The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-07-11
XLVIIth Congress-lst Session.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, July lO.
The finance committee reported amend
ments to the House bill reducing internal re-
venue taxation. They repeal after the LIST OF
next October the additional duty imposed IN
1875 OF 20 Fer cent on all molasses and on
sugar according to the Dutch standard OF
color imported from foreign countries; fix the
duty on steel railway bars at 500 per ton and
make the duties upon manufacturers from
hoop band or screw iron the same as those inn
posed upon the material from which they are
made
Mr.. Bayard remarked that the amendments
had not been reported by unanimous vote.
Ordered printed.
The House bills providing for a public build
ing in Brooklyn costing 00,000, and at Ok
ford Mississippi, costing $4,000 we're report
ed and passed.
A bill granting the right of way to the Ar
iona Southern railroad company through
Papago Indian Reservation, Arizona. Passed.
The Senate resumed the river and harbor
bill, the question being an amendment report
ed from the special committee on the subject
appropriating $500,000 for improvement of the
Potomac flats.
mercial advantages upon which the PROPOSE
ten was based.
Mr.. Garland suggested an amendment d.
recting full investigation by the attornev
general as to the governments title to the
Potomac fats.
propriating $50O,00e for reclamation Of the
Potomac flats was adopted.
Mr.. Allison presented the conference report
on the bank charter bill which was ordered
printed and laid over until tomorrow.
Mr.. Ha--ison offered an amendment to the
pending bill authorizing expenditures OF $20,-
900 in completing surveys of ship canal to
connect Chesapeake and Delaware Bays.
Without disposing of the bill the Senate
amid some confusion adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Grape of Massachusetts submitted a con-
ference report on the bill to enable national
banking associations to extend their corporate
existence.
In the course of brief explanatory discus
sion Mr.. Randall of Pennsylvania criticised
the provision that the Secretary of the Treas
ury shall suspend the issue of gold whenever
the amount of gold coin and gold bullion
in the Treasury reserved for the redemption OF
United States notes falls below $100,000,000"
He asked that the bill be recommitted to have
it drafted in better form.
Mr.. Crapo declined to yield and the confer
enoe report was agreed to, yeas 10S, nays 70.
Mr.. Neal of Ohio submitted conference re-
port on the bill to increase the water supply of
the District of Columbia. The report was
agreed to.
A bill was passed authorizing the transfer of
the property of the National Soldiers and
Sailors Orphan Home to the Garfield Memo
rial Hospital.
Mr.. White introduced joint resolution pro-
posing constitutional amendment prohibiting
abridgment of rights of citizens of the United
States on account of sex.
The House then went into COMMITTEES OF the
whole on the sundry civil appropriation bill.
After completing the consideration OF 30 OF
the IS pages of fhe bill the committee rose.
Mr.. Dingley introduced bill for the ap-
pointment of commission to enquire into the
condition of the shipbuiiding and shipowning
interests and to suggest methods to restore the
foreign carrying trade Of the United States.
Referred.
Adjourned