Huntsville gazette., 1883-02-24

sumed consideration Of the Tariff BIZ. :. In
ane House, the conference report on the jap
ahese indemnity bill was agreed to, and the
sugar schedule of the Tariff bill was discuss
ed IN COMMITTEES. The evening session was
occupied with discussion of the Legislative
Aspiration bill in committee.
FEBRUARY 16.-In the Senate the confer
ence report on the Japanese Indemnity bill
was presented and adopted. Discussion of
the iron schedule of the Tariff bill was re-
sumed, and an advance of three dollars per
ton was made on charcoal iron advanced in
manufacture further than pigs. The duty on
lute was changed to an ad yaiorum basis.
Efforts to reduce the whisky tax
consumed much time but obtained little
support In the House the Legislative Ap-
preparation bill was considered in committee
and an amendment relating to hours of work
in the Executive Departments was 4agyeea a to.
The bill after some further amendments was
passed, and the Tariff discussion was re.
sumed.
FEBRUARY 17.-In the Senate. Mr.. Vest
offered resolution for a committee of five
Senators to investigate the whole subject of
the Yellowstone Park lease and requesting
the Secretary of the Interior to take no action
in the matter until the committee reports
Laid over until Monday. A resolution in
structing the Judiciary Committee to inquire
whether the Legislature of New Hampshire
chosen in February, 1882, can lawfully elect a
United States Senator was offered but after n
long debate was withdrawn, and the Tariff
was taken up and debated until the House
resolution in relation to the death of Repre-
sentative ShackefOrd was received. The
usual resolutions were adopted and address
es delivered. ....1n the House, Mr.. Davis
submitted the conference report on the
bill granting the Fremont, Elkhorn Il Mis-
souri, Valley Railroad Company right of way
across the Niobrara Military Reservation
Nebr., which was agreed to. The Committee
on Elections submitted report in the ease of
Sessinghaus. VS.. Frost, of Missouri, declaring
the contestant entitled to the seat. The re-
port was laid over and the House discussed
the Tariff bill. Mr.. Dunnell in the course Of
his remarks, declared there was no earthly
hope of passing the bill and the House dis
honOred itself in pressing the debate further.
Mr.. Kasson replied by trying TO thl ow the
sponsibilty on the Democrats the charge be-
ing repelled by Messrs. Morrison, Carlisle and
others. A motion to report the bill to the
House was agreed to- and an effort was made
to cut off further debate This caused a
wrangle over point of order, which was in
terrupted by the speaker, who announced the
ford had arrived. The eulogies were then
proceeded with, and speeches were made by
Messrs. Latham, Morrow, Leedom, Randall
and Vance.
FEBRUARY 19.-In the Senate, Mr.. Jack.
son presented the credentials of his colleague,
Mr. Harris. Read and filed. The President
laid before the Senate a memorial of the Iro-
quois Club. of Chicago ILL.,, praying Congress
to accept the Illinois and Michigan Canal with
view of making it the national waterway to
the Mississippi River The bill granting a
pension to Major General Warren was agreed
to. The Senate will hereafter meet at ten
O'Clock a. m. Mr.. Vest announced that he
would ask consideration of the resolution for
a committee to investigate the Yellowstone
Park matter as soon as the Tariff bill was dis
posed of. After an executive session, discus
sion of the Tariff bill consumed the remain
der of the session. In the House the sun
dry Civil bill was reported and referred to
Committee of the Whole The report in the
contested of Cook VS.. Quits, of
Iowa. declaring the contestant entitled to the
seat was submitted and laid over. Among
the bills introduced was one to reduce duties
on articles imported into the United States
fifteen per cent. after Jnlyl. Resolutions were
offered calling for correspondence relating to
the Hawaiian sugar treaty, the treatment of
Jews in Russia, the distribution of the surplus
money in the Treasury among the several
States for the maintenance of schools and the
payment of debts, and the Signal Service. I'm
der the call of committees for motions to sus-
pend the rules Mr.. Kelley, from the Commit
tee on Ways and Means, moved to pass the
bill to reduce internal revenue taxation
After debate the motion failed yeas, le2 !;
nays, 97-not the requisite two-thirds in the
affirmative.