The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-03
Washington News Notes.
EDNrNns IN LICK.

WASHINGTON, March THE republican
members OF the senate held a caucus this
morning and selected Mr.. Edmunds as
candidate for president pro tenn, TO sue
coed Mr.. Davis. There was no opposition.
THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
/ on the tax and tariff DILL reached II complete
agreement about 1890 this afternoon, and
| forthwith sent their report to the govern
msnt printing office, in order to be sble to
present il 10 both houses Of congress IN
printed form before adjournment to-day.
| The report will recommend the adoption
OF the senate bill, with very few changes
Of general Importance, except in the metal
schedule, in which the committee recon-
mend some increase Of rates, especially in
regard to steel.
The committee recommend duty OF
Sl2 per ten on steel rails; on iron
| ore, 20 cents per ton, instead OF
| 80 cents, aud on pig iron, $40 Of
! cent per pound, the same rate proposed
| by the tariff commission. The committee
make no change from the rates proposed by
the senate bill for cotton ties, wire rods or
any other important articles which have
been the subjects of controversy in the
metal schedule. The conference commit
Zee recommend only one change in the
sugar schedule, viz. an increase to
y cents per pound on sugars grading above
No. IL and not above No. 10, Dutch stand
ard. The senate fixed this duty at p cents
per pound. Some minor changes of CLASH
iiCatlon are made in the cotton schedule,
but none ofrates. The only change in the
wooden schedule is to impose duty of i5
cents per pound, and 10 per cent al valorcm
on Womens' Cloaks. In glass and earlhen-
ware schedule, the committee propose q
specific duty of ceLt per pound or glass
a. rn 81 .ar "a oh NJ r.at tn.
CrOckerY to the china clause, thereby in
creasing the duty from 50 per cent. ad
yaorem TO 60 per cent.
The committee recommended that the
provisions Of the bill reducing internal rev.
enue taxes on snuff tobacco and cigars shall
go into effect May lst, instead olJuly lst,as
providend in the senate bill.
The prevalent sentiment in the house this
morning AS gathered from conversations
with members in regard TO the results of
the tariff conference, is that the bill which
the committee recommended will pass. The
Ohio men and all Interested in wOol-raising
are dissatisfied because the rates were not
raised on raw wool. The representatives of
the sugar producing and sugar-reiinlng in-
terests are generally satisfied with the re-
suit OF the conference. The Pennsylvania
men are fairly contented, and prominent
democrats say it will pass. OF course,
though, they will generally oppose it.
NOMINATtONS.
Felix Ilerwig Un,ted States assistant
treasurer, New Orleans George Drury,
collector of Internal revenue, LIST district OF
Louisiana, Edward .. Graves, New York,
chief examiner OF civil service commission,
vice S,las w. Burt, declined, Joseph b.
Edmonds, of Iowa, commissioner, OF the
District OF Columbia; Paul SOhbuck, of
Alabama, United States marshal, southern
and middle district OF Alabama.
J. b. Mann was appointed acting second
assistant surgeon OF the Marine hospital
service, at Brownsville, Texas.
COMBINATIONS.
John N. Irwin, Keokuk, Iowa, governor
of Idaho; Martin 7. Kennard, assistant
treasurer of the United States, Boston,
Marcelhn r. Ledet, sof louisiana
United States consul at Tuxpan;
register OF lands, Bapjamin NJ. Thomas,
Tucson. A. T.; Robert j. Fisher, Chicago,
exaniner-in-chiei of the patent. office sur
veyor OF customs, James l.. Benedict, dis.
trct of New York Charles X. Graham.
naval officer, New York Indian agent,
Pedro Sanchez, Pueblo, n. n. postmaster,
W. Is, Merchant, New Orleans.
HILL SCORES.
The nomination of Robert Morris to day
as postmaster of Denver. Colorado, end, Il
long and strenuous contest between the
Hill and Teller factions in favor Of the for
mer's candidate. IL is stated at the depart
ment thatJ he dec sion was based upon the