The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-28
rorty..evcnth CongresS-sceond scs.
WASHINGTON. January %, 1888.


been carefully prepared by attorneys OF
the protected interests and sent ont In
printed form, accompanied by an envelope
for its return.
Mr.. Vance presented the credentials OF
his colleague, Mr. Ransom, reelected sen
ator from North Carolina. IL was read and
referred.
AT 11:25 Che tariff bill was taken mp. The
paragraph embracing hoop, band, or
scroll-iron being under consideration, on
motions by Messrs. Maxey and Bayard, the
words without reference 10 length and
by whatever name called" were struck
out.
On motion OF Mr.. Morrill, the rates In
the paragraph were reduced as follows:
On hoop, band, SCROLL, or other iron,
inches or less in width, and not thinner
than No. 10 wire gauge, from 2-10 10
cent per pound; thinner than No. 10 wire
gauge and not thinner than No. 90, from
40 TO 30 cents per pound; thinner
than No. 20. from Clio TO 40 cents FER
pound.
Mr.. Bayard moved TO amend so as 10
impose npon unenumerated articles wholly
or partly manufactured from hoop, band,
or scroli-iron, or Of which such iron shall
be the material Of chief value, the same
duty rs on the iron Of which they are made
instead Of | cent per pound more. rs pro-
yided in the bill. Lost-ayes, 20; noes, "a.
On motion Of Mr.. Aldrich the proySo III
relation TO uuenumerated articles wholly or
partly manufactured from hoop, band, or
scroll-iron, or Of which such iron shall be
the material Of chief value, was amended
so as 10 include sheet and platc-irOn.
Mir. MaXcy moved to amend the para
graph covering iron and steel cotton-tieS or
hoops for baling purposes so as TO apply to
those not thinner than No. 30, wire gauge,
instead Of No. 10, as in the bill, and also 10
make the duty 81 per cent. ad rdlOrenl IN
stead Of / i-l0 cents 4 pound, a. in the bill.
Agreed to.
On an avc-and-no vote. on motion Of
Mr.. Barrow. to put cotton-tics on the free
list. was lost, all the senator's present voting
in the negative except Messrs. Barrow,
Call, Coke, Farley, George, Lamar, Ran
som. Slater, Vance, Vest, and Walker.
Mr.. Morrill, offered an amendment MAX
ing the duty on iron and steel chains not
less than ! inch in diameter II cents, ir-
stead OF . cents per pound; on those less
than ( inch and not less than ! inch in
diameter . cents, instead Of q cents: and
on those less than inch y, instead Of 3
cents; which was agreed to. The proviso
imposing an extra duty Of cent pound
upon iron or steel bars, rods, strips, or
steel sheets. and upon all iron or steel OF
irregular shape or section, cold-rOiIed. cold
hammered, or polished in any way, in adj
dition TO the ordinary process OF hot-roll-
Ing or hammering, and on steel circular
saw plates, was amended, on motion OF Mr..
Beck so rs 10 make the extra duty quarter
OF a cent per pound higher.
On steel wheels for railway purposes, il
being understood they would lie covered
by the other provision in the bill, Mr..
Plumb moved to reduce the duty from |
cent to Clio cent per pound on iron or
steel screw, nail, and fence-wire rods.
At 300 the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
After the reading OF the Journal the
| House went into Committee OF the Whole
Mr.. Burrows, Of Michigan, In the chair
on the tariff bill.
During the debate on the bill Mr.. Me-
! Kinley laid too much criticism had been
! INDUCED IN on account OF the increase Of
| duty on cOtton-ties. COtton-ties were no
/ thing but hoop-iron, and all the hill pro
posed TO do was tC decSTc h0op-iron II
any length and employe.ss or any purpose
should pay the same duty levied on plaiI
commercial known hoOpiron. That wa'
all there was i'm this cutlery about cot
/ ton-tics. These men who cried ont abOu
/ the insatiate greed Of boop-iron manufac
turers paid cents pound on cotton-tlei
and sold them ~ cotton for ii cents.
A number Of southern representative
rose to their feet TO deny this assertion
and Mr.. Carlisle inquired whether the gen
tleman made this statement OF his owl
/ knowledge.
Mr.. Mckinley: | make that statcmen
on information and belief, and invite Tia
gentleman from Rhode Island (lir. Ch2ce
10 tell what the Truth is.
Mr.. Chace There Is 10 doubt about 1t
Mr.. Aiken. OF South Carolina: | den.
that assertion. The price Of cotton Is So
beyond the Atlantic. II is set by Englan'
and not by Rhode Island manufacturers
and England in setting the price takes OF
a tare amounting to twenty-five pounds
which is exactly the weight OF the baggin'
and ties. loud applause on the Demo
cratic side and in the galleries.l
Mr. Chace said the coti0n-spinners OF TIA
United states bought about 1,2O0,00 bale
per annm. They paid fol it at markc
price. and they paid for hoops rs cotton
Gentlemen OF the south bought tie hoop
for = cents per pound and sold them {
the North rs cotton for cents advance
llApplause on the Republican side.]
Mr.. King. Of Louisiana: The gentleman
is in error.
Mr.. Chace: That amounts TO $4,000
that goos into your pockets from our peck
ets.
Mr.. Aiken: That assertion Is erroneous
The price is fixed in England.
Mr.. Mckinley: i do not care what the
do in England. The gentleman fror
Rhode Island. who is practical manuiac
tuner. declares on this floor that the cotton
ties for which you pay % cents per poun
you charge him from 10 to ii cents Tor.
Mr.. Aiken: lie says what is not 50
} Applause in the galleries.l
MIR. Grape, Of Massachusetts, \ bale
cotton is put on the scales, weighed, eotto
and iron-hoops and all, and on that tot;
gross weight we pay ten or eleven cent
per pound. Applause on the Republica
: side.l
, Mr.. Mckinley: | can prove that assertio
by witnesses about me, who TIL me the
have done precisely the same thing, and th
gentlemen in the galleries who applaude
nv friend IRON South Carolina are not Il
terested in American manufactures an
American labor. They are lobbyists hel
from the other side, wanting 10 get 'egisl
ton from the Democratic side OF this hou'
in order TO enhance England's manulact'
ries and enrich the Golfers OF England
: lords. Applause on the Republican side
when / stated the fact about the cottol
, ties, | was not making any complain
against the cotton-planters OF the South.
do not care how much they get for q
boop-ir0n that goes round their eottol
! bales, but their claim that American mani
Z facturers are robbers because they wal
cotton-ties to pay the same duty a. hoo