, 1890-08-14
A WEEK IN CONGRESS.
Tho Tariff Bill Still Before
the Senate.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL
Mr.. Enloe Has Difficulty With the
Doorkeepers-The Laugh
Turned on Rogers,

WASHINGTON, Aug. AFTER some pre-
liminary business the tariff bill was tak'
en- up by the senate, the pending qnes-
lion being ON Mr. Vance's amendment
10 reduce the duty on pig iron from 3'lO
OF cent per pound to So per ton. Inc
amendment was rejected--ayes, IL noes,
.7. There was no deviation from party
lines on the vote.
The next paragraph (l2o) taxes bar
iron, round iron, flats and square iron
from $40 of n cent to / cent per cent per
pound, according to classification.
Mr.. Mcpherson stated that tho aver
age duty OF the paragraph was DIV oi
cent per pound and that the duty on
ton of such iron, lin equal quantities
would be $50 per ton. The iron referred
to was of the lowest quality, not char
coal iron. and the duty proposed was al
togethor too high. He moved To amend
by striking out the rates per pound and
inserting q uniform rate of 90 per cent.
nd yalorcm, Ho said the duty pro-
posed In the bill was equal TO from % to
so per cent.
Mr.. Sherman questioned Mr.. McPher-
sons facts and figures.
After some further debate MIR. Nc
Pherson's amendment was rejected
ayes IS, noes 2s. 1t was another strict
party vote.
The next paragraph (130) ground iron
in coils and rods of certain shapes and
sizes lilo cents per pound contains q
provision that all charcoal iron shall be
subject to . duty of not less than $2l
per ton. The provision does not apply
to pig iron.
Mr.. Mcpherson moved to reduce the
various rates in the paragraph. The
motion was rejected.
Mr.. Vance moved to reduce the rate In
paragraph l31 on beams girders aud
other struct ural shapes Of iron or steel
from lilo cents to cent per pound.
Mr.. Gray asked why the duty on
structural forms of steel and iron use>'
for ships and building should not be re-
duccd. The duty should be entirely re-
moved, he said, on such structural
forms as were to be used in vessels in
tended for the foreign trade, as 1t could
not injuro any domestic business be-
cause of vessels for foreign commerce
being constructed in the United states.
Mr.. Aidrich remarked that provision
for that purpose was made in another
paragraph.
Mr.. Paddock appealed to MIR. Aldrich
In the interests of agriculture to
agree to q reduction Of at least one
tenth of q cent per pound on structural
iron.
Mr.. Aldrich hardened to the appeal,
and on his motion the rate was reduced
to $40 of cent per pound.
Mr.. yanee's amendment to make 1t
6-10 was rejected.
The next paragraph Q32) applies to
boiler iron or STEEL and imposes duties
varying according to classification from
l cent per pound to 8 LILO cents per
pound. the duty on the highest class to
be i5 per cent ad valorem.
Mr.. Vest moved TO reduce the various
specific rates in the paragraph to so per
cent. adj valorem. The motion was re-
jected-ayes, 20; noes, 26-by strict
party vote.
The tariff bill was temporarily laid
aside to allow Mr.. Allison to present
the conference report on the sundry
civil service appropriation bill
The bill, said Mr.. Allison, rs 1t
passed the house, had carried $4,000
600. and was then increased by the
senate by 5000, ,0O0. The net reductions
agreed 10 In the conference committee
amounted 81, 7O6 coo, so that the bill car
ried under the conference report, $50
$50, 600. The amendment as TO the
Latin-American memorial library had
been struck out; also the provisions for
the expenses of two additional land
offices. The appropriation ofSi5O, ,OOOfor
military posts had been reduced to
10000. All the senate amendments re-
iating to national soldiers homes. in
cluding that appointing managers, had
been struck out.
The matter will now go to the military
committees Of the two houses. The pro.
vision in relation to the irrigation sur
vey has been postponed for further
conference.
The conference report was ordered
printed, and went over until Tomorrow
without action.
Mr.. Hoar, from the committee on priv.
ileges and elections, reported substi.
tute for the house election bill and 1t
was placed on the calendar. Il minority
OF the committee, he said, dissented from
the report.
Mr.. Frye gave notice that he would
Dot ask the senate to take up the river
aud harbor bill until Friday, or next
week.
Mr.. Mitchell expressed his regrets at
the postponement of the river and har-
Dor bill. Important works were now
stopped in Oregon, and he would give
the preference 10 the river and harbor
bill, rather than to the tariff bill.
The conference report on the fortifica-
tion bill was presented, but went over
without action. After an executive ses-
sion the senate adjourned.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
Registers of land offices--Sa muel Cor.
don, at Miles City, Mont; W. Roberts,
SaeranaDtn ral