Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-04
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-The ways and means
committee, to 3, reconsidered the vote tina
the Hurd taritfresolutions be reported adverse
ly to the House, Ayes-Felton, Kelly, Conger
Frye, Dunnell, Mckinley. Nays-Tucker
Mills, Carlisle. Phillips, who would hav,
voted yea, was absent on account of sickness
Mr.. Frye then also moved to postpone further
consideration of the bills till four weeks from
to-day. Carried, to 4. Mr.. Morrison, who
did not vote before, voted on this proposition
in the negative. Mr.. Frye, from the sub-com
mittee, reported substitute for Representa-
tive Kelly's bill to abolish discriminating du
ties on goods from east Of the Cape of Coco
Hope. Mr.. Morrison moved the committee
report the original bill as substitute to this
substitute. Lost, 5 to q. Mr.. Frye ther
moved Representative Kelly be instructed Il
report to the House the substitute. Agreed tx
by the subcommittee and asks suspension Of
the rules to put the bill upon its passage
Carried without division.
Major VIM. Winthrop, judge advocate, viii
act as judge advocate general until judge adj
vocate general Is appointed. s
In the meeting OF. the committee of com
merce to-day, the domination of Rodney w
Davis us collector of customs at Buffalo, was
on motion of Senator Conkling, laid over will
q number of other nominations.
The committee on epidemic diseases agree;
to report favorably to the House, Casey
Young's bill, authorizing the President to ap
point commission of three persons to inves
tigate and report on the adulteration of fooe
and other articles, and appropriating SIC, 00(
to carry out the provisions of the bill.
The House committee on elections will re
commend the payment of $4,000 to j. Hall
Sypher, La, for expenses in contesting a sea
in the Forty-frst Congress. The committee
also agreed to award $500 to McCabe, who
contested the seat of Orth, of Indiana, in tn,
Forty-siXth Congress.
The board Of trustees of the Peabody fun(
were in session to-day. Miss Sears, daughter
of the general, submitted an informal report
of the work of her father the past year, which
evidenced gratifying progress in the cause o.
education throughout the South. Secretary
Evarts, Chief Justice Waite, Judge Manning
Judge Jackson and Bishop Whipple, the com
mittee appointed to report a!
to the future policy of work under
general agent to expend as far as possible thu
revenues in education of teachers for Southern
schools, but giving authority to the genera
agent and executive committee to expend {
sum not exceeding two-thirds of the income
for destitute schools. The election of sue
cessor to take the general agency resulted il
the selection of Rev. j. L. NJ. Cory, Rich
mond, Va. There were about twenty appli
cations for the position. The treasurer's an
nual report showed an available income fol-
the coming year of over $4,000.
The river and harbor bill was reported to tn,
House this evening to be printed and recon
mitted. 1t was Immediately sent to the print
er and will be revised by the committee to
morrow. The bill appropriates about 81,
ZOO, 000 The items are withheld from tn,
press till tomorrow.