Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-02-09
Congregational.


WASHINGTON. Feb. S.--A joint resou-
ton WAS Passed 10 admit free Of duty a
| monument ~ GEORGE Washington. tn
be imported by the Philadelphia Society
! of Cincinnati.
| The House then went into committee
| Of the whole on the tariff hill, the pend
ing amendments being those offered by
! Tucker and Morrison, fixing the duty
on steel rails At seveu-tentus of u cent
per pound aud 2i5 per ton respectively.
! Tucker Withdrew the Commandment. and
| accepted MOrrison's, fixing the rate 1T
! 81 per ton.
| Several amendments were offered
and rejected, and after discussion at
some length the committee fixed the
| duty par ton on steel railway bgrs made
/ IN part of steel, weighing more than
| twenty-five pounds u the yard, at Is
| per ton by II vote of 81 to 30.
| By a vote of 81 to 30 the clause reia-
| tive to bar iron WAC amended 50 IS to
read rs follows: 'Ir0n III bars or in
/ bundles rolled or hammered. cempris-
| ing flats not less than Que inch nor more
! than six inches wide. nor less an
| three eighths OF On inch or moro than
| two Inches thick; rounds not less than
! three-sourths OF in Inch, nor more th9n
| two inches in diameter, and squares
not less than three fourths of an inch
nor moro than two inches square, nine
| tenths Of one cent per pound: or more
| than two inches thi * or less than one
inch. or more than SIX inches wide:
Trouud4 less THIN three-four.hs of au
! inch, or more than two inches IN diam
! etrr. apd sq9ares less than tEree-f0 urths
% an inch or more than two inches
: -, he &c
cent per pound; bat nil iron i'll slabs.
| blooms loops or other forms, less fin
| ished than iron in bars, and more nd
vAnced than pig iron, except castings.
shall be rated as iron III bars, and pay
duty accordingly, which shall not be at
a less rate than 70 psr cent. advalnrr IN"
Before amended the - p3s cent. clause
applied to the whole paragraph.
CIrtiu offered provision that all iron
bars. blooms, biiiet5 or sizes or shapes
Of any kind manufactured, IN which
ah4reGoi is used ~ fuel, shall DO sub
i.ot to SO per ton. Ayreed.
On motion of Haskell, the duty on
bars nf tho shapeo, of rolled iron, not
spaciaily enumerated; charged from IA
g. - 10 per cant, sad duty On the
second classification of bar iron from
l. no TO II ITO per cent per pound.
Ua motion of Mills the clause I'M
posing It duty OF pa cents per pound on
acmor or other pate WAS struck from
taa bill. H4Skeh moved to reduce the
duty on sheet iron thinner than Ia
inch and aot thinner than number -
wire. Guage. from - 10 TO f-l0 cents
por pound.
Alter debate tho committee arose.
and Kelly made an attempt
20 limit the discussion on
! the pending paragraph to i've minutes.
| This WAS opposed by the Democratic
side. aud after roll call a compromise
was agreed 10. limiting the time 10
| thirty minutes. and the House again
| went inio Il Committee OF the Whole
and was about acting upon the pending
amendment when the Committee arose
and the House took a recess.
sENArr.
WAsu1NoroN. feb. S.-The President
laid before the Senate memorial of the
LEGISLATURE of Kansas, in reference to
nIeurn uneumunit in cattle. After a
.,risf executive session the Senate took
up the tariff bill aud consideration of
the free list began.
Fhe Senate went back TO the para
araDn passed over inform lily Yesterday,
I,vin,s a duty of one dollar per ton on
stones uumanufActnred ar undressed,
fine stuna. granite, sandstone, etc, ex-
capt marble, which was not specially
enumerated. i he suggestion having
been made that the language OF the
provision would apply - stone coming
In as baiiast, tho paragraph was mool-
fed bv striking out unmanuIactured or
un5 resss.d. leaving it 10 apply to fine
Z "A, -~sff NJ nd = H.
mo or monumental stone, except mar
lie NOT dressed or specially enumerated.
An amendment was made to add upon
stone. MS aboAe, hewn, dressed or pol
,shed. i5Q per ton. Agreed 10.
TnGeI.s moved to add books and
Dbamplets bound or unbound, and all
printed matter not specially enumerated
ar nroytded for in this act. engravings,
h1nnd ar unbound, etchIugs, lusirateu
hooks. M .ps aud charts. The ayes and
naves were called for, and tho vote was
kves-- Barrow, Bryant. Beck. Brown,
can Camden. Cockeriil, Cole, Davis
i ~ W. Garland. George, Graver,
EFaonntrn. Harris, ingalls, Jackson,
| T,hns,a. Homes, Jones (Elal, Lamar,
Naxev. pdah. Salisbury, Slaier, vance,
Van Wyok, Vest, Norhees, Williams.
H. ves-Aldrich. Allison, Anthony,
ri mr.. cameron Wis., Conger, Dawes
Eamuuds. FRYE. Hale. Harrison, h.~
Law Hill, Hoar, KELLOGG. Mcmillan, hii,
jeT' Cole. Miilsf "a. Y.,l Michael Met
rim. Platte, Rollins, Saunders, Sawyer
Sewsll. Total, y. ga,
Slater moved to put lute ana 1uts
2 butts on the free list, ana Deck asAs Ne.
; Tor a division on the question. Sus'
! ,,.,h. not 10 he on the free list as long
! as aax VS. not. The effect of putting
= .s,, ths free list would be 10 transfer
5 ,hs business from this country TO Dun
/. laa. Discussion followed.
/ The rrasidi e officer laid before the
, Sanate a message from the President
, ,rs,,srsittins communication from tfs
? s...ra,.r~of the iuteriof. setting form
! the urgent necessity for stringent meas
2 noes for repression OF egasl"ns ana VIC
5 la,ions If laws relating 10 poolic iahds
q Th. iusa discussion Vas continued o>
!, pa.e Alison. George, Morgan. Slatel
/. - ionss The motion TO put lute OF
1 - fres lis. was lost. Jnte butts Wi
j. | put on the free list. 81,
:. Morean moved to strike ont raw siii
: that rules from cocoon and SILK co
: .,,,,,,,s and silk waste, 50 that De mlgl
; move 10 pat them on the six scheuui'
q ~ 10 Der cent. advalorem. The deoAt
o witi,a followed vas devoted 10 Serloa
statements concerning the sslk inaes,F
,n different States. some Senator'S ot
y = ,ria,plt worthy OF special eacodFaSe
!, mont. others being donoiiui "hssas
i | Il coald DO made saeeesstal here. In
! motion MAS lost by - 10 4.
u The reading of the Tree ilsf WAS con
! plsted. .:.
!, was ordered printed, providing Tor
=, rafan1. of 30 per cent. of The duty pal
* ,,,,,,,rras1 salt used in curing inca