The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09
NEWS CONDENSED.
DoINGs OF CONGRESS.

DAYS session TO the discussion OF the amend
ment of Mr. George, of Mississippi, 10 admit
mt "A duty of only 10 per cent all textile ma
chinery made out of the materials which had
been made subject TO duties ranging from 80
to 30 or % per cent After debating the
amendment for hours, in the course
of which the entire tariff ques-
ton was gone over in all its
phases, it was promptly killed only fourteen
Senators voting for it The House spent
more than six hours in committee OF the
whole on the Tariff bill, and passed thirty six
items in the chemical schedule The only
amendments adopted were one reducing the
duty on glucose or grape sugar from - TO -
per cent adj yalorem; reducing the duty on
castor oil from g TO 40 cents per gallon; and
placing on the free list aciduiated phos-
pilates of line for tertilizing purposes upon
which the Committee on Ways and Means
had recommended the imposition of duty
of S. ton Nearly every item was the sub
ject of one or more amendments. and several
of them provoked good deal of discussion.
The only exciting episode OF the day oc-
CURED in the discuss on on a motion made 10
strike out the provision imposing duty OF
So IA ton on acidulated phOsphates of lime, TO
be used rs fertilizers Mr.. Anderson, of Kansas,
who had been voting with the Democrats ali
day, got the floor and made violent free
trade speech in the course of which he warned
his party associates that the atmosphere OF
this Capitol "redolent with your lobby"
ought not TO be mistaken for the free, pure
atmosphere breathed by the American PEG
pie. Mr. Andersons course had been annoy
ing to the Republicans, and Mr.. Haskell inter
rupted him, and amid great confusion took
him TO task. The Democrats cried out; go
for them, Anderson" $50 it," and egged
hun on with All sorts of applause.
A ELL TO retire Quartermaster Gen
eral Rufus Ingalls, with the rank of Major
General was introduced in the Senate ON the
80 t,,1t ht-M Mr. A for
tennial Cotton Exposition in Sc4 was passed.
The tariff debate was brief and unimportant
Mr. Frye offered an amendment to
make the duty. on sugar of all grades
10 per cent ad valorem. and on inc
lasSeS % per cent The debate was interrupt
ed by the presentation OF the House rCSolu-
ttons relating 60 the death Of Representative
Orth. Messrs. Harrison, Frye and Voorhees,
made addresses. The resolutions were
adopted and the Senate adjourned. In the
House, the Senate amendments to the
House Joint resolution making appro-
priations for continuing the work of
the tenth census We're cOncurred in
Mr.. Valentine introduced a bill for
the construction or a bridge across the Mis-
souri, at Omaha In committee of the whole,
the House struck from the Tariff bill the
item placing duty of 10 per cent
on suiphate and salts of quinia and
cnchonidia On motion of Mr.. Car
liSle, the duty on alumnia, alum, etc, was
After completing the consideration of fifty
two of the 100 items of the chemical
schedule, the committee rose and the House
began eulogies on the late Representative
Orth, of Indiana Resolutions of respec
were adopted, and an adjournment voted.
HE Senate spent several hours on it
Tariff bill on the lst INST Mr.. Fryes amend
ment, proposing an ad valorem duty OF
per cent. on all sugars, came up as the pend
ing question. Mr. Kellogg La said that
adopted it would ruin the Louisiana suga
producers, who generally voted the Repub
llcan ticket, and he was sorry Co see
the attack made from the Republican
side of the chamber. Mr. Frye's amend
ment was rejected. Mr.. Morrill,
amendment was adopted and the sugar
schedule was completed The Tobacco bill
was taken up An amendment of the Finance
Committee fixing the duty on cigars etc, a;
$3.50 per pound and - per cent al valoren
was adopted Mr. Hawley offered the fol
lowing az e. substitute for the second Uara
graph "Tobacco in leaf unmanufactureC
and not stemmed, when the greater portion
of the bale, box or yockage is sui able fol
wrappers, 80 cents per pound upon the whole
contents of the bale, box or package. II
stemmed, 81 per pound All other tobacco
In leaf, manufactured and not Stemmed
30 cents per pound. Tobacco stems, /
cents per pound Tobacco. manufactured
of all descriptions, not specially enumcl
ated or provided for in this act, ~ cents pc
pound" Messrs Allison, Jones and Call op
posed the proposal TO put duty OF 81 pc
pound on stemmed tobacco. The question
was taken on the first paragraph OF Nj
Hawley's amendment, as above, ending witt
81 per pound. and 1t was not concurred in
yeas, Is; nays, .. The remaining provision
of Mr.. Hawleys amendment Were agreed TO
The portion rejected was then modified by
Mr. Sherman, aud was adopted as follows
Tobacco in leaf, unmanufactured, when :
greater portion of a bale box or other pack
age is suitable for wrappers, - cents PEI
pound upon the whole contents OF SAID bale
box other package" Fifty seven
petitions asking the uassage of the bill to
eX. end national ara 10 common sc Jooi
were presented in the Senate b., Mes>rs
Blair and Malone. The House devoted the
GAY to the Ways and Means Committee
Tariff bill. Salt cake crude or refined anC
inter cake, crude or refined, were struck
from the list OF articles bearing duty of !
cent per pound. The paragraph relating e
dyes was so amended as TO provide for
duty of ~ per cent. on aniline dyes, instead
of 80 cents per pound, and 10 per cent aC
valorem, Mr.. Ellis moved to strike out tbs
item imposing duty OF % per cent al
valorem on comedian, or bone black
fit for sugar refining, the intention
being to place the article on
the free list. Agreed to-SO to 75. The duty
on oxide OF zinc, ground in oil, was reduced
from TO Ia cents per pound. The duty oi.
oxide OF zinc, fit for medicinal use, was re-
duced from 10 TO cents per pound The
House agreed to sit until q o'clock daily until
the Tariff bill is completed
THE tariff discussion was continued
in the Senate on the I'd inst. vote was
reached OH the motion of Mr. Harris, of
Tennessee u strike out all the clasSifica-
tions of yarns and impose an ad valor III
duty of - per cent ON all grades, instead
Of the duties provided in the bill which
range from ~ TO 30 per cent. "a against
duties under the present law ranging
from ~ TO ~ per cent The Senate w & two
TO one against il, but there was no quorum.
I'm the House, the crockery and glassware
schedule OF the Ways and Means Commit
tees bill was begun upon, and the PROPOSE
ton of the committee To increase the pres
ent rate on glass bottles about 2OJ per cent.
was defeated, the rate being fixed as at
present
No MATERIAL progress was made III
the debate on the tariff on the I'd inst The
Senate applied its attention TO the cotton
schedule and did good deal of talking and
very little work NJ. H9rris amendmen
fixing the duty on cotton yarns of all value
at > - and 80 per cent. were severally
voted down, but when Mr.. Beck wanted I
cent taken OF the duty nXed in the bill ON
the next 10 the lowest grade OF yarn, and :
cents taken oil the duty on each high
er grade, the Republicans seemed