The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-15
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COSGRESSsONAL. PROCEEDiNoS
In THE United States Senate on the 6th reso-
luton was adopted instructing the COMMITTEES on
Pensions to inquire whether any claim agents In
washington are guilty of tortiou After a shot
executive session, Mr. Morrill, moved TO proceed
Win the confederation Of the Tarfbill Mr. Ferry
ssned unInimous consent to take up the Pos.-route
Si, ava said In his opinion and in the opinion of
the Public the Tariff bill would not pass al this ses-
Vas the opinion Of the President himself. Several
senators assisted oceeding with the Tariff bill,
and Mr. Ferry accepted suggestion that the Post
bill sas taken up, the duties wooden goods being
unaer consideration. Changes were made in the
rates on weolst wooien cloths, wooen shawls, nan-
1els, knit goods and bunting The House, after
the tIanssction OF some inlpor ant business went
into Committee Of the Whole the Tariff bill
MT; Tucker moved to reduce the duty cast
polished plate glass, unsivered, above "a by so
5nches square and not exceeding "a by 60 inches,
debate followed a. Il las, Mr. KeIiey moved thai
the committee rise, for the purpose Of closing de-
bate. This proposition mel considerable opposi-
ton, but the motion finally prevailed. and In the
House Mr.. Kelley moved to limit The debate on the
pending paragraph TO i've minutes, which was
nnaiiy agreed TO Mr.. fuckers motion was de-
teated Other amendments were also defeai ed and
the metal schedule was reached. Appropriate
resolutions in memory Of Repr sentstiyes Hawk
and Updegraf were adopted, and the House ad-
journed
Ar THE close Of the morning hour, The United
States Senate. on the 7th, hell brief executive
session, and when the doors were opened the Tariff
bill was taken up. The wool schedule was infor-
maily passed to allow the Finance COMMITTEES to
modify it, The silk schedule left unchanged.
Books, pamphlets and other printed matter were
put en- the free lit by vote OF 22 to "a series
OF changes was made in the s1ndries schedule. The
duty on candies and taper. of al kinds was made
20 pc cent Gd rntoretn. On motion Of Mr.. Davis,
OF West Virginia the duty ON btuminous CO j and
'shale was made seventy Eve cents per tou-yeas
81; nays 90 Mr.. AldTich from the Finance Com
Tittee, offered an amendment imposing a duty Of
fifty cents psir upon gloves, kid leather,
cut to shape, .r etnerwise pa TALLY manqfac-
tured." but at the suggestions of the Sem
ators accepted an amendment making the rate so
per cent. ad palorem. Agreed TO. Mr.. Vance
cut and precious stones Of all kinds 25 per cent aS
ya'orenL Agreed 10 yeas, 2l, nays, 1S.....T The
House went into Committee Of the Whole on the
tariff at an early hour After consideration OF
four heurs on the first item of the metal schedule,
the ebmmittee passed on without making any
change in TIE rate of duty, which is left at atty
cents per ton. bill vas introduced in the House
providing for q commission 10 investigate the value
Of the tele graph plants in the United States and 70
report as to the possibility of reducing tele. raph
rates; also a bill to prevent compulsory piiotage.
At the evening session an amendment to the metal
ingots, etc, made BY ai processes except the cru
ctbie process at 45 per cent. Gd rdiorenl.
In THE United States Senate, on the sth, short
executive session was held, after which the Tariff
bin was taken up, and consideration of the free
list begun. Mr. ingalls, moved to add "Books,
pamphlets, bound or unbound, and all printed
matter not specially enumerated provided for in
this act; engravings, bound or unbound, etchings,
illustrated books, maps and charts" to the
paragraph struck ont OF the schedule on the 7th-
Agreed to-yeas 30; nays %. The clausesreating
20 bar iron and stone were amended Asphaltum
and bitumen were put on the free list. message
ed fr0m I1a m Card to n
Invasion of Indian reservations. In he House,
the joint resolution passed 70 admit free OF
duty monument to George Washington, to be inn
ported by the Philadelphia Society OF Cincinnati.
Tho House then went into ommittee of the
being those offered by Messrs. Tucker and Morri-
son, fixing the duty steel rails at seveu-tenths Of
cent per pound and fifteen dollars per on re-
spectively. Mr Tucker Withdrew his amendment
and accepted Mr. Morrison's Il king the rate at If
teen dollars per ton Several amendments were
offered and rejected and after discus ion Of some
length the comr1lee fixed the duty on steel rail-
way bars and rxilray bars made in part of steel,
weighing nore.ttan TWENTY-FIVE pounds to the
yard at 6ft dollars per ton, by vote of ITO to
%. On motion of Mr.. Haskell the duty on bars or
shapes Of rolled iron, not specially enumerated,
vas changed from $40 cent to 1 2-l. ce per
pound, and the duty on the second classification
Of bar iron from 2-I0 TO lilo cent per pound.
The Legislative Appropriation bill was read, but
consideration was stopped by the failure TO obtain
aquorum.
In THE United States Senate on The 9Th, re-
Hlonstrance was presented against placing lumber
on the free list il states that $500 900 in.
vested and million Of men employed in the
lumber business. Mr.. Edmunds reported favorably
the joint resolution providing for termination Of
the fisheries articles in the Washington treaty. Tho
Tariff bill was then takenup Mr.. Bayard's amend
ment was adopted SO as TO make the mineral water
paragraph OF the free lis. read Minera waters, ALL
not artificial, together with the bottles jugs in
which the same are imported" Mr.. Morrill,, from
the Committee on Finance. reported amendments
reducing the od Uniorem duty all carpets emu
mersted in the wool schedule, except "hemp or
tute caIpeting, carpets and caTpetings of WOOL fax
or cotton, or parts Of either other material
not otherwise herein specified" from thirty yfve to
thirty per cent The amendments were agreed to.
Changes were made in wamen's and children's
dress goods bonnets, hats and salt Mr.. Hale re-
poriei the Naval bill II apPropriates S15 727 434.
The Senate Committee added s5is,' 90 to the aggre-
gate of the bill us il passed the House, and the
total amount ex'eeds last years bill by about
$500 o00 the addition being due to items for in
crease Of the navy including the sum for the COM
pietion Of the moDors.--....ln the House, resolu-
tions. were reported from the Committee on
Coinage, deprecsting the dsconN of the sill
YER coinage. The conference report the Military
Academy bill was agreed to. The Tariff bill was
amended in the Committee a. to the duty on tin
plates, boiler and sheet iron, corrugated iron and
steel. Adjourned.