The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-14
rorty.seyenth congressional SEES.
sion.
WASHINGTON, February Is, 1883.

Mr. kellogg introduced two bills 70 i'm
nrove the navigation OF the Mississippi.
The tariff bin was taken up, and the
smear schedule was resumed. Amend
ments making the duty on all sugars not
above No. 13, Dutch standard, and not
above IL degrees by the palariscope, one
nound. and four one-hundrcdths OF cent
and forty one-hundredths OF cent per
per mound for every degree or fraction OF
degree above 70, were agreed to by vote
OF As to 10.
THE rate on sugars above No. 10 and not
above No. 10, Dutch standard, was made
two and fifty one-hundredths OF cent per
mound. The rate on sugars above No. 16
and not above 20, Dutch standard, was
made 3 cents; and on that above 20, Dutch
standard, 81 cents per pound.
.J,te was restored TO the Schedule ut Sl5
per ton. Jute butts were left upon the free
list.
The tobacco schedule was taken up. AZ
substitute for the paragraph struck out
in the Committee OF the Whole and the
succeeding paragraph Mr.. Platt offered the
following, which he said was satisfactory
to the cigar manufacturers, and would
be, he thought, satisfactory to the tobacco
growers also: "Leaf-tobacco OF which 30
per cent. is OF requisite size and Of neces-
sary ineness OF texture to be suitable Tor
wrappers, and of which more than 100
leaves are required to weigh pound, ii not
stemmed, - cents per pound; II stemmed,
81 per pound" Agreed to-ayes, 50 (;
noes. IS.
The wool schedule was then reached,
and the value of wool upon which a duty
OF 10 cents per pound is levied was re-
stored to 80 cents or less, according TO Tue
original bill.
The book schedule was taken up, and
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
On motion Of Mr.. Lynch, Of Mississippi.
the Senate bin was passed authorizing the
commissioner OF the freedman's Saving and
Trust Company TO examine and audit all
claims against the company. and to pay all
dividends due on accounts which have
been presented since the DIST August, 1881.
The House. at 1850, went into Commit
tee OF the Whole on the tariff bill.
The Committee on Commerce reported
in favor OF the river and harbor bill, and 1t
was ordered to be printed and recommitted.
The appropriations recommended amount
to S7,937 goo. Among the items are: For
general improvement Of the Mississippi
river, 81. IjO,000; Charleston harbor, $780,
600; Savannah harbor, Sl50,000; Pensacola
harbor, $4,000.
In the debate on the tariff bill Mr.. Town
shend, Of Illinois, made general attack
upon the bill, and in the course OF his re-
marks said: "This bill did not originate
in Congress. II was sired by lobby OF
hired agents of monopolists, and was
brought forth in secret conclaye."
This angcred several members OF the
X avs and Means Committee. one OF whom
| (Alr. Haskell, OF Kansas,) said that he had
stood here for nearly three weeks, and bad
| listened to denunciations coming from the
other side, levelled at members 81 the Ways
and Means Committee, long enough with
out reply. The gentleman from Illinois
| stood here and charged that this bill was
the creation OF n corrupt and scandalous
/ lobby. Every word Of his declaration was
flat falsehood. Did he comprehend exactly
the full length and breadth and width OF
| that statement?
| For an hour afterwards the House was on
| the verge Of violent outbreak, notwitll-
standing the efforts OF other members TO
restore harmony. Business was finally
resumed.
The following were the principal changes
in the tariff bill to-day Reducing duty on
nickel from % to 10 cents per pound; i'm
posing a duty OF % per cent. al Udtorem
on quicksilver; reducing from So to 80 pei
cent. dd vdlorem duty on shot guns; I'M
posing duty OF IS per cent. dd Ud!ofen
on pistols. The duty on metallic pens wa'
changed from As per cent. al ralorem t
II cents per gross.
Having concluded the consideration o
the metal schedule. with the exception o
one clause, the committee rose and TIT
| House adjourned.