National Republican., 1883-02-16

stand that " Delaware never yields to Missouri in
regard to anything whatever" tLaughterl
AZ Mr.. sherman's suggestion Mr. Bayard with
drew his amendment temporarily.
on motion of Mr.. Ransom the internal revenue
tax on cigarettes, weighing not more than three
pounds per thousand, was reduced from 10 TO 90
On motion Of Mr.. Morrill,, "down clothing
woods" were inserted in the wool schedule in
"casss l, clothing wools."
brown and bleached linens, ducks, canvas, pad.
dings, cot bottoms, diapers, crash, huckabacks,
handkerchieis, lawns, or other manufactures OF
fax, jute, or hemp, or of which fax, jute, or
hemp shall be the component material of chief
value, not specially enumerated or provided for,
hr sherman opposed the motion. Lost--nyes
20, noes %.
In the course Of some discussion Of the duty on
rice Mr. Cockrell called attention to the instances
in which the senate had restored duties that had
been reduced or abolished by the committee of
the whole, There appeared to have been kind
of reconciliation between certain conflicting i'm
tercsts which had gotten ajar, and this reconoila
on had resulted in the increase of every tax that
had been decreased in committee. As to the tax
on rice, IL was entirely too high to be imposed on
an article of necessity.
A long and rather spicy colloquy between Sem
ntimating at the outset that tariff for revenue
only " was generally stretched to include a little
protection when local Interests were involved, and
Senator Vance replying that he would vote to put
rice on the free list If Mr.. Voorhees, would
allow glass to go there. Mr. Voo9rhses ssa
pronounced thS n tOOl1sn proposition, ana MT
Vance raised a laugh by replying that the foolish
things of this world are selected to confound the
wise Following this was lively spat between
AIessrs. Ingalls, and Butler on a motion to reduce
the duty on rice to 40 per cent. ad valorem which
had been made by MIR. ingalls,. II was lost-aye'
Mr.. Conger moved to lay an additional duty o
50 per ton on charcoal iron in pigs. Lost-ayes 10
noes &c.
an additional duty OF half Of one per cent pei
pound on charcoal iron further advanced in man
ufaoturo than iron.
With this amendment pending the senate
at 1925, adjourned.
NOMINATIONS.
The President sent the following nomina-
tions to the senate:
Clark b. Montgomery, to be collector Of internal
revenue for the first district of OHIO.
Joseph b. Bnttello to be collector Of customs fol
The district Of Miami, Ohio.
CoNFIRMA TIoNs.
The senate confirmed tho following nomi
nations:
Harry p. Dill, of Maine to be United States con
sui at Guelph, Can.
be assistant quartermaster with rank Of captain
Michael Field, TO be register Of lands at St. Croi1
Falls, Wis.
C-oix Falls, Wis; Alfred A. Tufs, Camden, Ark.
Harper l.. Cunningham, Salina, Kan. VIM. IL.
Indian Indian asents1Is6anJ agent % j. Miles at osage agency
Indian Territory; Charles Crlssey. at Lissetor
agency, OAK; John p. Ward, to be appraiser o
merchandise at Portland, Oregon.
| Postmasters-William II. Cheney, South Man
chester, Conn. Charles L. Parent, Iron Mountain
Mich; Hiram l.. Grant, Goldsborough, N. q.
Philip E. Ezekiel, Beaufort s. G.; Hiram NJ. Good
| speed, Legonier 1nd James X. Fisher, Mobiles
| vile Ind; Edward Sorin, Notre Dame, Ind
oliver q. Easton, Havanna, ILL.,; Thomas G. Law
| Ter, Rockford, Ill; 0rville D. Sanborn, Chenoa
| ILL.,; Daniel II. Milington, Winfield, Kan; Wm II
Mitchell, Beloit, Kan; Edward S. Stackpole, Dee
Lodge City, Mont; Solomon d. Bestroth Gras
| Valley Cal