The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-03
rorty-soventh congressional Ses.
sion.
WASHINGTON. February 2, 1883.
SENATE.

moved to proceed to the consideration OF
the tariff bill. Agreed TO.
Dir. Bayard inquired whether the chair
man OF the committee expected the session
TO continue in:o the evening.
Mr.. Morrill, replied that he would ask the
Senate to sit until late in the evening. with
the hope Of finishing the bill this week.
IDerlsive laughter.l
The President: - Until what hour!"
Mr.. Morrill,. &" | do not name any hour"
The paragraph embracing potato. corn,
and rice-starch Preserved yesterday was
taken up.
Mr.. Hale's amendment making the duty
on potato and corn-starch Two cents per
pound-about equivalent, he said, to the
existing duty-was agreed to-ayes, %;
noes, "a.
Tie rate on rice and other starches was
left at y cents per pound, as in the bill.
The Senate passed to the consideration OF
the cotton and cotton-goods schedule.
Mr.. Aldrich. in response to question OF
Mr.. Beck, explained the new classification
OF cotton thread, yarn, warps, etc. He
also said that in his opinion the committee
had recommended too large a reduction OF
the duty upon these goods.
Mr.. Beck said, a. well as he had been able
to calculate, there would be no reduction.
but. on the contrary, an increase Of $780,
200. THIS was upon the basis OF the
figures OF the Bureau Of Statistics and i'm.
portatiOns Of 1882. but he believed in the
practical working OF this new schedule
there really would be an increase OF over
S2,000,000, il, indeed, the new duties
should not prove prohibitory. He be-
lcved that the change from four 10 seven
classes wax made to hide the proposed
Increase OF duties, and would give
greatly-increased opportunities for fraud.
The committees schedule retained the VIZ
cious classification proposed by the tariff
commission, but actually increased the
rates Of the duty recommended by the
commission about - per cent. For these
reasons, unless the schedule should be made
more satisfactory in form he would move
to strike it ont and substitute provision
for duty of 80 per cent. al ralorem on all
cotton goods.
Mr.. Vance said the reductions spoken OF
were on goods Of which only SG,000,000
worth were imported, and which paid only
about So. 200, coo duty, while the importa-
tons OF articles on which the rates were in
creased WAS S27 ,OO0,000 paying duties to the
amount Of about S9,500,00o. Ii was diff
cult to see how L reduction OF % or 80 per
cent. on S6,0G0,O00 could cOunterbalancc an
increase Of % or 80 per cent. on $4,000
900. In fact, the increase in some instances
would be 80 great it would amount to pro-
hibition and produce large increase OF
taxation without any compensatng in
crease of revenue.
Mr.. Aldrich went through the schedule
in detail to show, as he claimed, the large
reductions generally, and cotton cloths
were the largest made in the bill any
where. He also denied that the wages OF
cotton operatives in this country were as
low as in England. except, perhaps, In
certain placcs-North Carolina, for in
stance-and in such places rs the manufac-
lures increased the wages must rise to the
American standard.
Mr.. Harris moved to make the duty on
cotton-thread, yarn, warps, Or warp-yaln
of every form and value so per cent. al
uQlOrem.
At 6:3j p. VI. vote was taken on the
amendment. which resulted-ayes, 10;
noes, 2j-no quorum voting. A call OF the
Senate showed the presence OF more than
quorum, and for some time the proceed
ings were flibustcrng, pure and simple.
Several votes and calls OF the Senate result
ed precisely the same way. This was con-
tinued, and each vote on amendment re-
suited i'm thirty-seven members answering
mo quorum), while the call OF the Senate
showed from A. to 80 members present.
Finally, at 1910 p. NJ, the Senate adj
burned.
No change has been made in the liquor
schedule.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The Speaker announced the appointment
OF Messrs. Caswell Of Wisconsin, Cannon
Of Illinois, and Ellis OF Louisiana, a.
conference committee on the pOst-oilice ap-
preparation bill.
The House then, at 1920, went into Com
mittee Of the Whole (Mr. Burrows IN the
chair on the tariff bill, the pending amend
ment being that offered by Mr.. Curtin, Of
PENNSYLVANIA, to increase the duty on tan
ming bark from IL TO 90 per cent. al rdtO-
rem.
Mr.. Curtin's amendment was agreed TO-
ayes, gS; noes, -. This was the first vote
on which there was considerable division
on both sides Of the House. The clause
now reads: Extract OF hemlock and other
bark used for dyeing and tanning not other
wise provided for in this act. 20 per cent.
I'd UQlOren."
In yotngupOn an amendment TO the var
nish clause no quorum voted, and this point
was raised by Mr.. Mills, OF Texas, but
owing 10 some confusion in the chamber the
Chair failed to hear Mr.. Mills, and subse-
quently stated that the point was made too
late.
Mr.. Mills asserted that he had attempted
TO catch the attention Of the Chair IN time.
Mr.. Aldrlch, Of Illinois: ave heard no
such thing"
"You tell falsehood," exclaimed Mr..
Mills. misunderstanding the remark.
Mr.. Aldrich ~ say we did not hear It,"
Subsequently Mr.. Mills retracted his re-
marks. stating that they were made under
a misrepresentation.
The clauses relative TO yarnish were
finally agreed upon as follows: "shellac
yarnish, twenty cents per gallon ana Ill
addition thereto an amount equal TO the
internal-revenue tax on alcohol contained
therein. Varnishes other than shellac 40
per centum al UdlOrem and in addition
thereto an amount equal to the Internal
revenue tax on alcohol contained therein"
Schedule "B "-earthenware and glass
ware-was then taken up. Amendments
reducing various items Of duty were pre-
scented rapidly and voted down, until MIR.
Guenther, OF Wisconsin, moved to change
the duty on green or colored glass bottles,
walls, demijohns, carbOys, etc.. from Il
cents per pound to 30 per cent. al rdlorem.
This was agreed to-ayes, 0l 4; noes, IL.
The committee then rose.
Mr.. Cannon, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported the legislative,
executive, and judicial appropriation bill,
and it was referred to the Committee OF the
Whole. He gave notice that under the di-
rection OF his committee he would move on
Monday next to take up and pass the bill
under suspension OF the rules II he could