, 1890-08-08

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.-After some
preliminary morning business the tariff
bill was taken up by the senate, the pend
Jog question being on Vance's amend
ment to reduce the duty on Dig iron from
three-tenths of q cent per pound to IS
per t6n. Vanoe's amendment was re-
jected-yeas IT, nays 81. No deviations
from party lines on the vote.
The next paragraph (l29) taxes bar
iron, round iron, fat and square iron,
from eight-tenrhs of a cent to one cent
per pound. according to classification.
Mcpherson stated that the average duty
in the paragraph was nine tenths of a
cent per pound and that the duty on a
ton OF such iron, in equal quantities.
would be $40. 10 per ton. The iron re-
ferred to was OF the lowest quality, not
charcoal iron, and the duty proposed was
altogether too high. He moved to amend
| by striking out the rates per pound and
inserting the uniform rate of SO per cent
ad valorem. He said that the duty pro-
posed in the bill was equal to 65 to IS per
cent.
MIR. Sherman questioned McPherson's
facts and figures.
After further debate Mcpherson
amendment was rejected yeas IS, nays
2S-another strict party vote.
The next paragraph 130) taxes round
iron in coils or rods lof certain shapes and
sizcs) n and one-tenth cents per pound,
with the provision that all charcoal iron
shall be subject to a duty of not less than
s22 per ton. The provision does not ap
oily to pig iron.
Mcpherson moved to reduce the various
rates in the paragraph. Rejected.
Vance moved to reduce the rate in
paragraph l3l Oceans and girders and
other structural shapes of iron or steeD
from nine, teuths to six-tenths of one
cent per pound.
Gray asked why the duty on structural
forms of steel and iron used for ships and
ship building should not be reduced. The
duty should be entirely removed, he
said, on such structural forms as were to
be used in vessels intended for foreign
trade. That could not injure any domes-
tic business, because no vessels for foreign
commerce we're being constructed in the
United States.
Aldr;ch remarked that provision for
hat purpose was made by another para
graph.
Paddock appealed to Aldrich in the in
terest OF agriculture, to agree to a re-
duction OF at least one-tenth of a cent
per pound on structural iron.
Aldrich hardened to the appeal and in
his motion the rate was reduced To eight
tenths of a cent per pound, Mr.. Vance's
amendment TO make 1t six tenths having
been rejected.
The next paragraph Q32) applied to
boiler iron or steel and imposes duties
varying according to classification from
one cent per pound to three and one-tenth
cents per pound, the duty on the highest
class to be As per cent ad valorem.
Vest moved to reduce the various spe-
cifc rates in the paragraph to so per cent
ad valorem. R~eiected-yeas 20, nays 26
"a strict party vote.
The tariff bill was temporarily laid
aside to allow Allison to present the con-
ference report on the sunday civil appro-
p~riation bill. The bill, Allison said, as il
passed the house, had carried S2S, 000,-
900 and was her increased by the senate
to $50, 600, 900, The net reductions
agreed to in the conference committee
amounted to 50, 706 900; that the bill car
Rcd uuder the conference report S29 S52,-
900. The amendment as to the Latin
American embassy, had been struck out;
also the provision for the expenses of
two additional land offices. The appro
~priation of $780, 600 for military posts
had been reduced $4,000. All the sen
ate amendments relating to national sol
diers' homes, including that appointing
managers. had been struck out. The
matter will now go to the military com
mittees of the two houses. The provis-
ion in relation to irrigation surveys was
postponed Tor further reference. The
conference report was ordered printed,
and went over until tomorrow without &C
ton.
Hoar, from the committee on privileges
and elections, reported a substitute TOR
the house election bill and it was placed
on the calendar. The minority of the
committee, he said, dissented from the
report.
Frye gave notice that he would not ask
the senate to take up the river and har-
Dor bill until Friday of next week.
Mitchell expressed regret at the post
ponement of the river and harbor bill.
Important works we're now stopped in
Oregon and he would give preference to
the river and harbor bill rather than to
the tariff bill.
The conference report on the fortlfca-
ton bill was presented but went over
without action. After an executive SEES
sion the senate adjourned.
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