Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-14
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.


AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
Senate PFOCeedtsaG0.
Mr.. Harris presented, in the Senate to-day, the
memorial of Barbour & Hamilton and a large
number OF business men Of Washington, asking
for the passage OF the Senate bill to regulate cen-
ses In the District OF Columbia.
Mr.. VanWyck offered resolution directing the
Secretary OF the Treasury to transmit to the Sen
ate copies OF vouchers and items audited by the
First Auditor Of the Treasury, on account OF ex-
penses incurred by the Department OF justice
since January 1st 1882, with the names of the
what authority In law he has audited the bills and
accounts of said special or assistant attorneys
Mr.. ingalls, objected to the immediate consider
alton OF the resolution. and 1t went over until to-
Mr.: Blair introduced bill to prohibit the en-
ployment or performance OF labor by convicts or
property Of the United states, and the expendi-
ture OF i any moneys OF the United States on ac-
THE TARIFF Bill.
At the close Of the morning business the Senate
resumed the consideration OF the tariff bill The
pending question was on agreeing to the amend
ment made In committee of the whole, putting
books, &C, on the free list
paragraph laying duty on books, which had
been struck out in committee Of the whole. moved
amena @ the language SO as to restrict the duty
guage." Agreed to-ayes 80. nays 81.
This left the duty at IS per cent ad valorem, it
having been changed In committee OF the whole
from 20 to 10 before the paragraph was struck
Mr. Morrill, moved to restore 20, the original fig
ure. Lost-ayes 20, noes 80.
BOOKS NOT ON THE FREE LIST.
A vote was then taken on concurring in the ac-
tion Of the committee Of the whole striking out
the paragraph DO as to let books, &C., go on the
free list. That action was disagreed to by ayes
Mr.. Morgan gave notice that when the bill
should be open for general amendment he would
1 in and %
nounced that he would move to admit free all
books not published In this country.
House Of Representatives.
THE TARIFF TAKEN UP FIRST.
Immediately after the reading OF the journal
the House went into committee OF the whole (Mr.
Burrows, OF Michigan, in the chair on the tariff
bill, the pending paragraph being the ''basket"
| clause. imposing duty OF 45 per cent ad valorem
on manufactures, articles or wares not speci-
ally enumerated, wholly or in part composed OF
any metal
Mr.. Tucker Virginia) moved to amend by redu-
cling the duty to 40 per cent.
Mr.. Wheeler (Alabama) moved to reduce 1t to IS
per cent
Messrs: Scales and Vance North Carolina, sup
ported the amendment, as did Mr.. Whitthorne
After long debate Mr. wneeler's amendment
was 81 rejected, as was also Mr. fuckers, by vote
Mr.. Cox (New York; offered an amendment for
the admission OF foreign-built ships on the pay
SO to g.
Messrs: Kasson, Updegrar, Deerng and Farwer
| the democrats in the affirmative.
Mr Cox then offered an amendment for their ad-
T ns % a
ton of schedule D-woOd and wooden wares-was
entered upon.
Capitol Notes.
SPECIAL ATTORNEYS
Senator Van Wyck to-day submitted resolution
calling for the vouchers showing amounts paid by
the Department OF Justice for special attorneys,
and for statement OF the authority under which
such attorneys are employed. This will require
neys in the star route cases, but Mr. Van Wyck
says that though they are necessarily included
ge rs 9oS h az them me- that large
out the country and he wants the Senate informed
as to the necessity OF such expenditures.
Mr.. HAsKELL'S WARN DEFENSE OF THE WAYS AND
MEANS COMMITTEE.
The charge having been made in the House of
Representatives yesterday by Mr.. Townshend, of
Illinois. that according to republican newspapers
the lobbyists crowded the ways and means COM
mittee room pending the preparation OF the tariff
mittee thus defended it:~Not % man " was I before @
that committee when it was in session. The gen.
e m@ as the rs as
Randolph Tucker, Of Virginia, Is no scoundrel and
the tool of no lobbyist When men like Messrs.
MorrisoD, Randall, Carlisle, KasSOn and Kelley
are charged on this floor with acting as the agents
OF lobbyists. the man who charges 1t utters be-
sde as fasehood appause the re-
brand just sren statements that publicly. put
| niJ honor and character before this whole world
public acts and private acts. No hound, no dirty
gutter sn1pe ever sunk so low yet as to charge me
with disaonor ns IN discharging my duty on this
lican side.]
WOMAN IN THE HOUSE.
Mary Ross Jones, of New York, yesterday after
noon, during the session OF the House of Represen-
tatives, managed to enter the chamber by the east
door. She walked to the Speakers chair where she
handed clerk bill to pay her million dollars
for imaginary public services OF some kind As she
got through with more than couple of sentences
she was conducted out She afterwards stated
that she had asked several members to introduce
her bill, and as they declined she Thought she
would offer 1t herself.
COST OF OCEAN NAIL SERVICE.
The Postmaster Generals response to the Sen.
ate resolution OF inquiry concerning expenditures
for the ocean mail service shows that during the
total amount paid by the United States for trans
porting mails to foreign countries was $sl .467,
OF o. which SMal, ,ess was paid to companies own
American flag: Touching the inquiry, "How
much. II any, money has been paid to American
wise, except for mail or military transportation Z"
| the Postmaster General reports:l"I. have
no knowledge that any moneys other
than the sums paid for mail transportation
ana embraced In the accompanying statements
the sums which the Secretary OF the Navy was
directed by the act OF August Sd, 1885, to advance
to the contractors for the transportation OF the o.
tween New York and New Orleans, and Havana
and Chagres, and between Panama and Astoria
years compensation, may be SO regarded
Under this act advances Of $3S5, 900
pinw all and $780, 600 to George Law which several
| advances were by the act Of March Sd, 1851, d.
rected to be refunded by deductions from the mail
with interest on the balances then due at the rate