The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-05
Mr.. oonyerse,s Proposed Amendment.


WASHINGTON, May 3.-Representative Con
verse has prepared the following amendment,
which he will offer as substitute for the Nor
rson bill. He made an attempt in the House TO-
day to have it printed in the Record but Dir
Morrison interposed objection
Strike out all after the enacting clause, and
insert as follows
Section L. That Sections 2, 8, 4 and 6. of the act
to reduce internal taxation and other pur-
poses. approved March 3, 1888 be, and the same is
hereby, repealed.
Sec q That manufacturers of chemicals and
chemical and pharmaceutical preparations shall be
allowed to withdraw alcohol from bond in quantities
of not less than ten barrels without payment of the
internal revenue tax, for manufacturing purposes,
under such regulations may be prescribed by the
Secretary of tho Treasury, and like privilege shall
be extended persons desiring alcohol for mechanical
Sec 8. There shall be g reduction of 10 per
centum of duties which now are, hereafter may
be- provided by law all merchandise imported into
the United States from any foreign country in vessels
of American registry, for period of not less than
ten years from the taking effect of this act and until
otherwise provided for by law provided the provis
ions of this section shall not be operative till such
time requisite notice may be served upon foreign
governments under the treaty stipulatons which
the executive hereby requested forthwith to serve
and until such period has elapsed after such service
is provided for in such treaties, at which time
times, the may be, the President shall
issue his proclamation giving notice of the taking
effect thereof.
Sec. L. That the rate OF duty on the three several
classes of WOOL hair from the alpaca goat and other
like animals classified by law shall be re-
stored to what it the three corresponding
classes at the time of the passage of the act TO re-
duce internal taxation and for other
approved March 3, 1888.
Sec. 5. That sections 1927 and 1928 of the Re-
vsed Statutes be and the hereby repealed,
and hereafter there shall be abatement of duty
account of damage from any cause whatever
Sec. 6. That schedule CO. of act ito reduce in
ternal revenue taxation and for other purposes" be
amended and changed in the following particulars
Boiler other plate iron, sheared unsbeared skelp
iron sheared rolled in grooves and onefourth
cents per pound; sheet iron, common black, thin
than one inch and one-haH and not thinner than
No 20 wire gauge, one and onetenth of one cent per
pound thinner than No. 20 wire gauge and not thin
than No % wire gauge, and fve-tenths of
cent per pound; thinner than No 25 wire gauge and
not thlhiief IMAM no. 20 wire gauge one and seven
tenths of one cent per pound; thinner than No. 20
wire gauge, and all iron commercially known as com
mon or black taggers iron whether put up in boxes
bundles not and ninetenths of one cent per
pound; and provided that all such iron and steel
sheets plates aforesaid, excepting what are
known commercially as tin plates, terne plates and
taggers tins and hereafter provided for when galvan
lied coated with zinc spelter other metals
any alloy of those METALS threefourths of one cent
per pound additional Polished, planshed or glanced
sheet iron sheet steel by whatever designat-
ed, two and onehalf cents per pound provided that
plate sheet taggers iron by whatever name des
ignated, other than polished, planished glanced
herein provided for which has been picked or cleaned
by acid by any other material process and which
is coldroled shall pay one-quarter cent per pound
more Outy IMAM common or naek
sheet taggers iron. Iron steel Sheets plates
or taggers IRON, coated with tin lead, or With
mixture of which these metals are component part
by dipping or any other process, and commercially
known tin plates, terne plates aud tggers tin two
and two-tenths cents per pound. Corrugated or
erimped sheet iron or steel two and fyetnths cents
per pound. Lead and lead dross, one cent per
pound. Lead in pigs and bars molten and old rofuse
lead into blocks and bars and old scraplead ct
only to be remanufactured and 0nehalf cent per
pound. Lead in sheets ppes, or shot, two and one
half cents per pound Iron or steel rvet scrsR nail