Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-05

tanned iron in pigs, waste, cast and scrap
lion and steel, 3 10 Of cent pound !;
steel railway barr, SIT aston bar iron Of
various sizes and shapes pays specific duty.
but ali iron in blooms, slabs tnore advanced
than pig ison), and all bar iron must
pay rate equal at least TO 50 per cent.
ad valorem cast-iron vessels. plates, stove
plates, ETC.. II cents per pound; steel ingots,
blooms, slabs, etc., valued ST. cents per
pound, As per cent; steel not especially
enumerated, As per cent; mineral substances
in crude state not especially provided TOR,
20 per cent; manufacturers articles or wares
not especially provided for, composed wholly
or in part of iron, steel, copper, lead, nickel,
sugars above No. Is and not above No. l6,
Dutch standard, 275 o pouud; fruits pre-.
served, and jellies of all kinds, 81 per cent. ;;
ginger ale or beer, 20 per cant; no additional
duty on bottles; bleached linens. lawns or
other manufactures of fax, ju;e or hemp, not
especially provided for. So per cent.
The committee inserted in the bill the TO-.
lowing provision: If two CT more rates OF
duty should be applicable to any importe
article, it shall be classified for duty under
the highest of such rates. Only three changes
have been made in that part of the bill re-
lsting to internal revenue. The provision
posts Of banks and bankers has been changed
so as to include also national banking asso-
Citations. The date upon which the reduction
of the tax on tobacco, snuff, cigars and
cigarettes and the reduction of special license
taxes shall go into effect has been changed
from July LIST to May, 1884.
Partial List OF Bills Passed.
WASHINGTON, March 4th.-Follo wing is q
partial list of tbs bills passed this session
TO rectify and establish the title of the United
States to the site of the military post at Ell
Paso TO amend the Act repeating discrimi-
mating duties on goods east by the Cape of
Good Hope to reimburse the States of Ore
gon and California for moneys paid in the
suppression Of the Modoc war extending the
time of fling q claim for horses lost by off.
GERS and enlisted men to increase the fees of
witnesses in the United States Courts in Ger.
of the Revised Statutes, so es to extend the
jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace in Wash
ington, Idaho and Montana Territories to
suppress gaming in the District of Columbia
to encourage the holding Of Worlo's Indus
trial and Cotton Centennial Exposition in
1884 TO aimit free of duty a monument to
General Washington; providing for com.
pendulum of the tenth census; the regular ap-
preparation bills civil service bill tariff bill.
The Pacific Coast Delegation.
WASHINGTON, March 4sb.-Senator Mill
er'S family go to Fortress Monroe Tuesd ~,
and he does not expect to return to Califor.
MIA for several weeks. Page will not go home
until next June. Rosecrans expects to leave
about the last of May, and not then unless
his wiie's health is fully restored. Pacheco,
who arrived here last Friday, viii leave
Washington in few days. He does not ex.
pect to be in California before the 1st of May.
Berry goes home within the next two weeks,
as does Cassidy Of Nevada. Sanator Farley,
who is not in good health, will return home.
if able. within a few weeks.
Postal Changes for the Pacific Coast.
WASHINGTON, March 4th.-Pacifc coast
postal changes are announced as follows
Postoffices established-Jamul, San Diego
county, CAL. Willis Turner, Postmaster
Naponia. San Lui, Obispo county, Cal, Jacob
Deederman; Hoytsville, Summit county,
Utah, Emily S. Hoyt Offices discontinued
jacksonville, Contra Costa county, Cal; Ore.
ana, Humboldt county. New; Vote, Cochise
county, Arizona. Names chapgsd-Dsggett,
Siskiyou county, Cal, to Jordan; Camp
Thomas. Postmasters sppointsd-Antelope,
Sacramento county. Cal, John l. Berry ;
Glenville, Kern county. Cal, r. Fa Wilkes
Lookout, Modcc county, CAL, r. s. BROW.
nell; Ocean View, San Francisco co1nty.
Cal, d. Murphy Toll House, Fresno coun-
ty, Cal, Caspar II. Bennett; Candelaria,
Esmeralda county, New, Byron G.. Smith /;
Lewis, Lander county, New. Z. P. Ramsdell
Carlton. Yamhill county, o., L. L. Peak
ham: Heating, Union county, Or, Robert H.
Irwin Chehalis, Lewis county, Washington
Ter, Annie 3 UIquhart; Dsep Creek Falls.
Spollsne county, Washington Ter, Frank Is.
pa-Iarc, Kaln ff1xuligz
iugton Ter, Joseph L. Lyons; Pekiu. Cow.
litz county, Washington Ter. j. a. McEhl.
eaty; Ehrsnbury, Arizona, Thomas J, Good
man Taylor, Apzohe county, Aroma, Mil.
ton nss; aa..a, Salt Lake county, Utah,
Heary Q. Wall.
The Postal Money Order system.
WASHINGTON, March All. = The Senate
passed the House bill modifying the postal
money order system, so as to authorize Post.
masters Of money order Offices, under suthori-
ty of the Postmaster General, to issue postal
notes In denominations of So and under. This
is an important bill, and will greatly facili-
tate the business OF sending small sums
through the mail. It authorizes the issue of
monty orders without cores bonding advicss,
of So and less, to bs on engraved paper, and
known as postal notes, payable to the bearer
of such notes, to be invalid after three
mODbIe. 4H6 CALI atltE time,
ges par value by applying to the Postoffice
Department. at Washington. For issuing q
postal note fee of three cents will he
charged. This bill authorizes the issue of
money orders in denominations of 500 or
less f; bat none for more than 800 can be
Issued. The following fees refxed fer money
orders For erders not exceeding $40, cents
from $40 to SIS, 10 cents; SIS to $50, Is CENTS:
$50 to $40, 20 cents $40 60 $50, % cents
$50 to $50, 80 cents $50 to SO 80 cents; S70
t. $50. 4e cents; $50 to 500, IS cents.
Miscellaneous.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-Ths fate OF the
river and harbor hill was settled by the action
of the eDate to day in adopting Ingalls, me-
ton, that the report of the committee &C.
companyiug the bill be printed and lie on the
table. Ills action carries over till tomorrow
ths consideration of the bill itself, and as
action can be taken by the Senate upon the
bill this session. 1t is generally understood
the purpose Of the motion was to kill the
bill.
The Senate tonight passed the House bill
for the relief of Henry l.. Dodge, ex.Supsr.
intendent of the San Francisco Mint 1t
ratifes the issue by him of three duplicate
checks, Issued in place of original checks that
were destroyed by fire during the time he was
superintendent.
Among the nominations sent to the Senate
to-day were-Edward L. Curtis. of Idaho,
Secretary Of the Territory of Idaho; Edward
Bellows, PaTmsster in the Navy, and @. g.
PoWning, Surveyor aneral of Nevada.
Coutirmation-Max PsleaUhek, of Illinois,
Consul to Zanzibar Receiver of Public
Moneys, Thomas II. Rooney, Walla Walla.
The tossl number of bills and joint resolu-
tions introduced in both houses during the
sessions OF the Forty seventh Congress is
1860, of which $50 passed both houses.
Fifteen hundred bills renain upon the House
calendar, of which Us passed the Senate.
The reports of debates cover 10, 715 pages
Of the Congressional Record, averaging 1900
words to the psge. Total, 16 000. 600 words.
TIE reduction of the tobscco tax, as pro.
vded in the internal revenue clause Of the
tariff bill, goes into effect May 1st. The abe.
Etio2 of taxes Oh the capital and deposits Of
banks, bankers and national banking associa.
tons takes effect Immediately. On bank
checks, drafts, matches, perfumery, propIie-
tary medicines and the revised duties on i'm
ports go into effect on and after July LIST pext.
All the regular annual appropriation bills
obtained passage in both houses and have be-
come laws. Tue sundry civil, the last upon
which an agreement YVES reached in confer
ence, recsived the Presidents signature at II
o'clock TINS morning.
Congressman going to the Capitol to attend
the morning session passed groups Of chill
dren going to Sundsy-schools.