The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-08

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bronze cannon to the secretary of the army
Of the Cumberland for the Garfield statne
IN Washington, was considered,
y committee amendment sub
Snxu,ing narnnng; a, provision for the
of $3.50 out Of the proceeds of the con.
demned ordnance was agreed to, and the
blll rs amended passed
diminished business-lngalls resolution
approving the pension arrears law came up
at 30 p M, and was laid aside informally
Mr. Coke was then awarded the floor for a
speech upon the tariff, the Morrill, commits
sion bill being taken up TO allow him to
speak.
He iavors tariff revision by committee
OF the, two houses and hopes for a report
from them and final action thereon at the
present session.
Upon the general question he advocated
q tarltl for revenue and the placing on the
free list of every article upon which tax for
revenue IS unnecessary, and charged that
the Morrill, system by this monstrous taxa
uon enriched few manufacturers and
Wh'le destroying the revenue burdened the
people, especially the agricultural classes.
MT. Coke concluded at i:l0 u. IN. after
speaking for three hours, when several
measures ofno general interest were passed
Inc pension arrears resolution was taken
up andiald over as unfinished business, and
at O'Clock the senate adjourned until To-.
morrow.
HOUSE.
On motion of Vance, of North Carolina,
aresolution was adopted directing the post.
master-general TO furnish the house with
such information as he may have concern.
ing the custom of sub.letting contracts for
carrying the United States mails
trai!, OF Massachusetts, chairman of the
committee on banking and currency. re.
ported olll enabling the banking uSsocia.
lions to extend their corporate existence.
buckner, OF Missouri, presented minority
report, which, with the report of the ma
Jority, was referred to the house calendar.
LORD, oil Michigan, from the committee
on foreign affairs, reported back adver-
seiy the Nicaragua claims bill aud il was
laid upon the table.
Uioson, OF Louisiana, from the committee
on commerce reported bill TO extend Tho
unit OF the port of New Orleans. Placed
on the house calendar.
Bills were reported from the committe,
on public buildings for the erection of pub-
lie buildings at Oxford, Mississippi, and
Augusta, Georgia, Referred to The com
mittee OF the whole.
AT the conclusion of the morning bour
Page, of California, called up the special or
der, being a bill To restrict Chinese immi
grafton.
Prescott, of New York antagonized this
win motion to take up for present con
sldcratlon the apporionment bill, and as the
order setting apart to-day. for considers
ton of the Chinese bill made il subseryient
TO- the appropriation and apportionment
bllls rage yielded, but asked that il be mad,
a special order for consideration as soon II.
the apportiQnment bill and post Office al
preparation bills were disposed Of
Ellls, OF Louisiana, objected upon poin
The speaker decided that the apportion
ment bill presented q privileged question.
rage raised q question Of consideration
lhe house decided-ycas, l63; nays, G3-tC
consider the apportionment bill.
Ivy unanimous consent.
hyan, OF Kansas, was permitted to re
port from the committee on approximation
the Indian appropriation bili, and Il WA
referred TO the committee of the whole. |
appropriates 1920 203, which is Sg2l 81
less than estimates, and $35l 600 create
thah amount appropriated for the curren
year, The number of agents is reduce,
fron OF to- 90. -
Prescott was awarded the floor for tb
purpose of debate, but yielded for amend
ihehts' which were submitted as follows:
By Anderson, of Wisconsin, Fixing III
number OF representatives at 1893.
By Burrows, of Michigan-At SoI.
By Joyce, Of Vermont-At 3G5.
; Nv Page, Of California aud Springer. q
Illinois-At $40.
By Briggs, of New Hampshire-At 32i.
Gy Robinson, Of Massachusctts-At 900
prescott then proceeded to review III
Question.
The bill was sharply criticized by seyers
and advocated by others, but the debat
to-day indicated that it has more enemie
than friends.
Pending discussion the house adjourned
NOMINATIONS
The president nominated Anselu
Newberger, collector of custom
at Natchcz; Thomas N. Cooper, collector a
internal revenue for the district q
South Carolina; u. O'DeIl Duncan. a
South tarolinn to be consul general n
Naples; ii. e. CaSelward, of Lnuisiapa. 10 Ii
consul general at Trinidad.