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

Ill1i 0t Dt lflhutbtVN w ''NN"s
siderations in dealing with the tariii; II
generally entertained II would be abso
lutely fatal to all attempts TO reform the
tariff.
An additional clause, providing for 9
duty of 35 per cent. ad valorem on al
sporting, breech. loading shot-guns, and IL
per cent ad valorem on all forged shotgun
barrels, rough bored, was agreed to-Zz 10
18.
Mr.. Beck moved for a duty on metallic
pens and pen vypes OF 40 per cent. al Vaio'
rom. greed to-ayes, %; nays, 20.
The duty on manufactured articles OF
wares. not specially enumerated, was re-
duced from 45 to 80 per cent. ad yalorem.
Mr. George offered an amendment pro.
viding for duty of IL per cent. ad
valorem on machinery for the manufacture
clothes or thread composed in, whole or
part of cotton, hemp, jute or ramie and on
all tools mechanics used solely IN manual
labor. Mr.. George said he desired to make
some some remarks on this
amendment, and as it was now the hour
agreed on for adjournment, he moved to
adjourn. Rejected. The vote showing a
quorum not present. he moved that absent
senators be sent for, This and another mo-
tion to adjourn were both registered,
Mr.. Morrill,, at $3.50, moved to adjourn,
and the senate adjourned.
hOUbE.
Under the call of states, number OF
bills were introduced and referred. Also,
a number of privileged reports were sub
mitted. Among the latter was one by
Belmont, of New York, from the foreign
affairs committee, being his own minority
opinion regarding the joint resolution re-
Gently reported to the house by the COM
mlttee, providing conditionally for the ter.
mination of the treaty between the United
II ,sovf naTlf l.
mont takes the ground that there are grave
objections to interference by congress with
the treaty, making powerful review of the
proceeding before the house. COM
mittee, showing the evils complained
of in connection with the treaty
are not due to detects, but 10 the fact that
consular and customs officers administering
the law had been Incompetent or corrupt.
He says the evidence goes to show, under
this treaty, that there had been perpetrated
one OF the most colossal frauds against the
revenue of the United States government.
In conclusion, Belmont submits resolu-
tion authorizing the president to institute
immediate inquiry respecting the alleged
frauds, and report the result to congress
and suggests that notice to the king Of the
Hawaiian Islands respecting the wish OF
the United States to terminate the treaty
be withheld until the president responds to
the resolutions of inquiry.
AT II m. the house went into commit
tee Of the whole ana renewed consideration
of the tariff bill.
The section giving the president power to
declare imperative the section prohibiting
the importation of neat cattle was amended
so as to provide that the president may de-
| clare the prohibition provision imperative
during his pleasure. The section which
prov des that no watches, or parts of q
atnli ,,,nvan1nntc which simlllQtn the
name or trademark CT any domestic man.
ufactory, shall be admitted to the entry Of
domestic manufacture, was extended to all
| other articles.
Haskell of Kansas, moved to strike out
the words land in all cases of doubt as te
classification for the duty of imported artl'
cles, sach article should be classified at the
highest rate of duty" Agreed to. .,
| On motion OF Morrison, OF Illinois, the
clause repe ,ling sections 29O7 and 290S o
the Revised Statutes, was inserted in this
part of the bill instead of as the concluding
sections, as propo ed by the committee
| [rhese are sections for duties on commits
sions and charges
| White, OF Kentucky, offered an amend
ment that on the re-importaticn of articles
once the growth, product or manufacture
of the United States upon which no In
ternal tax has been assessed or paid, ther'
ne levied, collected and paid duty double
instead of equal, as provided by th'
bill, to the tax imposed by interna
| revenue. isSgIupon such articles. He sale
the provision of the bill was an attemp
which went. far to convince him of thu
truth of the statement made on the foo
last year. that there seemed to b
an understanding between SOM
whisky men, which was doing no benefit t,
this country and good deal less to the re
| publican party. The bonded extension
will had been slipped through in nletho'
nich was infamous.
ex After discussion about the whisky bondet
lotension bill, Whites amendment wa
pst-115 to 1876, and consideration OF thi
paragraph was passed from. Adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.--Mr. Kellogg in
troduced bill authorizing the secretary Of
the navy to transfer to the secretary OF the
interior, for entry and sale, all reserved
lands not needed for naval purposes.
Mr.. Hale called up the Joint resolu
tion appropriating 100000 for the
work of the census bureau until the end Of
the present fiscal year, which, alter debate
passed, and the senate resumed the tariff
bill.
Mr.. Plumb presented the memorial oi
the legislature of Kansas praying for the
establishment OF soldiers home in thai
state.
tee, reported the bill recently agreed upon
by the committee, authorizing the South
eTn Pacific and other roads to unite to form
a continuous line of road from the tidal
waters Of the Pacific to the Atlantic.
Mr., Conger presented the petition OF citi'
zens of Michigan for reduction of the
| duty on sugar. ,,
The pending question wa. on MT
! Georges amendment, providing Tor the al
mission Of machinery for the manniacturs
| Of cloth and thread from cotton, wool
hemp. lutte or ramie, and all tools used
solely In manual labor alta duty OF 10 pc
cent. ad valOrem.
Mr Jonas moved TO add 10 this machinery
| for The extraction and manufacture ofsugal
| from cane and sorghum.
Mr.. George offered a further addition, ad
hitting agricultural implements, toOls anc
machinery at 10 per cent. for ten years ate
the passage OF this act.
Mr.. Vance offered an amendment provid
| ing for the free admission Of machinery foi
the manufacture OF cotton and wooler
Mr.. Davis. OF West Virginia. in a speecl
took the ground that the country had Away
prospered the best under q fair tarlh, aut
| that The true historical democratic .sostrin,
| was not a tariff for revenue only, but tarii
] f,rFevenue with incidental protection, anS
be- expressed the opinion II the Non
"oniy" had been leit cut OF the last na
tional democrEiIc platform Hancock wOul
have been elected president.
Debate on the amendment providing 70
the admission Of machinery was carried o.
I until afer O'Clock.
Mr.. Beck read letter IRON a man in Me-
riden. Connecticut, charging that manu-
/ facturers treat operatives with .'cold di.
Il dam" that they do not keep faith wit
them, and that the picture drawn recent
by M. HaWley in the senate, and b
0fhers. Of the comfortable and prosperOu
operative class vas a mockery. hr. Bee
volunteered 20 show the name OF N
writer. -
Mr. Haviey fenerEeticallyt-'I VII nc
iook ef il miles I an 81 liberty % putlis
= - .forIId fhs senator have read aD1uy