Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-15
THE NATIONS
The Five O'Clock Adjournment
Rule ReSCinded.
Concurrent Resolution for
Counting the Electoral
Votes.
Gfay's Amendment Regarding the Con-
stFuction Of Iron Ships Rejected.
why the Internal Revenue Bill was Re-
fsrred to Randalls Committee.
WAsAIsGIoH, Jan. "A.
Senate. >


In the Senate Hoar introduced a concur
rent resolution for the counting Of the votes
for President snd Vice President, which was
referred 10 the committee on privileges and
elections. IL provides that the two Houses
Of Congress shall assemble in the hall of the
House of Representatives o. Wednesday,
Feb. 10 next, At l O'Clock in the afternoon.
When the consideration of the tariff bill
was resumed today the pending question was
on the amendment offered by Gray last Sat
urday to section 25l0 as to the admission OF
material free of duty necessary for the con-
,truction and equipment of vessels built IN
the United States for foreign account and
ownership or for foreign trade, the amend
ment beiag To strike out of the section the
words angles beams and bolts and copper
and compositon, metal which may be nee
essary for the construction and equipment of
vessels" aud TO insert the words sheets,
angles beams and bolts, deck and bulb
beams, together with all structional shapes Of
iron or steel and copper and composition
metal forgings of iron or steel, castings OF
iron, ste. or composition, hues and tubes OF
iron, steel or composition, machinery and
parts of machines, and all other articles OF
foreign production necessary for the con-
struction and equipment Of steamers and
other vessels"
GRAY submitted remarks iu favor OF the
amendment.
Teller opposed what Salisbury advocated.
Frye expressed the belief that under the
law of 1858, at least two thirds OF everything
going into the construction OF iron SHIPS,
were admitted free, but in modern ship
building many new names spri lg up repre-
senting portions an ship Architecture.
The finance committee might reasonably
consent to An amendment to insert sheets
and other structural shapes, together with
castings and forgngs of iron and steel or
composition.
He didn't believe thatA merican shipbuilders
would ever import everything going into the
construction of ships; he believed that there
had not been two iron or steel ships built in
the United States for foreign trade in the
last two years, and supposing the adoption
Of this amendment would induce the building
of two ships next year, of materials imported
free we would lose nothing
Aldrlch suggest I'd that if twenty ships
were built of free imported material next
wear we would gain nothing,
Frye said il would break up every snip
ward in the United States the transfer OF
the shpbuilding business to foreign couh-
tries, the country might as well be without
a constitution as the withdrawal of our ship
yards.
Stewart and Plat opposed the amendment
Stewart argued that without subsidies Amer
lean ships couldn't compete for foreign
trade If 1t cost nothing
Gray's amendment was rejected, "a TO
26
Frye offered an amendment proposed to MN
BY an iron snip company of Bath, Maine 70
insert after the word bolts the words forg-
ing rivets and steel castings Rejected
yeas 22, nays % on strict party lines.
FRYE and Hale voted aye but subsequently
withdrew their votes on account OF pairs
Vest moved to strike out from the free
list, .bergamot OIL" and insert bricks,
also .clvet oils" and insert "staves of woods
of all kinds Rejected.
Allison moved to add to paragraph 7So.
the words logs and round unmanufacturei
timber not specially enunerated or provided
for" Agreed to.
Ve,t moved to strike lavender oil off the
free list and insert 'laths." Rejected.
Aldrich offered several amendments which
we're agreed to, among them being one to
put the rate of So cents per pound On boo.
corset lacings aud increase the rate on All
manufactured cotton not specially emu
merated, from IS to 20 per cent. advalorem
Vest moved to strike out of the free list
ottar of roses, and substitute salt
Vance argued in favor of free salt.
Af1er further discussion the bill was laid
aside without action on the pending amend
ment.
Chandler introduced a bill reviving grade
of lieutenant general and authorizing the
President to appoint any major general to the
position.
Adjourned.