National Republican., 1883-02-09
THE SENATE AND House.
The Former Body Completes its Consideration
Of tho Free List
To Which il Added Books, Periodicals,
and Other Publications.
The House Devotos Whole Day to The Consideration
Of the Metals Schedule.
A Part OF the Evening Session Given TO
the Legislative Bill.
THE SENATE.

At the opening of the days session Mr.
Uoar remarked that many persons in Massa-
chusetts, as well as the community generally,
took deep interest in the proposition now
pending before the committee on foreign rela-
tions to give notice of our intention to termi-
nate portions of the treaty of Washington re-
lating to the fisheries, and he asked the scna-
tor from Vermont (NTr. Edmunds), as the act
ing chairman, whether that committee ex-
pected to bring the matter to the attention of
the senate during the present session.
Mr. Edmunds said that in the absence Of
the chairman of the committee he thought it
proper for him to say that this subject had
engaged the earnest attention of the commit
tee, and that he believed they would be able
to report before the end of this session.
Speaking for himself alone he added that he
was as much in earnest as anybody III Massa-
chusetts or elsewhere could be TO get rid OF
the enormous wrong now existing under these
provisions of the treaty.
The president laid before the senate the
memorial of the legislature of Kansas in rela-
ton to pleuro pneumonia in cattle.
Mr.. Ingalls, presented u similar memorial of
the same legislature, and also q memorial
asking that lumber be put on the free list.
Mr.. Patt from the committee on patents,
reported the house bill to amend the law in
relation to the recovery of damages for the
infringement of patents, and gave notice that
when the senate bill on the calendar should
be taken up he would move to substitute for
IL the one now reported.
Mr.. Hawley introduced several bills to
amend the pension laws, being bills intro
duced in the house during the present session
by Messrs. Browne, Of Indiana, and Joyce, Of
Vermont.
At the close of the morning business the
senate, on motion of Mr.. Mcpherson, held
brief executive session. When the doors were
reOpened
THE TARIFF BILL
was taken up, and the consideration oil the
free list was begun.
A motion To strike out garden seeds was lost
ayes, 25; noes, 81, The senate then went back to
the paragraph passed over informally laying
duty of 81 per ton on stones unmanutactured or
undressed, freesonc, granite, sandstone, ana all
building or monumental stone, except marble,
not specially enumerated, on which Mr.. Platt
moved TO make the duty $3.50 per ton, the exist
ing rate. Amer some debate the paragraph was
modified by striking out stones ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
or undressed. A pending amendment to add and
upon stones above hewn, dressed, or polished,
$3.50 per ton" was agreed to. Asphaltum and
bilumen were added To the list.
MIR, ingalls, moved to add "books, pamphlets,
bound or unbound, and all printed matter not
specially enumerated or provided for In this act,
engravings, bound or unbound, etchings, Illus
trated books, maps, and charts" and itwas agreed
TO, although Mr.. Morrill, said that he would ask
another vote on this question later. motion 10
put ute and jute bolts on the free lstwas divided,
and the bolts only were added.
Mr.. Morgan moved to strike out raw SILK as
reeled from the cocoon SILK cocoons, and SILK
waste, SO that he might move IN put them IN the
silk schedule at 10 per cent. ad valorem. After
,ong debate the molion was lost. The reading of
the free list was completed
Mr.. Allison offered an amendment which was
ordered printed, providing for refund of 90per
cent. of the duty paid on imported salt used in
curing meats exported from this country.
Mr.. Bayard moved to add TO natural mineral
waters" In the free list, the words, together with
the bottles in which they are contained"
With this amendment pending the senate
at 6:l5, on motion of Mr.. Morrill,, adjourned.
The vote on Mr.. Ingalls, motion to put
books, &C., on the free list was rs follows:
YEAS