The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-07-27
Tue house then ven into committee Of the
whole on the tariff bill, the pending achedule
being that r~elatfva IN v,ool

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tue wool industry in Ohio aud the great fall
Ing OF In the price OF the wool crop, and said
that 1t was due to the menace Of the Mills
DILL.
Mr.. Ford, Of Michigan, said It was for the
country tn choose between. cheap whisky or
cheap clothing. The wool tariff was burden
some. He did not believe the effect OF the
oil would be to decrease the price Of Ameri-
can wool.
The house then took q tecesA, the evening
session to he for the consideration Of private
bills.
The house spent the entire evening In pass
Ing nineteen private relief bills. At IL O'Clock
the house adjourned.
for the intr- duction of bills having been d s.
pcnsed with the house went into a committee
of the whole on the tariff bill, the wooden
chedulc pending.
After a lengthy debate on the free wool
clause, Mr.. wilkins of Ohio, moved to strike
wool from the free list. On division the vote
stood Oh to 122, and the announcement was
received with applause on the Democratic
side.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Mills, strik-
ing out the clause IMPOSING a duty of 80 per
cent. ad valorcm on carpets and carpeting,
and inserting a clause imposing q duty of 6
cents per square yard nd valorcm On floor
mating and floor mats, exclusive Of vcgcta-
blc substances, and Of ~ per cent. ad valorcm
ON all carpets and carpcting, lruggets, book
ipgs, mats, rugs, screens, covers and hassocks
OF wool, flax, cotton or parts OF either, or
other material, was agreed to.
The date on which the free wool clause
shall 90 into effect was liked on October 1,
ls>S, and the date for taking effect of the
worlcn schedule was fixed az January I, 1850.
This disposed OF the WOODEN schedule.
Mr.. DipgIcy mov,G to strike out the para
graph fixing the duty at IL per cent. on print
ing paper. Lost.
Mr.. Mills moved that the paragraph con-
corning card cloth he amended go as to make
he duty from Is to 90 per cent. per square
Il ot and III case such cloth is made of tenn
rcd steel wire from 20 to AZ per cent. per
lii4,c foot. Adopted.
This completed thu consideration of the
essentiaily tariff features 4 III. i i'll aud ,hc
administrative portion of tho measure was
taken ny.
Mr.. Buchanan, of New York, offered ar
amendment providing that no goods the
,roduct in whole or IL part Of convict labor
81: n he imported for the purpose of sale q
. g. Il. irctcd.
Gu motion of Nh. Breckinridgc, of Arkan-
= al amendment was adopted excluding
from the provisions of the section which pro
v;l, that adj v~alore,m duties shall Include iii.
! Va lie CI cartoons. taSnS and hpvnS In which
inerchandisr is imported In such boxes, sacks
or coverings us are necessary coverings for
.nachincry.
On motion. of Mr.. Mills an amendment was
adopted liking October l, lSSS, as th.. .atc
upon which the repeal of the taxes ON manu-
!ac'uicl chewing tobacco, smoking tobacco
aui slirtr shalt go into effect.
Mr.. Wise move to includc in the repeal the
taxes on cigars, chcrouts and cigarettes.
Mr.. johnson, OF North Carolina, moved to
amend Mr. Wisc's motion by providing 20.
the repeal of all internal taxes OH spirits dis
titled from grain OF fruit of any kind. Los.
~ to 1+5.
Mr.. Post, Of Virginia, offered an amend
mcnt similar in effect to that Of Mr.. Wise.
ltciectcd--G4 10 So.
Mr.. Sowden. of Pennsylvania, offered an
amendment. abolishing the tax or spirits dis.
titled from apples, peaches and other fruits.
Pending u vote the committee rose and the
house adjourned.
WAstlNGToN, July 1.-THE house afte,
trausacting some unimpost4nt business. went
into committee OF the Whole ni the tariff bill,
the pending feature b-irg %tnterna: revenue.
On behalf OF The ways AMI means ca.lmit.
tee an amendment was ffcrcd providing that
The bond required to be given by cigar manu-
facturers shall lie in such penal sum as the
collector Of internal revenue may require, but
not less than 800, with an additional $40 for
every person proposed to be employed by such
manufacturer. Adopted.
The pending amendment coming over from
Yesterday. which was offered by Mr.. Wise, OF
Virginia, repeating the TAX on cigars, chcroots
and cigarettes, was defcated.
The pending amendment by Mr.. Sowdcn, of
PENNSYLVANIA, aboiishing the tax on fruits,
was withdrawn, but afterwards again offered
and was rejected.
Mir. Adams. of Illinois, and Nr. Butter
wo:th. Of Onto. criticised as opening the way
for evasion of the payment of the whisky tax
the provision authorizing the secretary Of
the treasury in his discretion to allow distll-
l@r"i"s ma-hins lass than twenty five bushels
of grain a day to be operated without store
Keepers aud guagcrs.
Mr.. B~u.trfworth moved to strike out the
e anse to which he had objected. The motion
Was 10 ia to 81.
Mr.. Hit offered an amendment reducing
the bonded period for whisky to one year.
IL t..
MIR. l.awler offered an amendment 10 abol-
sh the tax on olccm trgar'ne. Rejected.
The last section of me hill was then read
ard the cate upon which th. bill shall 90 into
effect fixed at October j, 1858.
The committee then rose. The vote on the
i'nnl pa7sagc Of TIC hi!l VIII not be taken
until Saturday. The hulsc then took a re-
cess until : O'clock. the ovening session to be
for the considerations Ut bits reported from
lie committee OH commerce..
WASHINGTON, July 1s.-After unsuccessful
forts had been made to secure consideration
OF Il number of bills for the erection of PUB.
lie buildings, the hou:e went into committee
oi the whole en- the tariff hill.
On motion of Mr.. Tracy, of New York,
pr'muline WAS stricken from ike free list.
Tie first paragraph, which hal been PASS 8.
over informally (that placing cotton ties .
hoops on the free list), MAS then considered.
After soinc discussion Mr.. McSbune, of Ne.
! rasSa, offered all amendment placing on the
free ist all II m and steel hoops not thinner