The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-02-01


asked for n separate vote on each OF TN
three propositions embraced In his amend
mentg
Accordingly the first vote was taken o
the provision that machinery tor the man
ulactlre of cotton aud woolen goods q
4 goods composed OF hemp or 1ute or ramie
should be admitted 10 per cent: al Val
orem, which was lostby II vote oil ayes IA
nays 3D.. .,.,. .a
init all tools Of mechanics used solely II
manual labor at 10 per cent. al yalorem
was reiected-ayes, l2 nays, ~. &,
The third proposition, 10 admit agricul
tural Implements, etc, at the same. rate
was rrjected-ayes, II; nays, ~.
Mr.. Beck, in explaining, his vote on the
last proposition, declared he was moi iree
trader, and that after iuii eXamination mo o.
that question, he was satisfied under iree'
ktrade there would be more unjust appor-
tionment of taxation among the people ol
the country than under any other system.
Mr.. Jonas modified his amendment 50 as
TO provide for the admission of machinery
for the extraction and manufacture OF sugar
from cane and sorghum at 20 per cent. ad
valorem. Rejected, ,
Mr.. Vance modified his amendment pro-
yiding for the full admission of machinery
for the manufacture OF co(Dbn and woolen
goods by striking out "woolen" and re-
ducing the period of such free admission
| from ten to three years. Lost-ayes, o.
nays, "a. The metal schedule being DIS
posed of, the senate proceeded to consider
the sugar schedule. Al,
Mr.. Morrill, offered a substitute for the
schedule as follows: Schedule E. Sugars
All sugars not above No. 10 Dutch
standard in color, shall pay duty on their
poariscopic test, as follows, viz: All sugars
not above No. 13 Dutch STANDARD III color,
all tank bottoms. syrups OF cane juice or
beet Juice, melado, concentrated meiado,
and molasses, testing by polariscope not
above rs degrees, shall pay duty OF
1.25 cents per pound; for every addltlonal
degree, or fraction of q degree shown by
polariscopic test, they shall pay. 90 OF
cent per pound additional. All sugars
above No, 13 Dutch standard in color shall
| he classified by the Dutch standard OF color
and pay the duty as follows, viz All
sugars above No. 13 and not above NO. l6
Dutch standard, 265-lOO cents per pound;
all sugars above No. 16 and not above No.
20 Dutch standard, 315-1OO cents per pound.
| On all sugars above No. 20, Dutch stand
ard, 3.65-100 cents per pound. Molasses
testing not above Sc degrees by the polaris-
cope shall pay duty of4 cents'per gallon.
Molasses testing above SO degrees shall pay
| a duty of cents per gallon.
Mr.. Aldrich said he had been unable to
agree with the committee, and offered an
amendment to the substitute offered ny
Mr.. Morrill,, making the additional duty on
sugars not above No. IL degrees Dutcn
standard .0i cents per pound instead OF 90
He said if this were agreed to he would pro
prose q corresponding change in tn" para
graph covering sugars No. IL Dutch stand
ard.
MIR. Mcpherson offered an amendment
which he said was the tariff commission
schedule, pure and simple.
Mr.. Morgan explained why he shoulc
70 te for reduced duty on sugar.
Mr.. Jonas, of Louisiana, rose to speak a.
length, but Mr.. Salisbury explained thai
Mr.. Jonas did not feel well, and moved al
adjournment. Lost.
Mr.. Jonas then argued against the pro
posed reduction.
Mr.. Kellogg announced that he INTENDED
to offer the tariff commissions sugaI
4 schedule as a substitute for that re
ported by the committee: lie sal'
The market was in the hands of the reliners
that the existing duty on fine sugars wa
prohibitory; that the rate proposed by th'
! committee would still be prohibitory; tina
the amendment now proposed
by the chairman of the com
mittee on finance would lncreas'
mission. and that the report OF the tarll
commission would give the Louisiana
planter no higher protection thai
that which he has enjoyed 10
thirty years back, and which had enabled
him to increase the value OF his product
most materially.
Without acting on any amendments, tn,
senate, at ll:l0 adjourned.
HOUSE.
Chswell. fio,n 2. ,1-iOpriations com
, mittee, reported the post Office approprla
r ton bill, with senate amendments, recon-
, mcnding concurrence in some and non-con
, currence in others. Among the amend
ments non-concurred were those appro
, priating SlS5, 600 for special mail facilities
and fixing July 1st next, as the date whel
the two-cent letter postage goes into effect
1 The report was agreed to and conierenc
committee will be appointed.
| The house then went into committee
the whole on the bill.
} Anderson, of Kansas, moved TO plac
acidulated phosphate OF lime for iertllizin
purposes, on the free list, and his adyocac
of the measure was much applauded by Tn
democratic side.
Haskell interrupted Anderson, and noisl
colloauy followed, made inaudible by th
Laughter and applause on both sides oil TN
chamber.
4 Anderson's motion was agreed to, TN
committee on ways and means withdrawlnI
ali opposition upon the ssser,!On "a sVu.'-
ern mem bers that they did not .wish Tor
protective duty on the article. ,
Debate on the pending paragraph and a.
amendments was limited to thirty minutes
Glue, glycerine, soap, etc, were kept as II
the bill OF the committee. Castor oil wal
made 20 cents gallon. Duty on glucose
was reduced from % 70 20 per cent. az
valorem, 20 per cent. Jf present rate.
Wheeler, OF Alabama, moved to put cot
ton-seed oil on tie free list.
Kelly expressed a willingness that !
should be done If the representatives OF TN
cotton-growing states desired II, Du
Blar.Snard, of Louisiana, and other south
srn members objected, and Wheeler with
drew the amendment amid derisiye laugh
ter on the republican side.
Thirty.five Of the 100 items OF the chemi
cal schedule having been considered, Ham
mond, Of Georgia, moved that the commit
tee rise.
This being voted down, the domocrat
refused TO vote on the next amendment
formal one, and the committee were lei
without quorum.
The roll was called and absentees rt
ported, bat q quorum being disclosed IN
committee Immediately resumed session
The same tactics were pursued and agaii
The COMMITTEES reported no quorum ba
voted and the house at 6.25 adjourned.
Commercial and Financial.