Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-08
Forty-Seventh Congress.
WASHINGTON, Feb. {


 sRNArE-After a short executive session the tariff bill was taken up. Mir. Beck offered an amendment to the paragraph embracing women's and chiIdren'f goods in the woolea schedule, striking out the wording of the bill and inserting clause mak goods valued at 20 cents per yard five cents yard duty and above twenty cents seven cents per square yard and 40 per cent. ad valorem. This amendment gave rise to long discussion, in which Messrs. Morrill,, Beck, Lamar, Aldrich, Baysrd aud others took part.
 The debate was continued by Messrs. Beck, Aid rich Bayard and others. It was finally agreed to pass over the paragraphs relating to womens and chi dress goods that the Finance committee will examine them more closely with view to their amendment. The words 'tsuspenders and braces were added to the paragraph relating to webbing
 The paragraph carpets was passed over.
 The silk schedule was agreed to without amend ment-
 MT. Bayard moved to make the duty on bound and unbound books and pamphlets Is cent. instead o 20 per cent. ad vaore agreed to by vote of 31 tc
 MT. Vance then moved to strike out the whole par.
 motion by Mir. Beck to strike out pulp for paper makers and place it the free list was lost by
 The paragraphs on and bsnnets in the suDdriet schedule were passed over. Candles and tapers were reduced from S5 t1 30 per cent ad valorem and the duty on card clothing changed from 40 cents per square foot to 35 per cent ad valoren.
 After long discussion motion by MT. Davis oi West Virginia, to increase the duty on bitumfnouf coal and shae from fifty to seyentyfiye cents ton was agreed to- Emery was stricken from the schedule clause was inserted making friction on luoifer matches of all descriptions pay 35 per cent ad Vao-
 On motion of MT. Bayardthe gunpowder paragraph changed to read, s'Guupowder and all explo sive substances used for mining, blastiDg artillery or sporting purposes valued 30 cents Jess per six cents per pound valued above 30 cents 10 cents per pound"
 Gloves kid or leather wholly or partially tured made to 50 per cent. ad valorem Hat ter silk was also and taxed S per cent put in the schedule at 20 per cent ad valoren.
 Other changes were made as follows Marble of all kind in black, rough squared 60 instead of 75 cents per cubic foot, and yeined marble, sawed, dressed otherwise $11O per cubic foot Pencils of dvrfkf laada 20 per cent. ad valorem. The word, diamonds cut and uncut'' were added to the clause precious and the duty raised from 10 to 25 cent ad From 20 minutes past to 10 o'clock was spent in getting quorum and disposing of motions to ad- Iourn and to go into executive session. At the suggestion of Mr. Bayard, who said it imp Lossbe to proceed fursher Mr. Morrill, agreed to an adjourn ment-
 HoUsE.-A resolution adopted to take a recess during the remainder of the session from 530 to p. m. every day.
 The House went into committee on the tariff bill, the metals schedule being under consideration. A motion to substitute the schedule perfected by the Senate gave rise to 8 long and disorderly debate. committee rose and Mr Kelley served an order in the House closing the debate on the clause fixing the rate iise making the duty 20 per cent sd valorem was jectsd by 61 to 115. MT. Kelley's amendment fixing 106. Mr. Car1isle's amendment rejected by 72 to 88. MT. Carlisle then offered the provision adopted by the Senate making the duty pyrites containing containing more than 3h per cent. of copper 24 cents per pound for the copper contained therein. This was also rejected. .lMr. Carlisle offered an amendment admitting pyrites sulphuret of iron in its natural state containing A per cent. of sulphur and less than per cent. of copper at 50 cents ger ion, which opened another long debate MT. Curtin offered an amendment to the next para graph pig iron imposing additional duty of s per ton on charcoal iron rejected, 66 to ST.
 Mir. Morrison moved to amend by making the duty on pgron S6 per ton instead of 8 of cent pound rejected. Mir. Herbert moved to fix it at $6.50; re- jected.
 Mr. Calkins, of Indiana, offered an amendment re- ncing the rate steel ingots from .6 to 8 of cent per pound.
 morning, the House took recess until o'clock.
 EVENING SESSION.
 There were not geventy-hve members present when the House reassebled after the recess rising vote on going into committee developed the wAnt of g quorum, when MT. Singleton of Illinois made the point of order that no quorum was present.
 Mir. Haskell explained that night sessions were h. tended for appropriation bills, but Mir. Atkins was absent they had given to the tariff bill tonight He moved 6 call of the House, which was ordered Members came in rapidly and when the second cal proceedings dispensed with and the consloer ation of the tariff bill in committee resumed
 After discussion Of an hour an amendmene pro posing to make the duty steel tngots mills per pound was adopted. Mir. Haskell then moved to strike the specific duty and make it as now 4 par cent ad va1orem-
 Hsvine disposed of the clause with this single auaendment the comm ittee passed to steel rails Mir Tucker moved to fix the duty at X ce nts pound and ME Morrdeon of Illinois, at Is cents per ton. After debate without action either the committee rose and at Il o'clock adjourned