evening ther
; was but small attendance of members.
On motion of Mr.. Baync, a bill was passe
, authorizing the secretary of war TO grant n
) honorable discharge to Lieut.. Myron
Dunlap,
/. The legislative appropriation bill was the
/, considered in committee of the whole.
Mr.. Atkins moved to reduce the salary
= the first assistant secretary of state troI
, $4,000 to $500, Lost--iG to 10l
+ Mr. Thompson offered an amendment prC
vidng that after the thirtieth June, 1oS
. there shall be no more than forty-siX colet
tion districts under the bureau Of interni
revenue.
Mr. Bayne offered an amendment fixing tl
r number of collection districts at seyouty-hy
E which amendment was rejected after som
time spent in endeavoring to secure quorum
Mr.. Holman offered an amendment hXin
the number at sixty.
Pending action the committee rose, and I'll
house, at 1880 p m, adjourned.