Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-02-15

caClon or supposed mineral lands In that
state. After an executive session the Tariff
Dill was taken up, and slight reductions were
made on cotton knit goods, corsets, embroid-i
cries, laces and braids. TIN the House,
a bin was introduced to promote COM
S sO5it5 relations relations with Central and
the rules. and pass the bill establishing the
Territory of North Dakota provoked q tilt
between Messrs, Randall and Burrows, and
the necessary two thirds Similar motions
on several other bills were also defeated,
bill. A motion to suspend the rules and pass
a bill to quiet the title of settlers on Des
Mo1nes River lands was agreed to.
+ FEBRUARY 6.--The President laid before
the Senate a memorial of the Wisconsin Leg
islature stating the piers of the railroad
bridges across the MISSISSIPPI i River were dan
gerops to navigation, aud asking the con-
struction of shear Blooms as soon as possible.
a resolution of inquiry as to reported ex-
tOrtion by Washington pension agents was
adopted After short executive session an
effort was made to take up the POst-route
bill, but failed and the Senate resumed the
Tariff discussion. The ten cent duty on woods
was nude to include all valued at thirty two
cents or less Some changes we're made in
the rates on wooden shawls, blankets,
of Representative Updegraff and Hawk were
adopted :. LATTER the transaction of some
Committee of the Whole on the Tariff bill. In
considering the glass schedule several amend
ments were voted down. When the commit
zee rose pubic business was suspended and
the usual resolutions relative to the death of
Representatives Updegraff, of Ohio, and
Hawk, OF Illinois, We're offered.
FEBRUARY TAT the close Of the morn
ing business the Senate held a brief executive
session, and when the doors were reopened
the Tariff bill was taken up. The para graph
embracing women's and children's. dress
goods, clothing, carpets and endless belts or
telts, was after some discussion passed over
to give the Committee on Finance an oppor-
tunity to consider it further The silk sched-
ule was adopted as reported from the COM
nlittee. Books, pamphlets, maps. etc., were
placed on the free list. The motion to put
Rt was lost rRepeE sunG dn the sebg9
ule was next taken up and some
Remainder Of the session viii take Secees
from 5:30 to 1880 p. m. The Tariff bin was
taken up in Committee of the Whole. A mo-
ton to adopt the metal schedule as agreed
upon by the Senate was ruled out of order.
The paragraph on iron. ore was adopted as
was introduced for the appointments of com
mission to inquire into the methods of the
various telegraph companies.
FEBRUARY S.-The President laid before
the Senate a memorial of the Legislature of
Kansas with reference to pleuro- pneumonia.
After brief executive session the Tariff bill
was again taken up and consideration of the
free list was completed. A message was re-
ceived from the President transmitting q
communication from the Secretary of the In
terror setting forth the necessity for the re.
preston OF evasions and violations of. laws
relating to public lands. LIN the House,
joint resolution to admit free of
duty monument to George Wash.
| society, was passed. The House then went
into Committee of the Whole on the Tariff
bill. The duty on steel rails was fixed at SIS
per ton, and charcoal iron was put down at
SD ton. Important changes were made in
the section relating to bar iron Some debate
ensued on the items of boiler and plate iron
and the committee rose. The Legislative APP
preparation bill was taken up in committee,
and motion to strike out the appropriation
for the Washington botanical garden was de-
feated.
FEBRUARY 9.-Tu the Senate, a remon-
STRANGE against placing timber on the free
/ list was presented. The bill to relieve ships
from compulsory pilot fees was reported IA
vorably. The Foreign Affairs Committee
recommended the adoption of the resolution
to terminate the fisheries treaty. The Tariff
bill was taken up and the duty on wool car
pets was cut down five per cent. The Naval
bill was reported with all general Legislation
stricken out, 1t appropriates $l5, T27 434, being
$5lS, 800 more than as it came from the House.
Consideration of the Tariff bill was resumed,
and some changes made in. the paragraph
relating to Womens and children's. dress
| goods. Salt was discussed, but finally
! laid over Informally. In the House, Mr..
Bedford, from the Committee on Coinage,
! Weights and Measures, reported resolutions
declaring it 1neXpedient to discontinue the
| coinage of silver under existing laws, and
recommending provisions fOC additional vault
rooms at some point in the Mississippi Valley.
/ The conference report on the Military Acad-
! envy bill was agreed to. The bill authorizing
/ the construction of q railroad through the
i adversely. The House then went into COM
| mittee on the Tariff bill, and the sheet iron
! section was disposed Of An effort to place
/ tin plate on the free list failed, but the duty
! ing session was held, at which large num-
/ Der of pension bills were passed.