The Rugbeian and district reporter. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1882-1883, 1883-02-03
FORTY.SEyENTH CONGRESS.


JANUARY 23,-ln the Senate petitions Of
iron workers were presented against re.
duction of duties. Nj. Morrill, moved tn pro-
coed with the consideration OF the Tariff bill
saying If the motion was agreed t. he would
assume the Senate preferred to take up the
bill early each day rather than hold evening
sessions. The motion was adopted wi hout
opposition and the Senate be san On,l crit
ton of the metal schedule. Several Ell, IT'S TO
reduce the rates on iron and on ore were
defeated and notice vas given of amend
men to the sugar schedule. LIN he House,
bill was introduced providing Il The APP
p intment of seven commissioners 20 inve-ti
gate all questions relating 70 tie establish
ment and malutenan eoi rea Onabie and Just
interstate transportation tariff tor passengers
and freight by TAI road or o her lnOieS OF
transportation: also, Il bill to retiie General
Rufus Ingalls, with the rank of Major, General
Mr.. DeZendorf, from the Naval Commit tee,
reported bill to place Representa- g
Smalls (colored) on the reti ed list of the
Navy with the rank OF Captain The Naval
bill was further considered in commit ee and
the amendment to abolish the pay corps WIS
adopted. The retirement clause was stricken
from the bill. pctiion against any decrease
in rates of duties as proposed by The Tariff
Commission favoring an in 'rease in the du y
on tin plates steel blooms, pig iron and cot.
ton ties was presented and referred.
JANUARY 2i.-In The pate, Mr.. Hoar's
credentials were presented and filed. me-
mortal of General Sturm, of Indiana, setting
fo tn his claim against Mexico for aiding IN
the expulsion of the French fore IS from Mrxi.
co and the re- establishment OF Repub ic
wa presented and referred to the Commit, ee
on FOREIGN Relations. At the close of the
morning business the Tariff hill was taken up
and onsdelalion of the metal srhed-
ue was, resumed 'eyeral changes in
the bill being made: ..:..,.;ln the
up in Committee Of the Whole and the section
ma<ing an appropriation for three steel
cruisers was adopted with SLIGHT changes.
The bill be- reported TO the Hou-e favor
able action was had on AL the amendments
except that providing that chiefs OF bureaus
shall receive no additional pay, and the one
relating to torpcdOes.
JANUARY 25-In the Senate, to day hay
ing be n set apart for services in honor of the
late Senator Hill, of Georgia, on motion OF
NJ Brown, Immediately after the reading OF
| tie journal remarks eulolistic of decea ,ed
were be I'M. .....I In the House tho Naval bill
came up in the regular order. The amend
ment providing that the chiefs If bureaus
shall receive no additional pay by reason OF
] hOidig such position was rejected. The
| amendment for the payment OF $50 COO to Asa
does was agreed to and the bill pa sed. The
| Revenue bill was taken up in Com mittee Of
the Whole. Mr.. Kelly addressed the House or
| the Tariff bill, at the cOnclu -ion of which he
|
| to eulogize Senator Hill, several touching ant
| eloquent addresses being made.
| JANUARY 26.-In the Senate a Joint re- o.
luton making appropriations for continuing
the work of the census was epoited. Mr.
Slater front the Pensions Commit &C. reported
| adversely the House bill increasing the pen
sions of one armed and onelegged soldiers
A minority of the committee recommended
\ the passage of II substitute covering more
| gro md than the original bill, and Mr.. Platt
| VINO was unable to concur With either the
majority or minority, intiod ced a bill rails
| ing the pensions of those now receiving
| Sl5 to $24 and~those receiving S2i to $50
| Mr. Malone, from Commute on Aglicul
| tire, rep .rted in IA, or o. lol,iing the World.
Centennial Cotton Exposition in 1851. Also
| in favor of ref rring the Agli ultnral AnprO
| priation bill to the Committee on A ri uiture
| Consideration of the Tariff bill was resumed
| some slight reduction in the metal schedule
| being ag eed to........ln the House, the TART
was also the subject of u leagtliy debate
was agreed that the general debue on tnt
| Tariff Commission bill should close ut fiv,
O'Clock p. II. to morrow.
JANUARY PA number Of memorials
were presented in the Senate; a so, a petition
of the Council of Six Nations OF Indians,
asking T., cognition of their intere IS in Ger
tain lands in Kansas. The credeutial, o. til,
reelection of Mr.. Ransom, of North Caro- ina
were p esentcd. Filed. The senate then re
suned consideration of the Tar.lf bill Thu
| ia es on band iron and on chains and rivet
ere reduced. A motion to reduce the rat,
on wrought nails fail, dto carry. $50. After tn,
reading OF the journal the House went int
Committee of the Whole, Mr. Burrows on C J..
in the chair, on the Tar.tf bill, and The lon!
and heated debate which ensued thereon wa
of an entirely general nature.