Huntsville gazette., 1883-02-17

lngton, to be imported by a Cincinnati
society, was passed. The House then went
INTO Committee of the Whole on the Tariff
Dill. 1he DUTY on steel rails was fixed at SID
per ton, and charcoal iron was put down at
81 ton. Important changes were made in
the section relating to bar iron. Some debate
ehsued on the items of boiler and plate iron
and the committee rose. The Legislative APP
preparation bill was taFen up in committee,
ana motion to strike out the appropriation
tor the Washington botanical garden was de-
feated.
FEBRUARY 9.-{h the Senate, remon-
STRANGE against placing timber on the tree
list was presented. The bill to relieve ships
from compulsory pilot fees was reported fa-
vorably. The Foreign Affairs Committee
recommended the adoption of the resolution
to terminate the fisheries treaty. The Tariff
bill was taken up and the duty on wool car
pets was cut down five per cent. The Naval
bill was reported with all general legislation
stricken out 1t appropliates SIS, ,727,434, being
$5lS,SOO more than as it came from the House
Consideration Of the Tariff bill was resumed,
and some changes made in the paragraph
relating to womens and children's dress
goods. Salt was discussed, but finally
laid over informally. In the House. Mr..
Belford, from the Committee on Coinage
weights and Measures, reported resolutions
declaring it inexpedient to discontinue the
coinage OF silver under existing laws, and
recommending provisions for additional vault
rooms at some point in the Mississippi Valley.
The conference report on the Military Acad-
emy bill was agreed to. The bill authorizing
| the construction of railroad through the
ChOctaw and Chckasaw Nations was reported
adversely. The House then went into com
mittee on the Tariff bill, and the sheet iron
section was disposed of. An effort to place
tin plate on the free list failed, but the duty
was reduced to one cent per pound. An even
ing session was held, at which a large num-
Der of pension bills were passed
FEBRUARY 10.-In the Senate, after a
brief executive session, the credentials of Mr.
of from Ean
read and filed Memorials of the Legislature
OF Kansas, one asking that lumber be placed
on the free list and another for legislation to
prevent the spread OF pleuro pneumonia,
were presented. A remonStrance of citizens of
Wisconsin against putting lumber on the free
| list was also received. A bill to amend the
was reported. The Pension Appropriation
bill was called up and passed. The Tariff bill
was then taken up and the amendment reduc-
ing the internal revenue on snuff and tobacco
| to eight cents per pound was agreed to. An
| additional section was adopted regarding
goods IN bond when that bill goes into effect.
| Consideration OF the bill in committee was
| completed and the committee reported the
| bill to the Senate. In the House, q joint
resolution to provide for the admission free
of duty of articles intended for the special ex-
hibiton, to be held at Philadeph q by the
Franklin Institute, was passed Consideration
of the Tariff bill was resumed III commit ee,
and the motion to fix the duty on cotton ties
at thirty five per cent was defeated. A
| lengthy discussion enSued on motion to re-
duce the rate on cut nails, and the motion was
| lost.
FEBRUARY 12.-In the Senate the creden-
| tials of Mr.. kenna, elected Senator from West
Virginia, were read and filed Several peti-
| tions from Southern States asking national aid
| for common schools, and a petition from citi
| Zens of Wisconsin asking the passage of an
| inter state commerce bill, were presented. A
bill was introduced to legalize the incorpora-
| tion of national trades unions. The Senate
resumed consideration of the Tariff bill, and
| after disposing of amendments made By
Committee of the Whole to the internal reve-
nue. sections, tariff amendments were
discussed. Some slight changes were
| made in the iron schedule The action
| of the committee in placing lumber on the
! free list was disagreed to and the rates re-
| stored. motion was made to reduce the adj
| ditional duty on sugars S, but action was post
| poned. In the House numerous bills were
| introduced, one being to prohibit the sending
| of lottery advertisements through the mails.
| The Tariff discussion was resumed in com
mittee. Some reduction was made in the
| duty on chains, and several changes were
made in the wire schedule. At the evening
session the Legislative Appropriation bll was
taken up and an effort made to change the
number of collection districts.