The daily gazette., 1882-07-15
MR.. BAYARD'S SPEECH.
TALKING ON THE TARIFF IN
THE SENATE. A '
VARIOUS EVENTS BRIEFLY TOLD.
An Interesting Summary of Congressional
Proceedings at Yesterdays SessiOn-Mr.
Bayard the Tariff Question. @fffi

WASHINGTON, July 15.-In the United
States Senate yesterday Mr.. Cameron Of
Pennsylvania, introduced joint resolution,
which was referred, making 1t "a mis-
demeanor, punishable by fine of $500 and
dismissal from office, for any officer of
the United States Government, civil,
military or naval, to make any discrimfna-
tion in favor of or against any school Of
medical practice, or its legal diplomas, or its
duly graduated members. in the examina-
tion and appointment of candidates for
medical service in any department of the
Government Mr.. Rollins called up the
resolution for the daily meeting Of the Senate
at IL O'Clock in the morning, and, after dis
cussion, 1t was agreed to. The Pension Ap-
preparation bill was reported, ordered printed
and laid over for future action. The bill
to punish postmasters for making false
certificates Of the arrival and departure of
mails was reported and placed on the
calendar. Bills were passed increasing the
pension of the widow of General Custer TO
$50 per month, and giving a similar pension
to Betty Taylor cambridge, daughter Of
President Taylor. A House Pension bill
was amended by the adoption of general
provision prohibiting the payment of
double pensions, A bill was reported pro-
viding that, whenever 1t shall become
necessary to increase the speed on which
mails are carried under contract on any
post route, the service shall be readvertised
for the shorter schedule required" Placed
| on the calendar.
At215 the Senate resumed the considera-
| tion of the Tax bill, Mr.. Bayard having the
floor. He took up the bill in detail, and
| said that the tax on bank checks and
matches was wise and cheaply collected and
should be maintained. As to the sugar
amendment, 1t took off 25 per cent.
ad valorem, and introduced the polariseope,
which would render the reduction nugatoIy
and void. The bill proposed to take OF
| S. per ton from the duty on Bessemer steel
| rails The duty of $40 per ton remaining
would be equally prohibitory. The hoop
iron provision simply meant the doubling Of
! the present duty on all cotton ties, and the
abstraction of 81 900 600 annually from the
pockets of the cotton growers. Mr.. Bayard
criticised the present tariff, and contended
that the products of American labor could
compete ON eqnal terms with the products
foreign labor Without action the Senate
went into executive session, and when the
doors were reopened adjourned.
In the House Mr.. Page moved to take up
for non-concurrence the Senate amend
ments to the River and Harbor bill, but
Mr.. McCoolz stating that he would raise the
point of order thet the amendments must be
considered in Committee of Whole, the
matter was withdrawn. The remainder OF
I the senate HnlenuInbHth W lnc 0ohOhut ASO-
fciency bill were considered, and the last
} amendment was reached-that constituting
2, the First and Second Comptrollers of thu
: Treasury and the Treasurer of the UNITED
States a Board of Audit, to whom "shall b.
y referred all claims and the determination
i of all allowances to be made, growing Ou
t of the illness and burial of the late Presi
0 dent, James A. Garfield" After
s long debate, in the course of which
Q Messrs Blackburn of Kentucky and
J Springer, of Ohio, bitterly attacked the ply
, sicians who attended the late President
g the Senate amendment was rejected yeas
8 IS nays, 49, Mr. Taylor of Ohio, reported
t bill, which was passed by unanimous con
} sent, for the payment of Mrs. Lucretia r
g Garefield, widow of the late President Gar
! field, $50, 900, less any sum paid to him
on account of his salary as President
The House went into committee on the
s Senate amendments to the River and Harbol
Y bill, but, as they were not printed, the Com
s mittee rose, without action, and they wert
8 ordered printed. The bill reported BY tht
, Committee on Civil Service Reform severa
e months ago, to refer all claims against thu
e Government to the Committee on Claims
for investigation, was passed. An evening
session was held for consideration OF pen
sion bills.