The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-22
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THE COMMITTEES AT WORK.
Important Amendments to the steauboas
BiIl-A Pension Act that will Take
e13.OOO,O 900 from tho Federal Treasury.

Important Amendments 60 the steauboas
Biil-A Pension Act that will Take
$4,000, 900 from tho Federal Treasury.
WASHINGTON, March 2l.-The Ways ana
Means Committee hogan to-day the considers-
ton Of the Tariff bill Most Of tho time was oo-
cupied by Mr.. Kelley who gave the members the
benefit OF his crudltion on cotton goods and
homo manufactures After general discussion
on that topic, the committee proceeded TO In
crease the duty on plain cotton goods from two
and half to three per cent, the former being
tho figures reported In tho bill by Mr.. Morrison-
The present duty Is nve per cent For the 1ncs
goods OF this class the rate was fixed at fom
cents, the present duty being i've and ave and q
half cents per yard. he next was the nnes
quality OF unbleached goods at four and n hall
cents, the present price being i've and half.
The committee then adjourned to meet to-mor-
row when the duty on bleached cotton goods
WIZ he considered. Lea ling members OF the
committee assert that the bill will 60 through
substantially a. originally reported to the House.
| took up the question Of JurisdictOn over the
bill TO establish tho Territory Of Oklahoms,
| which the Indian Committee asserts belongs "a
1t. Unless there can he an amicahle adjustment
| OF this question the Chairman OF the Commit
tee on Territories Is Instructed to ask the IIou.s
| to determine by its vote whioh COMMITTEES "a
under the rules, authorized TO consider the biiL
| The question at Issue is an important one, aud
has seldom been raised In the House. IL would
not be 50 important were 1t not that Jobs OF Q
huge character are behind the territorial pro-
| visions OF the bill and are supported by the
usual lobby that has Infested the House for soms
| time.
| charge of the River and IIarbor bin. sat unth
| midnight last night and nearly perfected the
| bill. Tho chairman will be ready to report n
| tho next meeting OF the committee on Friday
next. At the regular meeting to day the Stoa am
boat bill was finally disposed Of and ordered "a
| be reported to the House. Under tho presepf
carrying coal oil except where there Is no othef
coal oil ignltIns at liOo to be carried on ali pas
senger steamers when put up In met llic casea.
and IN barrels at l5o' The liability OF owners
| knowledge OF defects, and to the full extsnt of
the AMOUNT owned by each party.
TIE Pension Committee OF tho House has Or
dered the bill to be reported removing all exist
ing Limitation as to the time when pension
| when such claims shall expire. II also provides
| for the payment in full Of all nrrcarages 70
discharge when the disability was re-
| ceyed. Ine number OF claimants who viii
he benefited by the passage OF the bill Is osti-
| mnteu nj 300, while the amount that will be re-
| CURED to pay these claims is estimated at tI3.-
00O,O0J. The chairman OF tho committee sayg
that IL Is debt The nation cannot aDsolve itselt
| from, and the sooner paid the sooner will ths
| faith OF the Govcrnment be observed toward
| this class Of deserving persons.
The Army bill viii be further amended bS
substituting for Secretary OF War" the worda
"Gener. OF the Army" the intention being 70
| give to Gen. Sherman some authority commeB-
surate with his rank ana which he does noa
| have under tho existing law, having been Q
| mere subordinate to Gen Belknap ever since
| the latter was appointed Secretary of War. The
| bill when printed will bo further considered
and action insisted upon at nm early day.
The deficiency bill for he Sante Sioux Indians
has been increased $4,000, and the Appropria-
tioD Committee OF the House want to know the
| reason why. Also WHY the Black Hills commits
| sion cost $4,000, and the Interior Department
Is called upon To explain. The army deficiency
| bill for the payment OF officers and troops fos
June, 1915, amounting to S50OOOo, has been ro-
| ferred to subcommittee consisting Of Messrs.
| Hamilton. Blount. aud Wheeler. The Clerk Of
| the House resented his budget tor $98, ,467, o<
| which s5OOOO Ia to defray the expenses Of ths
| nves;igating committees.
Ths fOstmastCr-G de neral has addressed let
| ter TO the committee asking for an inn ed ats
| appropriation Of S6S3D0 to meet the ncccssary
| expenses for Keeping up the supply OF postal
| cards, otherwise tho present stock would be ex-
| hausted by April |. There was n appropriation
| to continue the work after that date.
| The members Of the senate Committee on
| Foreign Relations to-day were IN hieh dudgcOu
at the letter printed by Richard II. Dan, and
| when the Senate went into executive session
! the nomin tiOn Of sir. Dana Minister to Eng-
| land was reported adversely, and remains TO bs
| rejected by the Senate, unless the President
sho AID tomorrow act upOn tho advice OF Ben
| Butler and Withdraw the nomination. The
course pursued by air. Dana Is commended by
| tse Republican members OF tho MdssacnuseLIs
delegation. who say that he only wanted the
opportunity 10 Uudtcate himself against any
charges Affecting his honor.