Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-21

Son.eIntiR Canada and Newfound.
'and the hsh product of these coun,
.!leS w Al be subject to the same du.
'ies D . other countries. Agreed to.
y .balf past pino eenste passed the
" Al bill as amended, by a vote Of ~
& 10.
Z Senator German offered an amsnd.
neLt providing that tobacco and snuff
manufacturers shall print upon each
package the usual formula, ~prohibiting
the use OF packages again for tho
same purposes. Agreed to.
On motion IF Senator Hale the
duty or ''stoues manufactured or
undrcsaed treestone, granite, sand.
stone, all building Dr. monumental
stone except marble not specially
enumerated" was changed from So
per ton to 20 per cent advalorem
On motion of Senator Aldrich cot
ton dan,ask YVES Inserted a. 40 per
cent a6va.orem.
Senator Bayard moved to amend
the book paragraph IN the free lisr by
adding ~engravings, bound or unbound,
maps and charts which shall have been
printed or manufactured moro than
twenty years at date of importation.
A greed to. .
Senator Voorhees, moved to amend
the paragraph providing for the ad.
mission free of duty works of art, the
productions of American artists, when
imported expressly for presentation to
any national institution or any state
or municipal corporation, 60 as to
make Ats provisions apply to religious
societies or corporations. Agreed to.
Senator Logan moved to add me.
quarter cent n pound to zine spelter,
30 as TO make it two and hall cents
per pound. Agreed to.
Senator Morgan's amendment In the
nature OF a substitute for the tariff
provisions of the bill was loss--I5 to
42 The tariff portion Of the bill,
which was TECHNICALLY an amendment
to the original bill to reduce internal
revena taxation, was then agreed TO
yeas 81, noe 20
Tho title of the bin was made TO
read "An act to reduce internal revs-
nue. taxation, and for other purposes. "
Senator Logan called up the army
appropriation bill, so as to make 1T
unit alshed business for tomorrow
Adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, February 20. The
republicans In the house will, IL IL M
derstood, hold a caucus to. mint for
the purpose of considering the situa.
ton and determining the course to be
pursued for the remainder Of tho SEES.
sion. In the houEe Hisoock, the chair.
nan of the appropriation committee,
moved to - into a committee of the
whole on the sundry civil appropria-
tion bill. He expressed the opinion
that the bill would not occupy more
than two or three days and said it
would be followed by the deficiency
bill.
Senator Kelly said, recognizing the
Importance of the passage of the sp-
preparation bills in time for action by
by the senate, he would not autago.
nizs them, but aoon as they we're dis
posed OF he would again preas copsid-
dration of the tariff bill IN the hope
Of reaching a result, [I~noredulous
laughter.
The house went into committee of
the whole on the sundry civil bill.
General debate was dispopsed with
and the bill read by paragraphs for
amendmenJe.
Mr.. Bland raised a point Of order
against the clause authorizing the sec.
retary of the treasury to purchase ad.
ditional real estate in San Francisco
for the storage OF bullion. The point
was sustained.
MI. Bland offered an amendmen,
providing that all monies appropri.
ated by this bill shall be paid out OF
silver dollars now in the treasury.
Ruled out.
Mr.. Belford moved to strike out the
clause appropriattng $40, 600 for en-
larging the vaults for storage of silver,
and said if half the zeal or earnest,
ness or honesty were used to put The
silver dollar into circulation that was
used TO keep 1t out, there would be nc
question of building additional vaults.
Subsequently Bedford withdrew the
amendment.
The clause appropriating 500, co.
in aid of the the state local boards Of
health in preventing the 'spread of ep.
idem.c diseases, having been reached,
Mr.. Manning offered en- amendment
providing the money shall DO expend,
ed under supervision OF the National
board OF health. Amendment lost.
MI. Townsend, from the committe.
on commerce, reported the river and
hsrbor bill. Referred co committee Of
the whole. Recess.
EVENING SESSION Mr.. Hiscock
offered en- amendment for the sale OF
several arsenals Ruled out.
While considering the item appro.
priating $3.50, 600 for completing the
Washington monument, Mr.. Hiscock
stated that the monument would
be completed In two years from July
LIST, next
MI, McCook offered an amendment
providing that all lands reserved for
military purposes which In the opinion
of the president may be no longer de-
sirable for such purposes, shall be
placed under tho control of the secre.
tary Of the interior, to be by him sold
to the highest bidder for cash. Pend.
ing action the committee rose and the
house adjourned.