The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-15
Senator Moroan-Yes


| on the next one buy.
| Senator Davis-Well, l don't care
to get into a personal controversy with the
senator.
Senator Morgan Well, keep off my feet
| if you don't.
| Senator Davis-I believe the senator will
| think better hereafter as to my ownership
| of coal lands. / am one of corporation.
in which perhaps a hundred other people
| are interested.
Senator German defended Senator Davis
and the debate was carried on at great
| length.
Senators Brown and Beck also had a
spirited controversy on tn, questions OF
Protection" '.Monopolies, and Tariff
for Revenue"
Senator Beck talked about the iron and
steel monopoly, and Senator Brown de
clared the whisky ring had the greatest
| monopoly in the United States.
Vote was finally taken on the amendment
| in committee of the whole, making the
duty on bituminous coal as cents per ton,
| which was agreed to-23 to 10.
| An amendment placing the duty on fric
| ton or lucifer matches at 35 per cent ad
! valorem was also agreed to.
| Senator Cockerill asked for separate
vote on the paragraph laying duty of 20
per cent on the garden seeds amendment.
/ Agreed to-22 to 30.
| Wood pipes, which had been included
| by the. committee of the whole with COM
| mon pipes of clay at 35 per cent, was
struck out and left to come under the gen.
| eral class of pipes at 20 per cent. The
amendment in relation to diamonds was
| agreed to.
The paragraph embracing books and
pamphlets was so amended as to admit
| free only those printed exclusively in
foreign language.
The amendments of which Senators
| Morgan and Salisbury gave notice this
morning were offered and voted down.
The other amendments made in committee
of the whole were agreed to.
An additional section was proposed by
Senator Sherman providing that a repeal
of existing laws by this act shall not affect
the rights or liabilities accruing or accrued
under such rates, etc. Agreed to.
Senator Beck moved to add section
repeating sections 2,S07 and 2.90S of the
revised statutes, providing that hereafter
| none of the charges imposed by said sec
tons, or any other provisions of the exist
| ing law, shall be estimated in ascertalning
| the value of goods to be imported, nor
shall the value of the sack, box or covering
of any kind on such goods be estimated as
part of their value in determining the
liable.
Senator Hoar moved to amend by
adding the words, providing they are fit
for nothing else. -
After some discussion the amendments
were reserved for consideration to-mor-
row.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The house went into committee of the
Il. f~.1 f
agraph being that imposing duty of As
per cent dd oalorem on the manufacture of
articles or wares partly or wholly made of
metal. Lost-75 to 1O1.
Mr.. Cox offered an amendment for the
admission of foreign builtships on pay
ment of duty of 80 per cent dd Ualorem.
Lost-59 to 90. Messrs. Kasson, Upde-
graft, Deering, Farwell of Iowa, and Chan
dler voted with the Democrats in the af-
firmative.
Consideration of the schedule on wood
and woodenware was entered upon.
Mr. Holman moved to strike out the
clause imposing a duty of Is per cent nd
0dtorem- on timber hewn or sawed and tim
Der used for spars and in building ware
houses. He said the question involved in
the imposition of duty on lumber was
not one of revenue; it was one of propri-
eity-whether congress should, by legisla-
ton, create a motive for the destruction of
American timber.
Mr.. Horr made a statement showing the
vast Importance of the lumber interest es-
pecially in Michigan, where over $780,
900 day were paid to laborers employed
in that industry. He was in favor of re-
tanning the present rate of duty, which |
protects American lumber against the |
coarse lumber of Canada.
Mr. GDriuoar called atfentioD tfy the fact |
that, while at present the duty brought a |
revenue only of 81 900 600 into the treasury |
ii imposed tax of $46, 900, 600 upon the |
consumers. That seemed to him to be a |
grievous burden upon the farmers of the |
west. who lived in the prairie regions.
Mr.. Anderson vigorously opposed plac |
ing duty on lumber.
The discussion was continued by Messrs. |
Deuster, Davies. Cox, Smith. of Illinois, |
Reed Lynch, Guenther, and Hepburn.
Mr.. Holman's amendment was lost-49 |
to 104.
Mr. White moved to increase the rate to |
30 per cent. Lost
Mr.. Anderson moved to strike out the
whole clause relative to sawed lumber. |
Lost
Mr.. Cox moved to reduce the duty on |
hubs wagons, blocks, etc, from 20 to Is /
per cent dd cal0Tem.
Mr.. Anderson advocated the motion and
said he would not be surprised if it should
turn out that the vote on the sugar ques-
tiop would hear sofnaxvhat of an apalofrv