Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-01
Forty-seventh Congress.
WASHINGTON, Jan.

WASHINGTON, Jan. OI.
 SENArE.-Mr. Garland called up the bill to encour- age the holding of world industrial and cotton tennial exhibition in 1884, After verbal amend
 The joint resolution rendering the thanks of Con- gress to John M Slater, of Norwich, Conn, for his of the South was passed after derabe debate by 26 to 13
 The tariff bill was taken ap shortly after l2 o'clock the pending question being MT. Morri11s substitute for the schedule follows All sugars not above number IS Dutch standard color sail pay duty on their po'ariseope test as fellows vIz Ali sugars not above number 13 Dutch Standard in color, all tank bottoms syrups of corn juice or beet juice meando concentrated neledo concrete and concentrated mo- asses tested the poariscope not above T5 degrees additional degree or fraction of degree shown by the poarscope test they shall pay 51Oo of cent ad ard in color shall be classified by the Dutch standard of color and pay duty as follows namely: All sugars standard 65-1O0 cents per pound all sugars above number Is and not above number 20 Dutch standard
 Speeches were made against the section by Meesrs Voorhees and Beck.
 After further debate in which Messrs. Kellogg sherm4n AIdrich and Morrill, took part Mir. Aldrfch extended the scope of his amendment to cut down e n. s+Sn5aEd fom sS csnts to 245 cents ner pound above No. 16 and not above No. 20 from 515 365 cents to BIO cents per pound; rejected, 2l yeas 32 nays.
 duty accordance with the report of the Tariff mission, was also voted down.
 Mr Frye offered substitute making the duty on all sugars 40 per cent. ad valorem and the duty molssses 25 per cent. ad valorem. He animadverted on the disposition of the Senator from Louisiana Jonas) to vote against protection for every other in dustry except sugar. There would be less chance for fraud under an ad valoren system than the present
 MT. Morrill, spoke against the amendment of speci- ics for ad valorem duties.
 MT. Sherman said sugar was the last article which should be taxed st ad valorem rats because of the great difficulty in sscertanng ats markst value. death of Representative Orth of Indiana were report ed to the Senate. Messrs. Harrison, Frye aId Voor hae dal aTO journed at 4:35 P. m-
 HousE.-Mr. Kasson, of Iowa, made effort to take up and pass the sugar warehouse bill, but Mr. Gibson, of Louisiana, objected.
 Mr. Reed of Maine, reported resolution that daily sessions of the House continue until o'clock. allow previous motion to adjourn to bs entertained;
 The House concurred in the Senate amendment ap- propriating s10oGoo for the immediate use of the cen
 The House st 11:l5 went into Committee of the Whole the tariff bill. The Republicans were not ing the duty on alum from 60 to 40 per cent was adopted 65 to 62 Messrs. kasson and Anderson vot-
 on motion of Mr. Tucker, of Virginia to strike out the rate on quinine Mr: Mchenzae oi Aenaoeky 1H culing the bin and the Ways and Means committee for ts action thereon. 9 on s th its a
 The cisuss in relation to mineral waters was amend ed to lay duty wholly the bottles or jugs at the rate of three cents per quart or fraction
 Enorss were ioe scc ae;a hIt their anendments were all rejected.
 At 2:20 D. m, after having gone through but thirty two lines of the biIl the committee rose.
 On motion of Mfr. Vance, of North Carolina, Satur- day February IT, at D. m, fixed for the nouncernent of the dea h of MT. Shackelford
 MT. Browne, of Indiana, then announced the death of the late Godove g. orth and offered the customary resolutions. Mr. BroWns addressed the House In eulogy of his late colleague Euloglee on Mr: orth were also delivered by Hessrs. Calkins, Holman. Pierce Demotte and D1xey of Indiana, Wilson Of West Virginia, Robinson Of New York, Oeuster Of Wisconsin, HobHtzeu of Pennsylvania, and Ford Of Missouri and at 4:40 D. the resolutions adopt ed and the House adjourned.