The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-28
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.


The soda men have had quite warm
discussion over proposed tariff changes.
J. A. Banister of Newark, N. j.,
desires the present rates on leather con-
tinued.
The Ways and Means Committee in
Washington have heard representatives
of the stone industries.
Ex.Mayor Schieren of Brooklyn has
filed paper protesting against any
increase in the duty on hides.
The Senate amendments to the law
abolishing the death penalty in certain
cases have been concurred in.
Congressman Patterson of Tennessee
said recently that the builders of the
Pacific railroads were not public rob-
bers.
On motion by Mr.. Hoar, the House
bill for uniform bankruptcy law is
made special order for Monday, jan
uary goth.
The Funding Bill has been defeated.
The vote on it was 1877 against it and
1o3 for it. Congressman Mcguire made
a good speech against the bill.
Representative Morse of Massachu-
sets, on behalf of the jewelry manu-
facturers of New England has asked an
increase in the duty ON jewelry.
Representative Walker of Illinois,
ON behalf of Chicago factories, has
asked that asbestos be taken from the
free list and made dutiable at 80 per
cent.
N. S. Greenoch of Cleveland, on
behalf of the manufacturers of coal
tar, has asked small specific duty on
this article and duty ON its principal
product, pitch, of 81 per ton. Both
articles are now ON the free list.
Chalres L. Smith of New York, a
glove importer, is willing to have 90
per cent added to the present duty on
gloves. Specified duties ON the basis
he recommended, he said. would yield
a revenue of about So. 900, 900 annually
J, S. Smith of Waterbury, Conn,
representing the manufacturers OF
vegetable ivory buttons, before the
Senate Ways and Means Committee,
asked specific duty ON buttons of
cent per line and 11.40 cents per inch
gross.
The House has passed several minol
bills, including one to permit the off
GERS of the regular Army who served il
the volunteer service to wear the un
form of their highest rank ON ceremon
ions occasions, and then took up the
Army appropriation bill. Curtis O
New York. in charge of the measure
explained that it was the regular bill
and contained no new features. /
. carried $23, 1854. a reduction o
$l55,55 from the bill for the curren
year, The bill occasioned no debate
and was passed with few minor yer
bal amendments.
Harrison's fight before the Ways anC
Means Committee promises to be hin
, dered somewhat by the action of tn,
! San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
in asking for specific duties on various
) kinds of coal. Harrison's whole figh
, will be ON the elimination of the wore
t 'bituminous" from the tariff bill, 81
) that all Goals will have an equal stand
+ ing. he claims that he has alread,
secured support for his contention
among Eastern men, and has addeS
materially to his argument by the ad
dition of freight quotations on anthra
cite coal from the Pennsylvania region
to Massachusetts points, which ar,
shown to be in excess of ocean rates b,
tramp steamers.
The question of iron, lead ores ant
the metals has been taken up by til,
Ways and Means Committee. Repre-
4 sentative Herman of Oregon has APP
pealed for duty of 10 cents per pount
upon a nickel in order to allow the de
: velopment of our nickel mines. w
Q @. Cronemeyer of Pittsburg, repre-
! sentative of the plate industry, aske,
! for an increase of from one-eight t,
I one-half cent on various grades and
9 new clause to cover plates below No
u 80 wire gauge, which were manufac
Q tured here and needed protection
J John Jarret of Pittsburg, also a tin
plate-maker, says that one of the mos
l. important questions to the industr,
% was the drawback feature. Replyin
10 to questions he said that the reduction
It of wages, together with the decrease
i cost of steel billets, had alone permit
It ted the industry to live under the Will
o son law. The workmen had paid fo
i the reduction of tho duty. r. I
J. Smith of Baltimore, representing tn
4 Canned Goods Exchange of that city
t argued against any increase of duty 0
a tinplates.