The Penn's Grove record., 1888-07-21

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Mr.. Wilkins, of Ohio, moved to str Ike
wool from the free list. The motion
was defeated, the vote on a count of
tellers being 102 for and 120 against.
On motion of MI. Mills an amendment
was adopted striking out the clause
imposing a duty of 80 per cent. al
valorem on carpets and %carpeting and
inserting Il clause imposing a duty or 9
cents per square yard on hemp and jute
carpet!ngs; 20 per cent. ad valorem on
floor mating and floor mats exclusively
Of vegetable substances, and 10 per
cent. ad valorem on all other carpets
and ~carpetings, druggets, backlngs,
mats, rugs, screens, covers, hassocks,
bedsides of wool, fax, cotton, or parts
of either or other material. On motion
Of the same gentleman the date on
which the free wool clause shall go into
effect was fixed on October LIST, 1883,
and the date for the taking effect of
the wooden schedule on January LIST,
1889. This disposed of the wooden
schedule. Committee amendments Of
fered by MI. Mills was adopted,
amending the card cloth paragraph so
as to Increase the duty from Is to 20
cents per square foot, and In the case
of cut cloth made of tempered steel
wire from % to 40 cent per square foot;
striking out the India rubber fabric
paragraph; fixing the duty On kaolin at
81 per ton for crude and 81 for China
clay or wrought kaolin, and placing
the duty on rough marble in blocks
and squares at 40 cents per cubic foot.
Ihto nnnnIafaI fy,n Qc1Qnf nu fartH
features of the bill, and the ADMINISTERS
tive portion of the measure was taken
up. Various amendments were offered
and rejected, but n offered by Mr..
Breckenridge, of Arkansas, was adopted
excluding from the provisions of the
section which provides that ad valorem
lutIes shall include the value of car
yons, cases, boxes, etc., in which mer.
;handise is imported. such boxes,
sacks OF coverings As are the usual and
necessary coverings for machinery. the
Internal revenue section being reached,
October LIST, 1888, was fixed as the date
1n which the repeal of taxes on manu-
factured chewing tobacco, smoking to-
amendment offered by Mr.. Johnston, of
North Carolina, repeating the tax on
whiskey, was lost-yeas, n; nays, 135,
and when the vote was announced, he
created much laughter by inquiring, in
an astonislled tone of voice, "What has
become of the Republican party?"
Pending further action the committee
rose and the House adjourned.
In the House the Tariff bill was re.
sumed in Committee of the Whole, the
internal revenue sections being under
consideration. An amendment was
adopted providing that the bond re-
CURED 10 be gwen by cigar manufac-
GuIers shall be in such penal sum as the
Collector of Internal Revenue may re-
Iuire, not less than 500. with an add.
ton of Sl0 for every person proposed to
be employed by such manufacturer.
Amendments offered by Mr.. Wise, of
Virginia, repeating the tax on cigars,
cheroots and cigarettes; by Mr.. Sowden
IF Pennsylvania, abolishing the tax On
fruit spirits, and bv MI. Warner, of
Missouri, providing that the special TAX
on wholesale and retail dealers in oleo-
margarine shall be $40 and S. respect
lively. were successfully rejected,
OGNcldl otuCl dllCuuLlOiib "oAo wv
feated, among them n by Mr.. LaWler
of Illinois, to repeal the tax Oh oleO-
margarine. The last section of the bill
was then read and October LIST was
liked as the date on which the bill shall
20 into effect. The vote on the final
passage Of the bill will be taken on the
2lst. The House held an evening ses-
sion for the consideration of bills re-
ported by the Commerce Committee.
In the House, on the 18th, the Tariff
bill was resumed in Committee of the
Whole. Primuline was stricken from
the free list. An amenf ment was
adopted placing on the free list all iron
md steel hoops not thinner than No.
20 wire guage. The existing rates Of
luty we're restored on cement and on
whiting and Paris white. Tie duty
m Paris green was fixed at IL! pei
cent. ad valcrem. The duty on china,
porcelain. earthen, stone or ciockery
ware was increased from 45 to so pei
cent. ad valorem. tmendmt nts offered
oy Mr.. Breckenridge, # Arkansas,
were agreed to, making the duty on
green and colored glass bottles one
cent instead of three-fourths OF a cen
per pound; striking out the flint and
glass bottle paragraph, and increasing
the rates on cylinder, crown and
| common window glass. Mr.. Mill
moved to strike out the CLAUSE
liking the duty on imported tobacco at
30 cents per pound, thus restoring the
| present rate. MI. La Toilette, o.
| Wisconsin,. after speakinp five mint
on the motion, desired a futber 1--WE
| minutes. This Mr.. Mills refused, and
on his m ton, the Commute rose fol
| the purpose of limiting debate. Mr..
| Mills then moved tLat all debate OF
| the pending paragraph be limited to ont
minute, but the Republicans refused
to vote, leaving the House without
quorum. After some further filibuster,
ing u motion to adjourn was agreed
| to.