Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-04

not an explicit statement accompanying
this report. 81
Mr. Kelly maintained that the index of
the changes was sufficient 8# sSa
The speaker sustained the point of order
on the ground that the index was not such
a statement as was required by the rules,
whereupon Mr.. Kelly again sent up an in
dex, but attached to it statement to the
effect that the bill provided for an aggre-
gate reduction of $67 100000.
MIR. Carlisle raised point that this was
not a sufficient statement. The speaker
overruled the point of order and Mr.. Kelly
had the statement read for the information
of the house.
After the correction of some typographi-
cal errors in the printed bill, the clerk be-
gan to read the report of the conference
committee. The reading of the report
includes the reading of the whole bill,
which, unless the demand is Withdrawn,
will not be concluded before 2:30.
Mr.. Kelly proposed to limit the debate
to two hours. Several Democrats laugh
ingly suggested to snake it short" Mr..
Kellykthen suggested an hour and half,
but finally it was arranged that the vote be
taken at o'clock. He offered to let the
opponents of the report be heard, but Mr..
Carlisle thought the usual and proper
course was to have the effect of the report
stated to the house. Mr.. Kelly admitted
the force of his suggestions, and proceed
ed to open the debate. The first section of
the bill, he said, was bill which the house
passed the last session for the reduction of
the internal tax with amendments
made thereto by the senate touching to-
bacco, cigars and snuff. These reductions
would diminish the internal taxes from
thirty-fye to forty millions. He was una
bic to make an estimate of the immediate
effect of the changes proposed in the tariff
law. The estimate was, that the total
reduction Of the revenue under this bill,
would be from sixty-five to seventy mill
ions. Some provisions in the bill he could
not defend, but, upon the whole, he consid-
cred the bill an improvement on the pres
ent law.
Mr.. Anderson inquired as to the proba-
BILE reduction on tobacco.
Nr. Kelly said the estimate was eleven
millions.
Mr.. Hammond inquired sarcastically,
whether the conference committee had
wasted" any time in considering the in
structions given to it by the house, in re-
senate's action.
Mr.. Kelly replied in the same vein. that
the conference committee had not disre-
garded any instructions given to it by the
house.
Mr.. Hammond-Why did you not act on
the instructions of the house.
Mr.. Kelly-The conferrees acted on their
own conclusions.
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that the conclusions voted by the house on
the 9th of February were wrong?
Mr.. Kelly-No, no, the matter is now be-
fore the house, and il is not fair to con-
sumo the time to be allotted to this side
of the house in a discussion that is not
pertinent to the pending question.
Mr.. Carlisle proceeded to argue against
the report. He believed the public safety
and the public interest demanded a reduc-
ton of the tax. He regretted exceedingly
| that the conference committee had moi
| brought before the house such g
measure as he could support. He had an
| nounced more than once, his readiness to
| vote for an average reduction of 20 pei
cent. on the tariff duties, Justly and equit.
| ably distributed. The proposition nov
| submitted, did not, he believed, make re-
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| age, From $3O,OOO,0O0 to $45 100000 of the
whole reduction would come from the in
| ternal taxes leaving only from S2O,0O0,00C
| to $25.000000 to come to tariff duties, o.
which S11,000,O00 would come from. The
single article of sugar. There were several
| articles on which the conference commit
tee recommended duties higher thar
| either the house or senate had voted.
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those articles. 1t now paid 40 per cent. az
valorem and the conference committee rec
commended 60 per cent, an increase of q
| per cent; or allowing for change in regard
to packages and clear net increase, SO pc
cent. He regretted that the gentleman
| Mr.. Kelly, had not seen proper to state L
| the house some reason why this enormous
| increase of duties should be made.
| Another impo' tant change was in tn
! article of iron ore. The house, after full
and elaborate debate, had fixed the duty o.
iron ore at fifty cents ton. The senat
had fixed it at the same rate. The presen
rate was 20 per cent. ad valorem, equiva
lent to about ffty-seven cents ton. Th
conference committee fixed the rate a
seventy-fve cents ton as to steel rails
and the senate and house had expresse
| tnelr respective Judgments InS mouse ID
ing the rate at $15 and the ser
ate at S15.6S, but the conferenc
committee, which was supposed t
arrange the difference between th
two branches, disregarded the deliberat
judgment of both of them, and put til
rate at $17. Then,as to bar iron, the hous
had made three classes, fixing the rates
SIS, $50 and S22 on first class. The con
mittee made a reduction of eight cents t
| S17.92, and on the second class an increas
of 81. On sheet iron, too, the duties wei
increased by the conference committe
over those which the house and senate ha
fixed. These matters ought to be explaine
to the house and the country.
Then as to the large classes Of cotto
goods and very large class Of woole
goods. Cotton goods that now pay 30 pt
cent. ad valorem, such as stockings, hos
shirts and drawers, will have to pay 40 pt
cent. The rates of duty on wool, the ra
material, were to be reduced about Is p-
cent, but duties on all woolen goods we
to be increased from six and eight cents
yard, and 80 and 40 per cent. ad volorer
to nine cents a square yard and 40 per Ger
ad valorem.
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