National Republican., 1883-02-20
THE House And SENATE.
Both Bodies Working Overtime on the Revenue
and Tariff Bills.
The House Fails to Force the Matter by
Suspending the Rules.
Tho Senate Bill Debated All Day and Far Into the
Night Without Result
Morning Sessions DO Begin at 10 O'clock
General Business.
THE HOUSE.

appropriations, reported the sundry civil np
preparation bill, and IL was referred to til,
committee of the whole Mr.. Hiscock gave
notice that he would call II up for considera
ton to-day.
Mr.. Harris tMassachuetts), ON behalf Of tn,
committee on naval affairs, gave notice Of al
amendment which he would offer for the sal,
ofa certain pieco Of land in the Wallabou
bay in the state of New York.
Mr.. Bcltzhoover, from tho committee OF
elections, submitted n report in the contested
election case of Cook vs.. Cuts, from the sixth
congressional district Of Iowa. declaring tn,
contestant entitled to a seat. Laid over fol
future action.
NEW BILLS
Under the call Of states the following bills
were introduced and REFEREED
by Mr.. BcltOrd, OF Colorado: To admit free OF
duly articles intended for the national mining
an indu,trial exposition to be held at Denver in
By Mr. Anderson, ofKansas: To reduce the rev.
enue on oil impUriutions into the United States
IL provides thnt aftcr the first Of July next the
duties on articles imported into the United States
shat BE- reduced 10 per cent. from the rates now
By Mr. Belmont: resolution calling ON the
secretary OF tile treasury for all correspondence
between officers of the Treasury department or
between those officers and any other person or
persons and all orders decisions by the depart
ment affecting The execution of so much OF the
Hawaiian treaty OF 1873 and the laws Of 1876 To
enforce the same as relates to Sandwich Island
suSSarH. c,x o,vo,u Wi,
dent for oil communications In regard to the
treatment Of Jews in Russia which hayo been
sent and received since the last communication 70
the house on that subject.
BY Mr. Skinner: Providing for an equitable
distribution Of the surplus money In the treasury
among the several states for the maintenance Of
schools aud the payment of debts.
by Mr.. McCook Calling on the secretary of
war for infDTmutlon as TO The number of vacan-
ces which have existed in the military academy
each year for the last FIVE years, the number OF
cadets appointed 10 I'LL such vacancies, &c.
By MI Flower: resolution calling on the
secretary OF the treasury for Information as TO
whether there has becn reported by customs ofii
c,rs any attempt to sinugglo goo,s by officers of
the navy or TO defraud the government of any du-
es within tho last ten years, and If 50, the num-
BY Mr.. Bench A resolution calling OH tho sec
retury of the navy for information as to the num-
per OF naval vessels materially damaged each year
during the last ten years.
=, BY Mr.. Ward: A joint resolution tendcIing the
thnnks of congress TO- and comforting the rank OF
commander ON, Chief Engineer George W. Mel.
willie.
By Mr.. Beltzhoover A resolution calling on the
passed between him and Gen. w. b. uuzen during
themOnth Of February, 1883.
By Mr., Bingham. To readJust the salaries OF
posimustors.
By Mr.. sherwln (hy request A bill providing
for NE appointment of officers to be charged with
The supervision OF school aliairs In the territories
Mr DezcndOrf, from the committee on naval
aiinirs reported bill authorizing the reapprnse.
ment VI tne steamer Planter captured By Robert
smalls. p ivate calendar.
Also joint resolution rendering the thanks OF
congress to Capt. j. H. Gillis Private calendar.
REPORTS.
Mr.. Davis, from tho committee ON military
affairs, reported back bill granting certain
land in Fortress Monroe to j. A. Watkins
Committee OF the whole.
Also, the bill authorizing the extension of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway company to
point ON the military land at Fortress Mon
roe. Committee of the whole.
Mr. Young, from the committee on patents,
reported bill for the relief of the Union
Metallic Cartridge company. Private calen-
The speaker then, as the regular order, pro-
eeeded to call the committees for
MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES.
Mr.. Pierce, from the committee on the Dis
trict Of Columbia, moved to suspend the rules
and pass n bill to incorporate the National
Trust company of the District of Columbia.
The motion failed to. secure the necessary
second.
Mr.. Lindsey, from the committee on nep.
tions, bounty, and back pay, moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass a bill repeating the
law limiting the fee of an attorney in pension
and bounty land cases TO $40, fixing the MAXI
mum fee at S25; providing that the contract
between the attorney and the applicant shall
be filed with the commissioner of pensions
aud prohibiting the acceptance of the fee
until tho case has been prosecuted to a sue
cessful issue. After debate the motion was
lost.
Mr.. Van Aernam moved to suspend the
rules and pass the senate bill for the distribu-
h0n of pure vaccine virus The motion failed
TO secure the necessary second.
Mr. Rice (Massachusetts), from the COM
hittee on library accommodation, moved to
suspend the rules and pass the bill appropriate
ing S5OO,O0O for the erection Of new library
building on some public reservation in WASH
ingtOn, the ultimate cost of which shall not
exceed 81 100000
After debate the motion was lost-yeas 159,
nays 95, not the necessary tw0-thirds in the
affirmative.
Mr.. Kasson, from tho committee having the
subject In charge, moved to suspend the rules
and pass bill remitting certain national,
municipal, and county taxes due by Eliza n.
Patterson, widow of Carlisle p. Patterson.
MIR. kasson made an earnest appeal in sup
port of his motion, but IL was lost-yeas 151, |
nays ~, not the necessary two-thirds in the
affirmative.
Mr.. Calkins, from the committee on cleo. |
ti0ns, moved to suspend the rules and adopt a |
resolution making the bill relative to the |
claim of NJ d. Ball to n seat as delegate from |
Alaska special order for the fifteenth of |
January, 1885 aud from day to day thereafter |
until disposed Of Lost.
Mr., Kelley, from the committee on ways and |
means, moved TO suspend the rules and pass |
Che bill 10
REDUCE INTERNAL REVENUE TAXATION,
Mr., Morrison demanded q second.
Mr., Joyce inquired whether II was in order
to reduce the duty on sugar so per cent. and
on steel rails TO so per ton.
The speaker replied In the negative.
Mr.. Springer raised the point of order that |
the bill had not been before the committee
ON ways and means, and that therefore il was
beyond the power of that committee to move
"a suspend the rules and put il on its passage
The speaker 0verr1led the point Of order
The motion was secOnded-I39 to 49,
Mr., Tucker inquired whether Mr. Kelley
would admit of an amendment to abolish en-
tirely the tax on tobacco.
Mr.. Kelley replied that the gentleman
knew that the speaker must decide that the
amendment could not be admitted. In sup
port Of his motion Mr., Kelley said that every
line of the bill presented had received the APP
proval of the senate and the committee which
ne represented; therefore he believed that,
while doubt and uncertainty might prevail us
70 tariff legislation, there was an opportunity
offered Ia mitigate our excessive revenue TO I
the extent ofSiO OO0O000. He had seen il stated
that this bill was the result of the abandon
ment by its friends of all hopes of tariff legis-
hiion' Ihat was q mistake 1t was vet
probable that the two houses might be brought .
TO an agreement ON the tariff bill. True IL
was that the appropriation committee must,
IN order to avoid an extra session. claim tho
QOOr Tomorrow Or nI mn aaVlv da,. ,yat tho