Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-13
CONGRESSIONAL CHAT.
THE USgAL AMOUNT INDUCED II
At WASHTNGTON YESTERDAY.
Eleven Hours Spent in Discussing the Tar
if BIll-The Iron and Lumber Para
graphs the Subjects of Interest.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Mr. Davis of
West Virginia, presented the credentials of
Mr.. Kenna, elected to succeed him as sena-
tor from West Virginia. Received and
filed.
Mr.. Blair presented several petitions
from citizens of Virginia, North Carolina
and South Carolina, for national aid to
| common schools. The names appended to
these petitions, Mr.. Blair says, were most
ly those of colored citizens who were una
BILE to write, and the press had
criticised a similar petition hereto
fore presented upon the ground
that many names appeared written
by one hand. He was authorized by Gen.
Armstrong, of Hampton institute, under
whose aupices the petitions were signed, to
state that all signatures were authorized.
Mr.. Vest presented memorial of most
eminent citizens of ST. Louis, asking that
General Sherman, when he retires, be
placed on the retired list with the rank
of general.
Mr.. Sawyer presented petitions of citi-
zens of Wisconsin for the passage of an
Interstate commerce bill.
Mr.. Window reported the bill providing
for the execution of the pro
vision of the supplemental treaty
between the United States and
China for the suppression of the opium
traffic.
After the introduction of a bill to legal
ize cooperative national trades unions,
the tariff bill was taken up, and then the
senate went into executive session.
When the doors reopened the senate re-
sumed consideration of the tariff bill, the
pending question being an agreeing to the
amendment in relation to vinegar facto-
ries as adopted on Saturday in committee
of the whole.
After prolonged debate the amend
ment was rejected. Yeas, 16; nays, 80.
Mr.. Morgan, who had Sat
urday demanded a separate vote in
| the senate on each amendment made in
| committee of the whole, withdrew his de-
mand to facilitate the progress of the bill.
The speaker laid before the house to-day a
letter from Acting Secretary French, of the
treasury department, transmitting the
draft of bill prepared by the commits
sioner of internal revenue to further ex-
tend the privilege of the expectation of
spirits in bond free of internal revenue
tax. The measure embodied in the bill is
intended to obviate difficulty in the way
of storage and subdivision at seaboard or
frontier ports of consignments of spirits
transported in bond from dis
tilleries situated in the interior
to foreign countries. The acting secretary
0f &bo hot Low 20
cilitate the export trade without danger to
the revenue. The communication was re-
ferred to the committee on ways and
| means.
The president stated that Mr.. Conger,
who was temporarily absent, had informed
him that if Mr.. Morgan should withdraw
his demand for separate vote on each,
amendment, he (Conger) would renew it,
Mr.. Conger returned to the chamber and
did renew the demand.
The provision for levying duty on
goods composed of two or more materials
was amended 30 as to provide that duty be
| assessed at the highest rates at which the
component of chief value may be charge
able.
Mr.. Morrill, moved to disagree to the
amendment made in committee of the
whole, fixing the duty on soap 20 per cent.
ad valoren. The motion was lost and
amendment agreed to.
An amendment made in committee of
the whole, changing the duty on green and
colored glass bottles, demijohns, jars, ETC.,
from 30 per cent. ad valorem to one and
half cents per pound, was agreed to.
The paragraph embracing iron ore and
pyrzites, was temporarily reserved.
Mr.. Morrill,, with the concurrence of
majority of the committee on finance,
proposed to strike out the pig iron para
graph and substitute one reading: ''Iron
in pigs, iron kentledges, spigelized cast
and wrought scrap iron or scrap steel,
three-tenths of cent per pound"
Mr.. Sherman moved to strike out the
words inserted in his paragraph in COM
mittee of the whole and insert, ''Iron in
pigs, iron kentlsdges, SPECIFIED
wrought or cast scrap iron
three-tenths of one cent per pound; that
nothing shall be deemed scrap iron or
scrap steel except waste or refuse iron or
steel that has been in actual use, and is fit
only to be remanufactured.
Mr.. Mitchell said that pig iron produc-
ton lay at the foundation of the iron in
uuoIriee VI lno COuutry, anu IL IL Woro I'LL
dermined the whole structure would fall.
The present duty of 81 per ton was the
law, and he did not believe the in
dustry in Pennsylvania could bear any re-
duction Of duty. There was
no good reason why SPECIFIED
pig iron should be imported from abroad
and under a properly adjusted tariff none
would be. The question of duty on pig
iron concerned, not merely that and other
branches of the iron industry, but also the,
farmers of the West, because the market
for 60 per cent. of their food products de-
pended upon the maintenance of our man
ufacturers. -
Mr.. Sherman's amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Sherman offered the same amend
ment, changing the rate of duty from
three-tenths of one cent per pound to
$3.50 per ton. Rejected.
At the evening session the Legislative ap-
preparation bill was considered in commit.
tee of the whole.
Mr.. Atkins moved to reduce the salary
of the first assistant secretary of state
from $4,000 to $500. Lost-46 to 1O1.
The amendment changing the duty on
bar iron from nine-tenths of one cent per
pound to $1S per ton was agreed to-yeas