The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-09
WASHINGTON.
cnnsiderlng tI,e Tarifl RIlI.

WARRINGTON, March Cine Comnlt-
tee ON Ways and Means to-day considered
the tax ON sundries. Birthstone, crude,
was made free; britannia ware was in.
creased from 20 to % per centum nd val
orem; card cases, pocket books, souvenirs
and all similar articles, OF whatsoever
material composed, increased from 20 to
80 per centum ad valorem; chicory and
root, ground or unground, burnt or pre-
pared, reduced from s to 4 cents per
pound. The rate on castor beans or seeds
was fixed At 90 cents per bushel Of fifty
pounds. Crude cocoa and cork bark were
made free; cork bark manufactured 80
per centum I'D valorem; chloroform 30
cents per pound; cream tartar was re-
duced from 9 to Q cents per pound;
seanle or other currants reduced from 2
to cent per pound; raisins were fixed at
81 cents per pound; corsets, manufac-
tured Of cotton, reduced from So TO 50
per dozen. The tax on unwr0ught clay,
pire clay and fire clay was fixed At 81
per ton; kaoline 81 per ton, and fnller's
earth So per ton.
The House Committee on Pacific Rail-
roads have agreed to recommend the
passage Of the bill sppropriating $50, 900
for the survey OF that railroad from
Austria, Texas, through Chichuahua aud
Sonora to Toployampo Harbor and the
Gulf Of California,
The Senate Committee on Appropria-
.ions to-day heard General Scofcld in eS-
PLANTATION Of the estimates for the West
Point Military School, and completed the
consideration Of the bill. Il will be re-
ported Monday next. The committee
recommended the restoration OF the item
reported from the House Committee, but
stricken out in the House, providing for
tho longevity pay OF Professors. The
committee also insert items OF SCI, 900
for the hospital building, SSs,00O for the
water supply, and add S6,6l5 10 the
amount appropriated by the House for
the pay Of cadets, go as to make II equal
to the sum expended for that purpose
last year. The section prohibiting the
appointment Of graduates Of the Academy
10 Second Lieutenantships in the army,
except when vacancies actually exist in
regiment organizations, is stricken out.
The Senate Committee on railroads
has unanimously agreed to recommend
the passage of The Dorsey Pacific rail.
road bill. The sinking fund bill with cer-
tain amendments was prepared by Sena-
tors Mitchell, Mathews, Dorsey, Ransom
and Barnum, the subcommittee in
charge. The subsidy bill as thus agreed
to is amended by the entire omission Of
the section which provided for the recon.
veyance OF the twelve million acres OF
land grants TO the government on condi-
tion that the sinking funds should be
credited therefor at the rate Of SIPS per
acre with the section providing that the
Union Pacific and Central Pacific compa.
nies should be given preference for gov
ernment business is also stricken out.
The main features Of the amended bill
are as follows:
All moneys due these two companies
on the frat day OF tApsil next for govern.
ment transportation are 10 form a nuc.
leus OF the proposed sinking. fund, the
amounts to be made equal by cash pay.
ment, il necessary, to at least 1000, 900
for each company. They are hereafter
each to pay into the United States Treas.
ury 81 100000 per year, in semi.annual
payments, until the year 1900. When
The bonds endorsed by the government
become due interest Is to be accumu.
lated semi-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 in lieu OF
the requirements OF the present law as to
the annual payment Of 5 per cent Of the
net earnings and the retention Of one.half
OF the earnings for government transpor.
tation. The balance found due the United
States by the companies in the year 1900
IL TO be paid in fifty equal semi.annual in.
stallments, together with interest on de-
ferred payments at rate Of interest
which shall equal the rate then being
paid by the government on the majority
OF It's securities. ,.
CABINET SESSION ON THE TARIFF
QUESTION.
The State Department was represented
at the Cabinet meeting to-day by ASsis.
tant Secretary Seward, Secretary Evarts
being absent in New York. All the other
members were present. The tariff bill
now being considered by the Committee
on Ways and Means, was the topic OF
discussion. From estimates and tables
submitted by Secretary Sherman it ap-
peared that under the operation OF the
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