The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-08
TIE IRuN SCHEDULE
Is Considered by tho sennte-The Tariff
ms 1t Stands.

WASHINGTON, D. g., August THE
Senate met at 10 a. NJ, and a call showed
that there were only thirty.two Senators
eleven less than quorum) in attend.
ance. After short waiting, while the
sergeant.at-Arms was supposed to be in
viting the attendance Of absent Senators,
aquorum was obtained, and the journal
ofyesterday's proceedings was read by
the Secretary. After some preliminary
morning business, the tariff bill was ia.
ken up, the pending question being on
Mr.. Vance's amendment to reduce the
duty on pig iron paragraph 12S page 25)
from three-tentbs OF cent per pound to
five dollars per ton. Mr.. Edmunds pre-
sented letter received by him from Mr..
Weaver, acting Commissioner OF the De-
partment Of Labor, giving the figures of
the cost OF direct labor in the several
processes of converting pig iron and
steel rails, the total being Sll SO for a
ton OF steel rails out Of total cost OF
S25 II, or at the rate OF IS per cent. for
the direct labor, beginning to end.
Mr.. Reagan remarked that the esti-
mate was only one.half Of Mr.. Hewitt's
estimate. which was so per cent.
Mr.. Edmunds explained that Mr..
Hewitt's statement included all the la.
bor cost, while that now presented only
applied to the direct labor cost. The
question was taken and Mr.. Vances
amendment was rejected-yeas II; nays
81. There were no deviations from
party lines on this vote. The next par
agraph (l20), taxes on bar iron, round
iron, flats and square iron, from $40 of
cent to one cent per pound, according
to classification. 7gal0
The next paragraph (lo9) taxes bar
iron, round iron, flats and square iron
from $40 OF q cent to l cent per pound,
according to classification. ltm- I
Mr.. Mcpherson stated that the average
duty in the paragraph was 9.10 OF cent
per pound, and that the duty on ton Of
such iron lin equal quantities) would be
$50 1G per ton. The iron referred to was
iron Of the lowest quality-not charcoal
iron-and the duty proposed was alto
gether too high. He moved to amend by
striking out the rates per pound and in.
serting uniform rate Of so per cent al
valorem. He quoted the latest prices OF
English iron OF the same description and
qualities, and said that the duty proposed
in the bill was equal to from Us to so per
, cent ad valorem. H.. 5-i
Senator Sherman questioned Mr.. Nc.
Pherson's figures, and after further de.
bate Mr.. McPhcrson's amendment was
u. rejected-yeas, IS; naya, 2S-another
strict party vote. NJ :
The next paragraph (l30 taxes round
iron in coils or rods (of certain shapes
and sizes) ! lilo cents per pound, with a
proyiso, that all charcoal iron ehall be
subject to a duty OF not less than so
per ton. ~
Mr.. Aldrich assured Mr.. Mcpherson
lin reply to IN objection Of his) that the
proviso did not apply to pig iron.
Mr.. Mcpherson moved to reduce the
various rates in tho paragraph. RI.
jected. a4S Is&"
Mr.. Vance moved TO reduce the rate
in paragraph lSl (beams, girders and
other structural shapes OF iron or steel)
from 0.l0 10 10 Of cent per pound. Y
Mr.. Gray naked to be informed why
the duty on structural forms OF steel and
iron used forships and buildings should
not be reduced. The duty should be
entirely removed, he said, on euch
structural forms as were to be uied in
vessels intended for foreign trade. That
could not injure any domestic business
because no vessels for foreign commerce
were being constructed in tho United
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Dir. Aldrich remarked that a provision
for that purpose was made in another
paragraph. ~, =,
Mr. Paddock appealed to Mr.. Aldrich
in the interest OF agriculture, to agree tc
reduction OF at least lilo OF a cent pei
pound on structural iron. .F.
Mr.. Aldrich hardened to the appeal
and on his motion the rate was reduced
to 40 OF accent per pound, Mr.. Vance't
amendment to make it G.l0 having been
= rejected. F,s.S .|s+i = & Z
The next paragraph (lse), applies te
boiler iron or steel, and imposes dutie.
varying, according to classification
from one cent per yound to IS LILO cent
per pound-the duty on the highes
class TO be 10 per cent nd valorem.
Mr.. Vest, alter an argument contro
yerting the protectionist claim that low
prices are the result Of tariff legislation
I moved ito reduce the various speciG!
rates in the paragraph to so per cent at
valorem. Rejected-Yeas, 20; nays, q
"A strict party vote. 81
VIII Preserve its Features.
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