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Daily Kennebec journal.
F0Fty-Sec0Dd Congress Second Session
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HOUSE.


On motion of Mr.. Cox the President was
requested TO furnish any correspondence
during the last and present administration on
the subject of an extradition treaty with
Belgium.
MIR. Hazelton from the committee on cleo
tons made a report on the South Carolina
contested election case that Wallace, the Sit
ting member, was entitled to the seat. He
would call it up next Thursday for action
The House went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Schofeld in the chair, on the
tariff and tax bill, and the clerk proceeded to
read the bill by clauses for amendments.
Mr. Dawes of Mass, moved to strike out
the lines taxing tea and coffee.
Mr.. Kelley of Pa, moved to strike ont the
enacting clause of the bill.
The chairman ruled that Mr.. Kelley's
amendment took precedence of the other and
that it must be acted upon without debate
and that if the enactng clause were struck
out the committee would thercupon rise and
report the fact to the House. The question
was taken by tellers and Mr.. Kelley's motion
was agreed to-95 to 10.
The committee thereupon rose and the
chairman reported its action.
Mr.. Kelley moved that the House concur
in the action of the committee and the bill be
re- committed to the ways and means commit
tee, with instructions to report back his own
as a substitute.
Mr.. Dawes moved as an amendment that
the committee be instructed to report back a
bill reducing the rate CT duties to per cent
of the present rate.
Mr.. Finklenburg novel to amend Mr..
Dawes amendment by reducing the rates to
so per cent Of the present rate.-rejected-
10 to 10.
Mr.. Dawes motion was adopted-l1l TO II.
The bill was then re- committed to the COM
mittee on ways and means, with instructions
TO report it back forthwith, amended by re-
duclng the duties to 90 per cent of the exist
ing rates. The vote on the amendment was
yeas III, nays 10.
Mr.. Kelley was proceeding to say, after
the vote on the Dawes amendment, that some
of the members had voted under an appre-
henson, but was interrupted by calls to order
and Mr.. Garfield of Ohio called out that there
was no misapprehension but the back Of CO.
alition was broken.
Mr.. Dawes proposition only applies to
ticles specified after line ~, page 2, and up
to line 2S2, page l6. That is, it does not APP
ply TO coal salt, leather or pig iron. which
articles are to stand Ak the rate reported in
the bill originally.
Mr.. Dawes thereupon reported back the
bill as instructed and it was referred to the
committee Oh Inc Whoie, 10 pe taken up TO-
morrow.
The House then took recess.
The evening session was for business Of
military committees.
SENATE.
Mr.. Casserly offered an amendment in
creasng the subsidy 10 the San Francisco
and Australian line to 500, 600. The SER
vice to be sefai-monthly.
On motion of Mr. Morrill, of Vt, the
amendment WIS tabled.
Mr., Casseriy offered an anne ndment requir-
ing the Pacific Mail line, as condition OF
Increase OF subsidy. to continue its line be-
tween San Francisco and New York, via
the Isthmus of Panama. Adopted-23 to l s.
Mr.. Nye offered an amendment applying
his condition to any other company which
may secure a contract for the mail service
between San Francisco, China and Japan.
Pending the discussion thereon the Senate
Ok.