The National tribune., 1883-02-22
HOUSE.

In the House on Wednesday, the 18th inst,
the tariff bill was again taken up, the pending
paragraph being the "basket" clause, imposing
duty of 45 per cent. al UalOrem on manufac-
lures, articles, or wares not specially enumer-
ated, wholly or in part, composed of any metal
A number of amendments were lost, and the
consideration of schedule ID, wood and wooden
ware, was entered.
Having concluded the consideration of the
wood schedule without making any change
therein, the committee rose.
The House then, at $780, tool, a Recess until
7:30 p. m.
AT the evening session the legislative appro-
priation bill was taken up, and after complet-
ing 54 pages of the bill the House adjourned.
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
In the House on Thursday, the 18th inst,
Mr.. Williams (Ky.) submitted the conference
report on the japanese indemnity fund bill.
The effect of the bill, as agreed to in confer
ence, is to return to Japan the original sum re-
ceived from that government, 1876, ,000,) with
out interest, to pay the officers and crews of the
Wyoming and the Ta-Kiang $4,000, and to
cancel all the bonds comprising the japanese
indemnity fund.
After debate the conference report was agreed
to-yeas 132, nays 81.
The tariff bill was then taken up, and the
sugar schedule was considered, but without
any action.
eighty of the ninety-two pages of the legisls-
tive appropriation bill the committee rose and
the House adjurned.
FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS
In the House on Friday, the 10th inst, the
legislative appropriation bill was taken up
Mr. Cannon, Qll.,) under instruction of the
appropriation committee, offered an amend
ment requiring all clerks and other employees
in executive Departments to work from nine
{of = no4o Il, q -
and from nine a. m. to five p ~ from 1st A prii
to 1st October. After debate the amendment
was adopted. The bill was then reported to
the House. The final amendment voted upon
was that reducing the number of internal rev.
enue collection districts to 81, and itwas agreed
to-yeas 136, nays 80. The amendment increas-
ing the hours of clerical labor in the Depart
ments was agreed to-yeas 124, nays 50. The
bill was then passed-yeas no. nays 50.
Mr.. Kelley (Pa.) moved to go into Committee
of the Whole on the tariff bill, and at 4:35 the
motion was agreed to-yeas 100, nays 51-the
negative vote being cast by those desirous of
taking up the bonded spirits bill.
Mr.. Bayne (Pa.) moved TO reduce the duty
ON all sugars above No 13 Dutch standard and
not above No. Is Dutch standard from TO q
cents per pound, which led to long debate.
Pending action on the amendment the COM
mittee rose.
Mr.. Skinner CMiss.) introduced bill appro-
priating 100000 for the relief of the sufferers
from the floods in the Mississippi and Ohio Riv-
ers, and Mr. Wheeler introduced bill appro-
priating $780, 600 for the same purpose. Both
measures were referred to the Committee on
Appropriations.
The House, at the evening session. proceeded
to the consideration of the bill for the allow
ance Of certain claims (known as 4th of July
claims) reported by the accounting officers of
the Treasury Departm ent. The bill appropri-
ates S29S, 900. After discussion the bill was
passed, and the House then adjourned.
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS
In the House, on Saturday, the 18th inst, the
tariff bill being still under consideration in
Committee of the Whole, Mr. Dunnell, (Minn.,)
member of the Ways and Means Committee,
expressed his surprise at the unabated interest
which was manifested in the pending bill in
the light of the fact that there was no earthly
hope of its passage. The next few days will
verify the truthfulness of my statements. Al
ready steps have been taken to pass through
the House next Monday the internal-revenue
BILL taking off from capital what labor de-
manded should be taken off. Therefore"
Mr.. Dunnell concluded, "we are here debating
BILL dshonoring ourselves on this side as the
dominant party, and dishonOring Congress in
its treatment of the people" [Applause on the
Democratic side.
When Mr. Dunnell concluded, Mr.. Haskell
Kan moved that the Committee of the Whole
rise and report the bill TO the House. Imme-
diately the House became scene OF lndescTlb-
able confusion. Mr.. HaskelPs motion was
agreed to, and he at once moved that the House
again go into Committee of the Whole, and,
pending that, moved that all debate on the
pending section of the bill be closed IN one
hour.
Over this proposition the war OF words ragged
furiously Mr.. Carlisle (Ky.) made the point
that such motion was not in order.
Debate was continued for a long time, the
Democrats demanding decision on the point
of order, and Republicans endeavoring to find
some way of expediting the bill without yield
ing Discussion was interrupted at o'clock
by the Speaker, who announced that the hour
for the special order (the eulOgies Of the late
Mr.. Shackleford. of North Carolina had ar
rived.
Mr. Blackburn and other Democrats. with an
air of defiance, urged an immediate decision of
the point of order, but the Speaker did not
yield to the demand, and the prayer of We'll
lington at Waterloo for "night or Blucher"
was tauntingly quoted by MIR. Tucker (Va).
The eulogies ON Mr.. Shaekleford were then
proceeded with.
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
In the House, or Monday, the 10Th inst, Mr..
Hiscock, chairman of the Committee on APP
preparations, reported the sundPy civil appro-
priation bill, and it was referred to the Com
ullGLe VI tuo w
A number of motions to suspend were lost for
want of the requisite two-thirds vote, among
them being one offered by Mr.. Lindsey, (Me.,)
from the Committee on Pensions, Bounty, and
Back Pay, to suspend the rules and pass bill
repeating the law limiting the fee of an attor
ney in pension and bounty land cases to $40,
fixing the maximum fee at S25 providing that
the contract between the attorney and the ap-
plieant shall be fled with the Commissioner of
Pensions, and prohibiting the acceptance of the
fee until the case has been prosecuted to sue
cessful issue.
Mr.. Kelley, (Pa) from the Committee on
Ways and Means, moved to suspend the rules
and pass bill to reduce internal-reyenue tax
alton.
Mr.. Tucker (ya.) inquired whether Mr.. Kel-
| ley would admit of an amendment TO abolish
entirely the tax on tobacco.
i Mr.. Kelley replied that the gentleman knew
| that the Speaker must decide that the amend
ment could not be admitted. In support of his
motion, Alr. Kelley said every line of the bill
! presented had received the approval of the
Senate and the committee which he repre-
sented, therefore he believed that while doubt
| and uncertainty might prevail as to tariff leg
| islation, there was an opportunity offered to
mitigate our excessive revenue to the extent OF