The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-16
Torty-scyenth congressional ses
sion.
WASHINGTON. February Is,
SENATE.

SENATE.
The morning business being concluded,
Mr.. Morrill, called MP the tariff bill.
Mr.. Edmunds said he thought the neces-
sites Of public business and justice de-
manded o brief executive session, which
was held.
When the doors were re0pcned, the
Senate resumed the consideration OF the
tariff.
Mr.. Morrill, presented a remonstrance
against any reduction Of tariff upon books
below % per cent, signed by Oliver Wen
dell Holmes, II. Il. Aldrich, and John G..
Whittier, as " writers of books" and set
ting forth their reasons at length. Mr.. Nor
rill gave notice that IL the bill should not
be passed to-day he would ask the Senate
to sit long enough tomorrow to dispose OF
it.
The Senate proceeded to consider certain
nortions Of the bill which had been tenn
porarily passed over.
Mr.. Jonas moved to reconsider the vote
by which section s, providing that in re-
spect TO all articles in the sugar schedule
the act shall take effect OH April /, 1888,
had been agreed TO. This provision, he
said, was an unjust discrimination against
sugar-producers in Louisiana. Lost-2S
to 30.
The next item considered was lron-ore,
and OH this the Senate spent the entire
afternoon without affirmative action. The
mstions to make the duty 81, 10 cents, and
60 cents respectively per ton were rejected,
and the rate was left unchanged mt 80 cents.
All the reserved paragraphs were dis
posed Of, and the bill was open to general
amendment.
The internal-revenue tax on cigarettes
weighing not more than three pounds per
| 900 was reduced from 10 TO 30 cents per
1000. -
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. williams, Of Wisconsin, submitted
the conference report on the japanese In
demnity-fund bill. The effect OF the bill
as agreed to in the conference ia to return
TO Japan the original sum received from
that Government (S7Sj, 000l, without inter-
est; TO pay the officers and crews OF the
wyoming and the Ia Kiang $4,000, and
10 cancel all bonds comprising the japanese
indemnity fund.
After discussion the report was agreed
to-l32 10 y.
The House went into Committee OF the
Whole on the tariff bill and entered upon
the consideration OF Schedule E-sugars.
Mr.. Van Voorhees,. Of New York, moved
to strike out the first paragraph, when
imposcs and regulates duty on low grades
Of sugar. lie stated that he did this will
the purpose OF moving to place sugar on
the free list. This Occasloned renewal OF
the debate on the tariff question In all lt'
phases-tariff for protection, for revenue
and for revenue with incidental pr0tec'
ton. ,,.
Messrs. Gibson, King, and Ellis. OF
Louisiana, were the principal opponents
The motion was finally lost-ayes, 70
noes, $50.
Messrs. King and Ellis each Offered
amendments TO the same paragraph, IN
crcasing the duty on raw sugars.
Mr.. King withdrew his and supported
| that Of Mr.. Ellis, which fixed the rate on
sugars below No. Is ut one and forty-hun
dredths cent per pound. A long discus
sion ensued, which straycd far from th'
real question under consideration. and wa
confined principally to series OF charge
and counter charges OF Inconsistency, IN,
Republicans taunting the Democrats VIII
deserving their reyenue-Only" .doctrln'
when local interests were at stake, and IN
/ Democrats asserting that they were onl'
maintaining the duty at the revenue stand
ard, in turn claiming that the Republican
had deserted their protective system II
order TO single out and destroy singh
industry. Finally the amendment was los
by q vote Of 81 to 81.
The next amendment offered was ais
lost, and against the new one Mr.. Carllsl
raised a point OF order, and pending tn
| Jo.;e;o,, tbo cotnmiftpp rose
At $3.50 O'Clock the House took a reces
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