The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-20
Congress Second Ses-
sion.
WASHINGTON, February 10, 1888.
SENATE.

gosfy-scyenth Congress Second Ses-
sion.
WASHINGTON, February 10, 1888.
SENATE.
| 4 brief executive session was held, when
! the doors were re0pcned, and the tariff bill
taken up. Mr.. Sherman's amendment 10
| the steel schedule, presented Saturday, was
then discussed, amended in various ways,
and finally adopted in the following form
"Steel ingots, cogged ingots, blooms,
and slabs. by wateyer process made; die
blocks or blanks, billets and bars, and Ia
pered or beveled bars, bands, hoops, strips,
and sheets Of all gauges and widths; plates
OF all thicknesses and widths, steamer,
crank and other shafts, wrists or crank
pins, connecting-rods. and piston-rods;
pressed, sheared, or Stamped shapes, or
| blanks OF sheet or plate steel, or combina-
ton OF steel and iron. punched or not
punched; hammered mOlds, or swagcd
steel-gun molds not in bars, alloys used as
substitutes for steel tools, all descriptions
and shapes OF dry sand, loam- or IRON
molded steel castings all OF above classes
OF steel not otherwise specially provided
for in this act, valued at 3 cents per pound
or less 40 per centum dd UdlOrem above
8 cents pound and not above . cents, q
pound, 81 cents per pound"
| The vote was: Ayes, 80; noes, 2S.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. IIscock, Of New York, chairman OF
the Committee OH Appropriations, re-
ported the sundry civil appropriation bill,
which was referred to the Committee Of
the Whole. Mr.. HiScock gave notice that
he would call it up for consideration to-
morrow.
Under the call OF States a large number
OF bills and resolutions were introduced
and appropriately referred, among them
the resolutions calling upon the Secretary
Of the Treasury for copies OF all CORE
spondencc relating TO sugars imported from
I the Sandwich Islands, and calling upon the
Secretary Of War for copies OF all CORE
spondence between himself and General
HaZen during the current month this
last was offered 10y Mr.. BeltZhoover, and is
directed to obtain the correspondence con-
cernng Hazen's request for "A senatorial in
vestigationl; also one by Mr.. skinner, OF
New York, providing for an equitable
distribution OF the surplus money in the
Treasury among the several States for the
maintenance Of schools and the payment OF
debts.
Mr.. Davis OF Illinois, from The Commit
tee on Military Affairs, reported back the
Tbill granting certain land in Fort Monroe
TO j. A. Watkins, which was referred TO the
Committee Of the Whole; also, a bin au-
thorizing the extention OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad to point on the mill
tary land at Fort Monroe TO the Committee
of the Whole.
The Committee on Naval Affairs re-
ported n bill authorizing the reappraise-
ment of the steamer Planter, captured by
Robert Smalls. Placed on the private
calendar
The Speaker. as the regular order, called
the committees for motions to suspend tho
rules.
Mr.. Kelly, from the Committee on Ways
and Means, moved to suspend the rules
and pass bill to reduce the internal reye-
nue. taxation.
Mr.. Morrison, OF Illinois, demanded a
second.
Mr.. Joyce, CT Vermont, inquired whether
it was in order TO reduce the duty on sugar
80 per cent. and on steel-rails to Sl5 per
ton.
The Speaker replied in the negative.
Mr.. Springer, OF Illinois, raised the
point Of order that the bill had not been
before the Committee on Ways and Means,
and that therefore it was beyond the power
Of that committee to move TO suspend the
rules and pat it on It's passage
The Speaker oyeITuIed the point OF or
der, and the motion was seconded by a vote
OF 1870 10 GS.
Mr.. Tucker, of Virginia, inquired whe-
Their Mr.. Kelley would admit OF an amend
ment to abolish entirely the tax on tobacco.
BIZ. Kelley replied that the gentleman
| Al. 1.t hot
amendment could not be admitted. In sup
port OF his motion Mr.. Kelley said that
every line OF the bill presented had received
the approval Of the Senate and the commit
tee which he represented; therefore, he be-
licved that while doubt and uncertainty
might prevail as TO the tariff legislation,
there was an opportunity offered to mti-
gate our excessive revenue TO the extent
of s40,000,O 900. He had seen it stated
that this bill was the result OF
the abandonment by its friends Of
all hopes Of tariff legislation. That was
n mistake. II was yet probable that the
two houses might be brought to nm agree
ment on the tariff bill. True Il was that
the Appropriations Committee must in or
der TO avoid an extra session claim the floor
tomorrow, or at an early day, yet the Sem
ate was maturing bill out OF which q re-
yised tariff law might come. That was no
reason, however, why Congress should not
secure for the people relief from an inn
pending financial cricis, the unavoidable
consequence OF an excessive revenue. The
discussion which followed was participated
I'm by the most prominent debaters.
Messrs. Browne, Of Indiana, and Dunnell,
OF Minnesota. Republicans, opposed the
bin in the debate as well as in voting.
Mr.. Dunnell said when the Forty-seyenth
Congress came together there was an cx-
pectation everywhere that there would be
a substantial reduction in the revenues OF
the country. The Treasury has asked for
IL; people had demanded Il; the country
had expected that OF 100000 raised
from the duty on sugar there should be at
least reduction Of s20,0O0,00O. The great
commercial interests expected reduction
on iron and steel. The Committee OF the
Whole had reduced duty On steel-rail;
, from S2s to sis per ton, but as soon a. thal
!. was dque the declaration had been mad,