The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-02-01


der with tho peddlng amendments recon-.
nendsd by flie committee Of tue whole.
rhe first amendment, providing That chieis
OF bureaus shall reogYe no additional ply
hy reason OF holding such positions, was
T6e next amendment, belng that for the
payment Of Weeks 10000 for tho uso by
The United States Of his invention In torpo'
does, was agreed to, and the bill passed.
Kelly. of Pennsylvania, moved to 20 into
committee of tho whole on the tarlil Dill. =,
Butterworth Of Ohio raised question OF
consideration, stating his purpose, was 10
call up the bonded spirits bill, which was
on the speakers table.
Kelly's motion was agreed to, and the
house. at 1880, went into committee oil the
whole on the revenue bills.
Kelly called up the tariff bill, but Carlisle
made the point of order that the revenue
bills must be taken up in their order on the
calendar. Sustained.
The first bill was to admit, free OF duty,
the monument to George Washington
Kell y objected to its consideration, and
the objection was sustained by the house.
Similar action was taken upon all bllls, IN
Guiding that to abolish internal revenue
tax on tobacco, snuff, cigars and cigarettes;
The COMMITTEES then reached the tarlli
bill and was addressed by Kelly, chairman
of the committee on ways and means.
At the conclusion of Kelly's speech,
which was brief, the committee rose, pub
| lie business was postponed, and the house
proceeded to eulogiza the late Senator Hill.
Touching and eloquent addresses were
made by Hammond, of Georgia; House, OF
| Tennessee; Hooker, of Massachusetts,, ana
Cox, of New York, after which the house
adjourned out of respect to the memory OF
! Senator Hill.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Mr. Hale report ed
Joint res olutlon making appropriation 10
continue the work OF the census.
Mr.. Slater, from the pensions committee,
reported adversely house bill increasing
pensions to one-armed and one-legged
soldiers.
Mr.. Blair presented the views OF the mi
nority, including the chairman, recon-
mending the passage of a subs ilute coy
ering more ground than the original bill.
which he said was designed to deal Justly
with ..all classes CT pc lsioners. -
Mr., Platt who mas been unable TO con-
cur with either the majority or minority,
| int reduced bill raising the pensions OF
those now receiving $18 to S24 and those re :
| ceiving S24 to $50. -
Messrs Sherman, Cameron and Mitchell
presented petitions against reductions on
foreign manufactured products below rates
fixed by the tariff commission.
Mr.. Malone, from the agricultural COM
mittee, reported in favor OF holding a
worlds centennial cotton exposition IN
| 1884. Also, in favor of referring the agrl-
cultural appropriation bill TO the COMPUTES
on agriculture.
Mr.. Bayard presented Mr.. Salisbury s
credentials of reelection. Filed.
AT the close of the morning business the
senate resumed consideration OF the tarlli;
Mr. Morrill,, IN view of the brief time OF
II. ,nI-A
limit debate to five minutes each: ;.
Mr. Beck expected to occupy little time,
but objected To the five-minute rule.
Mr.. Morrill, appealed to the republicans
to limit remarks to five minutes.
Mr.. Morrill, excepted the sugar schedule
foom the iiye-minute rule.
Mir. Beck thought the iron schedule more
important than the sugar.
Mr.. Morrill, endeavored to get Mr.. Beck
consent to ten minutes debate each, but lie
replied he would not consent to ten hours,
although he would not occupy more time
than absolutely necessary.
The senate then began work on the iron
paragraph.
1t embraces bar iron, rolled or hammer
ed, flat and square iron of certain sizes.
! On motion OF Mr.. Brown the duty on bar
iron was reduced from $40 cents per pound
| to SIS q ton.
This amendment covers only flats not less
than one inch wide nor less than three
ieghths thick.
On motion of Mr.. Brown the duty on bar
iron, round and not less than three-iourths
ofau irch in diameter, and on square iron
not less than three fourths OF an inch
square, was reduced from l cent per pound
to $50 per ton, and duty on fiat less than
an inch WIDE or less than three-eighths
thick on round less than three-tourlhs and
not less than seven.siXteenth OF an lncn III
| a
fourths of an inch square from IL cents pei
pound to $50 ton.
HOUSE.
Petitions presented by Bingham, Harmel
and ONeill. of Pennsyll ania, representing
commercial exchanges and other associa'
tions, protesting against the transfer OF the
revenue marine, lite-saYing service, marine
hospital and signal services, and against
the abolition Of the office of shipping conf
missioner.
A bill was reported from the military af
fairs by Davis, OF Illinois, granting right
of-way for railroad purposes through the
Fort Smith military reservation.
Springer reported q Joint resolution pro
vidiug ior printing, at the public printing
Office, the report OF the tariff commission,
at the instance of any person, on payment
Of cost. Adopted.
Shortly before ~ the house won't into O
committee of the whole on the tariff bill.
Kelly, of Pennsylvania, took the floor in
yindication Of the bill and in support OF his
assertion that IL is the best bill ever sub
mitted to the American congress.
Kelley said he would not go into details,
but would hold himself ready TO answer
4 humber of members then proceeded to
take advantage of the oiier, and spirited
debate pnsued.
Az the conclusion Of the discussion, Kel-
/ lfs.nft
J O'Clock, but accepted the amendment oil
Randall, extending the time till tomorrow
at 5 o'clock. Agreed to. 50 general debate
will close tomorrow at O'Clock.
The house then again went into commit
tee Of the whole.
! be the average reduction rom the existing
Kelley replied that according 10 the fg-
uring OF experts 10 would be II per cent,
put his own opinion was o. 6 IL would be
J larger. This was exclusi' It the reduc.
ton which would attenl % abolition OF
commissions and charges.
Snrincer inquired, further, whether the
committee on wavs and means had dimin-
ished the rate proposed by the tariff CON-
mission.
MCKINLEY, Of Ohio, replied that there had
been d decrease from the recommendation
Of tie Commission. ....o,.,
MOrfafout Oi lllluVlh- oNtAie 49, ~ .s11
under sugar, and 10000 less under tin
plates.
Carlisle, Of Kentucky, inquired what the
effect upon the revenue would come from
the proposition 70 abolish the charges.
Kelly replied that his estimates were Il
would average a red uctiCn OF 10 per cent.
Carlisle asserted Il would only average
per cent, and Morrison argued that at the
highest average il would only amount to.Zl.
Tucker. Of Virginia, member Of The
y-s,-s and means committed took the floor.
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