The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-04

WAsH1saToH, March 2.-The Senate
Committee on Patents will report early
next week to the Senate the pending bill
providing for general revision OF the
existing patent laws. II is understood
the amendments are not very material.
THE TARIFF BILL.
The Committee OF Ways and Means to.
day amended the Tariff Bill as follows:
Cigars or cigarettes, made in part Or in
whole OF paper or any substance and TO-
bacco, and cheroots OF all kinds, s. 80
per pound. Tobscco in leaf, unmanufac.
tured and not atemmed, IS cents per
pound. Tobacco stems 15c per pound.
Sawed. boards 'planks, deals and other
lumber OF hemlock, wildwood, cotton
wood, spruce and sycamore, 50c per thou.
sand feet, board measure; all other varie.
ties OF sawed lumber, 81 per thousand
feet Of board measure; but when lumber
OF any sort Ia planed or finished, in addi.
tion to the rates herein provided, there
shall be levied and paid for each side 80
planed or finished, % cents per thousand
lee,, aud II planed on one eide, and
tongued and grooved, so cents per thou.
sand feet, and il planed on Two sides,
tongued and grooved, rs cents per thou.
sand feet. Timber hewn or sawed,
squared or sided, aud timber used in
building wharves and spars, So per thou.
sand cubic feet. Hubs, wheels, posta, &C.,
rough hewn or sawed, only increased TO
Is per centum ad pdiOrem. House or cab.
met furniture OF whatever material not
otherwise provided, in pieces or rough,
and not finished, 80 per .centum ad rato.
rem. Cabinet wares and house furniture,
finished, 35 per centum ad ralrem; casks
and barrels, empty sugar boxes, shocks,
and packing boxes Of wood not other.
wise provided, 20 per centum ad patorsm.
PASSAGE OF TA1As PACIFIC BILL RECON-.
MENDED.
The House Committee on Pacific Rail.
roads to-day, by majority, decided to
recommend the passage Of the Texas
Pacific Railroad Bill in the precise terms
reported by the sub committee last week.
Representative House will report the
measure at the first call Of the committee.
The members who voted aye are House,
Chalmers, Elan, 0'Neil, Caswell and Cole.
Two OF the thirteen members OF the COM
mittee, Hewitt and Morrison, were alb
sent from the meeting to-day, but their
votes were cast by proxy against 1t, to-
gether with those OF Luttrell, Landers,
Blair and Rice, who we're present. TWAS
understood and agreed, however, that
every member should be at liberty 10
take such position in the House concern.
ing the bill or any OF Its provisions as his
judgment may hereafter dictate, regard.
less Of his vote to-day. The committee
sequently resumed the consideration
OF the pro rale controversy, aud heard the
conclusion OF Judge Usltr's argument in
behalf Of the Kansas Pacific Railroad
Company.
MEXICAN BORDER ouTRAGTs.
The House Committee on Military
Affairs to-day heard the testimony Of
Lieutenant Turner. Of Fort Clarke, Rio
Grande, in relation 10 the Mexican Dor.
der ou,rages. Lieutenant Turner said
the raids upon American soil had been
made solely by the Indians and that the
Mexican citizens were not engaged in the
depredations on the border. lie related
several incidents Of depredations on the
Mexican side by Americans during the
recent absence Of Colonel Shafter in
Washington. An American scout crossed
into Mexico, killed u man and brought
the body into Texas to secure the reward
OF fifty dollars offered by the authorities
on the Texas side, for the person OF The
Murdered man.
DooRKELPER FOLK.
Tie Committee on Civil Service Re-
form continued their investigation into
the affairs Of Doorkeeper Polk, and Clerk
Adams testified in relation to the rolls Of
the doorkeeper sent TO his office, aud the
employment and discharge Of men as
shown by the rolls.