New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-15

Bayarl. so as to restrict the duty to books,
pamphlets bound or unbound and all printed mat
Ter wholly or partly in the English language" Inc
vote was-yeas, 32; NAYS, 81.
The Committee of the Whole having reduced Tue
rate of duty on books from 20 to 10 per cent au
vaIorem before il struck the paragraph ron '"o
bill Mr. Morrill, moved to strike out 10 anu reSv'io
the original rate, 20 per cent The motion was ioN'
bv vote of 20 to 3D. The question was then
upon agreeing to the action of The Conlnt'cc VI V"0
Whole striking ont the paragraph, ana that "c'io"
was agreed to: Yeas-Messrs. Barrow BECK pio""'
Call. Cockrell, Coke, Farley, Garland, george
Croome Grover. Harris, ingalls,, Jackson Johnston,
Jonas. Jones (Fla), McDil, Mcpherson Naxey'
Morgan. Pcndleton. Pugh, Ransom, Salisbury
Sla.er Vance, Van Wick, Vest, VOORHEES,, Williams
81. Nags-Messrs Aldrch, Allison, Anthony
Bayard. Blair Camden, Cameron tWs.). Conger'
Davis 0llJ Davis CIV. Va), Dawes Edmunts Frye
Hale Harrison Hill Hoar, Kellogg, Lapham Lo-
gan, Mcmillan, Mitchell, Malone, Miller cCai'''
Miller tN. ". Morrill,, Plat, Rollins, Sawyer
Sewell. Sherman, Tabor, Windom-33.
So the paragraph now stands in the bill in this
form: Books pamphlets, hound OF unbound ana
and al printed matter, wholly or partly Ill inc
Engl sh language not specially enumerated OF pro-
vided for in this act,engravings bound or unooun'
echings, illustrated books. maps ana chHIS 10 Poi
cent ad vaOrem."
MIR Morgan gave notice that when the bill
should be open to amendment generally be would
move to add provision that all books designed 'or
instruction in sch )os shall be a1mi ted duty Tree
Mr. salisbury announced that he would offer an
amendment providing for the free admission u
books not published in this country.
The amendment male in Committee of the Who g.
roising tho dntv ON bituminous coal from so 10 20
Lo;, cbpd Vance
separt e vote upon agreeing to it,. Tins amendment
gave rise to deb tie which lasted 1n ocl%cE
Mr.. Morgan, of Alabama; VINO opposed
the amendment, and Mr.. Davis M qf
Morgan declared that the bill ought to be called
bill to take money of the pockets OF great oody
of the ople and put it into the pockets OIL lew tL
monopOs's and he denounced men VINO SAT III ~, NE
Senate TO vote money into their own packers. MI
Davis who was referred to- IN reply SAID that IaIso
portions of Mr.. Morgan's speech were unworthy o.
when his remarks were ch 3Tacterized as unworthy
he desired it be understood that the remark was
made by man who sat in the sena To VOC money
ont OF the pockets of the people and put 1t III his
own. Mr. Davis declined further CONTROVERSY
Mes,Ts. Brown and Beck had spirited controversy
on the questions of pro ectlon ana W 4ii1pj
oIies " and a tariff for revenue. MI BECK 1alkou
about the iron and steel MONOPOLY ana Mt. br .
declared that the whiSkey ring had the great
est monopoly in this country VoIe "as
finally taken and the amendmWehnt auoprot inn III
the duty on bi luminous coal 70 cents per ton was
agre d tO-Yeas, % Nays, IL. The amendment m
setting friction or lucIer matches at 80 per cent
adj valorcm was agreed to. Mr.. Brown move 10 re-
duce The duty on gunpowder and other explosives,
but the motion ri &c ell, and the actIo" OF the
Committee of the Whole was agreed 10. ,
Mr. Cock ell asked for a sep rdte vote on me par
agrapn laying duty OF 20 per cent on gar
den seeds The Amendment was agreeu 10
Yeqs -: NAYS 20. Wood pipes which had been
excluded by the Committee of the Whole, VITA
"commol pipes of clay" AT 80 per cent ad vdloreni
were struck out and left to come under the ge'eIi a
class pipes" at 20 per cent. Inc aRendmcnt
mad, in Committee of the Whole III rela ioi 10
diamonds was agreed TO. In the free lisi Nj NC
Phrrson tried to have the mineral water paragraph
aIneed So as not 10 adm. the bottles OF jugs Tree,
but his amendment rejected
The para graph embracing books ana pam2hletS
was amended so as to a init Tree only hose pnn'ed
"exclusIvey in a foreign languag..D Ne amend
ments Of which MessrS. Morgan and salisbury gave
notice this morning were oIerrd ana Nolcu uO"h'
The other amendments made N COMMITTEE OF tn
Whole were agreed to. The additional secl pro-
posed by Mr sherman providing that the repeal o.
existing laws By this act sh al not ahect RANTS or
libarties accruing or accrued under such laws etc.
was agreed TO.