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vessel was slightly damaged below BY
water. She will be hauled into the Whit
Star pier to-day and her cargo fully dis
CHARGED, after which she will he thoroughly
oyerhauled. The National Line compan,
did not insure its vessels, and extra preeau
tons are therefore taken to prevent fire
The loss on the cargo, which was genera
one, would fall upon consignees, II they
were uninsured. At a meeting of the boarc
of fire underwriters to-day, committees
were appointed to adjust the losses on The
pier, building and merchandise. Amount:
OF insurance are: Pier, $4,000; machinery
$4,000 and merchandise, $4,000.
Forty-seventh Congressional Session
] SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The president pre-
sented joint resolution of the Legislature
of Illinois, relating to the Yellowstone ma
tiopal park.
Messrs. Blair and Malone presented pc
titions for national aid to common schools.
Mr.. ingalls, presented.petitions of citizens OF
Dakota against division of the territory,
and asking its admission with its present
boundaries.
Mr.. Vest presented a 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 at
the market price, not less than $1,000, 900
nor morethan 81 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, sem
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 al 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 l3degHes Dutch standard So
per cent, and ON sugars above Is degrees, 40
per cent. A long debate eDsued.
Consideration OF schedule q (provsions)
having been entered upon, Mr.. Bayard
moved to strike out the clause imposing
duty of cent on beefand pork.
Mr.. Williams, IN advocating the motion,
characterized the the tax on provisions as
uuIlutTy anu us luu tnTOWl 10 While,
in order to deceive farmers by pretending
that they came in for their share OF protec-
tion. AS farmer, he scorned all this non.
sense.
. Mr.. Bayard's motion was lost-ayes, II;
nays, IS.
The provisions schedule having been dis
posed of, schedule III Olquors) was taken up,
and me progress made, when the senate
adjourned. ~
HOUSE.
Kelley, Of Pennsylvania, asked that the
agreement SHOULD. be entered into whereby
the house should sit until 6p. III. every day
while the tariff is under consideration. and
tacit agreement was agreed as suggested.
The house then in committee of the
whole resumed consideration of the tariff
bill.
Tucker moved to reduce the duty on
pound, whereupon long debate ensuetl,
Horr contending that the lead mining in.
dustry required protection. He opposed
the amendment.
kasson said the tariff commission had
put lead at q rate which fully protected
average lead interests
Bedford opposed kassoD's views, and
Kelley appealed to the committee to stand
by the rate on lead us fixed by the commi'.
tee on ways and means, declaring it was
essential in order to build up the
the amend%e4t VI Was iostgy5s st and nd
Kasson and Anderson, of Kansas, voting
with the democrats, and Cassidy and Jones'
Of Texas, and Frost with the republicans.
On motion Of Kelley, the clause imposing
a duty ct 10 cents pound on white acetate
of lead fit for medical use, was struck from
the bill.
Willis moved to reduce the duty on white
lead, mixed with oil, from to q cents per
pound.
In the course of the discussion, Anderson,
of Kansas, resented what he claimed to
be an attempt of Bedford to read him out of
the republican party.
Alter discussion, the amendment was
lost.
On motion of Haskell the duty on salt,
OF potash, not otherwise provided for, will
be reduced from % to 20 per cent. ad va
loren.
Kelley moved to increase the duty on
hydrate or caustir soda from three-fourths
ct cent to cert per pound. Agreed to-
So to 81.
On motion of Robinson, salt lake, crude
or refined and inter-cake, crude or refined
was struck from the list of articles bearing
duty of one.fourth OF cent per ponnd.
On. motion of Chandler, the part relating
to dyes was so amended as to provide for a
duty of 40 per cent. on analiue dyes, instead
OF 30 cents per pounasand 70 per cent.
ad valorem
On motion of Kelly, the clause was struck
out imposing duty Of 10 to 20 per cent
respectively on apaline oil and artificial
alizarine, the invention being to restore
these articles to the free list.
Ellis moved to strike ont the item impos-
ing duty of 25 per cent. ad valorem on
bone char or bone black fit for
sugar refining, the intention be-
ing to place the article on the free list.
Agreed to-S0 to IS, Collins, Farwel, of
Iowa, Smith, of Illinois. Hill, Anderson,
of Kansas, Ray. Rice, Aldrich, Houck, Tn.
degraif, Prescott and Strait voting with
the committee in the affirmative.
On motion OF Carlisle the duty on oxide
| ofzinc, ground in oil, was reduced from to
to II cents per pound.
On motion of Randall, the duty on oxide
| of zinc, fit for medical use, was reduced
| from % to 20 per cent ad valorem.
On motion Of Carlisle, the duty ON ground
or powdered spices, not specially enume-
rated, wasreduced from 8 to cents a pound.
The committee rose, and the house ad-
journed.
l.. Commercial and Financial.
| STOCKS AND BONDS.
New YORK, Feb. 1.-The stock market
opened to I lower, the latter for Omaha
preferred, At II o'clock further decline
| of to ! to IL took place, Nanderbilts Den.