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WASHINGTON, D. c., May "a
THE TARIFF AND TAX BILL.
The senate finance committee have agreed
upon their amendments to the house tariff and
tax bill, and it will be taken up as soon as pos
sbe in the senate. The differences with the
house bill are important enough to provoke
considerable debate, but it is expected that it
can be passed in two DAYS.
ABOUT ADJOURNMENT.
Senator Sherman remarked to-day that he
believed the senate would be ready for adjourn
ment by the third of June. There is consider
able talk in both houses in regard to the kukux
bill and what shall be done with it. Some of
the republican senators are in favor of continu-
ing the session till square vote can be taken
in the house on the bill This can be done
by refusing 10 pass the tariff bill. 1t is well
known that the republican majority in the
house will not venture on an adjournment I'M
til satisfactory tariff tax bill is passed, hence
the senate really has the power to prolong the
session indefinitely if it chooses to do so. There
might be sufficient justification for this course,
if the democrats in the house should filibuster
to prevent vote on the kuklux bill; but there
is no reason to suppose that they will do any
thing of the kind. The bill lies below
fifty or sixty Others on the speak
er's Itable, and it cannot he reached out
of tits order without two-thirds vote, which
cannot be obtained A majority can 90 to the
speakers table and one by one pass over the
bills till the kuklux bill is reached but the diff
Guilty is that on all indirect votes to get at the
bill there is 10 certainty that a majority can be
found in its favor; and it is not believed that the
senate will attempt to drive republicans to sup
port the bill under the threat of long session.
On the whole, then, the prospect of passing the
kuklux and civil rights bills is small
MORE MONEY TO CONTESTANTS.
The house voted $1,000 to another contestant
this alternoon-Whitmore of Texas. In this
case, the appropriation was Just; but so much
money has been voted away to contestants this
session that the chairman of the elections COM
mittee has prepared bill, which he will press
to vote next session, prohibiting the appro-
priation of money to contestants out of the con-
tingent fund. Should ths pass, contestant to
obtain money would have to carry bill through
both houses
THE HOUSE
Is SO far along with important bills that it
could adjourn by the'mddle OF next week if it
were desirable. The last of the appropriation
bills has gone over TO the senate, and all that
remains is to Iagree to the conference reports,
unless the kuklux bill is taken up.
SAM WELLER.
EIGHT HOURS.
The committee of workingmen from the New
York post!office were told to-day by the assist
ant secretary of the treasury that the men dis
charged for sympathy with the eight hour
movement would be reinStated, and that the
claim of all the men for the extra two hours
work, since the eight hour law went into eff
feet, should have early consideration.
THE TREATY.
The senate spent five hours to-day on the adj
dlIonal article to the treaty of Washington,
and after recess resumed its consideration to-
night with the intention of continuing the ses-
sion until final disposition should be made of IT.
The six amendments pending were discussed by
their respective movers and other senators The
precise character OF these amendments has not
tranSpired further than thai they all seek to
accomplish the design of the original article
and relieve the the case before the tribunal of
arbitrators from its present embarrassment
THE TARIFF ANDTA BILL
The committee on finance completed their
work on the tariff and tax bill this evening
Among the amendments are the following /:
Oatmeal, cent per pound potatoes 10 cents
per bushel; dressed calfIskins. % per cent ad
Valorem; cotton bagging, II and 2t cents per
square yard, according to quality; all machine
ny and parts Of machinery designed only for and
adapted to be used for steam towage on canals,
and not now manufactured in the United States
to be admitted free of duty for two years
The senate have added the lumber clause, here
tofore embodied in this bill The committee
have stricken out the house book clause, and
placed books and other printed matter and
paper under the ten per cent reduction. They
have also stricken out the clause relating to all
kinds OF copper, also the section providing that
one third OF the duties on exports may be paid
in currency. The committee have changed
the consolidated tax on distilled spirits
from IS to 20 cents; but have made
some reductions in other parts of the bill,
IN effect leaving the aggregate tax about the
same as that fixed by the house. The com
mittee have changed the uniform tax on all
kinds OF tobacco from 20 to "a cents pound.
The senate will act upon the bill tomorrow.