New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-01
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON,

TARIFF BILI-sENAToRs AND THE SUGAR d.
TiEs-Two DEPARTMENTS AT opDs-A RIVER
AND IiARBoR BILL PROPOSED.
The House continued yesterday to consider
the chemical schedule of the Ways and Means
tariff bill and disposed of seventeen items. 1t
is said that friends of the bill are becoming dis.
couraged at the slow progress made and that
there is even quiet talk of abandoning the bill.
The Senate yesterday took action with respect
to the duties on sugar, mOasses etc. A report
to the Secretary of the Treasury 10y the Chief
OF the Revenue Marine Division respecting the
naval establishment, will attract attention in
view OF the recent proposition to transfer GER
tain Treasury bureaus to the control Of tho
Navy Department. The House Committee on
Commerce are preparing a river and harbor
bill.
THE WAYS AND MEANS TARIFF BILL.
ITS FRIENDS MEET REvERsEs IN THE HOUsE-TALK
OF ABANDONING T-REPUBLICANs VOTING
WITH THE DEMOCRATS
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBUxE.l
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.-The House in Committee
of the Whole to-day spent more th1n three hours
on the Tariff bill and disposed of seventeen items
on Schedule A. Unless more rapid progress
shall be made in the next three days
Saturday night will find the first
schedule still unfinished, and work upon
it cannot be resumed again until Tuesday, part of
which day, as well as of Saturday, has been set
apart for eulogies upon deceased Repre-
sentatives.
While the schedule of chemicals contains q
greater number Of different paragraphs than any
of the others. several of them equal
1t or exceed it in the number of separate
items, many of which will provoke long and bitter
discussion. The free-trade Democrats showed less
vim to-day than yesterday and the proportion of
foolish and ignorant attempts to amend the bill
was smaller. Mr.. Carlisle took a more prominent
part to-day than yesterday, and proposed several
amendments, apparently in good faith. The first
one was adopted because, as IS usually the case
early in the day, more Democrats
than Republicans were present. There
is grumbng among Republicans
because Chairman Kelley does not show a greater
willingness to yield some small matters, when by
doing so he could greatly facilitate the progress Of
the bill. There is also disposition TO critcise his
parliamentary management Of the measure, which
many Representatives think ought to have been
confded to a Younger and quicker man. who
would have been constantly on the alert to seize
points of advantage. While many Republicans
still express great hope, and in conf
dence that the bill will pass the House, it was evi-
ueNb IUlb dltcTUODu IHEL tie VI
the Ways and Means Committee were less hopeful
than at any previous time
There is already quiet talk of abandoning the
Ways and Means bill as soon as the Internal Reve-
nue. and Tariff bills now before the Senate shall
have been passed and sent to the House; and Of
making effort to pass the latter
bill under suspension of the rules. This
matter has already been talked over informally by
leading Republicans and Democrats and il Is
derstood that Mr.. Randall. among others, thinks
such an attempt would succeed. The FIRST day when
such an effort could be made would be February 10.
In the last six days of session motions TO suspend
the rules are always in order Some of those who
favor this plan do because they expect the Sem
ate bill will effect larger reduction of rates than
the House bill; while Others, who greatly desire a
reduction of internal taxation think this
scheme offers about the only hope If se-
curing it. The routine proceedings in
Committee of the Whole to-day were en-
lvened by very brisk discussion of an
amendment offered by Mr.. Tucker. transferring to
the free list quinia and cincbondia, upon which the
committee had recommended duty of 10 per cent.
Mr. Mckenzie. of Kentucky, who brought IN tho
" Free Quinlne' bill of 1879 delivered a semi
humorous and wholly sarcastic speech for the
amendment and against the Tariff bill,
the "inquityv and "infamy" of which
inspired him TO use great many strong objections
and make some hits which were highly reshed on
both sides of the House. In the more serious dis
cussion the friends and opponents of " free quinne"
each appeared to make out an equally strong case
by means of facts figures and assertions, but
when the House divided, twenty-five Republicans
stood up with the Democrats. aud the
amendment was adopted-1Os to 81. Mr. Carlisle's
amend .nent carried earlier IN the day by u vote or
80 to % because macy Republicans were lag
gard IN attendance. reducrs the rate on aumina,
alum etc.. from go 10 40 cents per 100 pounds.
Messrs. Anderson and kass0n voted for IT.
20 the paragraph relating 10 mineral
waters. As 1t now stands, imitation and artificial
mineral waters III bottle OF Jugs are 10 pay duty
of cents for each quart or traction thereof, and
no duty Is TO be imposed upon the bottles or jugs
motion by Mr. Kasson to place upon the free
list 'baryta barytes." upon which
the committee recommend duty of 2-5 of cent
per pound, called out aivigerous protest from Mr..
tucker, who. free trader as h9 ls wants Virginia
Industries protected. Mr. fuckers zeal as pro.
tecIionist was rewarded. and the duty on on
Dey Oeyed m the rCe of to-day how
ever Messrs Rosecrans and Berry. the latter es-
peciIlly became very earnest, not TO say excited,
while advocating an amendment 10 put Ooraclc
acid bordte of lime. etc, on the dutiable list IN
Their efforts were seconded by Mr.. Page,
ami the amendment was ADOPTED, imposing 2
duty of 5 cents per pound upon pure boracic acid,
as well as upon refined borax, and duty
OF 3 cents per pound upon commercial
boracic acid crude borax and borate OF
lime. he only other amendment adopted was one
by MIR Kasson reducing from d 10 i2 of cent per
pound the duty on whiting and Paris white dry"
IL is probab BILE thar effort will be made to-mor-
row TO q opt the tfiscOck rule. III Z succeeds. tho
House will sit from II a. m. TO p. m. each day,
and then, ii the Republ cans will attend punctualy
and constantly, much better progress can be made.
SUGAR INTERESTS AND THE TARIFF.
ny TELEGRAPH THE TRBUNE.l