Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-07
A SHORT SESSION.
BOTH HOUSES or CONGRESS- IN A
TIRED CONDITION YESTERDAY.
Finishing up the Tariff Bill-Unimportant
Changes in the Original Draft-Eulogiz-
ing Deceased Members
Senate.

Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The president
laid before the senate a memorial of the
Wisconsin legislature, stating that piers
on railway bridges across the Mississippi
are dangerous to navigation, and asking
the construction of shear booms as soon
as possible.
A resolution was agreed to instructing
the committee on pensions to inquire
whether any claim agents in Washington
are guilty of extortion.
After short executive session Mr.. Nor
rill moved to proceed to the consideration
of the tariff bill
Mr.. Ferry asked unanimous consent to
take up the post route bill, and said in his
opinion, and in the opinion of the public,
the tariff bill would not be passed this ses-
sion, and if the newspapers could be be-
lieved, this was the opinion of the presi-
dent himself
Several senators insisted upon proceed
ing with the tariff bill. Mr.. Ferry aecep-
ted the suggestion that the post route bill
be held over till tomorrow, and the tariff
bill was taken up, the pending question
being on the amendment, offered by Mr..
Beck last evening, extending the duty to
10c per pound, laid by the bill upon woods
of first class value. Whereof the last port
or place when exported to the United
States, excluding charges in such port,
shall be soc per pound, or less, to such
woods valued at 32c, or less, per pound
Agreed to, 25 to "a.
Mr.. Beck moved to make the duty on
wooden cloths, shawls, and all manufac-
lures of wool of every description made
wholly or in part of wool, not specially
enumerated or provided for, thirty five, in
stead of forty cents, per pound, leaving an
additional ad valorem duty of 35 per cent,
as in the bill.
Mr.. Sherman offered substitute for
this paragraph-the paragraph recon-
mended by the tariff commission-making
the duty on woolen cloths, ETC., valued at
not exceeding 81 per pound, thirty cents
per pound, and 35 per cent. ad val
orem, and on that valued above 81, thirty
five cents per pound, and 40 per cent. ad
valorem.
Messrs. Aldrich and Dawes opposed the
amendment, and Mr.. Sherman then modi-
fed it so as to read as follows: Wooden
cloths, wooden shawls aud all manu-
features of wool of every description,
made wholly or in part of wool, not spe-
cially enumerated or provided for in this
act, valued at not exceeding eighty cents
per pound, thirty five cents per pound and
35 per cent. ad valorem; valued at above
eighty cents per pound, thirty-fve cents
per pound, and in addition thereto 40 per
cent ad valorem.
This was agreed to, and Mr.. Beck's
amendment having been Withdrawn, the
paragraph was left in this form.
On motion of Mr.. Aldrich the duty on
hannels, blankets, hats of wool, knit goods
and all goods made on knitting frames,
balmorals, wooden and worsted yarns and
all manufactures of every description
composed wholly or in pard of worsted,
the hair on the Alpaca goat, or other ami
mails except such as are composed in part
of wool, not specially enumerated or pro-
vided for, valued at above eighty cents per
pound, was made thirty-fve cents per
pound, and 40 per cent. ad valorem.
On Mr.. Beck's motion the duty on bunt-
ing was reduced from twelve cents to ten
cents per square yard, and IS per cent. ad
valorem.
Mr.. Vance moved to make the duty on
women's and children's dress goods, coat
Innings, Italian cloths, and goods of like
description, now and hereafter known as
worsted stutfs, the warp of which is made
wholly of cotton, linen, ramie, chenagrass
or other vegetable materials or combina-
nation of them, and the weft of which is
made wholly or in part of wool, worsted,
the hair of the Alpaca goat, or other ami
mails, without reference to value, 80 per
cent ad valorem. The amendment was
rejected ayes, 26; nays, 81.
Immediately after the announcement of
this vote the house resolution in relation to
the deaths of the late Representatives Up
degraf and Hawk were received. Messrs.
Sherman and Pendleton spoke of M r. Up
degraff's life and services and Messrs.
Logan, Hampton and George of Mr.. Hawk.
At the conclusion of their remarks, the
usual resolutions were adopted and the
senate adjourned.
Mr.. Slater offered the following amend
ment to the tariff bill to-day: All woods,
hair of Alpaca goat and other animals of
the value of fifteen cents per pound
or over, 80 per cent ad valorem;
under fifteen cents per pound, 20 per
cent ad YalOrem. ALI manufactures OF
wool, or of which woods shall be the chief
component part, 40 per cent ad valorem.
Mr.. Bayard proposed to amend by strik-
ing out the whole schedule and substitute
ingi the following: "All wool hair of the
Alpaca goat and other like animals, %
per cent. ad valorem; all manufactures of
wool, of which wool shall be the chief COM
ponent, As per cent. ad valorem.
These amendments are pending.