Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-08
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SENATE.
The S:latc mai cot 10 session to tay.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Ihe S:Iatu Hai cot 10 session 10 tay
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. Singleton, Of Miss, submitted tbn ,.0.
fsretc c. repor; on tho Consular ,nl Drn'sr..:,
appropriation bill aud it IVES sgreed to. Ivb.
result of the agreement is TO acd Sven tb,r.
and dollars to tho bill as it passed the Uors,
four thousand OF which is for ,rsul se1cr,, .,
Bucharest and throo thousand FIR 40 iocr,s,
10 the appropriation fer tho expenses Of thO
Commission appointed to tct 10 csnicc ion u;h
the Minister to China.
hfier few private till had been p3s,rd Lr
unanimous consent. the regukr ridcr was A..
maaded aud ;ha Speaker rtccca led to cal h,
committees for reports.
Bills Tcro reported ard d;spoad # o, (cl-
lows:
By Mr.. Mu7ch. OF Maine. from tho Comm,
tee on Public BuiIdioss: Fer the erection Ct ,
public bulldog st Brownsville, Texas H..
ferred to Committee Ct tho Whole.
RV Nj. Smith, Of Co.. ircn the COMMITTEE
on Patents: To amend tho paicut lswS. r!,c i
on the c.lcndar.
1t rrlviles that a5y person who iAirS)cr
from foreign oluotTy any secret art inveurnr
or process useful AMI important TO tho rnhi,
aDd not patented there, and at tn, tim, Of a,
pliostion cot understood 10 this couatry, nav
upon du) proceedings obtain patent ther,,t
and any ait iaVcCt!ou or process which hiss been
used or rract!ced uppltcnt.d 70. 50 years. ~
ciuMVely 10 the c1ultry whcra obtniucd, shall
DC deemed secret 10 tfo meaning Of this ac,.
BY MIR. JcrGensnn, If Va from the CAM
milteo ca Public BuilG;ues bills Tor the rrrc,,r
of public bulldogs ut P"ugtkecpsir n. Y.
and Wilmington, N. &. E9l"Ir;d 10 tn, Cora.
mittec OF tho WHOLE
By Mr.. FELTON,. OF Ca. from Tho CpmmItrr
on Ways aod Means amending tho sixth sub.
division of scc'ioo 32il OF the Revised Statute
80 as to provide that any dealer in Leaf ,chac,,
who does E0t deal 10 Leaf tcbacca ether
wise than to sell or Gifer CT c,nsvn ht
sale on eNmtni. sion to al amount H.,
| exceeding 2,G00 lbs in any oro special tx ye.r
| except such leaf tobacco rs they purchase ,r
receive from farmers who have produced IL,
| sano shall b. required ~ pay for Carving to.
sJch business spool 81 tax Of five dollars caiy
Keterroi to the Committee of tho Wnnio
by Mr.. Hooker, CT &ias., from tho fommilcc
on Indian 8far5, transferring tha eli ~ ui In
dian Affairs from tho Interior 10 the War w..
partmant Placed Oh thu cntendU.
The House then proceeded 70 the consiitr.li,e
OF the contested eli ion c.s) Of Curtin w. Nr-
cum, from the Twentieth district OF Panrsy'.
! vania. Tho nh ori!y resolution declares ,hr
election - have boon null snd VOID and tha
minority resolution that lCcum, tina Si,.ry
mem b9r. is entitled to tho GOAT.
TARIFF BILL.
Tho Wsyq and Means Comuit;lo G:al
agreed upoo Representative TucScr's tariff h,
this mngLInG. aa4 ordered it 70 be i4yarahir r,
pc;tt i 10 ihl HJGs..
Tho potion r. alat 10 sIy;r W. Glra,n Il.
a. separate measure and will also be Ia7or.>y
| rtpltted 70 the liCuIs 10 6 separate ii. irr
ranciuiag provisions OF The tariff bill, propar.
wh;ch WcEe arrtci to, gro az follows:
Sal" is s;rickea ftou TIC bill tutirc';; g..
duty Therefore rer1alrs as at ptesent-l2 c;nis
per buadrcd pounds 10 basa. und cents ;.g
han9r2d n0uods. iu ouk. Uooa fc:cws OF a
dclcrlp'iocs tho tu;y is placed q: and ccs!s
i-s.cal OF 5 end cats Dtr pouud az ayicG,
uron yesterday. The dury unon wool ,up !,
rsdaocd from 20 to 10 per c,Dt adsI!crau; jl.t
butts from to 3 dollars per tee; uDnauuiac
tured fax aod all ether flores or ferrous material
| for the manufacture ofpapcc from 20 and -
dollars TO the uniform rite of $40 rcr tor IL ii
or glued poper Tor pliu.i,r, from 25 to 20 .,r
c:u'; uuslz:d fur hr; * a"d NEWSPAPERS,
! exclusively. from % 10 Is per Geo.
manufactures OF paper. or IF which p,ecr is .
oompancut part not otherwise prosii, d
Tor, from SIS 10 - per Cent; pos, bsrra.;,
spades. shuccls. ho;s, and Other ike articles.
Of which iron or Steel is a oompoouut na'uaI.
| used i,r aer;cultursI, Ginor, or pcchatittl
purposes. from 50 10 Is per cut. al va'orta,.
The sussr bill as eg7ced to is as follows:
Upon tank BOTTOMS. syiup # sugar car"
iu c., m"ado, orcculrLt,d mslado, and N:u
cootret,d mGlssses tho duty is fixed at ], ccna
per pourd, Instead OF tho prescott duly, whici
Is tqui7alent to G. IS per per cant; upon sus ar
not above No. I. Duioh standard. = IS lG ms
Cor pouci. inst, al Of tho prls2ht duy. tulSa'
lcut to SIS % pr cant cd raoreu; a5cva
No. 7, and not above NJ l3, d. l.. III
u.itorr to;y is .iI ct >! GEMS per pou3a,
instead Ct tho two rales equivalent To
60 ~ and GO G5 per ccot at present imDrset,
! above number | ) and not above number l6 y. $ !;
2S-lc0 cs. instead Of CT S0p'r c.; above nun.
Der Is ani not sb)va oumbot % ID. s;3 IL lUn
Cots Instead of IL 81 pcr cant; above nanb,r
POD. E.; > G7-lOD c;s Instead o! CT 0I rcr cent;
upon ell sugar c,rdy and all c,al,c itn.rY
made wholly CT in part o! sug.r, sugar tcn
btlog rciued; ehen ioo:urod c)|ored or in an
way adnl cra!cd Of all descriptions, thsuniiolm
duty SO per OF, al val0ram Instead oi;hc rates
now lnpos:d cl Is cents per pound, 10 cents
ner pounds. and 50 psr cent. nd vilOrrm
Provided, however, that upon all suSars ~
above No. 7. ID. s, which ties. aboy,
50 degrees, the duty shall b: y cents per IL.
ahd tic Secraltry OF tho Treasury il auitcT /: 4
to employ under regulations 10 Conformity wl.h
lag. such mears by chemical analysis p,leri,-
cope or otherwise "a Shali be best adapted IL
adjust upon ail sugars the ratio OF duty imrcs j
~ hia scr.
,&s'aehusetls GrccnbackcrS.
Nav Tho rrncabnek labor an.ty