The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-04-11
WASHINGTON.
The Tariff BILL,

WASHINGTON April 10.-The Committee on
Ways and Means today made various changes
in the free list of Mr.. MorrisOn's tariff bill as
follows: They added to mineral and bituminous
substances in crude state not otherwise pro-
vided the words Except chromare of from.
Aniline dyes and colors by whatever name
known have been taken from the free list. and
are to pay duty of % per cent. advaorem,
and French green, Paris green, mineral green,
mineral blue, Prussian blue and Indian red
not ground in oil 10 per cent advalorem.
Sumac and parchment have been struck from
the free list; also the following articles which
are to pay one-half of the present duty: EX
tracts and ddecoctions of logwood and other dye
brown, rurber, Vandyke brown, Venetian
red. vermilion, rose, pink, Dutch pink, chrome
yellow and paints and painters coors
except white and red lead and oxide
of zinc, none Of the above being
ground in oil. Brichromate of potash, chlorate
OF potash bydrodate of potash and iodide ace
tate. prussiate yellow and prussiate red of pot
ash have also been taken from the free list and
are to pay one half of the present rate.
The committee have now only page and
lating to the free list. Tea and coffee have not
yet been considered.
The Committee ON Printing.
The Committee on Printing further examin-
ed Mr.. Clapp today. The committee did not
regard his explanations on various subjects be-
fore them as satisfactory. Members of the
committee assert that responsible parties whose
names Will be made public, have proposed to
give ample bonds to do all the public printing
at 100000 per annum less than it is now done.
They also state that the reports of Clapp do Tot
give correct account of the expense of printing
the Congressional Record, and that it is much
greater than he represents.
Various Matters.
The Senate committee on railroads this
rrfn 1aid fhn Had
project for constructing the Southern Pacific
railroad on the line of the 22d parallel. with the
understanding that neither it nor the Texas
and Pacific bill shall be taken up except by the
direction of a majority of the full committee
and upon one weeks notice to be given by said
majority.
The further investigation of the affairs of the
board of audit shows that claims against the
District have been sold to ID. f. Hamlin under
advice from Watson, clerk of the board, who
told the holders they would never get anything
for them as long as the claim remained in their
own hands, Thomas Lucas bad claim which
he could never get further than the clerk, until
he paid 81. j. Mclaughlin one half to get it
through for him, when Mclaughlin took the
claim and recovered $75, 900 from the District
The Senate has confirmed Charles Mcmillan
of New York Consul General at Rome, vice
Paul Dahlgreen deceased, and John d. Caroth.
ers Consul at Saltlllo, Mexico.
:, The impeachment managers are examining
the testimony of General Custer and Messrs.
Trainor and Peck, the post traders, taken by
the Clymer committee, with view to framing
other counts on which to try Belknap.
The President has signed the joint resolution
making the 18th inst. legal holiday in this
DISTRICT also the bill authorizing the sale of the
Pawnee reservation.
Secretary Robson has returned to Washing