Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
GIVEN UP TO CONSIDERABLE
QE THE TARIEE RIII

Of IhE TAhlfF BILL.
WAsHINeToN, February -House.--Dur-
ing the remainder of the session the House
will take recess daily from to 7:30 o'clock
pm. The House then went into committee
on the tariff bill, the pending question being
on the first item of the metal schedule, which
was considered for four hours and q half,
when the committee passed away from it
without making any change in the rate of
duty, which is left at City cents per pound.
Mr.. Calkins moved to reduce the duty on
steel iDgots, cogged ingots, blooms and slabs
weighing more than 500 pounds, made BY
any process except the crucible process, from
six-tenths 10 three-tenths of cent per pound,
pending action on which the committee rose.
Mr.. Bingham introduced bill for the APP
poiutment OF commission to consist Of
seven members, three of whom may be MEM
bers OF the present House and two of whom
may be senators, to inquire into the condi-
ton and value of the plant of the various
telegraph companies OF the country, and re-
port to the next Congress what methods are
at present available to reduce the cost of
telegraphic communication, and whether any
legislation is necessary to carry out the power
of Congress TO regulate commerce as applied
to telegraphic commerce, which was referred;
also q bill providing that mo owner, agent,
master or consignee of any ship or vessel
shall by virtue of the laws of any State be
compelled to take, employ or pay a pilot not
voluntarily employed, on entering or depart
ing from any port or harbor, or entering,
passing through or leaving any channel, pas
sage or strait within the waters of the United
States" Referred.
Recess.
When the House met this evening only
fifteen or twenty members were present, but
in half an hour quorum put in an appear
ance, and the House went into committee
on the tariff bill, the pending amendment
being that reducing from six-tenths to three
eights of one cent per pound the duty on
steel ingots, etc, weighing over 500 pounds.
The rate was finally fixed at forty-fve per
cent I'D udlorem
Mr.. Tucker moved to reduce the duty on
steel railway bars weighing more than twen-
ty-fve pounds to the yard from eight-tenths
to seven-tenths Of one cent per pound.
Mr.. Morrison moved to make the duty SIS
per ton, pending action on which the COM
mittee rose, and the House adjourned.
senate.-At the close of the morning busi-
ness the Senate held brief executive ses.
sion, and when the doors were reopened the
tsrif bill was taken up, the pending question
being on the wool schedule, which was con-
sidered at some length, and finally passed
over.
Senator Beck moved to strike out the par.
agraph embracing WOODEN and dress goods,
coat Innings, Italian cloths and goods Of like
description, now and heretofore known AZ
worsted STUFF, when the warp is made wholly
of cotton, linen, ramie, China grass or other
materials, or of a combination of them, when
wholly or in part of worsted, the hair Of the
alpaca goat or other like animals, and to
substitute for its classification of existing
law the rate duty per square yard being re-
duced one cent.
Senator Morrill, opposed the motion, and
Senator Lamar made q long argum ent
against protective policy.
The paragraphs TINS passed over embraces
wonen's and children's dress goods, clothing,
carpets and endless belts or felts.
The silk schedule was read and left un-
changed.
The next schedule, books, paperr, elc., was
taken up, and Senator Ingalls said he would
move to put books on the free List. There
was no reason for the twenty per cent duty
laid rpon them here. II would be direct
tax upon knowledge and the means of edu-
cation, and ought to be struck out.
Senator Bayard moved to make the duty