The Portland daily press., 1878-03-09
WASHINGTON.
The Tariff Bill.

WASHINGTON, March S.-The Committee OF
Ways and Means today considered the tax OF
sundries, and birthstone, crude, was made free
Brittanis Ware was increased 20 to Is per cent.
and all similar articles of VIII ateoever material
were increased from to 30 per cent, ad
valerem; ohioory rnnt.- arnnnd- ar nnnrnn nd
burnt or prepared, was reduced from to
cents per pound: castor beans or seeds were
fixed at go cents per bushel of so pounds; crude
cocoa aud cork bark were made free; cork ,ark
manufactured, 30 per cent, ad valOrem; chic.
reform, 80 cents per pound; cream of tartar, 6
cents per pound; currants, cent per pound
raisius, d cents per pound; corsets manufac.
tured Of Cotton, So per dozen; unwrought CLAW
PIP clay and fire clay, 81 per TOP; kaollne, 50
per toD, and fu ler's earth $8 per ton.
The Cheney Case.
The House ConmiJtee on Post-nfices has
Concluded the investigation Of T. P. Cheney
Judge Rollins of Meredith. and John Dever.
eaux OF Boston were .xamned Nothing OF
espe sal interest was ELECTED After tho clos.
g of the argument by the couosel for the
defence, the Committee adjoorned Until Mon.
day.
The Pscific Railroads Funding Bill.
The Senate Comm'tte- on Railroads TODAY
unanimously agreed to recommend the passage
OF tue Dor ey Pacific railroad s,ukiag fu d
Dill WITH cert,1a important anne. dmepts pre-
pared oy Senators Mitchsll, Matthews, Dorsey,
Ransom and Baroum, the subcommittee IL
charge of the subject Tue main features of
the amended bill ar as fuliows:
Moneys due the Uu'on Pacific AID Central
Pacific Companies Oh the fist Gay OF April fer
government nsDorta' ion are to form a
nucleus Of the proposed sinking fund, the
amount to be made equal by cash payments if
necessary to one million dollars for each COM
pany They are thereafter each to pay into the
Unlted States Treasury one million dollars per
year IN semi-aDnusl pay ments till the wear 1900
hu
become due. The interest is to ba accumulated
seml-annually at the rate of 6 per cent year
upon all amounts thus placed to the credit of
the sinking fund, and these payments are to be-
10 lieu OF requirements of the present law as
TO the annual pay ment of per cent of the net
earnlngs and the retention of one-half the
earnings for government transportation, The
balance found due the United States by the
companies in the year 1900 is to be paid in 30
equal semi annual instruments, together with
interest on the defer ed pas ments at rate of
interest which shall equal the rate then being
paid by the governments on the majority of its
securities.
Cabinet Meeting.
The State Department was represented at
the Cabinet meeting today by Assistanr Secre-
tary Seward. Tue tariff bill, now being con-
sidered by the Committee on Ways and Means,
was the topic of discussion. From the esti
mates and tables submitted by Secretary Sher-
man it appeared that under the operation of
the OH the revenue would fail off annually
$14, 600 to $15,000.000, and to meet the
actual expenditures of the government it wonjd
become necessary to make up the deficiency by
q tariff on articles now ON the free list.
Various Matters.
The House Committee on Naval Affairs to
day decided TO report adversely upon the
memorial OF Captain Doty, claiming com PEN
sation for the use by the government of his
torpedo, which was applied to the torpedo boat
Alarm "'
The Senate Committee on Appropriations
today heard General Schofeld in explanation
OF his estimates for West Poiut Military Acad-
envy, and completed the consideration of the
bill. 1t will be reported Monday. The COM
mIttee insert items of S21 900 for the hospital
building, $4,000 for water supply, and add
S6, 615 to the pay of cadets. The section nro.
hloitiDg the appointment of graduates to
second lieutenancIes 10 the army, except when
actually exist, was stricken out.