Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-10
YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS.
THE SENATE PROVIDES FOR
PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION.

SUCCESSION.
The Shipping Bill in the Householder
al Aid to Public SchoOIs-The Corean
Treaty Ratifed-Brewster's lFsthetf-
cism-New NickeIs Ordered-The Sem
ate Tariff Thinkers Change Their Views.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-In the Senate.
MIR. Brown presented a preamble and
resolutions OF the Legislature of Georgia,
requesting the Senators and Representa-
tiyes from that State to use their influence
to secure the passage of an educational
bill liberal in its monetary provisions and
well guarded against Federal interfer-
ence.
Mr.. Beck presented a memorial of the
faculty of Kentucky University for an ap-
preparation from the National Treasury
in support of schools in the States.
A number of petitions were presented
for continuance of the National Board of
Health.
After debate, the Senate referred the
Morrill, resolution relating to the abroga-
tiOn of the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty to
the Committee ON Finance. by vote of 81
yeas to 20 nays.
The Senate insisted upon its amend
ments to the West Point Academy bill and
bills, and appointed committees of confer
ence.
At 2 o'clock the Senate took up as
the unfinished business the Presidential
succession bill.
Mr.. Edmunds' motion to recommit the
bill was lost. Yeas 30, nays 80.
Debate on the bill was continued until
4:40 O'Clock, when vote was taken and
the bill passed. Yeas 40, nays Is.
The bill provides that in case of death,
resignation or inability of the President
and Vice President, the Cabinet officers in
succession, beginning with the Secretary
of State and ending with the Postmaster
General, shall succeed to the Presidency.
In case Congress shall not be in session,
or is not ito meet within thirty days, the
acting President shall call Congress to-
gether by proclamation, giving twenty
days notice.
The bill was amended so as to retain the
existing law in regard to the election
of a new President.
Mr.: Blair called up the special order,
the bill to aid in the establi shment and
temporary support of common schools.
Mr.. Logan said the proposal to dis
tribute funds upon the basis of illiteracy
was a proposal to make certain States pay
for the education of the people of others.
After an executive session the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the House, on motion of Mr.. Rice, of
Massachusetts, joint resolution provid-
ing for mixed commission on the Vene-
zuelan claims was made the special order
for Wednesday, January 10.
The House then resumed consideration
of the shipping bill.
The debate on the shipping bill was
general, and took a wide range. The
speakers were Messrs. Bisbee, Springer.
Herbert, Hammond, Page, McLane, Reed
of Maine, Speer, Ladd, Rosecrans, Hol-
man, Robson, and Cannon.
The bill was then read by sections for
amendments. The section prohibiting
the payment of advance wages to seamen
was amended so as not to apply to sea-
men in the whaling business. The bill
then went over without further action.
TOBACCO TAXATION.
The National Tobacco Association of
the United States met here yesterday, or
ganiZed and discussed the recOmmenda-
tiOns which they proposed making to Con-
gress. To-day they embodied their views
in a set of resolutions, declaring that it is
the sense of the association that the tax
shall be reduced to eight (S) cents per
pound on plug, fine cut, chewing and
smoking tobacco and snuff; that the tax
on cigars shall be reduced to So per thou
sand, and on cigarettes to IS cents per thou
sand; that Congress should pass a resolu-
tiOn making rebate, under any and all cir
cumstances, equal to the reduction of the
tax on tobacco, snuff, cigars and cigar
cites, provided that no claim for less than
$40 be allowed; that it is the earnest de-
sire of the National Tobacco Association
that the reduction of the tax on tobac-
co, snuff, cigars and cigarettes go
into effect on May 1, 1888; that
this convention enters its solemn
protest against the proposed provision,
authorizing the sale of leaf tobacco by
growers free of tax to consumers, as a
violation of all sound and recognized
principles by granting to one class of
citizens privileges denied to other classes,
and as public declaration blythe govern
ment to the consumers of tobacco that
they should use unmanufactured and un-
taxed tobacco, to the utter ruin of manu-
facturers and dealers in tobacco, and to
the loss of revenues to the government, |
and that it would be equivalent to an act |
for the cOnfscation of the property of the |
association.
THE sENATE'S TARIFF BILL.
The Senate Finance Committee has dis.
covered what appears to them good and |
sufficient reasons for changing their |
views in regard to several of the rates
proposed by their recent bill, and to-day !
instructed their chairman to offer amend
ments, as the subject matters affected by
them are reached in the discussion of the |
bill, which comes up tomorrow. Among |
other revisiOns it was decided to change |
the limit in the sugar schedule from 16
Dutch standard to 13, retaining the same
rate, 114c. per pound, on all sugars from
those testing 70 degrees saccharine
strength by the polariscope up to No. 13 |
Dutch standard, and reserving for future
action by the committee the fixing of the
nfpcr oil oh NJ l.
standard.
ESTHETIC BREWSTER.
Among the items of expenditure by the |
Department of Justice, as recited in Mr.. |
Brewster's annual report to Congress, |
just out of the Government Printing Office, |
are a number which indicate the refined |
taste of the Attorney General. There are |
charges for decorated cuspidOres, half gal !
Ion demijohns, cork screws, a bust of the |
young Augustus, billiard cloth, calico,
cambria, subscriptions to New York |
papers. and a host of other items of a |
luxurious and unnecessary nature.
NEW ''NICKELs."
The Secretary of the Treasury has au-
thorized the coinage of the new five cent |
nickel piece, which will comply with the |
existing law more nearly than the five !
cent nickel now in use. 1t is trifle larger |
and thinner than the existing coin.
THE TARIFF ON TIN.
The House Ways and Means Committee |
this morning revised the tariff rate on tin,
reducing it from the Tariff Commissions |
recommendation of 81 10 per box to the |
present rate, 81 05 per box.
THE COREAN TREATY.
The Senate in executive session to-day |
ratified the COrean treaty. The text of |
the treaty will not be made public until |
promulgated by the President.