Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-02-16
THE FORTY.sEvENTR CONGRESS-.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6.

Alttf kHOfL executive SeSSlou the
senate proceeded to the considerat oa OF
the tariff bill.
House-The house after the transaction
of some unimportant business went into
committee Of the whole on the tariff bill.
Tucker moved to reduce the duty
on cast polished plate glass uadelivered
about "a by 80 inches 50 mare and not ex-
ceeding "a by 60 inches. from 35 to Is
cents per .qnare foot.
A running debate followed and at last
Mr.. Kelly moved that the committee rest
for the purpose of closing the debate.
This proposition was taken up and met
considerable opposition, but the motion
finally prevailed, and in the house Mr..
Kelly moved to limit debate on the pend
ing paragraph to minutes Mr.. Nils
hoped the house would not submit to be
gagged in this manner. and Mr.. Berry
moved to extent the lime to 20 minutes.
Mr.. Berry's motion was lest, yeas S5,
nayes 1913
Mr.. Mills moved to make the time ten
minutes; yeas 95, nays 12S. Mr.. Kelly :
motion was then agreed to and the house
again went into committee of the whole,
and Mr.. fuckers motion was lost. Vari-
GUS other anne ndments by Tucker reduc-
ing the tariff on plate glass were lost.
The confederation of the metal schedule
was entered upon.
Kelly, under instructions from his COM
mi'tee moved to increase from so to rs
cents per ton the duty On iron ore includ-
ing margainiIerous iron ore. also the
dross or residum from burnt pyrites.
Cox, on stating his colleague, Hewitt,
was unable 10 attend sessions of the house
on account of sickness obtained leave to
have printed in the Record a letter from
that gentleman, in which he takes strong
grounds in favor of iron ore and free
scrap iron.
Pending action on Kelly's motion, the
rose and puolic business being
suspended, appropriate resolutions upon
the life and public service of the late
Representative Updegraff of Ohio, and
Hawk of Illinois were offered.
WEDNESDAY, FEB 6.
q Se1lGte-At the closing of morning busi-
ness the senate held brief executive ses-
sion. When the doors were reopened the
tariff bill was taken up.
After some discussion, all the remain
der of the wool schedule except the para
graph embracing Weddings, gearings,
geariDgs, beltings, etc, was informally
passed oyer in order to give the commit
lee on finance an opportunity TO consider
it further. The Paragraphs thus passed
over embrace women's and children.
dress goods, clothing. carpets. and endless
belts or felts. The silk schedule
was read and left unchanged. The next
schedule (bnoks, papers etc. was taken
up. Mr.. Ingalls, said he would move to
put books on the free list. There was no
reason for the 20 per cent duty law upon
them here. 1t would be a direct tax upon
knowledge and the means of education
and ought to be struck out.
Bavard moved to make the duty Is per
cent Adopted-31 to IS.
Vance then moved to strike cut the
SO as to let books, pamphlets,
and other printed matter 20 on the free
list.
Ho,se.-During the remainder Of the
session the house will take recess daily
frc m $50 to 80 p. m.
The house went into committee of the
whole on the tariff bill.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Ftb. S.-The president
lai! before the senate a memorial OF the
legislature of Kansas ia reference 10 pluro
pneumonia in cattle.
After a bricf executive sess on the senate
took up the tariff bill, and ,nsidera'ien
If the free list began.
The iute discussion was continued by
Sens. Beck, Allison, George, Morgan.
Slater and Jonas. A motion TO put iute
or the free list was los-ayes 81, noes 81.
HOUSE,
The house went into committee of the
LII IL
being those offered by Tucker
ard Morrison, fixing the duty on steel
rails at 7-l0 of one cent per pound and
fifteen dollars per ton respectfully. Tucker
withdrew his amendment fixing the rate
at fifteen dollars per ton.
Several amendments were offered and
rejected ard after discussion Of some
length the committee fixed the duty on
steel, railway bar and railway bar made
in part OF steel weighing more than 25
pounds to the ya.d at $l5 per ton by a
vote OF 10 to 80.
The standing vote was 104 to 81 and
when Kelley demanded teIlers, Mckenzie
appealed to him not to OBJ
struct the passage of the tariff bill.
After debate the committee rose ard
Mr.. Kelly made an attempt to limit the
FIVE minutes. This was opposed by the
side, snd after roll call com
promise was agreed to, limiting the time
to thirty minutes, and the house again
went into committee. Without acting up
on the pending amendment the committee
rose and the house took rect 81.
FRIDAY, FEB. 9.
Selldte-A remonstrauce was presented
against placing lumber on the free list.
1t states that $300,0C0000 are invested
and 81 100000 employed in the lumber
business.
The bill to relive ships and other YES
sells from compulsory pilot fees was re-
ported favorably.
Sen. Edmunds reported favorably a
Joint resolution providing for the termi-
nation Of the fisheries articles of the
Wash!pgton trestv.
Sen. Ferry moved to take up the post
r ute bull. Lost-yeas q, nays SO.
The tariff bill was then taken up. Sen.
Bsyards amendment was adopted 30 as 10
make the mineral water paragraph of the
free list read mineral waters, all not
artificial. together with the bottles or
Jugs in which the same are imported"
Sen. Morrill,, from the committee on
finance, reported the amendments reduC-
ing the advalorem duty on all carpets
enumerated IN the wool schedule, except
hemp er iute csrpeting, carpets and
c4rpetings of wool, fax or cotton, or parts
of either or other material net otherwise
herein specified from So to so per cent.
The amendments were agreed to.
Ga motion OF Sen. Vance, the duty on
90 nd ho
committees amendments except hemp ard
iute carpeting, was reduced from As to 40
per CEN. advslorem
Hotlse-Mr Belfor!, from the commit
tee on Coinsse and Weights and msasur-
ca, reported r. ISOLATION d, claring it mex
pedient to disc ,ntinue the coinage OF sill
yer under the, xistiug Law, aud recemend-
irg the committee on appropriation to re-
port provision for additional vault ro"m
al some point in Mississippi valley. Re
f.rred.
I Mr.. Houk. Chairman of the committee
on War Claims, resor /. d back the bill fol-
the payment Gf certain claims Fourth oI
July claims, reported by the sccouutinG
= fhcers Of the treasury. Objections wa
made to it's present consideration, and
was made the special order of Tuesda,
next.
The conference report on the Military
Acad. my bill vas submitted. and agree
upon.
Mr., Deering reported adversely to the
bill authori zing the Mississippi, Albu
querque and Inter Ocean railway com
panv To construct a road through the lane
of the ChoctSw snd Ckickssaw nations, il
the Indian Territory. Tabled.
The House then went into committee oI
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