New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-11
WORK OF THE COMMITTEES

| WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-At the meeting To-
day Of the Ways aud Means Committee Representative
Kelley of Pennsylvania. presented report and the fol.
lowing substitute for the bill upon the subject which
been under consideration by the subcommittee OF
which he is cnairDani
Resolred That the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Company is hereby released from the payment Of the
upon the interestbearDg pronssory notes Heretofore
issued by 1t TO its employees, commonly known as wages
certificates" providing that the SAID company shall pay
the and expenses incurred the proceed
ngs taken 10 enforce the payment OF the said taxes
The report adopted, and Representative Kee,
instructed report the substitute resolution to the
House for adoption u
Representative Mills of Texas, offered the following,
which also adopted, and ordered TO be reported
the House favorablyt
Resored That Chief or the Bureau OF Statistics Be
and hereby directed TO have the table OF rates d
duties and mposts under the several tarin acts from
1850 TO 1870" continued t0the present time ana 10 have
the same SEUag1 ara Bn rs aa and m x
Representative Mckinley reported the following sub.
stitute for Representatv Amos Townsend's tOhio bin
" Ia relation to the duties manufactures Of iron
etc." which was adopted to 4, and a favorable report
ord red:
BE 10 enacted. etc.. That the paragraph OF Section
Ilanufactures articles aud Otherwise
provided for, Of br,ss iron, lead. pewter and n or
sIce or OF winch either OF these metals shall be the
component material Of chief value, 80 per eenum ad
ing thereto following proviso' Provided that an
case snail duty any manufactured article be Less
than duty upon the material OF chief value from
which II Is manufactured
The vote upon its adoption was:
Yeds-Representatves Phelps, Kelley, COnger, Frye.
Du neil ana McKInley-6.
Representatives Tucker, Morrison, Mills and
Carllsla-4.
Representative FELTON, not voting.
The Senate Committee on Railroads agreed Il report
and for passage the House bill IN relation to
the Utah and Northern Railway Company suost-
tute for the Senate bill the subject, which
recently reported from this committee. The House bill
empowers said company to construct such branches OF
It's road in Utah, Idaho aud Montana 1t may deem
advisable, the grants and privileges aud
terms and conditions as are provided 10y the
act OF March g. 1873, for its main line. The COMMITTEES
also agreed 10 recommend the passage Of senator saun-
ders, bill authorize the construction o. railway
bridge for the Omaha Central Railway Company across
the Missouri River at or near Omaha.
Tie senate Committee on Commerce agree4 TO repore
for passage House bill changing boundaries OF
the bangor, Me-, Collection District.
The House Committee Military Affairs instructed
Representative Johnston Of Virginia, To ask euspe1
sion rules the House for the passage OF the Dl
granting GOvcrDm land fortress Monroe
A j. Ford aud L. L. PenuletOn Tor the erection OF
Loi el.
The House Committee Appropriations hal under
consideration thu bill introduced Dy Representative
WmtthOrne, of Tennessee, avptopriaung S175OO4ao
prosecute tie Jeanette, OF tie Arc
Tic Exploring Expedition. without reaching any con-
cuslun The committee adjourned until toDorrow. III
the discussion of the subject this morning vide dit
op Mos expressed and decided opposl-
ton the part or some members TO the proposition Was