Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-11
THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT TO
GAMBETTA'S MEMORY.

The House Discussing the Shipping Bill
The Senate Tariff Bin Under Fire
Mr.. Beck Scores the CommissiOn-Tbe
Ways and Means Committees Revision
Rates on Metals, Sugar, Tobacco and
Provisions.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-In the Senate.
Mr.. Frye introduced a joint resolution to
provide for the termination of articles IS
to %, inclusive, and article 30-the fish
cries articles of the treaty between the
United States and Great Britain, con-
cluded at Washington, May s, 1S71-and
moved its reference to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
At the close of the morning hour, on
motion of Mr.. Morrill,, the unfinished
business, the education bill, and the
special order, the bankrudtcy bill, were
postponed and the Senate took up the tar
if bill.
Mr.. Morrill, addressed the Senate in ex-
PLANTATION of the bill. The proposed re-
ductions, he said, amounting to seventy
nine millions, were as great, i'm his judg-
ment, as prudence would permit, and
might be found greater than future eX-
perience would justify. So large re-
ductiOn of duties would tend to a fall in
values, and some industries might be un-
! able to maintain themselves without re-
duction of wages. But if in the discus
sion 1T should appear that the changes
proposed would crush any legitimate
business he will do his best to correct er-
rOrs.
At the conclusion of Mr.. MorrilPs
speech Messrs. Beck and Maxey attacked
the report of the Tariff Commission. Mr..
Beck said that while plausibly protesting
to reduce duties, it really increased them
upon many important articles. The COM
mission had simply let the men who were
to make money out of the business fix up
a schedule for themselves and had handed
that in as their own work, when, in fact,
Fin his Judgment, they had done no in
telligent work at all.
The Senate proceeded to consider the
bill i'll committee of the whole. The
| section authorizing the President, when
ever in his judgment the importation of
| meat cattlesand hides can be made with
out danger of introducing contagious or
infections disease, to declare imperative
the section prohibiting such importation
in certain cases, was struck out, The
Dill then went over,
Adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the House, Mr.. Blanchard, of
Louisiana, introduced a joint resolution
expressive of regret and sympathy at the
death of Leon Gambetta. Referred
Some of the Senate amendments to the
agricultural and Indian appropriation
bills were cOncurred in and others nom
CURED in.
The House resumed consideration of the
shipping bill, which consumed the re-
mainder of the days session.
Adjourned.
THE HOUSE TARIFF REVISION.
The Ways and Means Committee to-day,
i'll revising the tariff bill, completed the
schedule of metals, liquors, tobacco and
provisions, The most important change
in metals was in reducing fence wire
and wire rods from one cent to three
fOurths Of a cent per pound. No
changes were made in the sched-
ules of liquors and provisions, ex-
cept that on all sugars above
No. 13 Dutch standard, the rates recon-
mended by the Tariff Commission We're
restored. In tobacco the ad valorem duty
of % per cent. taken off cigars by the
Tariff Commission was replaced, making
the duty 81 90 per pound, and the % per
cent. ad YalOrem duty on unmanufactured
leaf, to be used exclusively for wrappers,
was placed at 10 cents per pound. This
was designed to act as protective
measure against Sumatra tobacco.
THE TRIBUTE TO GAMBETTA.
The resolution of sympathy for France
on account of Gambetta's death declares
that
1.-THE people of the United States have
heard with profound regret of the death
of the distinguished French patriot, Leon
Gambetta-one in whom they have recOg-
nized a true tribune of the people, thor
Oughly imbued with the genius of repub-
licanism, and possessing the ability,
power, influence and elOquence to impress
it upon his people and country"
1t further declares that
I'm his death the people of France have
lost sagaciOHs leader, and the cause of
republican institutions an able exponent"
1t expresses the deep sympathy of Con-
gress with the friendly nation which has
been bereaVed, and to whose advancement
in popular government he so greatly con-
tributed,