Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-08
WHAT CONGRESS Is DOING.
Proceedings I'm the Senate To-day.
Mr. Hoar rem arlred that m anx nersons In Mass

| MI. Hoar remarked that many persons In Massa
chusetts as wen as the community generally tool
a deep interest in the proposition now pending
before the committee on foreign relations, to give
| notice OF our intention to terminate portions OF
the treaty OF Washington relating to the fisheries
| and he asked the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Ed
committee expected to bring the matter to the the
attention OF the Senate during the present ses
Mr.. Edmunds said that In the absence OF thu
chairman OF the committee he thought 1t proper
Tor him to say that this subject had engaged the
earnest earnest attention OF the committee. and that he
end OF this session. Speaking for himself alone
he added that he was as much in earnest as any.
get rld OF the enormous wrong now existing under
| these provisions OF the treaty.
The President laid before the Senate the memo
RAJ OF Cne legislature OF Kansas In relation tC
pleur0-pne umOnia in cattle.
| Mr. Platt, from the committee on patents, re.
ported the House bill to amend the law Ia relation
| to the recovery OF damages for acknowledgement,
OF patents, ana gave notice that when the Senate
| bill on the calendar should be taken up he would
| move to substitute for 1t the one now reported.
! MIR. Hawley introduced several bills to amend
Ine pension laws, being bills introduced In the
browne, OF Indiana, and Joyce, of Vermont
| EXECUTIVE SESSION.
AT the close OF the morning business the Senate
on motion OF Mr.. Nc Pherson, held brief execu.
| tive session. When the doors were reopened
THE TARIFF BILL
was taken up and the consideration OF the free
list was begun.
On motion Of Mr.. Hale the Senate went back to
the paragraph passed over Informally yesterday
| factured or undressed, freestone granite, sand.
| stone, and all building or monumental stone, ex-
| cept marble, not specifically enumerated"
Mr. Platt moved to make the duty $3.50 pei
ton.the ton existing rate:
NM Mr. y Platts amendment was rejected-ayes IS,
A pending amendment by Mr.. Hale to add s.and
upon stones as above, hewn, dressed or polished,
| 81. so per ton," was agreed to-ayes 81, noes "a
ASpnaltum and bltumen were added TO the list
BOOKS ADDED TO THE FREE LIST.
Mr.: ingalls, moved to add "books, pamphlets,
bound or unbound, and all printed matter not
specially enumerated or provided for in this act;
engravings. bound or unbound, etchngs, illustra-
struck out Of Schedule NJ yesterday:
Mr.. Morrill, opposed the amendment.
Mr Maxey said that no single industry should
the diffusion OF knowledge.
The amendment was agreed to-ayes 80. noes e5.
MI: Slater moved to put tute and jute butts on
the rree iiis::.
Mr.. Beck asked for division OF the question.
Mr.. Mcpherson favored the melton, and Messrs
sherman and Williams opposed it.
slstently to give protection to every industry that
seemed to need 1t, but he noticed that there was
disposition to slight western interests. This was
Msw
play in these matters before the bill got through,
or 1t would not get through easily.
Nominations To-day.
The President sent the following nominations
to the Senate to-day:
Postmasters-HOrace c. Little AT lewiston
Me-; Mrs. Martha A. McClintock, Bedford, Pa. !;
Joseph II. Yager, at Gordonsville, Va; James
Hc.,r 4; Fisher, at NoblesyIlle, Ind; Edward
JESSE 2Sha %Re ensap esrer 8.
E5s y%sa i %s;ns1 as s2gsso1
Marshall, Minn.: Hattie Carroll at Plainview,
MINI; MINI; Henry Boltln. at M'amlsburgh, Ohio;
at Rockford, Ill; Orville b. Sanborn, at
'Sne9Sa 'aH Gs ~ Solomon D. Bosworth at Grass Val
w. Egbert Smith, at Butte City, Mon.
House OF Representatives.
On motion OF Mr.. O'Neill, a joint resolution was
passed in the House to-day to admit free OF duty
monument to George Washington, to be imported
by the Philadelphia Society OF the Cincinnati
THE TARIFF BILL
The House then, at II 20, went into committee Of
the whole (Mr. Burrows Of Michigan, in the chairl
on the tariff bill, the pending amendments being
those offered by Mr.. Tucker and Mr.. Morrison flx-
Mr.. Mills advocated the imposing of duty OF Is
per cent ad yalorem, claiming that the present
Mr.. Tucker withdrew his amendment and &C.
cepted in lieu OF it Mr.. MorrisOns amendment fx-
Mr.. Mills moved to amend the amendment by fx.
ing the rate at 4s per cent ad valorem.
NJ R11s RanSa, SRRSssd this amendmenS
MOrris0n's ad0pted-l10 to CO.
This 1xes the duty at $l6 per ton.
Key teers Mr. aae mt
eally appealed to him not to obstruct the passage
On motion OF Mr.. Buck, of Connecticut, and by
vote Of 81 to 60 the clause relative to bar iron was
amended so as to read as follows: "Iron In bars
or bundles. rolled or hammered, comprising flats
not less than one inch or more than six inches
wide, nor less than threeeghtS OF an i2ch or more
than two inches thick rounds not less than three
diameter, and squares not less than three-fourths
OF an Inch nor more than two inches square, nine
tentns Ten OF one cent per pound, compris-
or more than two inches thick or less than one
inch or more than six inches wide; rounds less
nah tnan p, OF an inch or than two
f0Irths OF an inch or more than two inches square
one cent and tWo-tenths OF one cent per pound.
less finished than iron In bars and more advanced
than pig iron, except castings, shall be rated as
shall not be at less rate than IS per cent ad val
Orem."
[Before amended the IS per cent clause applied
70 tne whole paragraph
The District in Congress.
THE SENATE DISTRICT COMMITTEB
at their regular meeting to-day agreed to recon-
mend an amendment to the District appropriation
BILL appropriating $2 500 for the church orphanage
fund OF the District. They also agreed to recon-
mend an amendment to the sundry civil bill to
pay the workmen on the Washington monument
for the time they lost during the ObSeQuies OF the
late President Garfield.
mo QUORUM OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE
The House Cenmtttee on the District OF COlum-
bia failed to geta quorum to-day and no business
was transacted.
EXTRADITION OF FUGTTTVES.
The Senate District committee, at their regular
meeting to-day, ordered the House bill to confer
upon the senior associate justice OF the Supreme
Court OF the District OF Columbia in the absence
or inability OF the chief justice OF said court the
powers and duties now conferred upon said chief
Justice relative to the extradit0n OF fugtves from
Justice, to be reported favorably.
10 REGULATE THE SALE OF LIQuoRA
It was also ordered that Mr.. McDfls amendment
to the House bill to regulate licenses should be re-