Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-29
YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS.
BOTH HOUSES DEVOTE THE DAY TO
THE TARIFF BILL.
Nothing of Interest in the Debates-Slow
Progress Making on the Measures-The
Senate Still Considering the Section Re-
Iating to the Duty on Iron and Steel.


WASHINGTON, Jan. Pin the senate q
number of memorials were presented. Also
petition of the council of the Six Nations
of Indians asking recognition of their in,
terest in certain lands in Kansas.
Mr.. Vance presented the credentials of
the reelection of Mr.. Ransom, of North
Carolina. Filed.
The senate then resumed consideration
of the tariff bill. The paragraph en-
bracing hoop, band or scroll iron being
under consideration, on motion of Messrs.
Maxey and Bayard, the words without
reference to length and by whatever name
called" were stricken out.
On motion of Mr.. Morrill, the rates In
the paragraph were reduced as follows:
On hoop, band, scroll or other iron, 8
inches Or less wide, and not thinner than
No. 10, wire gauge, from 1 2-10 to l cent
per pound; thinner than No. 10 gauge and
not thinner than No. 20, from l 40 to
l 2-1O cents per pound; thinner than No.
20, from 1 6-1O to 1 40 cents per pound.
Mr.. Bayard moved to amend so as to
impose upon UnenUmerated articles
wholly or partly manufactured from hoop,
band or scroll iron, or of which such iron
shall sbe the material of chief value, the
same duty as on the iron of which they are
made instead of l cent per pound more, as
provided by the bill. Lost.
On motion of Mr.. Aldrich, the proviso
relative to these unenumerated articles was
amended so as to include sheet and plate
iron.
On motion of Mr.. Maxey the paragraph
covering iron and steel cotton ties or
bOOoe IoI nooTodaH
so as to apply to those not thinner than
No. 20 wire gauge, instead of No. 10, as
in the bill, and also making the duty
So per cent. ad valorem, instead of 1 40
cents pound as in the bill.
Mr.. Brown moved to strike out the par
agraph, and put cotton ties, ETC., on the
free list. Lost.
Mr.. Coke moved to reduce the rate on
horse shoe nails, hob nails, wire nails, and
all other wrought iron or steel nails not
specially enumerated, from four to two
and half cents per pound. Lost. Ayes,
%; noes, %.
Mr.. Morrill, offered an amendment max
ing the duty on iron and steel chains, not
less than three-quarters of an inch in di-
ameter, one and three-quarter instead of
two cents per pound; on those less than
three-quarters of an inch, and not less
than three-eighths in diameter, two instead
of two and quarter cents, and on those
less than three-eighths of an inch, two
and half instead of three cents. Agreed
to.
The proviso imposing an extra duty of
one-half cent per pound upon iron or
steel bars, rods, strips, or steel sheets, and
upon all iron or steel of irregular shape or
section, cold re-rolled, cold hammered or
polished in any way, in addition to ordi-
nary process, hot rolling or hammering,
and on steel circular saw plates, was
amended on motion of Mr.. Beck, SO as to
make an extra duty of one-quarter cent
per pound.
On motion of Mr.. Morrill, the words
''iron or steel ingots, cogged ingots, blooms
or blanks for same, without regard to de-
gree of manufacture" were struck out OF
the paragraph, embracing steel wheels for
railroad purposes, it being understood that
they be covered by other provisions in the
bill.
Mr.. Plumb moved to reduce the duty
from one cent to six-tenths of cent per
pound on IRON or steel rivets, screw, nail or
fence and wire rods. Agreed to and the
senate then adjourned.