The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-10
Forty-sevcnth CoDGress-Second scs
sion.
WASHINGTON, February9, 1888.

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Ferry moved to take mp the post-route bill.
Mr.. Morrill, opposed the motion, and it
WAS lOst--ayes, 81; noes, SO.
The tariff bill was then taken up.
The Committee on Commerce reported
favorably the bill to relieve ships and other
vessels from compulsory pilot fees. This
is the measure introduced by Mr.. Hale.
amended so rs to make its application
universal within the waters Of the United
States II provides that emo owner, agent,
or master. or consignee Of any ship or YES
sci shall be compelled TO take. employ, or
Day pilot not voluntarily employed on
entering or departing from any port or
harbor, or entering, passing through, or
leaving any channel. passage. or strait
within the waters Of the United States."l
The Committee on Foreign Relations re-
ported favorably. with IN amendment, the
ipint resolution providing for the terminl-
ton Of Articles Is TO % inclusive, and
Article 80 0he fisheries articlcS) OF the
Treaty Of Washington at the earliest time
consistent with the provisions OF the treaty.
In presenting the report Mr.. Edmunds said
he would call up the joint resolution rs
soon as he could with due regard to other
pressing public business. To guard against
misapprehension, he stated that the Com
mlttee on Foreign Relations did not think
it absolutely indispensable that the termi-
nation should be made by joint resolution.
In his opinion it might he made by the
President, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate: but TO avoid all posi-
bic question the committee wished TO have
the Joint resolution passed. il possible.
Mr.. Hale, from the Committee on APP
propr atons, reported the naval apprOpria-
ton bill. In making the report, he said
that the committee had struck out from the
bill every particle OF general legislation, and
had put in none Of its own, so that the bill
as reported was a clear appropriation bill,
confined to providing for the wants OF the
navy. The Senate Committee has added
about half a million dollars TO it.
The tariff bill was again resumed. Natu-
raj mineral waters and bottles in which the
same are imported were free-listcd. Scvc-
raj amendments were adopted slightly re-
ducing the duties.on wO0llen goods. The
reserved paragraph laying duty Of 6 cents
per hundred pounds on salt in bu'k and 10
cents per hundred pounds on salt in bags
or other packages was taken up.
Mr.. Vance moved TO strike It out so rs
10 let salt go upon the free list, and made
speech in support OF the motion. This
bill, he said, seemed to be framed upon the
theory OF taxing all necessaries OF life and
letting luXurieS come in free, so that the
poor man following the plough, and reflect
ing on the heavy taxes he had to pay on his
Dlough and his traced chains and his hat
and his shoes and his blankets, might con-
sole himself with the thought that Con-
press had not been quite inconsiderate, but
10 compensate him for these burdens had
provided for free palm-leai ians and fiddle
strings and nuY yomica and myrobalan,
and. best Of all, free skeletons, so that
hereafter every man might have free
skeleton in his closet without paying duty.
(Laugh!er.l
Mr.. Vance's motion to strike out salt and
let il go upon the free list was lost-ayes,
%; noes. "a.
The duty on crude opium containing Q
per cent. or over Of morphia was fixed at
81 a pound. and the importation OF opium
having less than 0 per cent. OF morphia
was prohibited. Tue duty on opium for
smoking was increased from So TO $40 q
pound.
The Senate adjourned at 1910 p. NJ.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Houk, OF Tennessee, chairman OF
the Committee on War Claims, reported
lack the bill for the payment OF certain
claims (4th-of-July claims) reported by the
accounting officers OF the Treasury De
partment. Objection was made to its pre-
sent consideration, and 1t was made spe-
cial order Tor Tuesday evening next.
Mr.. Blackburn, OF Kentucky. submitted
aconference report on the Military Academy
appropriation bill, and it was agreed to.
Private business ~as ih6n dispensed with,
and the House, at IL O'Clock, went into
Committee OF the Whole on the tariff bill.
The following changes were made: Fix
ing on boiler or sheet-iron not thinner
than No. 30. wire gauge, at 2-l0 cents
per pound; thinner than No. % and not
thinner than No. %, at $40 cents; thin
ner than No. % an! not thinner than No.
30, ID cents; thinner than No. 30 and on
black taggers, 30 per cent. dd ualoren; re-
ducing duty on TIN plates 10 cent per
pound; striking out the clause imposing
duty OF / 9-i0 cents on corrugated or
crimped shcet-ir0n or steel.
Mr.. Muldrow moved to except cotton
ties from the duty OF l 2-10 cents per
pound imposed upon boop-iron. In adyo-
cacy OF his amendment Mr.. Muldrow took
occasion to deny the statement made re-
Gently 10y Mr.. Mckinley, OF Ohio, that cot
ton-ties were sold as cotton, and read let
ter from j. $. Moore declaring the state
ment to be simply inexcusable.
The amendment was lost.
Various other amendments reducing the
rates OF duty on this item were offered and
severalIy voted down.
The moment the next clause, imposing
duty OF 4-i0 cents per pound on cotton-ties,
was rcachcd, q haIf'dozen members from