The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-30

! Cox IN W thought the measu,
only partial relief. II could not r,
habilltate commerce. He truste
the Democratic House, Ut least O
some principles of lioerality, migt
do what the last Democratic .HOus
did on one occasion aud repented {
1t the next day adopt two propos
tiOns, one for free materials to bel
shipbuilders, the other for free ship
to help the snip-owners. They wuul
go hand in hand for enhancing th
naratime interest ane for glory {
our 1ag. The bill was then read b.
sections for amendment.
Hewitt moved to amend the sec
tiOn which abolishes consular fee
and authorizes the Secretary of tn
Treasury to allow such consular of
GERS rs are paid in whole or in Lar
BY fees such compensation for thei
services as they would have receive<
prior to the passage of this act b.
| adding the words, mot to exceed II
the aggregate in any fiscal year th>
amount Of fees collected ut suct
consulate for such services for III,
fiscal year ended June 30, 1885,
Agreed to.
Dunn offered q substitute for th<
section which reduces tonnage ta1
but the substitute was rejected by q
to 78. 't -.
Adams moved to amend section II
WHICH abOIishes the marine hospital
tax, by applying its provisions a
well to vessels engaged in coast as
those engaged In foreign trade.
Adopted.
Uu motion of George an amend
ment was adopted providing tnat
Vessels arriving at point OF entry OF
the United States laden with coal,
salt, railroad iron or other like mat
rial i1 bulk, may proceed to q place
within that collection district to be
specially designated by the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury at the expe ense
Of the persons interested for the pur-
puse of unloading cargoes.
Cox, of New York, offered an
amendment providing from and af-
t r the passage Of this act it snail be
lawful for citizens of the United
States to import iron or sleel Quilt
steamships ii not less than 4, 4,OOO tons
measurement, free of duty and such
SHIPS shall be admitted to the Amer
lean regi-try provided said ships shall
be the txclusive property Of clLlzens
Ut the u. s., aud provided further
such ships snail be excluded from
c0astwise trade.
Dingley said the adoption OF this
amendment would sound q death
note to the building of American
vessels by American w0rkmen in
American yards. , ..-
Reed said the adoption of the
amendment would be well calculated
to ruin the bill. ...t =
Hammond thonght to pass the bill
with these amendments would be
like feeding an elephant goats milk.
In the name Of common sense if the
House intended to encourage the
building of ships let it do something
that looked like encouraging it.
Amendment agreed to; Ill yeas to
50 pays.
Guentber, Hatch( Mich. }, Ochiltree,
Strait and York, Republicans, voted
in the affirmative, aud Collins, Con-
verse, ELS Finerty, Hunt, Robin
son N. Y. ROsecrans, Sl0cum, Tell"
man and Warner (Ohio), Democrats,
in the negative.
An amendment was adopted pro-
viding that the expense of maintain-
ing tue marine hospital service be de-
frayed out of the receipts from the
tonnage tax.
On motion of Slocum, the 18th Sec
ton was amended t. read rs follows:
section IA. That in lieu of the TAX
On tonnage of 30 cents per ton per
annum heretofore imposed by law
huty Of three cents per ton, not to
exceed in the aggregate Is cents per
ton, in any one year, is hereby i'm.
posed at each port of entry on all
vessels which shall be en-
tered In any port Of the Unit
ID States from any foreign
port or places in Central America,
West India islands, Bahamas, Ber-
muda or Sandwich islands, News |
toundiand and duty o. six per cent.
per ton, not to exceed 900 per ton per |
snnun, is hereby imposed at each |
port of entry on all vessels which |
Ihall be ebtered in the U. s. from |
luy other foreign port, provided the
President Of the u. s. shall suspend
he collection of 80 much duty I'M
posed on vessels entered from any
port in Cuba, New F0undland, Ba-
lama and bermuda islands. West
[ndias islands, Mexico, Central
A America, down to and including |
spin wall and Panama. as may be
n excess of tonnage and lighthouse
tues or otner equivalent tax or taxes
N posed on American vessels by the
nments of foreign countries In
Which such port il situated aud stall
N the passage of the act and from
line to time thereafter, ~ it may
,ecume necessary by reason OF
changes In the laws Of the foreign
above mentioned, indicate
~ proclamation the pots to which
,uch su u-pension shall apply and the
ate or rates of tonnage duty. 1t any.
a bt, collected under such 81 pension,
Ind provided further that
I'M vesee that shall nave
aid tonnage the TAX imposed
Nv section Al, Revised Statutes, for |
ne current year shall! not be liable 10
.hs tax herein levied till the expi
,.tiou of the certificate of the last
of the TAX. The bill then
passed.