Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-05-28
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.
IN THE SENATE

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IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Sher-
man, from the Finance Committee, re-
ported the House resolution to adjourn
sine die June Sd, with an amendment
recinding the order of adjournment on
Wednesday, May 10Th.
Senator Chandler objected, and IL went
over until tomorrow. 8AfE.HFH
Senator Sherman offered q resolution
applying the five-minute rule to debate
on the pending tariff bill.
Senator Trumbull objected, anditwent
over. Fer.~,e
Senator Sherman gave notice that he
would call IT up tomorrow.
The House bill further regulating the
contraction Of bridges across the Missis-
sippi river, passed.
The bill to pay the war claims of Ken
lucky passed.
Senator Wilson's bill passed, remov-
ing the charge of desertiOn from certain
members Of the Thirteenth Tennessee
cavalry.
Senator Chandler made a report from
the Committee of Conference on the
steamboat bill, which, with. the last let
ter of the Secretary of the Treasury on
the subject, was ordered printed.
At the request of Senator Trumbull,
Chairman, the Committee on the Judi
ciary was discharged from the further
consideration of the petitions against
recognizing God in the constitution, in
favor of the exclusion from Office of per-
sons addicted to the use of Intoxicating
liquors, and against amending the con-
stitutiOn so as to make foreigners eligi-
BILE to the Presidency. w
Senator Cameron, from the Commit
mittee on Foreign Relations, reported,
without amendment, the House bill for
the appointmento of commissioners to the
Vienna International Exposition, and
asked to have Tuesday evening set apart
for the consideration of bills and reports
from the Committee on Claims.
At the expiration Of the morning hour
the tariff bill was taken up.
Senator Howe moved to lay it aside so
that he might enter motion to assign
an evening for the consideration of bills
from the Committee on Claims.
Senator Sherman moved TO lay Sena-
tor Howe's motion on the table. Lost
yeas 2S, nays 80.
Senator Thurman renewed the motion
to lay Senator Howe's motion on the ia
BILE. Agreed tO-yeas 80, nays 81.
The Senate then proceeded with the
tariff bill.
Among the amendments agreed to
was one providing that a bill shall go
into effect on the first of July, 1872, on
all slack coal or culm such as will pass
through a five-eighths or one-half inch
sieve, forty cents per ton of two hundred
and eighty-eight bushels, eighty pounds
to the bushel. Amendments relating to
lumber were agreed to.
Senator Scott moved to exempt pig
iron and steel rails from reduction of
one per cent. LOst-yeas, 10; nays, IS.
Senator Buckingham made report
from the Committee of Conference on
the bill for the appointment of Shipping
Commissioners, which was agreed TO.
Senator Ferry Connecticut moved to
except percussion caps from reduction.
Lost.
Senator Window, from the Commit
tee of Conference on the postal appro-
priation bill, made a report that the
Senate recede from the Brazil subsidy
which was agreed to.
Senator Harlan, from the COMMITTEES
of Conference on the bill relating to the
port which was agreed to.
AT five O'clock the Senate took re-
cess to half-past seven.
EVENING SESSION.
Several private bills We're passed, and
the consideration of the tariff bill re-
sumed. -
The report of the Finance Committee
to place amsng the articles on which a
reduction of ten per cent. duties is pro-
vided, all eartheuware, glass and glass
ware, unwrought pipe-elay, fire-clay,
kaolin and Fuller's earth, was agreed TO,
with the exception of earthenware, on
which the present duty is retained.
Senator Conkling moved TO exclude
from the ten per cent. reduction leather
gloves and mittens, which was agreed
to. a.Le W -L-.t .a
The committee recommended an
amendment renewing the provision of
the old tariff laws, levying an additional
duty of ten per cent. upon the products
of countries east of the Cape of Good
Hope, and from countries west of the
Cape of Good Hope, except as to raw
cotton and silk.
Senator Sherman stated that these
different duties had been levied for the
purpose Of encouraging American trade
with the East, and 1t was proposed to
revive them now in order to remedy the
imperfection of the tea and coffee law.
As the law now stood, tea and coffee
carried from the East TO Europe, and
then sent here, would be admitted free
of duty. The amendment was agreed
to.
Senator Upton, from the Committee
on Public Lands, reported the House
bill granting the right of way to the
DakOtah Grand Trunk Railroad Com
pany, which was passed.
Senator Wilson called up the House
bill amending the act to establish and
protect national cemeteries, which was
passed. 1t provides that all .hOnorably
discharged soldiers and sailors of the
United STAGES who may die in a desti-
tute condition shall be entitled to burial
in national cemeteries. q ~t-N
The Finance Committee recommend
ed an amendment placing sulphate Of
quinine under a duty of twenty-five
per cent, dd UdJOrenl, which was op-
posed by Senators Sawyer and Kel-
Iogg. After discussion, on the motion
of Senator Casserley, the duty was
EAeiONo al NCL BCA NC4lks Atle GtAtOf Cffts
The paragraph in reference to books
and printed paper being reached, SeHa-
tor Morrill,, of Connecticut, moved a sub
stitute providing that books full bound
in calf, morocco, or ivory, with velvet
cases and metal clasps, shall be liable
70 duty of twenty cents per pound;
all other books ten cents per pound, and
newspapers, magazines and pamphlets
six cents per pound. 8 ts-A
Senator Sherman opposed the amend
ment of Senator Morrill,. l4o
concerned, he then expected the state
ment of the weight and value of the in
voice Of books received per steamer
Russia at New York, on May q, 1872,
from which it appeared that q package
of valuable and rare books at twelve
and half dents a pound duty, amount
ed to but about twelve and three quar-
tiers per cent. advalorum, while packages
of books, inferior in value, but which
entered into general use at the same
rate of duty, amounted to seyenty-nine
and half Der cent adValOran