Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-02-09


mered, comprising fats not less than one
inch, nor more than six inches wide, nor less
than 3-S of an inch nor more than 81 inches
thick, rounds, not less than 3-4 of an inch
nor more than two inches in diameter, and
square, not less than "a of an inch nor more
than two inches square, $40 of a cent per
pound; comprising flats, not less than 3-S of
an inch nor more than two inches thick, nor
less than one nor more than six inches wide,
and rounds not less than 3-4 of an inch nor
more than two inches in diameter, and squares
not less than "a of an inch nor more than
two inches square, one and 2-l0 of cent
per pound.
Mr.. Hawley moved to strike out garden
seeds lost.
On motion Of Mr.. Hale, the Senate went
back to the paragraph passed over informally
yesterday, laying a duty of one dollar per
ton on stone manufactured or undressed-
freestOne, granite, sandstone and all building
or monumental stone, except marble, not
specially enumerated. 1t was moved to make
the duty 81. 80 per ton-the existing rate.
The paragraph was modified by striking
out "stones manufactured or undressed.'
leaving it to apply TO freestone, sandstone,
granite and all building or monumental stone
except marble, not dressed and not specially
enumerated"
Mr.. Platt's amendment was rejected.
A pending amendment by Mr.. Hale to add
land upon stones rs above, hewn, dressed
or polished, $l.5O per ton" was agreed to.
Asphaltum and bitumen were added to the
free list.
Mr.. Ingalls, moved to add "books, PAM
phlets, bound or unbound, and all printed mat
ter not specially enumerated or provided for
in this act; engravings, bound or unbound,
etchings, illustrated books, maps and charts"
the paragraph was struck out of achedule M
yesterday. The amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Morrill, said that later, he would ask
another vote on this question.
Mr.. Slater moved to put jute and jute
butts on the free list.
Mr.. Beck asked for a division of the ques-
ton.
A debate followed.
A message was received from the Secretary
of the Interior, setting forth the urgent nee
essity of stringent measures for the repression
of the evasions and violations of laws relat-
ing to public lands.
The jute discussion was continued BY
Messrs, Beck, Allison, George, Morgan,
Slater and Jones. The motion to put jute on
the free list was lost.
Jute butts were put upon the free list.
MIR. Morgan moved to strike out new silk
as reeled from cocoon and silk cocoons and
silk waste, so that he might move to put
them in the silk schedule at ten per cent ad-
valorem; lost.
The reading of the free list was completed.
Mr.. Allison of Iowa offered an amendment
which was ordered printed, providing for a
refundsof ninety per cent of the duty paid on
imported salt used in curing meats, exported
from this country.
Mr.. Bayard of Delaware, moved to add
to national mineral waters in the free list
the words together with the bottles in
which they are contained With this amend
ment pending, the Senate, at els, on motion
of MIR. Morrill,, adjourned.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. O'Neal of Pennsylvania
joint resolution was passsd to admit free of
duty a monument to George Washington, to
be imported by the Philadelphia Society of
Cincinnati.
The House at ll.20 went into committee
of the whole on the tariff bill, the pending
amendments being those offered by Mr. Tuck
er of Virginia and Mr.. Morrison of Illinois,
fixing the duty on stees rails at GA and SIS
per ton respectively.
Mr.. Tucker withrew his amendment and
accepted instead Mr.. Morrsons amendment,
fixing the rate at SIS per ton.
Mr.. Mills Of Texas moved to amend the
amendment fixing the rate at 40 per cent
ad va,orem.
Mr.. Randall of Pennsylvania opposed this
amendment
Mr.. Mills amendment was withdrawn and
Mr.. horrison's adopted. This places the
duty at SIS per ton.
all iron bars, blooms, billets or sizes or
shapes of any kind. in the manufacture of
which charcoal is used as fuel, be subject to
duty of S22 per ton; agreed to.
Mr.. Tucker moved to make the duty on
iron or steel "T'' rails, weighing not over %
pounds to the yard, $40 per ton; agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Haskell the dutv on
bars or shapes of rolled iron, not specially
enumerated, was changed from one and three
tenths cents to one and two-tenths cents per
pound.
On motion of Mr.. Haskell the duty on Sec
ond classification of bar iron was changed
from one and two-tenths to one and one
tenth cents per pound.
After further debate the committee rose.
and Mr.. Kelley made an attempt to limit the
discussion to five minutes. This was opposed
by the democratic side, and after the roll
call, compromise was agreed to, limiting
the time to 80 minutes, and the House again
went into committee.
Without acting upon the pending amend
ment, the committee rose, and the House at
$50 took a recess until 7.20.
Upon re-assembling, the House went into
committee Robinson of Mass. in the chair,
on the legislative appropriation bill
After a brief explanation of the measure
by Mr.. Cannon of Illinois, Mr.. Flower Of
New York took advantage of the general de.
bate to discuss pending tariff bill.
The legislative bill was then read bv Sec
tons for amendment, but the vote on the
first amendment offered showed no quorum
present and af 10 % the Housa sd;,r.na1