The Portland daily press., 1883-01-23
XLVII CONGRESS--2d Session
SENATE.


Mr.. Logan from the judiciary committee re
ported favorably the Senate bill for the regula
ton of the Telegraph and, Gable Companies.
Mr.. Morrill, called up the resolution offered
by him last week providing Tor evening ses
sions, beginning this evening. His object b,
said was to ascertain whether any earnest effor
was to be made to pass the tariff bill this ses
sion.
In reply to statements heretofore made tha
the bill as reported would increase the dutie,
instead OF reducing them he read tabular
statement of the reductions upon different arti
cles showing very large aggregate.
Mr.. Bayard belived much OF the reduction
shown by the table would prove illusory HI
did not believe however, that anything would
be gained by evening sessions.
Mr.. Hoar said the Senators were generally
agreed that there ought to be reduction OF
the tariff, and il this bill which would relieve
the people of burdens amounting from $35 600
00O TO 10000 600 should fail to pass this session
that would be the best evidence of the unfit
ness OF both Houses as now constituted fol
their great function of legislation.
MI Lapham suggested that reductions made
by the bill would be about $70,000,0 900, inclnd
ing internal revenue reductions
Resolution providing for evening sessions tc
consider the tariff bill was discussed until one
O'Clock, when the tariff bill which was taken
up. the pending question was on molten of Mr.
Vau Wyck TO put all articles in wood and
woodtn ware schedule on the free list which
be modified SO TO leave the duty of 30 ,sper
cent on house cabinet furniture, rough, and 80
per cent the same finished.
MIR. Coneer resumed his remnrks on the
amendment and said that there was pine
enough in The United States to supply tho de-
mand for fifty years at least.
Mr.. Ingalls, said he would like to see this
schedule separated SO as to admit free of duty
timber squared or sided, sawed boards, plank
deals, white wood, sycamore, bass wood and
other sawed lumber and laths
Alter considerable discussion Mr.. Van Wyck
accepted the amendment proposed by Mr.. H.
gall as substitute for his own motion to strike
out most OF the articles in the schedule.
Mr.. Ingalls, amendment was agreed to- Yeas
20, nays %. 1t strikes from the bill and
puts upon the free list timber squared or sided,
not specially enumerated sawed boards, plank,
deals and other lumber of hemloek. white
wood, sy camore, bass wool aud all other arti-
cles of sawed lun.ber, also laths, shingles and
pine and spruce clapboards.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Several bills were introduced and referred
including the following:
By Mr.. Rosecrans of California to give copy
rights under certain conditions to writers of
journalistic art. 1t provides that hereafter any
writer, correspondent or other contributor to
daily or periodical press who shall publish any
article unprotected by copyright and who
shall subsequently take out copy right on the
shall thereafter possess an exclusive right on
said article, provided that he shall cause to be
published Blk times in the journal in which
said article originally appeared or in some
other journal issued in the same city or county
a notice that be has acquired copyright pEeisc-
ton.
MIR. Caswell of Wisconsin introduced Joint
resolution appropriating 100000 to continue
the work in the census bureau half to be i'm
mediately available and the balance after July
1st. Passed.
Mr.. joyce of Vermont chairman of the eom
mittee en- pensions. bounty and back pay, re-
ported the bill placing the heirs of colored
soldiers on the same footing in regard to
bounty and pensions as the heirs of white
soldiers Calendared.
The Senate amendments were concurred in
to the House bill to increase the police force
of the District of Columbia.
The Senate amendments were concurred in
with slight amendment to the house bill more
etfeetualy to suppress gaming in the District
of Columbia
The bill passed to confer on the senior as
sociates justice of the supreme court OF the
District of Columbia in the absence of the
chief justice, the powers and duties now con-
ferred on the chief justice relative 10 extradic-
tion of fugitives rom justice.
The bill passed to repeal the license tax on
commercial travellers in the District OF Colum-
bia.
The House at 2.15 went into committee of
the whole on the naval appropriation bill.
After some remarks by Mr. Blount the bill
WAS read by sections for amendments.
Mr.. Knott of Kentucky offered an amend
ment changing the title of the grade of mid
shpman to that of ensign, and providing that
mldshipmen now on the list shall constitute
junior grade of ensign. Adopted. "A.
Also an amendment changing the title of
the grade of master to that of lieutenant, and
providing that masters now on the list shall
constitute a junior grade OF lieutenants
Adopted.
Mr.. Thomas of Illinois offered an amend
ment providing that the eight chiefs of
bureaus shall receive no additional rank or
pay above their regular rank or relative rank
in the line staff of the navy.
Amendment was agreed to-
Pending further consideration OF the first
paragraph of the bill tie com .nittee rose.
On motion of Mr.. Robeson it was agreed
when the House next goes into committee on
the naval bill that all debate on the paragraph
and pending amendments be limited to fifteen
minutes.
AdiOurned