Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-02-11
Congregational.

Congregational.
HOUSE.
WARRINGTON, Feb. l0.-Randall intro
duced joint resolution to provide fol
the admission free of duty Of articles III
tended for special exhibition, as ma
chinery, tools, implements, etc, for the
generation and application of electrici-
ty, to be held at Philadelphia by the
Franklin Institute. Passed.
Page, Chairman of the Committee ON
Commerce., reported back n resolution
requesting the Secretary of War to ex-
anime into report upon the Dubois
system tor improving tue navigation of
the Allegheny river. Adopted.
Lynch asked consent to put on pas
sage the bill placing the heirs of colored
soldiers on the same footing as to b .un-
ty as those Of white soldiers. Sparks
objected.
The pending amendment was that Of
fered by Mackey, fixing duty on cotton
ties at 3UO per cent. advalorem. 1t Was
lost after considerable discussion.
Several amendments We're voted down,
and the item In the bill remains uu-
changed at one and fOur-tenths cents
per pound.
On motion of Kelley duty of one
and 0ne'fourth nts per pound was i'm
posed upon cast iron vessels, plates,
stove plates and irons, rod irons. tailor
irons and hatter's irons.
Dunnell moved to reduce the duty on
cut nails aud spikes from "A TO cent
p0r pound. Political debate followed.
Dunneifs motion lost, II to 81. On
motion of Carlisle tho duty on railway
fish plates was reduced from ~ to II
cents per pound.
Dingiey offered amendment which was
adopted, imposing "A duty of 2 cents per
pound on anchors or parts thereof: mill
iron and mill cranks of wrought iron;
wrong t iron and forging of iron and
steel for vessels, steam engines a. d 10
c0motives, and parts thereof wei. hing
each twenty five pounds or more.
Duunell moved to REFUGE the duty on
horseshoe nails, hub nails and wire nails
from four to three cents per pound.
Lost. The Commission then rose, and
House adjourned.
The democratic Immediately went
into caucus.
After brief executive session, ingalls,
presented tho credentials OF Plumb, re-
elected Senator from Kansas. They
We're read and filed.
Plumb presented memorials from the
Legislature of Kansas, one asking that
lumber be- placed on tho free list, and
another for legislation to prevent the
spread Of pluro- pneumonia. In present
ing the latter Plumb said there was a
necessity for action. The subject vas
urgent.
Sawyer presented remonstrance
from citizens Of Wisconsin against put
ting lumber on the free list.
Davis reported bill to amend the law
in relation to trespassers on Indian
lands.
Logan called up tho Pension Appro-
priation bill, which passed with an ad-
ditional section, designed, Logan said,
to prevent the piedging of pension GER
tificatcs In any way.
The Tariff bill was then taken up, and
Hill made an argument to show that as
long as there remained any portion OF
the interest bearing debt payable at our
pleasure, 10 is absurd to cay public rev
enues are excessive, or that there Was a
surplus.
Bayard gave notice that at the proper
time he would move to strike out the
provisions III the bill permitting sales
by tobacco purchasers at the place Of
production to the amount of 500 annu
ally, because no believed 1t would inter
fere seriously with the proper collection
of the tax.
Allison moved to strike out the provis
ion III the bill authorizing producers tn
sell tobacco at retail at tue place OF pro-
duction-to the amount of $luO annually.
Lost.
On motion of Williams the tax Oh
cigars WAS made $3 per one thousand,
instead of -, as in the bill.
Morrill,, by instruction from the Com
mittee ON Finance, offered An additional
section To the bill. providing that ali
imported goods and merchandise III
public stores or bonded warehouse,
when this act goes into effect, except
otherwise provided In the act, shall be
subje It TO other duty on entry for con
sumption that they would be subject t.
if imported after that day, and tnat all
goods and merchandise remaining III
bonded warehouses when the act goes
into effect, and upon which duties suali
have been paid, shall be entitled to a
refund of the difference between the
duty y ,id and the duty they would be
SUBJECT to if imported under the provis
ions Of this law. Also. that the act
shall take effect in respect to all articles
mentioned Ia the sugar schedule ON the
LIST OF April. 1883.
On motion of Bayard. the section per
hitting importation duty free of lun'
Der, timber, MANILA and other material
which may be necs ssary for the con
struction of vessels IN the United States
for employment In foreign trade. VS.
amended to apply also TO vessels foi
foreign account and ownership.
Miller, OF New York, IN the absence OF
Hoar, called up tins amendment Of
which Logan gave notice SOME time
ago, to repeal the act relating u vinegar
factories established and opcrated prior
To March LIT. 1871. and to amend the
Revised Statutes by providing that MASH
wort or wash iii for Installation or Tor
production of spirits of alcohol, shall
be made or. fcrnented IN any pia''c
other than distillery duly authorized
according to law. Agreed 10.
Allison offered again tho amendment
proposed by nim yesterday, providiis
for tue refunding of tue duty paid on
imported salt used for curing meats, ana
whether packed or sucked, Afterwards
exort.d. Carried. Vance withdrew Ills
amendment making a similar provi-
s,on In relation TO salt used IN curinA
fish, and substituted the one offered oy
sherman yesterday, slightly modified.
Logan proposed an amendment, the
effect of which he sid would be to
make ali salt free of duty. luis Ques-
ton of duty On salt having been reserv-
cd by agreement yesterday for consider
ation in tue Senate, discussion was
aroused about tho parliamentary effect
of this agreement upon these
amendments, and, to simplify matters.
Edmuuds moved that the ball Dc report
ed from the Committee OF the Whole TO
the Senate. Agreed TO, and the olli was
reported.