Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-25

gauge, 2 cents pr pound; all other iron
or steel wire, and wire or strip stesi.
commonly known, as corset-wire. drill.
roia. needle wire. piano-wirc. clock. and
watch-wirca. and all steel wires. WHITTIER
polished or unpublished. I'm coils or straight.
cncd and cut 10 lengths. drawn cold
through dies, end hat.wlre, Nat steel
wire or sheet steel In strips, uncovered
or covered with cotton, silk. of other ma
tcrial. and metal and all iron or steel
valued ut more than cents per pound
~ per centum al valorcm. provided. that
All manufactures Of iron and steel wire
not otherwise provided for shall pay the
same rate OF duty ~ hat imposed on the
wire the articles are made from. and In
addition 'rcto I cent per pound. pro
Ndcd further that haibed wire. commonly
used for fencing purposes, shall be adj
mittci free OF duty"
The next paragraph G2D prohibiting an
allowance or reduction ~ duties by par
tial loss or damage. by yust or discolora-
ton. on iron or steel. or any article
~ iron or steel. was agreed TO- as In the
House b!n.
The duties on anchors, etc. paragraph
l2l. were fixed az ] 90 cents per pound :
on aNlcs. etc. d20. - per cent ad va
loren; on anvils l20. az 81 cents per
pound; on blacksmiths' hammers etc,
O2O at u cents per pound: on boiler
or other tube iron 0s0. q per cent ad
Valorcm. on bolts and hinges ODD, IL
cents per pound; on card clothing. manu-
featured from tempered steel wire. 10
cents per square foot; all other. ~ cents
per square foot 032. on CaSt-iron pipe
u59, 6-lo cent per pound and on cast
iron vessels. stovc-plates. etc, 03O
$40 cent per pound-thc words mot
finished parts OF machinery" being struck
ont OF the paragraph: on castings OF NAL
lcablo iron GS5l . 70 cent per pound: on
cast hollow-ware. coated. glazed. or timed
O26). cents per pound and on chains
81 all kinds, made Of iron or steel $50.
20 per cent. al valorem.
The pcn-knfe paragraph 03D was
amended 50 as 20 establish a varied clas-
slhcation and mixtures. both specific and
al valorcm.
Swords and sword-bades dSO were left
as In the House bill. at % per cent ad
valorem.
Paragraphs 10 and n-tablc-knives.
files. ctc.-wcre passed over without ac-
tion.
Tho paragraph az to muskets 0f2). re-
mains as in the House bll. leaving the
duty on muskcts. muzZle-loading shot
guns. ana sporting rifles. % per cent. ad
ValOrcm.
Paragraph li3 (placing a duty Of 90
per cent al yalorcm on sporting breech-
loading shotguns and pistols was
amended by adding the words "combna-
ton shotguns. and rifles, and pistols"
The paragraph had not been finally dis
posed OF. however. when the Senate adj
journed.
Mr. iloar was spcaking in favor OF
protection for the r7in-makng industry
when Mr.. Harris asked him to yield for
motion To adjourn. in our armies"
Mr. Hoar said by way Of a joke, Eve
always obey the order Of the drum
major"
Making due acknowledgement OF the
high compliment paid me" said Mr..
Harris. Il move that the Senate do now
adjourn
And the Senate. at =. NJ. adjourned.
House of Representatives.
Twenty-Five minutes were devoted by
the House 70 bills on the private calen-
dar and TO committee reports Then con-
sidcration Of the legislative. executive,
and judicial appropriation bill was re-
sumcd i'm Committee Of the Whole. Mr..
Richardson. Of Tennessee. i'm the chair.
Firing upon the Civil-Scrvice Commits
sion was resumed a. every opportunity.
Mr.. Anderson Democrat. OF West Nir-
ginia. moved TO omit the Civl-Seryice
Commission from the list of bureaus
whose contingent expenditures were pro-
vido1 for under the Interior Department
schedule. Lost
The reading Of tho bill, including that
portion embOdying the provisions Of the
bill heretofore passed by the House for
the reorganization Of the accounting
branch Of the Treasury Department was
concluded at $50, and the hill was re-
ported to the House. with the amend
mcnts. All Of those on which separate
votes were not demanded were agreed
90. The first amendment on which a
vote was asked was that Of Mr.. Hayes
Democrat. Of Iowa. declaring section
~. Revised Statutes providing for de-
Quoting the pay Of members for time
absent except on account of sickness
TO have been repealed. The yeas and
navs We're called. resultinS-yeas. TOT:
nays. 121 The amendment was, therefore
lost.
4 yea and nay vote was taken on the
offered by Mr. Enloe Ten
messed. striking out the appropriation for
the salaries Of the civil Service Com
mssloners ana clerks. which the Commit
tee of the Whole had adopted. 1t re-
50; nays. 15S. 50 the amend
mcnt was lost. The same fate awaited
Mr. Caruth's amendment to strike out
the requirement of the bill that the
clerks to be temporarily employed In
bringing up 10 date the business of the
Treasury Department shall be taken from
the classified service The vote on this
was-ayes, A.; noes. II. The bill was then
passed.
The House at = o'clock adjourned until
tomorrow at noon.