Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-31
CONGRESSIONAL,
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 3d.
The Senate bill passed to repay the
State of Georgia $27,175.5O, money
advanced by said State, for the
defense of her frontiers against the
Indians, from 1875 to 1918, and not
heretofore repaid.
Senator Morgan, from the commit
tee on foreign relations, reported
favorably, as amended, his resolu>
ton declaring In favor of reciprocal
trade regulations with Mexico. The
amendment requires the regulations
to be made not by treaty, but by
legislation, the committee having
adopted the. view originally suggested
by Senator Morgan, that any ar
rangements between the two coun-
tries ought to be made by the
Statutes of each. The resolution
directs the President to call the
attention of the Mexican government
to the subject.
The Indian appropriation bill was
resumed.
Senator Call, by unanimous con-
sent, was lowed to offer and advo-
cate an amendment appropriating
$50, 900 of the amount OF the money
agreed upon in the treaty between the
United States and the Seminoles of
Florida, to be paid to that part of the
tribe remaining in Florida, for
schools, agricultural implements,
seeds &C., to be expended under the
direction of the Secretary of the In>
terror. Adopted.
The Senate next took up Senator
Hears amendment to appropriate
5000, 900 for the education of all In
dian children, except those of the five
civilized tribes west of the Missis>
sippi River at 5000 each per annum,
and Senator Hoar took the floor in
advocacy of his proposition.
Senator Plumb followed Senator
Hoar, and took issue with him as to
the wisdom of the method he pro-
posed in educating and caring for
the Indians
Senator Hoar. finally announced
that he would, tomorrow, modify
his amendment by reducing the ap-
preparation to 100000.
The Senate then went into ex-
ecutive session.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 30.-The Sen
ate bill amending the Statutes relat-
ing to the, license fees of officers OF
steam vessels passed.
The House again went committee
whole, and took up the tariff commits
sion bill, and Mr.. Dunnell, of Min
nesota, opened the discussion with a
long speech.
Mr.. Hewitt was the next speaker.
Before beginning his speech he sent
to the Clerks desk, and had read,
the following resolution, which he
stated that he offer as soon as
the debate was closed.
Resolved, That the bill creating a
tariff commission be recommitted,
with instructions to the ways and
means committee to report, within
thirty days, or later date, if it be
practicable, bill bnsed upon the
following instructions
First-That all raw materials,
meaning thereby all materials which
have not been subjected to any pro-
cess of manufacture. and all waste
products, meaning thereby all waste
materials which are fit only to be
manufactured, and all chemicals
which are not produced in this coun-
try, and alcohol for use in the
manufactures, shall be placed upon
the free list.
| Second-That so far as possible
specific duties shall be substituted
for advalorem duties, and that i1
determining such specific duties, the
average duiiable value. of imports
during the last three years shall bs
taken as the standard of value, upor
which no higher rate of duty shall
be imposed than shall be nscessar,