The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-08-10
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Forty-sevontn Congress.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WAsHrSGros, August 6.-The conferee'
roceded from their disagreement, and, a'
agreed upon, the bill leaves the closing o
navy yards to the discretion of the secre
tary Of the navy.
Mr.. Hale, for the conferees on nava
bill, reported agreement. The report was
adopted and the bill passed.
Discussion upon the house bill to exclude
public lands in Alabama from the operation
of the laws in relation to certain lands
occupied the remainder OF the time for the
morning business.
Mr.. Hale, from the conference committee
on the deficiency appropriation bill, re-
ported q disagreement for the third time
upon allowing mileage for senators for the
special session of last summer. He moved
that the senate recede in view of the fact
that there seemed to be no probability oil
the house abandoning its position, the ma
jority in that body TO sustain the house
conferees having increased with each vote
taken. After some discussion the
motion was agreed to, and the
clerk was instructed to inform
the house that the senate had receded from
its amendment.
Mr.. Bayard then submitted joint reso-
luton appropriating $500 for the pay OF
mileage of senators who attended the ses-
sion convened October 10, 1881. Consid-
cred and passed by unanimous vote.
A conference committee was ordered
upon the resolution to print the agricul-
tural report, and the bill granting the
right-of-way to the Fremont, Elkhorn &
Missouri Valley railroad across Niobrara
reservation, in Nebraska.
Pending u motion by Mr.. Miller, of New
York, to take up the knit goods bill. Mr..
Morrill, said he would not oppose the mo-
tion, as the gentleman from New York.
who was suffering from ill health, desired
to submit remarks on the subject before
leaving the city, but he would Immediately
after this subject was disposed of insist up
on the tax reduction bill being
taken up and steadily proceeded with
until voted upon.
The knit goods bill was taken up and
Mr.. Miller discussed its merits and advocat-
ed its passage,
Mr.. Bayard replied to Mr.. Miller and Of
fered an amendment which he desired to
continue in force until general reforma.
ton of the tariff could be made, increasing
the duty on wool manufactured from 30 to
so per cent ad valorem, and fixing the tariff
on woods at 25 per cent ad valorem.
After debate the amendment was voted
down by-yeas, %; nays, ga party vote
except that Mr.. Voorhees, voted mo" with
the republicans. Mr.. Davis, of Illinois, al
so voted mo-"
Mr.. Harris moved to substitute for the
bill provision fixing the duty on imported
wool at 25 per cent. ad valorem. Rejected
without division-yeas, II; nays, 3d. All
the affirmative votes came from the demo-
cratic side.
Mr.. Anthony, from the conference on the
bill for publication of the agricultural re-
port, reported an agreement by which the
senate amendment making an appropriation
of S2l9, 900 to pay for the work, is retained
in the bill This contemplatcs the print
ing of G00000 copies The report was
adopted.
Argument was resumedo on the knit goods
bill, and number of amendmentSw were Of
fered by the democrats, all OF which were
rejected.
AT 6 O'Clock the bill was passed without
as it came from the house
ayes, SO; noes, %.
At G:25 the senate took recess until 8
o'clock, in order that the conference report
on the sundry civil bill might be presented.
The following is the vote ON the knit
goods bill:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Anthony, Bay
ard, BLAIR, Brown, Cameron of Pennsylva-
mia, Cameron of Wisconsin, Chilcott, Con
ger, Davis of Illinois, Davis of West Vir-
yinia, Dawes, Ferry, German, Hale, Harri-
son. Hawleya Hoar, ingalls,, Jonas, Jones
of Florida, Logan, McDill, Mcmillan, Ma
hone, Miller of Colorado, Morrill,, Pendle-
ton, Platt, Rollins, Saunders. Sawyer,
Sewell, Sherman and Windom-3G.
Nays-Butler. Call, Cockrcll, Coke, Far
lev. George, Hampton, Harris, Maxey,
Morgan, Pugh, Salisbury, Vest, Walker
and Williams-15.
Pairs were announced between Messrs.
Fry, Miller, of New York, Plumb and Kel-
loeg, in favor of the bill, and Johnston,
Groome, Jackson and Lamar, who were
absent.