Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-27
Forty-seventh Congress.
WASHINGTON, Jan, 26.


 SENATE.-Mr. Hale reported favorably from the Committee Appropriations the joint resolution propriating $200 000 for continuing the work of the tenth census. MT. Malone from the Agricultural committee reported favoraby the bill to encourage worlds industrial exposition in 1854
 iron paragraph coming up moved reduce the first duty named thereon from nine-tenths to seven tenths of one per pound, and the last from one tenths of one cent; lost, yeas 25, nays 3s
 MT. Morrill, moved to make the last named duty one and one-tenth cents per pound. MT. Brown moved further amendment changing the duties from so much per pound to so much per ton, as fol lows: First named duty, SIS per ton second, s2t per ton; third S22 per ton. Mr. Browns amend rate SIS per ton, carried by vote of 30 yeas tc 27 nays ments of MT. Brown were adopted
 The duty on iron in coils or rods was reduced from
 The next paragraph relating to other plate was agreed to. The next paragraph was changed ma ouestion being 28 yeas. 25 nays As amended the paragraph reads-BoiIer other plate iron sheared unsheared skelp iron sheaied or road in grooves I25 cents per pound; sheet iron common or black, thinner than 1.5 inches and not thinner than No. wire lone cent cent per pound Ia reduction of 8 of cent); thinner than Mo- 20 wire gauge and not thinner than No. 25 wire gauge, 1.2 cents per pound a reduction of .3l; thinner than No. 25 and iron commercially known common black tag gers rsn, whether put in boxes or bundles or not
 The next paragraph -Polished. .planished glanced  ing plate sheet taggers iron stricken out
 MT. Sherman moved to make the duty on tin plate
 cents pound increase of g over the report of the commissioners. The amendment was voted down. , one one-tenth cents to cent per pound. This was agreed to and MT. Vance moved to amend still The amendment was 1ost, 20 yeas to 26 nays.
 At 5:55 p. m. 8 motion to adjourn was lost. On motion of Mir. Bayard the duty corrugated or crimped sheet iron or steel reduced from IS to 1.4 cents per pound.
 a past o'clock when the hoop band or scroll iron paragraph was reached, Mr. Beck moved madverted on the disposition of the Republicans te sit longer the usual hour. If the caucus had de given SO that the Senators might be prepared. He was not ready go with this cause, but he would tbe other Side desired An entire change of ciassi cation had made in this section and he wanted the record straight before the b went into confer
 Mr Morrill, said his only deaire was to make somt progress 80 that he soasa zee sns zen ene o5 see I day. He would, however, now move to adjourn. Int Senate then adjourned at6:s0 D. m.
 HousE-The regular order was laid aside and th, House went into Committee of the Whole on the tariff bill MT. Kelley took the floor to answer inter roeations numbresof questions in regard to the bill reported by the Ways and Means committee ana that framed by the Tariff commission were answered by MT. Kelley.
 MT. Tucker of Virginia, followed, saying tn. the vast capital and enterprise that had been fostered by the government and i would be not only unjust but understandable tG break down the manufacturers of the country. Al they would attempt to do would be to diminish thu enor nous profits of tho manufacturers which the! realize by Ievy1ng tribute the consumer There three parties interested In the bH the govern nent for it's revenue the manufacturers for theil bounty and the consumers for their burden. H' 1 then proceeded to analyze the bill, pointing out articles in which the duties onerous and op pressive to consumers He argued that the dut, should be imposed extent sufficient to protec iabor and when it exceeded that it was tax upo1 consumers for the beneht of capital, and stated that the census showed the aggregate of profit ts conclusion by deducsDg the cost Of the materia plus labor fEom the value of the products He theI went on to point out articles where the duties wer fixed at an excessive rate and in woult prove prohibitory.
 After several unsuccessful efforts to reach un deretauGing the dime for closing the general de bate the committee motion of Mr. Kelley rose fo