The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-31
CONGRESS.
Proceedings In The senate aud House Of
Representatives

WASHINGTON, March S0.-tn the senatl
to-day a resolution declaring in favor {
the reciprocal trade regulations will
Mexico was reported iayorably.
Mr.. Mcmillan reported, with amend
meht striking out the power to issue bonds
and mortgages on bridge property, the
House bill authorizing the construction Of
bridge across the Mississippi at or near
Keithsbnrg, H., and establish It as a DOS,
route. The Senate bill on this subject was
indefinitely postponed.
MI. Van Wyck, from the committee on
Public Lands, reported substitute for the
otll Tor tho relief Of settlers and purchasers
oil land in the public domain In Nebraska,
The Indian Appropriation bill was taken
up and an amendment adopted appropri-
atiHg $50, 600 fofsehools lands agricultural
implements and seeds for the Seminoles
in Florida. '''''N'NS
The Senate next took up, and Mr.. Hoar
earnestly advocated, his amendment to ap.
proprlate S2,0OO,0OO for the education Of
al Indian children Except those OF the five
civilized ribes) west OF the Mississippi
river, and 500 each per annum.
AIR. Plumb autagonized the position
taken by Mr. Hoar as to the duty Of the
American people to the Indians, and Mr.,
Hoar announced that he would tomorrow
modify his amendment by reducing the up,
preparation 10 $4,000.
The House refused to consider tho Utah
contested election case, and went into
committee Of the whole on the tariff com.
mission bill and Mr.. Dunnell nd.
dressed the committee. He opposed
the Dill simply and solely on the
grounu that the present tariff needed
q revision, and that this Congress had no
business to adopt any method which would
put the revision beyond itself. The tariff
needed q change, q modification, and a
revision, and 1t was the duty OF Congress
10 Immediately enter on the work and not
indefinitely postpone it by the appoint
ment Of a tariff commission:
Mr; Hewitt. OF New York, followed and
read from speech OF Kasson in 1866, to
show that he had changed his views on The
tariff. He then addressed himself 10 the
blll and had read the following resolutions.
which he stated he would offer as soon as
the debate closed:
RSOlred, That the bill creating the tariff
commission h@recommitted with fustruc.
tions to the Committee on Ways and Means
70 report within thirty days, or at an earlier
date, i it be practicable, bill based upon
the following Instructions
=, FIRST That all raw materials, meaning
thereby all materials which hayo not been
sub to any process Of manufacture,
ana all waste products, meaning thereby
all waste materials which are fit only 10 be |
manufactured; and all chemicals which
are not produced in this country, and alco.
mol Tor use in manufactures, shall be placed !
upon the free list.
second-That so far as possible specific
duties shall he substituted for nd yalorem
dutteS, aud that in determining such |
specific duties the average dutiable value
Of the imports for the last three years
shall be taken us the standard Of value,
upon which no higher rate OF duty shall be
imposed than shall be necessary to com
pensate Tor the difference in the cost OF
labor at home and abroad expended in the
production OF such products, after making
uue allowance for the expenses OF trans
portatlon, and that rate Of duty shall not
n any case, except on luxuries, exceed |
MY per cent Of such average dutiable !
value.
Mr.. Hewitt then opposed the Commission
pill on the ground that it would cause de-
tay, and when he had concluded the Com
mittee rose.