The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-12
XLVII CONGRESS--2d Session
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. TO-
After reading the journal the Senate held a
prieI executive session, after which Mr.. IE-
gals presented the credentials of his colleague,
fled -''''' ''''N
;, Mr.. Call introduced the bill authorizing the
resident to impose retaliasory charges at the
United States consuates in Spanish dominions
ana other purposes Referred to Committee
on Foreign Relations, and Mr.. Call asked the
committee to give it early attention as it relat-
ca TO grievance of great magnitude suffered
| Dy The people of Florida.
AT the close of the morning business Mr.
Logan called up the pension appropriation bill,
| which was passed, with an additional section
designed, Mr.. Logan said, to prevent the peg-
ing e. OF pension certificates in any way
| Inc tariff bill was then taken up.
Inc amendment proposed by Mr.. Beck last
nlgnt, reducing the internal revenue tax on
enuu, smoking and manufactured tobacco to
oisnt cents per pound was agreed to.
.. nur. west, OF Missouri, moved to strike out
| tho provision of the second section restricting
the sales by farmers and producers Of their to,
Dacco at the place of production to an amount
not exceeding 800 annually. Lost.
me tax on cigars was made $3 per thousand
instead OF "a as in the bill.
Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont, offered an addi.
tional section, to come in at the end of the BILL
providing that all imported goods of merchan.
uise IN public stores or bonded warehouses
wneh lnls act goes into effect Except as other
~ ".oo PROVIDED IN the act shall be subjected to
y, ~ oener duty uDon entry for consumption than
sney would be subject to if imported after that
cay, and that all goods, wares and merchan-
die remaining in bonded warehouses when the
act goes into effect, and upon which duties
snail have been paid shall be entitled to a re-
fund OF the difference between the duty paid
and the duty they would be subjected to if i'm
ported under the provisions of this act; also.
that the act shall take effect in respect of ali
artices mentioned in the sugar schedule on the
lst OF April, 1888. Adopted
On motion of Mr.. Bayard, of Delaware. the
sectlon permitting the importation, duty free,
OF lumber, timber, hemp, manila and other
materials which may be necessary for the con-
struction of vessels in the United States for
employment in foreign trade, was amended so
as TO apply also to vessels for foreign account
and ownership.
Mr. Miller, of New York, in the absence of
Mr Hoar, called up the amendment of which
the latter gave notice some time ago to repeal
the act relating to vinegar factories established
and operated prior to March l. 1879, and to
amend the same by providing that no mash fit
Tor dlstilatio or for production of spirits or
alcohol shall be made in any place other than a
dstillery duly authorized according to law.
MT. Miller made speech in favor of the
amendment Agreed to yeas 80, NAYS %.
An amendment refunding the duty paid up
on imported salt used for curing meats, wheth-
adopted.
Inc bill was then reported to the Senate
a debate ensued upon a motion of Mr. In
gals to disagree to the amendment repeating
the act of 1879 relating to vinegar factories es-
ta6llshed and operated prior 10 March, 1879
without result, at 6 o'clock, the Senate ad-
iourned.
HOUSE
Joint resolution for admission free of dntv of
articles for special exhibition of machinery.
tools, implements, ETC., for generation and
application of electricity at Philadelphia by
the Franklin Institute passed
On motion of Mr. Talbot the bill was passed
appropriating $4,000 for the erection Of a
monument ito Baron DeKaib at Annapolis.
Nd. --9'
House went into committee of the whole on
the tariff BILL
The pending amendment that offered by
Mr.. Mackey of South Carolina fixing dutv on
COTTON ties az 80 per cent ad vaorem was lost.
After further debate and the voting down of
several amendment the item in the bill re-
mains unchanged at II cents per pound.
On motion of Mr.. Kelley duty of Ia
cents per pound was imposed on cast iron YES
ssels plates, stove plates and irons, tailors
irons and hatters' irons.
Mr. Burnell OF Mimi. moved to reduce the
duty on cut nails and spikes from Ia to /
cent peF pound Lost.
Duty on railway fish plates was reduced from
IL to IA cents per pound
A duty OF 2 cents per pound was adopted on
anchors OF parts thereof, mill iron and mill
cranks OF wrought irop, wrought iron and
lorglngs OF IRON and steel for vessels, steam en-
gines or parts thereof, weight iron each 25
sHnunds or moro rs.vn st.es- iir, ,--.--l
Tetary OF the nayy as TO whether Il was to the
advantage OF the government TO sell athe Ma
rine hospital grounds at Chelsea, Mass.
Adjourned.