Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-31
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
This Work Of Tariff Revision
Progressing Slowly in
Both Houses.
A Pointer on So ldieIs' HON sstsads.
CONGRESSIONAL
Special Dispatch TO Tns BnH.
"~ryax-


well, from the appropriation com.
mittee, reported the postt Hi 70 appro.
priatiop bill, with the senate amend
ment recommeud ding q concurrence In
the same, and non. concurrence In
the others. Among the amendments
non. .concurrea in were those appro
priating Sls5 coo for special mail
facilities, and fixing July 1st next as
the date date when the two cent letter
postage should go effect. The report
was agreed to and a conference COM
mittee will be appointed. The house
then went into committee of the whole
aud resumed consideration of the
tariff
Dsbate on all amendments was
limited to thirty minutes. Glue, gly.
corine, soap, etc, were kept as in the
bill of the committee. The duty on
gluccs, was reduced from 20 to 20 per
cent advalorem. Twenty per cent is
the present rate)
MIR. Anderson 1Kans moved to
place phosphate of lime for fertilizing
purposes on the FREQ list His advo-
cacy OF the measure was much sp-
plauded by tho dem )oratic side.
Mr.. Haskell interrupted Anderson,
and noisy collilcq1y followed, made
inaudible by the laughter and sp.
plause on both sides of the chamber.
Mr.. Anderson's motion was agreed
to, The committee on ways and means
Withdrawing all opposition, upon the
assertion of southern members that
they did not wish for a protective
duty on the article.
Thirty five of the 100 items in the
chemical schedule wcro considered
when Mr. Hammond (Ga } moved the
committee riae. Tho being voted
down tho democrats rif ,scd to vote
on the next amendment, a formal one,
ard the committee was loft without a
quorum. The roll was called and
aoseutees reported, but quorum
being declared the committee imme-
dia,ely resumed session. The same
tactics were pursued and again the
committee reported no quorum he'd
voted. The house at G:25 adjourned.
| SENATE PROCEEDINGS,
In the senate kellogg introduced q
bill authorizing the secretary Of the
navy to trani ,r to the secretary of the
interior for entry and sale all reserved
lands not needed for naval purposes
Senator Morrill,, from the finance
committee, reported f,vorably the
house bill authorizing the issuance of
duplicate checks by the superlnten.
dent of the San Francisco mint.
Consideration of the tariff bill waH
resumed.
Senator George moved an amend
ment providing for admission of ma
chinery for the manufacture Of cloth
and thread from cotton, wool, hemp,
and jute, and all tools used solely in
manual labor, be admitted on duty
of ten per cent ad valorem. He offer.
ed an additional amendment admit
ting AGRICULTURAL implements. tools
and machinery al ter per cent for ten
years after the passage of the act.
Ex-senator Vance offered an amend
ment providing for the frse admission
Of machinery for the Manufacture ol
cotton end wooden goods
Senator Davis WEST Virginia., took
the ground that the country had
always prospered best under fail
tariff that the true historical democratic
!, doctrine was not "tarif for revenue
, only" but "tariff for revenue with
, Incidental protection" He expressed
} the opinion if the word "only" hat
, been omitted from the last democratic
} platform, Hancock would have beer
elected. Debate on the amendmen
} continued until after 6 o'clock. Eacl
OF Georges amendment were defeated
by seperate votes.
? Senator Beck explaining his vote
declared Gle was not free trade
} after full examination of the quea
I ZION
. Vance's amendment was lost.
The metal schedule being dispose
t of, the senate proceeded to conside
i the sugar schedule. Senator Morri
o offered substitute for the schedule
increasing the rate above that of tn
tariff commission.
1 Senator A drlch offered an amend
i ment to the substitute offered by Mer
Q rill, making additional duty on sugar
!. not above No. 13 Dutch standard A 10
= cents per pound instead D.
j. Senator Mcpherson offered a'
9 amendment, which he said was tn
Q tariff commissions hchedule, pur
d and simple. -,
d Senator Morgan explained why b
d should vote to reduce the duty o
: sugar. ,
. Senator Jonas argued against Il
d proposed reduction. -,
It Senator kellogg announced that h
n intended t. offer the tariff commi
10 sion's sugar schedule as substitute II
st that re ported by the committed.
e. Without acting on any amendmer
the senate, at lilo, adjourned.