The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-09
XLVII CONGRESS--2d Session
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 8,


Mr.. Hoar remarked that many persons
In Massachusetts, as we'll as the community in
general, took deep interest in the proposition
now pending before the committee on foreign
relations, to give notice of our intention to
terminate portions of the treaty of Washington
relating to the fisheries, and asked the Senator
from Vermont, (Edmunds) as acting chairman,
whether that committee expected to bring the
matter to the attention of the Senate during
the present session.
Mr.. Edmunds said that in the absence of the
chairman OF the committee he wonld say this
subject had engaged the earnest attention of
the committee and he believed they would be
able to report before the end of this session
Speaking for himself alone he added that he
was as much in earnest.as anybody in Massa-
chusets or elsewhere could be to get rid of
the enormous wrong now is existing under the
provisions of the treaty.
Mr.. Hawley introduced several bills to
amend the pension laws, being bills introduced
IN the House during the present session by
Messrs. Brown of Indiana and Joyce of Vir-
ginia.
At the close. of the morning business the
Senate, on motion of Mr.. Mcpherson, held a
brief executive session.
When the doors were reopened the tariff bill
was taken up, and consideration of the free
list begun.
Mr.. Hawley moved to strike out garden
seeds Lost.
On motion of Mr.. Hale the Senate went back
to paragraph passed over informally yester-
day, laying duty of 81 per ton ON stones, un-
manufactured or undressed freestone, granite,
sandstone ana all building monumental
stone except marble not specially ornamented.
He moved to make the duty $l50 per ton, the
existing rate.
The paragraph was modified by striking out
stones unmanufactured and undressed," leav-
ing it to apply to "free stone, Sandstone.
granite and all building or monumental stone
except marble not dressed not specially
enumerated"
Mr.. Platt's amendment was rejected.
pending amendment Dy Mr. Hale to add
''and upon stones as above hewn dressed or
polished 81 so per ton, was agreed to.
Asphaltum ard bitumen we've added to the
free list.
Mr. Ingalls, moved to add 'books, pamphlets.
bound or unbound, and all printed matter not
specially enumerated or provided for in this
act, eDgravings bound or unbound, etching, il
Illustrated books, map sand charts" the para
graph struck out of schedule M yesterday.
Amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Morrill, said that later he would ask an
other vote on this question.
MI Slater moved to put jute and jute butts
on the free list.
Mr. Beck asked for division of the question
Debate followed.
A message was read from the Secretary of
the Interior setting fourth the urgent necessi-
ty OF stringent measures for repression of eva
sions and violation of laws relating to public
lands.
LHo IuOo ulnCuSSiOu WAS COuJluu0u Dy Nl0SSrS.
Beck, Allison, George, Margan, Slater and
Jones. Motion to put jute on the free list was
lost. Jute butts were put upon the free list.
Mr.. Morgan moved TO strike out raw silk as
silk waste so that he might move to put them
in the silk schedule at 10 per cent ad valorem
Motion was lost.
Reading of the free list was completed.
Mr.. Allison of Iowa offered an amendment
which was printed providing for a refund of
DD cent 0f the dI tv maid iuln rtado oalt
used in curing meats exported from this coun-
try.
Mr.. Bayard of Delaware moved to add to
"natural mineral waters" in the free list the
words together with bottles in which they
are contained
With this amendment pending the Senate
at 6.l5 on motion of Mr.. Molrill adjourned.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. Neill of PENNSYLVANIA a
resolution was passed TO admit free of duty a
monument to George WASHINGTON to be i'm
ported by the Philadelphia Society of Cincin-
natl.
The House at 112O went into committee of
the whole on the tariff bill, the pending
amendments being those offered by Msssrs
Tucker of Virginia and Morrison of Illinois,
fixing the duty on steel rails at seven-tenths
OF a cent per pound and SIS Eper ton respect
lively.
Mr.. Tucker withdrew his amendment and
Mt. ndiiis OF Texas moved TO amend the
amendment, fixing the rate at "A per cent. ad
Mr., Randall of Pennsylvania opposed this
| amendment.
Mr.. Mills amendment was withdrawn and
Morrisons adopted. This places the duty at
| $15 per ton.
On motion of Mr.. Buck of Connecticut, and
by vote of 81 to 98, the clause relative to bar
iron was amended SO to read as follows: Iron
in bars or bundles, rolled or hammered com.
prising fats not less than one inch or more
than six inches wide, nor less than three
eighths of inch or more than two inches thick
rounds not less than three-quartsrs of an inch,
nor more than two inches in diameter and
squares not less than three-quarters of an inch
nor more than two inches square, nine-tenths
OF one cent per pound; comprising flats less
than three-eehths of an inch or more than
two inches thick, less than one or more than
SIX inches wide; rounds less than three
quarters of an inch or more than two inches in
diameter and squares less than three-Quarters
of an inch or more than two inches square,
one and two-tenths cents per pound, but all
iron in slabs, blooms, loops or other forms les
finished than iron in bars and more advanceds
than pig iron, except castings, shall be rated
as iron in bar and pay a duty accordingly,
which shall not be at a less rate than 35 per
cent. ad valorem. Before amended the 35
per cent. clause applied to the whole para
gfaph.)
viso that all iron bars, blooms, billets or sizes
or shapes of any kind, in the manufacture of
which charcoal is used as fuel. be subject to
duty of $22 per ton. Agreed to.
Mr.. Tucker moved to make the duty on iron
or steel "T' rails weighing not over % pounds
to the yard, 500 per ton. Agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Haskell the duty ON bars
or shapes of rolled iron not specially enum-
Grated was changed from one and three-tenths
cents to one and two-tenths cents pound.
| On motion of Mr.. Haskell of Kansas the
| duty on the second classification of bar iron
| was changed from one and two-tenths to one
| and one-tenth cents per pound.
| After further debate the committee rose and
| Mr.. Kelley made an attempt to limit discussion
| on pending paragraph to five minutes. This
was opposed by the Democratic side and after
| roll call a compromise was agreed to, limiting
| the time to so minutes, and the House again
went into committee. Without acting upon
! the pending amendment the committee rose
| and the House took recess until 7.30.
Upon reassembling the House went into
| committee (Mr. Robinson of Massachusetts, in
the chair) on the legislative appropriation bill.
| After brief explanation OF the measure by
| Mr.. Cannon Of Illinois, Mr.. Flower of New
| York took advantage of the general debate to
| discuss the pending tariff bill.
| The legislative bill was then read by sections
| for amendment but the vote on the first
amendment showed no quorum present and
the House at 1925 adjourned.