Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-13
WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING.
Senate Proceedings To-day.

WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING.
Senate Proceedings To-day.
| The President laid before the Senate to-day a
communication from the secretary OF the Interior
IN relation to depredatOns on public timber lands
in Montana. Also, q communication from the
Postmaster General in response to the Senate reso
luton asking for Information in regard to the
ocean mail service. Also, resolutions Of the legs-
lature of Nebraska asking for the admission OF
| Canadian lumber free of duty, and commencing
| and thanking Senator Van Wyck for his efforts to
| put lumber on the free list.
Mr.. Mcpherson presented resolutions OF the leg
islature OF New jersey demonstrating against the
transfer OF the nfe-savng service to the Navy de-
partment
Mr.. Sherman, from the committee on finance,
reported the joint resolution to admit free OF duty
y ihe soeey 70 e. Gen 1be to pe
park. Philadelphia, which was passed.
Mr.. CockreH offered a resolutign which was
transmit as soon as possible copies of the adver-
| asements and notices published by his order OF
oh ana be h 1852 and Of the
18th, 1885, to the naval advisory board and OF the
report and proceedings of said board touching
plans, models and designs OF vessels, or any parts
| thereof; the order appointing the same, and the
| names of the members, officers and employees
Mr.. Sewell presented the credentials OF his col
league, Mr.. Mcpherson, reelected a Senator from
New Jersey, which were read and filed.
!
| OF the commercial exchange OF Chicago request
Ing the passage OF fair, just and equitable bank
| rGpt law.
Mr.. kellogg introduced two bills to Improve the
| navigation of the Mississippi river.
MT Van Wyck, in behalf OF the committee on
public lands, submitted a report to accompany
his bill heretofore favorably reported from that
committeel to release any state, county, or
municipality Iq all equity and interest that the
United States may have, by reason Of the neglect
or refusal of any railroad company to pay costs OF
| locating and selecting lands donated by act of
| congress In and to lands sold and to be sold by
states counties municipalities for non payment
| or taxes by any railroad company.
| THE TARIFF BILL
| At the close OF the morning business the tariff
bill was taken up The pending question was on
the amendment proposed last evening by Mr..
fnance) reducing from five hundredths to four
hundredths OF a cent per pound the additional
duty, to be paid on sugars above No. 13, Dutch
| standard for every degree or fraction OF degree
| above IS degrees, as shown by the pOlariscope.
MT: kellogg expressed his surprise that the
| chairman Of the committee on finance should
| seek to undo the work OF the Senate in committee
OF the whole on the sugar schedule and argued
that the amentlment proposed was unjust to the
sugar producers, although in the interest OF the
ret1nerS
Mr.. Bayard said that the tariff on sugar should
teresis of the producer the refiner, the importer
and the consumer. and he proposed to
amend a ,hs the pend pending 81 amendment @ sea as {
degrees by the polariscope one dollar and forty
| cents per one hundred pounds; adding cents pei
until No. 10 Dutch standard IS reached This, he
said, would be equivalent to about 40 per cent ad
| valorem.
Mr.. Morrill, said this proposition mad been sug-
gested by Mr. Aldrch in the committee on finance,
and expressed his willingness to accept it as set
| tlement OF the sugar question.
Mr. Kellogg also said he was willing to accent IL
! as fatrer scheme than that proposed by the
chairman of the committee on finance last evening.
| Mr.. Bayard's amendment making the duty on
all sugars not above No. 13 Dutch standard, and
not above 75 degrees by polariscope, one and
Twenty-Five hundredths of cent per pound for
every degree or fraction OF degree above IS, was
agreed to by vote or As to 16
MI Beck moved to make the duty on sugar
| 1orty-one-hundredths cents per pound. Agreed
| to-ayes By, noes 16
On motion of Mr. Morrill, the vote on sugars
| avove No. II and not above No. 16, Dutch stand
! ard, was recons1Gered, and the rate was made
40 leo cents per pound. The rate sugars above
NO 10, and not above 20, Dutch standard, was
| made CENTS and on that above 20, Dutch stand
| ard, ~ cents per pound.
| House Of Representatives.
| FREEDMENs SAVINGS AND TRUST COMPANY.
On motion OF Mr.. Lynch, in the House to-day the
Senate bill was passed authorizing the commits
| siOner of the Freedmen's Saving and Trust COM
| pany to examine and audit all claims against the
| company. and to pay all dividends due on ac-
counts which . have been presented since the 21st
On motion of Mr.. Ray, bill was passed author.
ling the appointment OF Edward Bellows as a
paymaSter In the navy.
passed granting the right of way to the St Louis
and Sln Francisco railroad company through the
Mr.. Townshend d.1 offsred 4 resoImtion amend.
| Ing the rules OF the House SO to provide that
during the remainder OF the session 1t Shall be in
order for thirty minutes after the reading of the
journal for the Speaker to recognize members to
ask unanimous consent for the passage OF bills
anu anu teguiaIlhg tne manner In which such recogni-
tlon shall be made. Referred to the committee on
rules.
THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
Mr.. Page, (Cal..3 chairman OF the committee on
commerce, reported the river and harbor BILL and
it was ordered printed ana recommitted. TThe
appropriation recommended in the bill is
81, 1897 ,000l
OBSCENE WRITINGS THROUGH THE MAILS
Mr.. Hill (N.J.) introduced a bill to suppress the
transmission Of obscene writings through the mall
Referred.
THE TARIFF BILL.
The House then, at 1850, went into committee
OF the whole (dr Burrows, Of Michigan, In the
chair,) on the tariff bill.
The clause relative to iron and steel wire cloths
was amended on the recommendation of the COM
m1ttee on ways and means, so as to read as fol.
lows: Provided further, that iron steel wire
cloths and iron or steel wire nettings made In
amount to that imposed on iron or @ steel Wire Wire Of Of
the same gauge, and two cents per pound in addi-
tton thereto: Provided that on all of the kinds OF
STEEL hereinb efOre In this act enumerated or pro-
vided for, except iron and steel wire when galvan-
ized or coated with any metal, or compound, al
10y or mixture Of metals, by any process
whatsoever, except painted, 10 be CLASSIFIED ac-
cOrdng to the sizes and gauges of the coated iron
or steel there shall be paid. excepting on what
are known commercially as tin plates, terne plates
ana taggers tn and hereinbefore provided for )one
cent per pound IN addition to the rates provided in
tnls act There shall be paid on galvanized iron
or steel wire, one-halr cent per pound in addition
to the rates imposed on the wire OF which it is
made; ma % on IRON wire rope and wire strand. cent
per pound In addition to the rates imposed on the
wire OF which it is made; on steel wire rope and
wire strand, 2k cents per pound in addition to the
rates imposed on the wire OF which 1t is made
Mr Morrison Illinois) moved to flx the duty on
steel, In any form not specially enumerated at as
pound. ~ ~ fo'
After discussion Mr.. Morrison modified his
amendmenJ a, by adding proviso that in no case
snall the duty exceed 2H cents per pound, and the
amendment as modified was agreed to.
ON THE VERGE OF QUARREL.
S:2o r H.-The House has been for the past half
hour on the verge of personal quarrel between
Messrs. Haskell, OF Kansas, and Townshend. OF
Illinois. the latter making a statement which the
former declared to be false.
MI Kasson poured Oil upon the troubled waters.