Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-02-08
4 not Il would get NO t.riff lesis-

le9iSIation. II not II would get NO tarih iegis-
lafion.
Mr.. Carlisle Of Kentucky appealed to the
gentlemen on the other side to let vote be
taken on the amendment of the gentleman
from Kansas in order that The sense OF the
committee could be ascertained on the
question whether It preferred the Senate
schedule to the schedule reported BY the
committee on ways and means, ii not vas II
the sense of the committee to take the Sem
ate schedule which would make reduction
of 84.S4l 600. He would not offer single
amendment to it or utter word of debate
The gentlemen on the other side could offer
any amendment they wished. This was fair
to everybody. He was ready TO take that
schedule as it stood without amendment or
debate.
After some discussion Mr.. Robinson of
Massachusetts raised point of order that
Mr.. Anderson's amendment was not in order.
and discussion ensued; the republicans con-
tending that As the amendment was in fact q
substitute il could not be considered until
the House schedule had been completed.
Finally the chair sustained the point of
order.
The question then required on Mr.. Kelley's
amendment.
After long discussion Mr.. Carlisle
moved to fix the duty at 20 per cent ad
valorem; lost.
Mr.. Kelley's amendment was then lost.
Mr.. Carlisle offered an amendment, impos-
ing duty of so per ton of ore on pyrites or
sulphuret of iron,>in its natural states con-
tanning more than IS per cent of sulphuret
and less than three per cent of copper (dry
assay lost.
Mr.. Curtin of Pennsylvania moved to
armand xba Gvsp the Irtx, pi,y iron
by the addition of proviso that on all iron
in pigs or iron kentledge manufactured with
charcoal as fuel there shall be imposed a
duty of 50 ton in addition to the duty i'm
posed on the same when manufactured with
other fuel. Lost.
Mr.. Morrison of Illinois moved to change
the duty on pig iron from $40 of cent per
pound to Sc per ton. Lost.
Mr.. Calkins of Indiana moved to reduce
the duty on steel ingots, cogged ingots,
blooms and slabs weighing more than 500
pounds made by any process except the cru
chile process. from Clio to $40 of a cent per
pound. Pending action the committee rose.
Few bills were introduced and referred.
after which the House took recess.
EVENING SESSION.
The House went into committee on the
tariff bill, the pending amendment being that
reducing to three-tenths of one cent per
pound the duty on steel, ingots, etc.
Mr.. Anderson offered as a substitute for
whole clause, the clause agreed upon by the
Senate. The true inwardness of this dis
tinction between large and small ingots.
Mr. Butterworth of Ohio moved to amend
the amendment by fixing the rate at four
tenths of cent; agreed to.
Mr.. Haskell moved, amid derisive laughter
on the democratic side, to fix the rate at 45
per cent ad valorem; agreed to.
This amendment supercedes both Butter
worth's amendment and and Calkin's amend
ment.
Mr.. Anderson withdrew his substitute.
Mr.. Tucker moved to reduce the duty on
steel railway bars, weighing more than %
pounds to the yard, from eighteen this to
seven-tenths of a cent per pound.
Mr.. Morrison moved to make the duty SIS
per ton. Pending the action the committee
rose and the House, at $50 p. NJ, ad
journed.