The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-04
THE CONTINENTS.
foriy-sevesth Vongre..-sessnd session
SENATE.

foriy-sevesth Coagr-..-sesand session.
SENATE.
WssHISGrOS, Feb. 3.--Nr. Coke's ere
denilals Of reelection were reai and filed.
Mr.. lockrell presented the memorial Of
the Missouri granrsrs, ask;eg for the pass
age eta bill to create the Office of secretary
Of agriculture.
At the close OF the mornings business the
senete went into executive session aud con.
hrmed the nomination OF Mr.. ketctum 10
he appraiser Of merchandise, New York ana
S,Arhuak 10 be supervising Inspector Of
steam vessels, second district
When the doors were opened the taritI
bill was takeh up.
Mr.. Harris second amendment WAS lost
ayes, q nays. .. aud Mr.. Harris moved 20
make the duty on cotton thread and yarn
10 per cent, al valOrem.
Mr., Morrill,, after explaining the short
time lelt the present session, and in order
To make better progress with the bill asked
unanimous consent for the application Of
the minute rule of debate on all amend.
ments offered to Schedule +.
Salisbury objected.
Mr.. Harris amendment OF ye. eriay
making the duty on cotton thread, yarn
warps, or warp yarn, % per cent. All yalo.
rem, was lOst--ayes, %. nays, 30
Mr.. Beck offered an amendment TO the
bill, which was referred to the finance com,
mittee, providing that imported goods,
wares, etc, which may be ON shipboard or
IN public stores or bonded warehouses,
when the act shall take effect, shall pay no
other duty or entry fee than ifthey haA
been imported from that date, aud that
goods, etc, remaining In bonded Sae.
houses when the act takes effect and on
which the duty shall have been paid, shall
be entitled To the retuuGing o, the differ.
enco between the old aud new rates.
Mr.. Morrill, said there could be no objec-
ton to the first provision OF aforementioned,
hut the other would require some cousidera.
ton.
MIR. Logan, from the appropriations com.
mlttCe, reported the pension appropriation
bill, and gave notice that he would oller an
important amendment TO il In relation 60
furnishing persons Improperly obtaining
pension certificates.
Mr.. Hale offered q resolution to apply the
hive minutes rule 10 debate on all amend.
ments offered hereafter to The tarill, and
gave notice that lac would call il up Mon
day.
Mr.. Harris moved to make tho duty ON
cotton yarn, thread, etc, 80 per cent. al
valOrem,
Mr.. layard criticised the schedule ne OBJ.
scure, and called the attention of the chair
man Of the committee ON finance to the fact
that Mr., Sherman, with all his experience
as II legislator and as secretary Of the treas.
ury, said he had studied it with industry,
nut without much success. The laws OF
| Dr1co were said TO be written IN blood be.
cause they were hung so high people could
not see them, but u law hung where il
could no be seen was of no moro use in this
respect than one that could not be under.
| stood 10y tho people upon whom 1t was IL
operate.
Mr. Maxey took the same view, and said
the schedule bad been made SO obscure IN
the interest of manufacturers that the
| ahlest exposition Of the protection system in
the senate tShermun) was puzzled to under
stand it.
Mr.. Sherman said his confession Of H.
norance had been construed too broadly
but he had ,aid he had endeay ored To un
| derstand this schedule but without much
knowledge of the subject matter. No spe
clal knowledge OF cotton manufactures wa
necessary, though, to understand that tn,
schedule would make considerable reduc
ton In the existing rates of duty upon all
the cheaper grades
After iurtlmr debate. MIR. Harris amend
ment, making the duty 70 per cent on cot
ton yarn, etc, was reiected-26 to %.
ON Mr.. Beck 3 motion, the rate ON thread
yarn elG, valued ABOVE 20 ana not ahov,
| " cents, was maze 10 Genus per mound
aouNo Az anu not above o. ~ cents pei
pouhu' ABOVE oVa ana not ABOVE 90, - cents
per Fouhu aboFe "a AM not 40, tj cents pei
pouhd above ~ ana not above 80, 20 Gems
per pouhu huoNe W, fucents per pound.
M h'sN nHNH1 10 reHHce the Inty OF
S,u.N'nF NY, i'A.' u"'e' sniIlS aho drawers
SnG"pu" "i'U,S w. u, pa't Wy @"I'tiuE''na
ohlhes, or KNIT n.y. hahd and composed o
co,ton, rom - To 80 per cent nj WIorcm.
hVl1re u N"te on lho amendment conlO
w. na'', npuae S..'u.."h III RELATION to th'
"'a'n ai nop.esGH,"'iNe lowe was received
Mr' Morgan oHereu resolutions oi regret
nnl'er NuoreN',S ny MeSS'S' laphar "n'
Siu' Hai,' 'lo 'Vsulu''o I' wore adopted ans
'"' S'"''c a'Jou'nvu,
go, HOUSE,
me senate nli' was passed to encourng,
nro.ilnt WORRIES INDUSTRIAL ana Cotton
N1''n' ',.,,. ehPos'i'oh IN ~
va i'.".,oI' VIZ ~ iNuv9 oll, TO relm"lrs
neposltorS OF the Freedmau's Saving an,
rus. company was referred to tho commit
". WI SiugaIuh anV laoor
~ N,nNet""' VI h'uois, oHtftu teso
nutro int, "a, ,,nll,!,,, = ~.
l"lu INV WV uuuul''oh VI huAl's ~ tht
na'n. nvaurlny anu report the cause o
uouo.u "e'm'on 'nt NuIehtS anu superin
.rnuem.' ahn wnelher there mas been op
P' pnnt I niu " iann'gn, management
heeu oulecteu 10 present consideration
avg ~ WAS reiorreu To committee on nara
"'i Tns 49,. .,.,-,
my muse WV" went mo committee o
'nT "no'e oh w tatl'i mi
lucher' oi Virginia, moved 90 reduce
tne uu,y VA H'lNs cu, engraved, etched
u ,eion,, e'' ""n ~ 10 w per cen'. az
'aorem' ,.,..,.,.
"a, IN onposllioh 10 nus motion, Wilson, o
west Nirglnla,oXnihued specimens otGlass
whether the gentleman wac selling t NH,
sale or retail.
wilson wilson !h9.1uhE lhe glass dlsh) said; ~
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