National Republican., 1883-02-15

basket" clause, imposing duty of 40 per
cent ad valorem on manufactures, articles, or
wares not specially enumerated, wholly or in
part, composed of any metal.
Mr. Tucker moved to amend by reducing the
MIR Wheeler moved to reduce II to 50 per cent.
After q long debate Mfr Wheeler's amendment
was rejected, as was also Mr FUCKERS, Dy vote
MIR. Muidrow ofefed an amendment imposing
duty Of 10 per cent. on cotton maonineIy: LOST h2st.
that after July ], 1891, no higher duty shall be
levied on any article embraced in the metal
schedule than ~ per cent ad Valorem' inc
amendment was lost-75 to lOl.
Mr. Cox of New York, offered an amendment
for the admission foreign built ships on the pay
ment Of a duty of 30 per cent ad valoremi Lost
80 to 92 Messrs. Kasson, Updegraii, Deoring, ana
| Farwell, Of Iowa, and Gambler voted with the
dcmocra Is in the Affirmative.
Mr.. Cox then offered an amendment for their ad-
| mission on the payment per cent. I'D valorem
| duty He contended that the adoption of his
| amendment would givo the shipping interest of
| the country chance OF survival.
The amendment was lost, and the consideration
| of schedule D-wood and wooden wares-was cu-
MIR. Holman moved to strike ont tho clause inn
posing duty of 10 per cent. ad valorem OH timber,
! hewn or sawed, and timber used for spars and In
building wharves.
| the close of which Mr.. Holman's motion was lost
| 40 to 1Oi MIR. White then moved to increase the
rate TO 10 per cent, and this was also lost.
| Mr.. Anderson moved 70 strike out the clause Inn
posing duty Of three quarters OF cent per cubic
| foot on timber squared or sided. Lost.
| Mr. White moved to increase the duty on sawed
| boards plnnk deals and other lumber Of hemlock,
| Sc, from 10 cents to 81 per 1000 feet Lost
Mr.. Holman moved TO reduce tho duty on all
other varieties of sawed lumber from S2 TO u per
'YIG Hr. 'F Anderson @ moved to strike out the whole
I clause relative to sawed lumber. Lost.
MIR. Cox moved to reduce the duty on hubs
wagon blocks &C., from 20 to 10 per cent. ad VAL
| Drum.
amendment was finally lost, as were several
| others looking TO reduction OF duties.
Having concluded the consideration OF the
wood schedu!ee without making any change
therein the committee rose.
Mr.. Cannon asked that the night session he
assigned to the consideration of the legisla-
tive appropriation bill.
| Mr.. Butterworth objected.
| Mr. Randall What is the issue between
| Several republicans. Whisky whisky
Tho house then at $50 took recess until
1880 p. IN.
EVENING SESSION.
When the house met this evening MIR. His
cock, of New York, moved that the house 80
into committee of the whole ON the legislative
appropriation bill.
MIR. Butterworth raised the question of con-
sideration with the intention of calling up
the bonded spirits" bill. While the tcllcrs
were in their places there was a good deal of
merriment OcCasioned by members COngrcgat-
ing around them and endeavoring by appeals
of " whisky or no whisky" to induce ncwCOm-
eB TO vote on one side or tho other, and when
Mr.. Butterworth saw he was beaten ho en-
deavoped to make proposition that just one
hour should be devoted to the consideration
of the bonded spirits bill
Mr.. Reed, in mock-serious manner, sug-
gestcd that Mr.. Butterworth ought not to
make such q proposition, while Mr.. Joyce, OF
Vermont in more earnest tone, declared
that tho whisky bill should not get one
, minute during this session.
Mr.. Reed further suggested that Mr.. Butter
worth should wait until next Congress, when
, the whisky bill would DO moro at home,
Mr.. llisCoclSs motion was then agreed to-
81 TO 62-and tho house went into committee
accordingly, the pending amendment being
that offered by Mr.. Thompson, of Kentucky
: reducing the number of internal revenue col
lection districts TO forty-six.
To this amendment was pending an amond
ment offered by Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, fix
ing the number at eighty-two.
This amendment was adoptod--02 to 50
and Mr.. ThOmpson's amendment as amended
| was agreed to. This is n reduction of forty
four districts and will, if finally agreed to, g
A into effect on the first of July next.
Mr. Thompson moved to amend so as t.
place grain distilleries of capacity of les
than five bushels day on the same footing
: as fruit distilleries. Lost.
Mr. Thompson offered various other amend
-4l mentB to rthe same effect, which were, afto
+ debhte, ruled out on points of order.
4 On motion of Mr.. Atkins, an amendment
{ wasradopted repeating the law providing TO
r an assistant secretary of war.
Y After completing fifty-four pages Of the bill
n the committee rose, and the house, at 10:2C
G adjourned.