National Republican., 1883-01-30
WITH A "STICK" IN IT.
A Little Of the Whisky Question Stirred Into
tho Tariff Discussion.
The Experiment Adds Spirit to an Other
wise Dull Debate,
Dir. Beck Charged with Offering Premium to Labor
Abroad al Every Opportunity.
An Imputation which He RepcIs In n
Vigorous Manner.
THE HOUSE.

A largo number Of bills were introduced in
the house yesterday ut tho opening of the ses-
sion. most of which will probably never be
heard of again unless introduced in some
other congress
THE BUCHANhN-MANNING CONTEST.
Mr.. Thompson, from the committee on cleo
tions, submitted report in the Mississippi
contested case Of Buchanan VS.. Manning, de-
olaring neither the contestant nor contcstec
entitled TO thc scat.
Mr.. Call;ins submitted the views Of the mi-
noiity. granting the contestant leave to with
draw his papers without prejudice. Both re-
ports were laid over and ordered printed.
FREEDMAN's HANK.
Mr. Spccr, from tho committee on ways and
means, reported bill to reimburse the de-
rostors Of The FfCcdmen's Savings and Trust
company. Referred to the committe, of the
whole
REPORTS.
Mr.. Dcuster, from the committee on foreign
affairs, reported the joint resolution providing
for treaty with the German empire. House
calendar.
Mr.. Dcering, from the committee on Indian
affairs, reported n bill TO authorize the sale of
timber ON the lands of the Nlenomonec In
dams in Wisconsin. House calendar.
Mr. Joyce. from the committee on the
liquor Traffic, reported back the hill limiting
the number of licensed liquor sellers in the
District Of Columbia. House calendar
Mr. Rice, Of Massachusetts. from the COM
mittce on library acconlpiodation, reported
back the bill for the construction of new
library building. Referred to the committee
of the whole
Mr. Harris of Massachusetts,, introduced u
bill appropriating $4,000 for the relief Of the
officers and men of the United States ship
Ro1Upre RCf,rrn1
The house then. at 1910, went into commit
tee of the whole (Mr. Burrows, of Michigan,
In the chair on
THE TARIFF BILL.
Tho first amendment offered to the bill was
one by Mr.. Hewitt, of Alabama, to strike out
the section which gives the President the
power TO declare in operation the section pro-
hibiting the importation of neat cattle.
Lost--6i TO 101.
On motion Of Mr. Re ID the section was so
amentcd ms to provide that the President
may declare the prohibition provision in
operative during his pleasure"
Mr.. Beach moved to amend the section
which provides that no watches, watch cases,
watch movements, or parts of watch move
mcnts, which shall copy or simulate the name
or trademark of any domestic manufactury,
shall be ad.!ittcd to entry Mt United States
custom use unless the domestic mauufac-
turer is the importer of tho same by extend
ing its provisions to all other articles.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Hammond, Of Georgia; Mr. Thompson,
of Kentucky and Mr. Ranney, of ATassa-
chusots, thought that the section as amended
was very dangerous one. and Mr.. Hammond
moved to strike ii out and after some debate
the molten was lost
Mr.. Reagan moved to strike out the section
which prohibits the importation of goods ex-
ccpt in vessels of the United States, or In such
foreign vessels rs wholly belong to the sub
jecs of the country of which the goods are
tho production. This provision, however,
applies only to such countries as have similar
discriminating regulations against the United
States. Lost.
Mr.. Carlisle moved to amend the section
whica provid IS that if any non enumerated
art e.. equal resembles two or more cnume-
ra'Hi articl' on which different rates are
cha -gcable there shall be paid on such article
the same rate of duty rs is churgcable on the
article which IL resembles paying the highest
duty, by striking out the word "highcst" and
inserting lowest" LoSt.--63 to %.
Mr.. Hasson offered an amendment providing
that on all articles manufactured from two
or more materials the duty shall be assessed
at the rate Of duty imposed by law on the com
ponent part of chief value instead of at tho
highest rates at which any of its component
parts may be chargcable. Lost-s6 to 80.
Mr.. McNlip 81 moved to amend so as to pro-
vide when two or more rates of duty are ap-
plicablo to any imported article il shall be
classified at tho lowest rate, instead of at the
highest, as provided by the bill. Lost.
Mr.. Haskell, of Kansas moved to strike out
the words, "and in all eases of doubt as to the
Classification for duty of an imported article
snch article shall be classified Mt tho highest
rate of duty" Agreed to.
This provision was put in tho bill through
n clerical error.
Mr.. Wheeler, of Alabama, moved to amend,
Cn n IN Dtfn I'm utn oil l.
charged ON articles which may be subject to
two or more rates of duty. In advocating
this amendment, Mr.. Cox, of New York said
that the government was collecting 81 100000
day. and congress had hecn asked by the
secretary of the treasury and the President TO
cut down the tariff, and yet every vote SO far
had demonstrated the fact that gentlemen or
the cothcr side were not giving the relief which
these officials had demanded Cries OF" Vote!
votc!" from the republican side IIo de-
carcd that the democratic members were en-.
titled to discuss thcsg subjects as they came
along without gcntlomcn ON the other side
crying Vote" Repeated cries of "Voto
vote"l You cried for votes last year, but
didn't get them" retortcd Mr.. Cox.
Laughter.
Mr.. Bayne. We will when we complete this
bill-and don't you forget it..
MT. Cox. said that if the scrgcant.at-auns
would take his mace and tap on the tOreheads
of those who cried out, "Note," there would
not be any brains lost. [LauGhterl The bill
was full of all sorts of restrictions, aud brought
no relief to the country He had been told
that the committee on ways and means had
been surrounded by cormorants, many of
whom would go to hell and tux ashes at 100
per cent. ad valorcm in order to protect them
when they got thcrc.
Mr.. Sparks, of Illinois, characterised the
bill as fraud and u sham. Tho tariff COM
mission was n sham, and tho arguments in
favor Of the bill were shams.
Tho amendment was lost
On motion Of Mr.. Morrison, the clause re-
pealing sections 20O7 and 290S of the Revised
Statutes was inserted in this part Of the bill,
instead of in the concluding sections, as pro-
posed by tho committee These are the sec
tions for duties on commissions and charges
Mr.. White offered an amendment providing
that upon the reimpOrtation of articles once
the growth, product, or manufacture of the
United States upon which no internal tax
has been assessed or paid, there shall be
levied, collected, and paid duty double i'm
stead of equal, MS provided by the bill to the
tax imposed by the internal revenue laws
upon such articles. He said that the provis-
Ion Of the bill was an attempt which went
far to convince him of the truth of n state
ment made on the floor last year, that there
seemed to hc an understanding between some
special tariff men and some special whisky
men, which was doing no beueft to this coun-
try and good deal less TO the republican
party. He challenged denial Of his assertion
that 1t was an attempt TO do by indrection
what could not be done in straightforward