Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-02
Forty-Seventh Congress.
WASHINGTON, Feb.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.
 srNArE--A resolution offe-ed by MT. Hoar direct the expedency of providing by law that the United States shall not employ convict labor on pupnc WorKs
 MT. Malone presented the credentials of Senator elect Riddleberger.
 eo minutes to 12 the proposition being the substitute of Mr. Frye, making the duty on all sugars 4O per erest length but, with the amendments thereto, Voted down. Other amendments were likewise re- The Morrill, amendment was finally adopted It provides that sugars not aboye lS tank @ pottor9s a degrees shall pay duty of 125 per pound .o5 cents per pound additional for every degree or fraet9n m duty is 265 cents per pound above No 16 and up to No 20 315 cents per pound above Mo- 20 3s5 cents gallon above 56 degrees cents per gallon Schedule (tobaoool was then taken 1p. MT; sher- Finance making the duty on cigars, cigarettes and cheroots all kinds $s5o per pound and p per cent ad yalorem instead of 8 per pound tobacco in leaf, unmanufactured and not stemmed, used exclusively for wrappers 75 cents per pound I all o1ner tobacco factured tobacco of all descriptions and stemmed to, baceo not specially enusnerated or proV1oeo TOT 4o
 On motion of MT. Hawley the duty was made 75 suitable for wrapping purposes and the other amend | ments of Mir. Sherman were agreed to.
 The remainder of the tobacco schedule Was lett nn- The provision schedule which was next in order,
 to o 5od oo 10 The Vote on the motion of Mr. Bayard to strike out the paragraph taxing beef and pork one cent per pound which war rejected by Il yeas to 28 nays NO change or outS was made in the schedule. , l The liquor schedule was also agreed 10 W1tnoul I amendment but Mr. Miller, of New York, reserved | the right to introduce an amendment 10 the para graph relating to still wines ! At 9:s5 p. m the Senate adjourned The cotton I schedule comes up next.
 1 HoUsE.-The House at 11:15 went into Committe, of the Whole on the tariff bill Mir. Ellis, of Louis iana, moved to make earbole acid, an important dis ! iufectant in yellow feyer free. MT. Kelley asked the item be passed over to allow further 1nqa1r l and it was 50 passed over. On motion Of MT. Car lisle, of Kentucky, copperas was stricken rom tn schedule The group of products of lead opened up ! spirited debate.
 was the striking acetate of lead while fit fo
 medicinal use ten cens leaving the duty at six cent , as on the ordinary white acetate.
 I Mr Anderson was during the debate arraigned b | Mr. Belford deserting his party and in his de fense MT. Anderson cited Mir. Randall as pursuing | like course, which led MT. Randall to define his pc
 sitfen He said there could be free trade betwee countries where wages differ. He wanted a tari1 I that would cover the gap in wages and that was i l cred the commission bill far preferable to the Way | and Means bill and would vote for amendments 1 make the bill conform to the conm1ssion o1A. l The bill further amended by making all sal
 of potash not otherwise enumerated 2O instead of per cent. | used largely in the manufacture of wood pulp va q raised from % to cent per pound The duty o f anIine dies changed from 35c. per pound and per cent. ad vaorem to 4O cents ao vaorem Mlthol
 specific duty and an1l1ne oil ana aftlne1a ailzarlI 9 were put on the free nst:
 F. Oxide of zinc ground in oil reduced from 2 1A cents per pound, and the same fit for medlcln V use from iO to cents Oils rendered not otherwi d Brevided for were reduced from 25 to D per cen j. All eround or powdered spices not enumerated we D reduced from to cents T, "a l Al oioIock without concluding section A, u d committee rose ana the House adjourned