Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-03-10

whole. 1t provides for the cancellation OF
/, stamps on tobacco exported by rail
| Mr.. White. of Kentucky, from the commit
tee on commerce, reported bill providing
for transmitting meridian time from the naval
observatory to ports of entry. and other cit
les, and for the placing of time balls on Gus
tom houses Reported TO the committee OF
| the whole.
Mr.. Kelley. of Louisiana, chairman of the
ways and means committee, asked leave to
report. for present consideration, bill relat-
| ing to the expectation of tobacco, snuff and
cigars. free of tax to adjacent foreign coun-
tries.
| Mr. Kelley said-Let the tobacco growers
know that it is the gentlemen that infiicts this
hardship upon them.
Mr. Hatch-I am glad people should know
| all about it.
The bill was referred to the House calen-
dar and then at one o'clock the House went
into committee of the whole. Mr. Updegraf,
of Ohio. in the chair, on the agricultural ap-
preparation bill.
Mr. Hatch. of Missouri. objected, and in
reply to a statement by Mr.. Kelley, that the
| bill was to enable the export of tobacco by
rail. as it now went by ship. said that until
| the committee on WAYS and means headed the
wish of the House recently expressed in a
vote on the leaf tobacco bill, he did not
propose that any bill relating TO tobacco
should be considered.
| Mr.. Guenther, of Wisconsin, from the
committee on commerce, reported bill to
create an international commission on ma
rine signals. Referred to the committee of
| the whole.
Mr. Davis, of Illinois, from the committee
on military affairs, reported a bill relating to
the officers of the army. Referred to COM
mittee of the whole. 1t provides that when
ever any commissioned officer of the army,
below a major, shall have served under one
commission 20 consecutive years he shall be
entitled to receive the paw and all of the grade
next above.
Mr.. Buck. of the committee on Indian af-
fairs, reported a bill increasing the salary of
the commissioners of Indian affairs to So
600 a year. Referred to the committee of the
whole.
Mr.. Blanchard, of Louisiana, from the
committee on territories, reported a bill for
the admission into the Union of the State
of Washington. Referred to the committee
of the whole.
| Mr.. Urner. of Maryland, from the COM
mittee on the District of Columbia, reported
a bill making an appropriation to put in a
good sanitary condition the grounds south of
the Capitol. Referred to the committee of the
whole.
After remarks bv Mess-s. IIorr and Bur-
rows the bill was read in sections.
! Mr.. Parker offered an amendment provid-
ing for the procuring of statistics relative to
the manufacture and sale of oleomargarine.
Adopted.
Mr.. Hazeltine offered an amendment pro-
viding that the agricultural reports shall give
a full statement showing the freight charges
for the chief agricultural products on the
principal lines of the railroad and river routes
to the principal markets of the United States.
Adopted
On motion of Mr.. Holman the quota of
seeds to be supplied to members was increased
from one-half to two-thirds.
Mr.. Joyce offered an amendment appropri-
ating $4,000 for experiments in the manu-
| facture of sugar from sorghum. land SIC. 900 for
experiments in the manufacture of sugar from
| beets. Adopted.
An appropriation for the purpose ofinvest-
eating the subject of forestry was increased
| from $1,000 to 1000
At 40 the committee rose and reported
the bill to the House, when it was passed
! Adjourned.