Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-01
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
Senate Proceedings.


Petitions OF citizens of Virginia, South Caro-
lima, Alabama, North Carolina. Georgia, West
Virginia and New Mexico, for national aid to CON-
mon schools, were referred
STREET RAILROADS IN THE DISTRICT.
Mr.. Vance, from the committee on the District
OF Columbia, reported bill for the better Sc
curity OF persons and greater facility OF trans
pOrtation on street railroads in the District OF
Columbia.
Mr.. German, at the request Of Mr.. Mcpherson
(whO was absent introduced Joint resolution 10
amend the Constitution OF the United States.
MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE co.
Also, by request, an act to amend the act in
cooperating the Mutual Fire Insurance company
OF the District OF Columbia.
SILVER BULLION.
Mr.. Morrill, offered q resolution suspending so
much OF the act OF February 2Sth, 1878, as
authorizes and directs the Secretary OF the Treas
ury to purchase silver bullon, ,at the market price;
not less than q OOO, 900 worth nor more than 81 0O
UO worth per month, and cause the same to be
coined into silver dollars fast purchased. Re-
Ierred TO the committee on finance.
CONVICT LABOR.
Mr.. Hoar offered a resolution, which was agreed
to, directing the committee on education and
labor to inquire into the expediency of providing
by law against the employment Of convict labor
Dy the United States on public works, or by con-
tractors under the United States.
ME- Malone presented the credentials OF Mr..
were read and fled
SUGAR IN THE TARIFF BILL.
At the close OF the morning business the tariff
bill was taken up, the question being on Mr..
Frye's amendment proposing an ad valorem duty
of 40 per cent upon all sugars, which was debated,
at length. by Messrs. Beck, Morgan, Jonas, Maxey
and others.
House Of Representatives.
Mr. Houk, chairman of the committee on war
claims, reported back, in the House to-day, the
bill for the allowance Of certain claims reported
by the accounting officers OF the Treasury Re-
ferred to the committee OF the whole.
MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.
Mr.. Townshend, of Illinois, (by request,) intro
duced bill to amend the charter of the Mutual
Fire 1nsu rance Company OF the District of Colum-
bta- Referred.
THE HOUSE TO SIT TILL SIX Pm
Mr.. Kelley asked that an agreement should be
entered into whereby the House should sit until
O'Clock every day that the tariff bill is under con-
SideratiOn.
Mr.. Morrison regarded the request as a proper
one, and a tacit agreement was entered into as
suggested by Mr.. Kelley.
THE TARIFF BILL
The House then, at II rs, went into committee of
the whole, (Mr. Burrows, Of Michigan, in the
chair), on the tariff bill.
Mr.. Ellis, Of Louisiana, moved to strike out the
item imposing duty Of ten per cent on carbolic
Mr.. Kelley intimated that he was willing to
agree to the amendment, but asked that for the
present 1t be withdrawn and the item required to
at some future time. 1t was SO ordered.
Mr.. Tucker, OF Virginia, moved to reduce the
duty on brown acetate OF lead from 20 centsper
pound.
Mr.. Kasson, of Iowa, suggested that the four or
nve items relative to articles OF which lead was
the basis, should be passed until the duty on
lead should have been determined.
long debate ensued, in which Mr.. Robson, Of
NeWJersey, asserted that 1t was the policy OF the
democratic party to strike down the struggling in.
duStrieS OF the country.
Mr. Townshend, or Illinois, denied this assertion,
declaring that 1t was fagrant Misrepresentation
OF the democratic position.
Mr.. Tucker, OF Virginia, also denied Mr.. Robe
sons assertion.
- The amendment was lost-yeas so, nays 96-Mr. |
the democrats, and Mr.. Cassidy (Nevada), Mr. |
Jones (Texas) and Mr.. Frost (MissourD with the |
republicans.
On motion OF Mr.. Kelley, the clause imposing |
duty or 10 cents per pound white acetate OF lead
NJ for medicinal use was struck from the bill |