Daily Republican., 1882-03-29
CONGRESS YESTERDAY.
The Tariff C0mmi ssiOn bill pa saeo
the senate Opposition 10 II In tho
House,

In the U. 8. Senate yesterday Mr..
Woman Suffrage A ssociation of Penn
sylvania, asking that woman suffrage
provision in the Constitution of Da-.
kota be required in admitting that
Territory AZ a State. A bill to flcil-
ita'e payment of dividends 70 creditors
OF The Freemens Bank was passed.
Mr.. Blair presented resolutions of the
New Hampshire Legislature sympathi-
zlng with the people of Ireland II
their struggle for more liberty and for
deliverance from oppressive land laws.
Mr. Bayard called up the Senate bill
for the extension Oi the Philadelphia
Mint, and it was passed. after short
debate, with all amendment fixing the
maximum to be paid for the property
at four hundred thousand dollars. The
Tariff Commission bill then came up,
and Mr.. Harris spoke in fav0r OfaCtiOn
ON the tariff by Congressional Commit
tees without debate.
Mr.. Bayard closed the general de-
bate, speaking in favor OF the bill. Mr..
Nauce's amendment requiring q reprc-
sentation ON the Commission of the az
rlcultural AMI manufacturing Interests
in proportion TO the capital invested,
was lOst-yeas II, nays 30. Mr.. Alli-
son moved to amend 40 as to exclude
the internal revenue system from the
Investigation. LOot--yeas 22, nays 80.
Mr.. Harris moved to require the Inves-
tigatlun to be made with reference To
a Tariff based upon the principle of the
lowest rate Of duties which, when
added to the other sources of revenue,
will raise all the revenue n"Cessary TO
the Legitimate purposes of the Govern
men,
Lost-yeas II, nays 80. Those voting
for the amendment were Messrs. Beck,
Coke, Garland, Harris, Maxey, Pugh,
Vance, Van Wyck, Vest, Walker and
Williams. Amendments offered by
Mr. Garland to constitute the Con mis-
sion Of three Senators, Three tepres' n
tatlves and three civilians, and by Mr..
Williams devolving its duties upon
Joint committee of both Houses, were
rejected by votes respectively Of Is to
81 and 10 to 81. The bill then passed
without amendment by vote of 3S to
lj The Presidential Court bill was
taken up and laid over as unfinished
business, and the Senate adjourned.
In the House, Mr.. CaIkins, Chairman
Of the Committee on elections, called up
as privileged question the Case of M.
ID. Ball claiming a seat as Delegate
flom Alaska. Mr.. Knott -aised u o
point of order that the matter was no.
privileged, as there was no law author
izing the election of delegate from
Alaska. The Speaker sustained the
point Mr.. Kelley moved to so iuto
Committee of the Whole to consider
the Tariff commission bill. His motion
was autagouized by the Claims bill but
the House-S7 to l!1-refused to con-
slider the lptter.
Mr.. Manning then moved to take up
another special order, the Agricultural
Appropriation bill, but this mo ion was
al lost-yeas 50, nays l22-aud the
Hou-e went into Committee on the
Tariff Commission bill, Mr. kasson
spoke in support Of the bill, and was
followed by Mr. Carlisle in opposition
to it. Tho lattor, without finishing his
remarks. Sie. .ded to motion that the
COMMITTEE rise. AfLtr receiving SOL 9
executive messages the House adjourn
ed.