New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-08
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
CONGRESSIONAL AND GENERAL TOPICS

sERvICE-THE YELLOWSTONE PARK LEASE.
Inc Democrats in the House continued yes
terday their policy of obstruction against the
lailH OIL, and were assisted by Republican.
A motion to hold night sessions was carried,
The Senate made good progress with tho
Finance Committees Tariff bill. Books,
pamphlets, etc., were placed upon the free
list in the bill. The Secretary of the Treasury
yesterday submitted to the House report on
the reorganization of the Customs Service.
The Governor of Montana has written letter
OF protest against Mr.. Hatch's scheme of leas,
ing portion of the Yellowstone National
Park.
STILL UPON THE METAL SCHEDULE.
DEMOCRATS IN THE HOUSE PURSUING THEIR POLICY
OF oBsTRUCTI0N-sLow PRoGREss-EvENINa
SESSIONS BEGUN.
| lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUsg.I
| WASHINGTON, Feb 7--very slow aud unsatisfac-
tory was the progress in the Committee of the
v hole House TO-DAY on the Tariff bill. Six hours
were spent the first three paragraphs OF schedule
C-melals-leaving seventy-niDe more paragraphs
of that schedule to be disposed of when at $50 p.
m. the House took a recess for two hours. When
the report of the Committee on Rules was presented
this morning, providing for daily and rven-
| Ing sessions there were sirong symptoms of Demo-
cratic Opposi ion to its doption, which only
partly quelled by Mr.. Rindalps statement that tho
minority of the committee had offered no objection
The report was adopted
After the House was in Committee Of the Whole
much time was wasted, and for this Mr. Anderson,
Republican, was very largely responsible. The
clumsy trick devised by Mr.. Morrison yesterday
brought forward again this morning in moro
clumsy form still by Mr.. ADder,on, who received
81 nf tIa IL
by Mr. Carlisle. The Morrison prooo-ition, II
accepted would have tied the hands Of the House
compile ely and prevented any amendment Of
Schedule c, as adopted by The Senate Co Dmit ee OF
the Whole Mr.. Andersons motion was 10 inject
into the very first line of the House Schedule g,
under the pretence Of Offering an "amendment,"
Schedule OF the Senate bill. Mr.. Carlisle was
swift to help his Kansas friend, hoping az the same
time to escape with bis party associates
fron the predcament in which their performance
Monday last had placed them. In behalf of his side
he offered, If the substitute-'Or 1t was nothing
elseshould be adopted, to waive all points of order
agalust any amendments that might be proposed.
He said be ready accept the substitute with
out any amendment whatever.
Mr. Mckinley remarked that this was a one-slded
proposition aud sugg sted that vote be first taken
on h, schedule as reported by he Ways and Mrans
hou then be taken OF the Senate schedule. The
reflI al Of the Democfa to accept Major MoKlnleys
offer fully exposed their trick but 10 did not prevent
the was ing of an hour and half of preclo lime.
For several days the frequent conferences bttween
Mr. Anderson aud Mr. Carlisle have been subject
of comment and it not matter of surprise,
therefore when Mr.. Page intimated that the ardent
but not very judicous Republican 'tariii-reformr"
bad been put forward by the Democrats TO pull
their chestnuts out of the Te.-an IuinattOn which
Mr. Carlis denied with the utmost apparent cam
dor, and which Mr.. Anderson repellrd with an energy
which nearly split the nearest desk as lie brought
his fist down uponit
Under instructions from the WaYs and Means
Committee Judge Kelley Withdrew his amendment
increasing the rate iron from 80 cents to 70
cents per ton aud substituted 90 cents. A
lively d bate followed. in which Messrs. Spaer. of
q orgla, and WISE of Virginia, made strong
speeches In support of protective tarih. Mr.. Bel
lord enllvened the discussion and elected shouts OF
!. L. .hter when he suggested that ;. ;. Cox must
have come into the world free raw material"
- Free raw material" IS fayorte phrase with Mr.
Cox Mr. Bedford characterized tho proceedings Of
the Democrats as monkey play" and declAred
hat they are fully determined to prevent tariff
legislation. The committee amendment was re-
ected-77 to lOG ght Democrats voted for 10
and about thirty Republicans against it. Mr.
Flower asked to be excused from voting on tho
yronnd that he was personally interested. Tho
JO-cent rate was retained.
There was a long iii cussiOn OF two amendments
by Mr. Car isle designed to admit free OF dutJ pom
he copper pyrltcs anug less than y per cent
If that metal. Tie effect of this, II argued by
he opponents of the am lments, would be WITH
lily TO admit Tree of duty copper produced by the
20 cent labor of Spain and TO destroy the copper
mining industry of the United States. Mr. Carisles
amendments were both defeated, despite Mr.
Townshend's denunciauons of the copper kings,
y no are "plundcrlng the people" and :. $ Coke
evere alusions 10 tine mutuality of rascality'
which pery AIDES the tartf system.
When tne para graph ImpOsl Q duty OF so ~ on
,g iron, etc. reached, Mi. curtin
iered an amendment providing that the
ate on charcoal pig iron be- hAed at ~
er ton more than that on other pig iron;
M the Penus, lvauia Democrats at once prcked
10 their cars I'D Mr. Randall mustered courage 10
make a speech in favor o. tue proposition ahd even
o vote Tor 1t. as dld the other Democratic Rrpre,
entativ from his State. "LuIwig, the spri gr
rouo eJ a cnnundrum 20 some of his collea-ues:
What Is the difference between cnarc"ai Demo-
rat and a black Republican, No answer was
Dund NIr. Cur in's amendment was le"ted as
as also one offered by NJ Morrison to rcAuce the
uty on pig IRON 20 80 per ton; .
When the House redssem led this evening, not
lore than twOscore memoirs were pTe'eni. MI
ariIsle called attention 10 this TACT and declared
nat so far he was concerned lhese evening ses-
ons should not be siam-a quorum must DE re-
H,red TO attend The demand reinforced by
ner m~mbers and Mr. Ia a'keii % moved
rocess which consumed a halt hour. AmOnG the
1sentees at he md of the hall hour were sixty
epubhcans several of them from Pennsy wanna.
STAT which is supposed 10 be specially IN crested
the duty ON steel, which was under eonsdera-
IN. =,
Alter quorum had been obtained, Mr.. Butter.
orth offered an amendment proposing duty OK
/ Oths of a cent instead of 6-l0ths of a cent per
Juud upon steel lngots, b oOms and slabs made by
,sic. Slemens-Niartin, open hearth, or by
~ other process, except the IcrucIble
Ocess below certain size and weIgnt
ftrr considerable debate the amrndment WA
lnnten-N1 n 1z-all The Demncrals aHd about