Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-20
WASHINGTON. Jan. 19.

WASHINGTON, Jan. IS.
 sENATE.-Mr. Hoar presented memorial of the national board of trade in the enactment the pending bankruptcy measure.
 tion of the postofce appropriation bill resumed MT. Maxey spoke in favor of the House recommends effect January l. 1884 The amendment of the Senate committee is that the reduction shall come into operation July l. 1883. The Senator said the first effect of reduction of this character would be to make deficit It polite, in his opinion, to give ample notice of the change
 MT. Platt also spoke against the committee amend ment He was afraid the proposed reduction was premature: and he desired Congress to have an op- law is enacted The general desire of the country was not for reduction of letter postage but rather ment to extend sthe postofice system so to give greater facilities to all parts of the country One desired improvement free delivery in all cities of the Union He believed the government ought to have. control of the telegraph systems of the tions on business and personal matters should be done by wire. He could not understand how gov arts and sciences should still rely the slow railroad and steamboat for the transmission of public the hands of a single corporation. At present the telegraph was rich mans luxury. One corporation the people if the government had control of the telegraph wire. He offered an amendment to pro 10000 inhabitants. The debate was continued by Messrs. Maxey. Hawley, Plumb and Lapham. by MT. Miller, of New York, to make the duty on flint and lime glass bottles and vias, etc., not espe 0nuu1erabeu, two CenLb Fer 1QS-eaO or forty cents ad valorem, WAS lost, yeas 22 nays 24.
 Upon the paragraph relating to unpublished cylinder crown and common glass discussion arose in which Mir. Merrill said the Senate Finance committee still had certain items of the bill under consideration, and wished to still further consider this Mr. Vance started discussion which took wide range in gard to the protection of American labor, which sprang from Mr. Vance's claim that Belgian glass workers had been imported for Depau's works in Indiana. The whole question of American labor lugged in and some of the Senators espoused the cause of the farmer against the manufacturing class The testimony given by farmer from Com necticut named H. L. Goodwin before the Tariff mission was read and by come of the Senators highly MT. Hawley made long speech show ing the beneficial effects of protection in Connecti- out
 The paragraph relating to unpublished cylinder, crown and common window glass ultimately re- served in accordance with the request of Mr. Morrill,
 The paragraph in the present law relating rough plate glass, which was accidentally omitted by the Tariff commission and the Senate Finance committee WAS restored on motion of MT. Harrison.
 Mr. Morrill, introduced resolution which he said he would call up on Monday next that on and after Monday, January p, the Senate take recess at 530 and meet again at 7:30 p. In.
 MT: Vance remarked that he was net anxious to have his constituents taxed by sitting up all night Re thought sufficient progress could be made in that direction by daylight.
 The Senate adjourned at $40 D. m.