The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-02-08
WASHINGTON


California, irou the foreign relations com
mittee, reported iavorably the bill to In
corporate the Maritime Canal company, Of
Nicarauga.
Mr.. Hawley introduced bill to retire
Quartermnsterg general Rufus ingalls, with
tho rank of mslor-general.
The bill providing Tor holding q centen-
NAL cotton and Industrial exposition IN
1884 was called up, and after being amended
so as TO provide that invitations to foreign
nationsto participate in the exposition shall
be given by the board of managers instead
of by the president, passed.
The senate insisted on its amendments to
the post Office appropriation. bill and con-
ference committee was appointed.
The tariff bill was then taken up for con-
sideration.
The tariff bill was taken up, and debate
on Mr. Aldrichs amendment and Mr.. Nc
Pherson's substitute, offered Us amend
ment to make duty on sugars ofall grades
40 per cent. ad valorem and molasses 70 per
cent. was interrupted BY the presentation,
of house resolution relating to the death of
Representative Ortiz.
Messrs. Harrison, Fry and Voorhees,
made addresses, resolutions Of respect were
adopted and the senate adjourned.
HOUSE..
The speaker laid before the house reso-
luton of the board of trade of Portland,
Oregon, thanking Commander Merriman
for his prompt action in Furnishing the
insubordinate Indians of Alaska, thus rem
dering life and property secure. Referred
Reed, from the committee on rules, re.
ported back the resolution, providing that
the daily sessions of the house extend Til .
p. m. Laid over.
On motion of Caswell, the senate amend
ment to the house joint resolution, making
appropriations for continuing the woik OF
the tenth census, was concurred IN.
Valentine, of Nebraska, introduced bill
for the construction of bridge across the
Missouri at Omaha. Referred.
After completing the consideration of 50
of the 100 items in the chemical schedule,
the G. mmttee rose.
The horse then began to eulogize the late
Representative Ortb, of Indiana.
Resolutions of respect were adopted, ana
the house. adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb 1.-The president pre-
2 scented Joint resolution of the Legislature
of Illinois, relating to the Yellowstone ma
onal park. !, s.
Messrs. Blair and Malone presentei Pc
titiorN for national aid to- common schools,
Mr.. IpgiIls neutrality-suspicious. OF citlzens Oh
Dakota against division OF the territory,
boundaries r.
MIR. Vest presented memorial favoring
the extension, of the limits OF Yellowstone
park.
Mr.. Morrill, offered resolution suspend
ing SO much of the act of February %, 1873,
as authorizes and directs the secretary OF
the treasury to purchase silver bullion al
the market price, not less than S2,OOO,O0O
nor more than 100000 worth per month,
and causes the same to be coined into dol
lars as fast as possible. Referred to the
finance committee.
The credentials of Mr.. Riddlebarger, SEN
ator-elect from Virginia, were filed.
At the close of the morning hour, the
tariff bill was taken up, the pending ques-
ton being on Mr. Frye's amendment
proposing an ad valorem duty of As per
cent. on all sugars. :,
Mr.. FRYE subsequently modified his
amendment so as to make the duty on all
sugars under Ii degrees Dutch standard 30
per cent, and on sugars above ID degrees, 40
per cent A long debate ensued.
Consideration OF schedule Il (provlslonsJ
having been entered upon, Mr.. Bayard
moved to strike out the clause imposing q
duty of cent on beefand pork.
Mr., Williams, In advocating the motion
characterized the the tax Cd provisions as
"fiummery" and as tub thrown to whale
i'm order to deceive farmers by pretending
ton. AS a farmer, he scorned all this non
sense.
The provisions schedule having been dis
posed of, schedule HI Qiquors) was taken up
and me progress made, when the senate
adjourned.
Kelley, Of Pennsylvania, asked that the
agreement should be entered into whereby
the house should sit until p. IN. every day
while the tariff is under consideration. and
a tacit agreement was agreed as suggested.
The ncuse then in committee OF the
whole resumed consideration of the tariff
bill.
Tucker moved to reduce the duty on
brown acetate of lead from to 3 cents pei
hound, whereupon long debate ensued
Horr conteuding that the lead mining in
dustry required protection. He opposed
the amendment.
Kasson said the tariff commission had
put lead at rate which fully protected
average lead interests.
Bedford opposed Kasson's views, and
Kelley appealed to the committee to stand
ty the rate on lead as fixed by the commit
tee on ways and means, declaring 1t wa:
essential in order TO build up tbs
lead industries of the west. ano
the amendment was lost-S0 to 96
kasson ana Anderson, OF hhnsas, votlne
with the democrats, and Cassidy and Jones
OF Texas, and Frost with the republicans.
On motion Of Kelley, the clause imposing
A duty OF 10 cents pound on white acetatf
vi lead Gl loI medical Use, MAS struck Iionl
the bill.
Willis moved to reduce the duty on whit
lead. mixed with oil, from 3 to n cents pei
pound
In the course of the discussion, Anderson
- Kapoos raaentad what he claimed II
he an attempt of Bedford 10 read him out o
the republican party.
After discussion, the amendment wa
lost.
On motion Of Haskell, the duty on salt
of potash, not otherwise provided for, viii
be reduced from Is TO 20 per cent. ad va
lorsm.