Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-08-03
House Proceedings.

10TH DAY.-W hen the House, with Mr..
Springer of Illinois in the chair, went into
Committee of the Whole on the Tariff bill,
primuline, motion of Mr.. Tracey. was
stricken from the free list, and then long
discussion started on the paragraph
placing cotton ties or hoops on the free list.
An amendment placing on the free list all
iron and steel hoops not thinner than
number 30 wire guage was agreed tO-SD to
II. The existing rates OF duty were restored
on cement and on whiting and on Paris
white. The duty on Paris green was fixed al
1917 per cent. ad valorem. The duty
China porcelain, earthen, stone, or crockery
ware was increased from 10 to 30 per cent.
ad vaIorem. The next paragraph called up
was that relating to green and cOlOred glass
bottles. Mr.. Breckinridge moved to make
the duty one cent instead of three quarters Of
a cent per pound. which was adopted.
166TH DAY.-The House took up the Mills
bill. with Mr.. Springer in the chair, the
pending amendment being that offered by
Mr.. Mills restoring the present duty on to-
bacco. 1t was agreed to without division.
On motion of MIR. SplnOla, the present rate OF
duty was restored on pipes, pipe bowls, and
all smokers articles not otherwise provided
for. Mr.. Springer took the floor and deliv-
cred speech in favor of free wool. At 2:3O
O'Clock Mr.. Mills moved that the Committee
of the Whole rise and report the bill favora-
bly, to the House with amendments. The
motion was carried by viva voce vote, and
thus ends the long debate over the Tariff
Reform measure. a vote to override the
Presidents veto Of the Allentown PENN
10TH DAY.-The conference report on the
River and Harbor bill presented. The
Senate amendment approprlat1ng S33O,OOo
for the Portage Lake Canal was stricken
out. OF the New York appropriations, the
following, stricken out by the Senate, were
restored: Sheepshead Bay. 5000; Canarsie
Bay, $4,000, and the appropriation of the
unexpected balance for Grass River, at Mas
sena. The appropriation for Buffalo Harbor
was reduced from $3.50, 900 to S225, 900, and
that for Dunkirk HarbOr from $50. O0J TO $751;
600. The following amendments, adopted
in the Senate, were agreed to: Increasing the
appropriation for Charlotte Harbor from
s25. 600 to $45, 900: Gowanus Bay. from $40
600 to sec, 900; Plattsburg Harbor, from
$4,000 to $1,000; Glen Cove Harbor, from So,
900 to $50. 900, and the addition of the Arthur
Kill 10000
I6STH DAY-The Mills Tariff Reform / Ill
was considered during the entire session and
upon vote being taken it passed by a vote
of 162to 149. Mr.. Mills then made motion
to reconsider and table which was carried.
10TH DAY.-The House passed the Senate
bill to perfect the Quarantine Service of the
United States -. The conference repOr5 on
the bill reqiring the Pacific Railroad Com
panies to operate separate telegraph lines
was agreed to. Mr.. Springer introduced
bill to tax the products of trusts 1t provides
that in addition TO the taxes already imposed
upon any product manufactured by trusts,
there shall be imposed an internal revenue
tax of 40 cents. The President TRANSMITTED
a report showing the work accomplished by
the Civil Service Commission this year.
10th DAY-The conference report on the
bin providing for an additional associate
Justice of the Supreme Court OF Dakota
which states that the bill now provides Tor
two additional justices, was agreed 70 80.
The Senate bill was passed appropr!atnS
300 900 for the erection OF a public building
IN Chicago to be used as an appraisers ware
house The resolution for the emDloYment