The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-03-01
NEWS CONDENSED.
Do1Nas OF CONGRESS.

DoINos OF CONGRESS.
TIE senate devoted nearly thirteen hours
n the Tariff bill on Feb. u. being III session from
% o'clock a. m. till two hours past midnight.
rhe whole time was given NJ to two or three
tens in the metal schedule. The effort TO give
h. I'LL such form that II could successfully run
lie gauntlet between the extreme high
artY men on the one side ana the
Iow-tatifI men On the other resulted IN sort of
nn,,ranise that not very satisfactory 10
.ither side Mr. Shernans amendment raising
h. duty in steel was modified and adopted by
rot. Of ate - strict party vote, except that Mr.
Mcpherson voted with the Republicans and MIR.
Van Nyck with the Democrats. Mr. Cameron
II PENNSYLVANIA made vigorous speech favoiing
protection. In the House. Mr.. Kelley male
motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill 70
reduce internal revenue taxation - being tile
uause Revenue bill OF last year, with the senate
amendment reducing the tax upon tobacco
to cents per pound MI. Springer raised
he point OF order that the bill had not been
before the Committee on WAYS and Means.
md that. therefore. II was beyond the power
81 that committee 10 move 10 suspend
the rules and put II on its passage. The speaker
,verrnled the point Of order. In support u his
motion. Mr.. Kelley said every line IN the bill pre-
sented had received the approval Of the senate
and the committee which ne represented; there
fore, liz believed, while doubt and uncertainty
might prevail a. to tariff legislation. there was
an opportunity offered to mitigate our excessive
revenue to the extent OF SfnoihoW
Mr.. Morrison said the people were paving into
the .4.asurs $50 p1.o0 of impost tax under war
rates and twice 600 In bounty TO Inanur
faeturers The internal revenue had been re-
dneed one half. and to-day. twenty years al.e-
the war impo-t taxes remained as they were.
Notwithstanding this. here was bill brought 70
relieve the banking capital of the country ana
tobacco chewers at the expense OF the people !.
was offered here in order TO give a ql'id OF
likelihood Of their biting. at the bait.
Mr.. Mckinley asserted that the surplus reve,
nue. In the treasury could be with safety reduced
eso 100000 Every one admitted, whether the
tariff were revised or not. this internal revenue
must be reduced. Mr.. House called the atten-
fion Of the country to the spectacle presented
to-day For the last month, da, and night. the
House had been discussing the Tariff bill: and
now came back to the same old propositions Of
the last session the old ,,apesaa. w .h h Rs
fhs, part, parry had INTO gone e before the
country with that proposition, but the people
had thrown its hank checks in its face, burnt it
matches and broken Its bottle ready reliM
over its head. Let the Republican party 90 be-
fore the country, II 1t dared, with this blli IN
for relief from taxation. The motion to suspend
the rules and pass the bill Was defeated--yeas.
TO-; nays. 9o-not the necessary two-thirds IN
the affirmative.
AFTER six weeks Of consideration, the Sen
ate passed It's Tariff bill \. o'clock on the Goth
inst. No bill Is remembered by old Senator's as
naslng een s,,,. .' ~ a' asao ~. ,ari.
a W, a NJ Ni.aSa,, - naans,.irania ,ras
- ~ ~ :. p.nn,iaa, ,.ho ro,.a araims, !, INN
he would have been joined by his colleague,
rh;r,,- .hrec pannhlcans eight democrat
and David Davis voted for It. One Republican
and eighteen Democrats voted against it. The
The dav was Consumed nv yarions last cfyorts ~
S,na,ars - ,n,nnl tha rim into the form ,ha,.
,,.n,od i. 10 assume Mr. sherman failed In \
large majority 10 got the dnties on wool raised
Though there were on his side three Demo
crats-brown, eamaen n anu anu fehrie.on.
Sawell az New Jersey and Mitchell OF Pennsyl-
yania. all the Republican votes came from the
Norshwsstern ana Iacins coas. states IN other
Woras. No TON inc Slasr1 49,, S.a ~,
sot,i Win MI. sherman; anu Sehs.oIs iIoH rom .ne
Moolen-nliI states soteu aeains. MN. ualsi an
leu IRON Wa ieseisu up 70 20 een.s Io ...i
April WAS Hxea a. the date Wnch the sugar uuties
We're 10 80 into ensc,.ana an anenaneha o.alea
W nj. i III, auoI.ea wnesen. ~ - Pig.
na1 me oil, snail no. VIII ans NE I'M
s,'es un. wen Wy radun,; ss ~ 10
any on common con mo J, oo..les va s"e M snr,
w., s as Va y. IN - ,,,, ~ ~
,.li FL ps,,ay ~ u.ri,or ~, MS hanaad
in from the Commerce Committee.
HE Army ana the foItincatioh AppI"pi1-
,ion bills. and the Joint resolution notifying
-. -. ,.,~a 10 80 Y-,;.a5 S,a,..
0reat Britain u tue ues'ie u VI. .h'..a
to ahrogafe the fishery clauses OF the Washing
ton treaty. were passed by the Senate Feb. n.
Mr. Edmunds called up his Supplementary ANTI
Polygamy hill, and some progress was made With
II The House discussed the 6undry Nivn
Augmentation bill In committee OF the whole,
when Mr. Beltzhoover proceeded to make very
bitter attack upon Gen. Haxen and the signal
Service Bureau Mr.. Taylor. OF Ohio, in reply,
defended Gen Hazen's integrity and criticised
Mr. Beltzhoovers action In making an assault
upon Una, omcer - s rsn,a ~ he r., vi
Tr reso,utior offered hr Mr. Garland for
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.. -. -, ~, ,,,o,h,,a, 80 ;,,,,rov
anime siu ielole uion -. A'ssnoAa = AI'.
ing the navigation OF the Mississippi river below
Cairo vas adopted by the Senate. Feb. - The
Naval Appropriation bin occupied the attention
~ the Senate during the remainder OF
the dav. The bill was practically completed
II WAS decided that the limit Of repairs to be mad.
"a old wooden vessels should be ~ per cent OF
The ssosf Of new vessels OF the same size and ma.
ferial Republican membe of the Senate held
acancus Al which IL was informally agreed Il
lake up the Shipping, Pension and Bank
rnntcv hills ana those nroyifiinp for the diyis.
Ion Of Dakota TERRITORY and TO give preced.
enoe TO tile appropristion bills In the