Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-22

ule was next taken up and some
reanfed Of the session % take recess
from $50 to 7:30 p. m. The Tariff bill was
taken up in Committee of the Whole. mo.
ton to adopt the metal schedule as agreed
upon by the Senate was ruled ont of order.
The paragraph on iron ore was adopted as
was introduced for the appeintmentof a COM
mission to inquire into the methods of the
various telegraph companies. 81
FEBRUARY S.-The President laid before
the Senate memorial of the Legislature of
Kansas with reference to pleuro pneumonia.
After a brief executive session the Tariff bill
was again taken up and consideration of the
free list was completed: A message was re-
communication from the Secretary of the In.
terror setting forth the necessity for the re-
relating to public lands. .....I In the House,
a joint resolution to admit free of
DUTY 70 m na 10 nv 9eSrge ancn as
society, was passed. The House then went
into Committee of the Whole on the Tariff
bill. The duty on steel rails was fixed at SIS
| per ton and charcoal iron was put down at
So ton. Important changes We're made in
! the section relating to bar iron. Some debate
| ensued on the items of boiler ana plate iron
and the committee rose. The Legislative APP
preparation bill was taken up in committee,
and a motion to strike out the appropriation
| for the Washington botanical garden was de-
| feated- ..r. t.-'. -7
FEBRUARY 9.-In the Senate, remon-
| STRANGE against placing timber on the free
| list was presented. The bill to relieve ships
from compulsory pilot fees was reported IA
| vorably The Foreign Affairs Committee
| recommended the adoption of the resolution
! to terminate the fisheries treaty. The Tariff
pets was cut down five per cent. The Naval
4! bill was reported with all general legislation
@ @ tanp s came from the Hons
| Consideration of the Tariff bill was resumed,
and some changes made in the PARAGRAPH
| goods Salt was discussed. but finally
! laid over informally. In the House. Mr..
Weights and Measures, reported resolutions
declaring it inexpedient to discontinue the
coinage of silver under existing laws, and
recommending provisions for additional vault
rooms at some point in the Mississippi Valley.
The conference report on the N! Military Acad
| the construction of Il railroad through the
| Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations was reported
| adversely. The House then went into COM
mittee on the Tariff bill, and the sheet iron
section was disposed Of. An effort to place
| was reduced to one cent per pound. An even
| ing session was held, at which large num-
Der of pension bills were passed.
FEBRUARY 10.-In the Senate, after a
brief executive session, the credentials of Mr..
| Plumb re elected Senator from Kansas, were
| read and filed Memorials of the Legislature
| of Kansas, one asking that lumber be placed
| on the free list and another for legislation to
we're presented. A remonstrance of citizens of
| Wisconsin against putting lumber on the free
| list was also received. "A bill to amend the
| law in relation to trespassers on Indian lands
| was reported. The Pension Appropriation
| bill was called up and passed. The Tariff bill
! was then taken up and the amendment reduc-
! ing the internal revenue on snuff and tobacco
to eight cents per pound was agreed to. An
| additional section was adopted regarding
goods IN bond when that bill goes into effect.
! Consideration OF the bill in committee was
| completed and the committee reported the
| bill to the Senate. ..-..I In the House joint
resolution to provide for the admission free
| of duty of articles intended for the special ey
| htbiton, to be held at Philadelphia by the
| Franklin Institute, was passed. Consideration
| OF the Tariff bill was resumed IN committee.
and the motion to fix the duty on cotton ties
at thirty five per cent. was defeated. 4
| lengthy discussion enSued on n motion to re-
/ dtce the rate on cut nails, and the motion was
| lost.
! FEBRUARY I'm the Senate the creden
| tials of Mr.. kenna, elected Senator from West
] Virginia. read and filed. Several petit
| lions from Southern States asking national aid
| for common schools, and petition from citi
| ZenS of Wisconsin asking the passage of an
| inter state commerce bill. were presented.
| bill was introduced to legaliZe the incorpOra-
, resumed consideration of the Tariff bill, and
| after disposing of amendments made by
nue. sections, tariff amendments were
| discussed. Some slight changes were
! made in the iron schedule. The action
| of the committee in placing lumber on the
| free list was disagreed to and the rates re-
! stored 4 motion was made to reduce the adj.
| ditional duty on sugars, but action was post
poned. 49,. In the House numerous bills were
| introduced, one being to prohibit the sending
| of lottery advertisements through the mails.
| The Tariff discussion was resumed in com
mittee. Some reduction was made in the
| duty on chains and several changes were
| made in the wire schedule. At the evening
| session the legislative Appropriation bill was
| taken up and an effort made to change the
number of collection districts.
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