National Republican., 1883-02-05
TIIE HOUSE.

On motion of Mr.. Money, the senate bill
was passed TO encourage tho holding of Il
worlds industrial and cotton centennial ex-
position in 1884.
Mr.. Randall, from the committee on ways
and means, reported bill to prevent the i'm,
portation of adulterated tea
Mr.. Beach objected to its present considera.
tion, and it was referred to the committee OF
the whole.
Mr.. Barr, from the committee on the Dis.
trict of Columbia, reported a bill to incorpor.
ate the United States Gas and Fuel company
of the District Of Columbia. Referred to the
committee of the whole.
On motion of Mr.. Lynch, the bill to reim-
burse the depositors of the Freedmen's Say
ings and Trust company was referred to the
committee on education and labor.
THE ANNAPOLIS DIFFICULTY.
Mr.. Singleton, of Illinois, offered u resolu.
tion directing the committee on naval affairs
TO inquire into the condition of affairs at the
naval academy, and report the cause of the
| trouble between the students and the SUPER
| intendent of the institution, whether there
| has been any insubordination ON the part of
the students, and whether the superintendent
has been eXacting, oppressive, and tyrannical
in his management.
| tion, expressing the hope that the govern
ment could run school without the inter
| ference of congress- The resolution was re-
fcrred to the committee ON naval affairs.
The speaker laid before the house letter
from the secretary of the Smithsonian insti-
tute inviting the senate and the house to DO
present at the unveiling of the statue of
Joseph Henry on Thursday, the nineteenth
of April, 1888, Referred to the committee on
| the library.
The house then, at lids, went into COM
mittee of the whole Mr.. Burrows, Of Michi-
gan, in the chair on
THE TARIFF BILL.
On motion of Mr. Haskell, the duty on flint
and lime glass bottles and vials was changed
from cents per pound to 80 per cent. ad
YalOrem.
MIR. Tucker moved to reduce the duty on
glass, cut engraved, etched decorated, &c.,
from 80 to 40 per cont. ad valorem.
In opposing this motion Mr.. Wilson eX-
hibited various specimens Of glassware, which
led Mr., Mills of Texas, to inquire whether
the gentleman was selling at wholesale or re-
tail.
Mr.. Wilson, holding out glass dish, said
that if he handed it TO Mr.. Mills full of apple
toddy he would not ask the price of it,
Mr.. Sparks venturcd to suggest that if il
were full of apple toddy Mr. Wilson would not
hand it around, [Laughter.l
Mr.. Cox, OF New Ork, said that though
the glass exhibition OF the gentleman from
West Virginia was a wonderful piece of
mechanism, the gentleman himself was still
more wonderful man, and yet no tariff was
levied upon him. Everything that man
could use was taxed, but man--as described
by Shakspeare-came in free of duty.
Mr., Kelley said that Shakspeare's descrip-
tion Of man was of all men alilSe-the Zulu
and the Ute-but man, as he was now known,
was an intelligent, sentimental, emotional
being, and the protective system had devel-
oped the arts and industries which called
into play all mans higher clements
Mr. Mills commented on the fact that while
gentlemen presented specimens of manufact-
ure and demanded protection for them, no
one ever thought of addressing himself TO the
question as to what effect such protection
would have upon the revenue of the govern
ment.
Mr. Sparks thought that the present duty
was high enough to bring in Il revenue to the
government while it would give Il reasonable
protection to the glass interests of the United
States. He could see no reason why the duty
should be increased.
Mr.. Kasson, Of Iowa, explained that so per
cent. now was less protection than 40 per