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Informs Him that His Statements are
Not Steered
by the Compass of Truth Subsequently
Retreats.
Conger, the Younger, Catches on to q
Fat Thing.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Forty-seventh Congress-second Session,
SENATE,

Olnef FOrclSn anu DOnlcStlc news.
Forty-seventh Congress-second Session.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2,-Mr. Hoar pre-.
sented the petition of Presi lent Eliot and
other professors of Harvard, asking that no
one but professional astronomer of expe-
rience shall be hereafter eligible for the po-
siton of superintendent of the United
States naval observatory.
The tariff bill was then taken up.
The paragraph embracing potatoes, corn
and Kentucky rice starch was taken up.
Mr.. Hale moved to make the duty on pc.
tatoes or corn cents per pound.
M. Hale said his amendment was equiv.
alent to the existing duty.
After debate it was agreed to-ayes, 49,
nays, "a. The rate on rice and, other
starches was left at q cents per pound-as
in the bill.
The senate then passed to consideration
of the cotton and cotton-bands schedule.
Mr.. Anthony interrupted the debate to
offer a Joint resolution, directing the public
printer to remove so much of the slowed
property necessary to render the building
entirely safe, and appropriating $4,000 for
TINS purpose TO pay for storage properly
elsewhere. The joint resolution passed.
Mr.. Mcpherson introduced bill to i'm.
prove the efficacy OF the naval academy.
The senate resumed the consideration of
the cotton schedule, and Mr.. Beck again
stated his objection to it,
Mr.. Harris moved to make the duty on
cotton thread, yarn, warps or warp-yarn of
every form and value, so per cent. ad valo-
rem.
Mr.. Coke spoke at length in favor of
tariff for revenue.
Mr. Hoar asked Mr.. Coke whether he and
his party wished to reduce the American
workingmen TO the condition Of the English
worklngmen.
Mr.. Coke replied that he was in favor of
well paid labor, and in order that labor
should be well paid he would relieve it OF
the burdens imposed upon it by the tariff
Mr.. Hoar said that New England manu-
tacturers of wooden goods paid an annual
tribute OF 81 600, 900 TO Texas alone, yet the
people of that state desired ne protection.
Mr.. Coke said he would vote for free wool
or manufactured goods to % per cent
At 6:}5 n vote was taken ON Mr.. HarriP
amendment, which resulted-yeas, IS;
nays, "a; no quorum.
Mr.. Chilcott presented credentials of Mr..
Tabor. elected from Colorado. and he WAS
sworn in and took his seat.
Several calls of the senate deyeloped the
fact that a quorum was present, but the at
tempt to vote on the pending amendment
showed that enough votes were withheld
| to break it. The motion to adjourn was
| lost, and the sergeant-at-arms was directed
| TO request the attendance of absent sena.
tors.
Mr.. Morgan then addressed the senate.
He claimed that the men of the north
were discriminating against the people Of
| the south, and said ne would offer sub
s,itute for the present bill, bill which
would briefly embody the Walker tariff
with schedules arranged according to the
prices which the senate imposed upon
them.
| Mr.. Blair said that some of the remarks
of the senator on the labor question were
calculated TO lead TO difficulties which
would probably result in bloodsbed.
| Mr.. Morgan replied that the senator was
trying to gag him to keep him from ex,
pressing the truth on the subject.
Mr.. Blair expressed the opinion thai
those men who had formerly owned theil
labor should not defame the, mer
of the north as oppressors of the laborins
men. The vote on Mr.. Harris amendment
1
Another vote on Mr.. Harris amendment
showed no quorum, although forty.fou,
senators were present, but motion to ad
iourr prevailed. No change was made IL
the liquor schedule.
HousR.
McCook, OF New York, presented tn,
memorial OF the chamber of commerce o
New York, urging congress to pass bill
according to requirements of the people,
petition presented protesting against tn,
transfer Of the revenue marine, life savint
and coast survey to the navy department.
After the appointment ofconferees on tn,
post-oflice appropriation bill, the hous,
went Into committee Of the whole on tn,
tariff the pending amendment being tina
offered by Curtin to increase the duty OF
ltanning bark from 10 to 70 per cent ad va
loren.
| After debate, Curtin's amendment wa,
agreed to--9S to "A. The clause now reads
Extract of hemlock and other bark uset
for dying and tanning, not otherwise pro
vided for in this act, 20 per cent. al valo
rem"
After spirited debate on the question o
n quorum voting on amendments to th,
varnish clause, during which Mills, o
Cexas, charged Aldtich, OF Illinois, Will
uttering talsehood, but subsequently, re
Il
varnish was agreed upon as follows "Shel
! lac yarnish, 20 cents per gallon, and in ad
, dtion thereto, an amount equal to the in
ternal revenue tax on the alcohol containe,
therein. Varnishes other than shellac, A
: per cent. ad valorem, in addition thereto
an amount equal to the internal reyenu
tax on alcohol contained therein
The chemical schedule having been con
cluded, Morrison offered an additions
clause. providing that after July, 1884
r there shall be levied and collected a tax Oh
4 articles, goods, wares and merchandise Il
this schedule OF only 90 per cent. g
} the duties imposed on said article
$ | severally. Such reduction would he'll
manufacturing interests, and ON the theor
, OF protection, could not possibly affect tn
+ question of wages.
The amendment was lost-75 to 81,
4 Schedule b, earthenware and glassware
e WIS thon considered. Many amendment,
4 were offered and rejected, and debate COZ
!. tinued OF great length, During tho discus
sion Hammond remarked that every tim