Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-29
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. THE TARlFP CHANGES. Both Houses Working on
 the Bill BUT MAKING HASTE SLOWLY. A Poor Prospect For
 Lower Duties. France Left Without a Ministry. An Effort to Form a New
 Cabinet.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. l The TarIR-Both Houses PIungfng Into the ProbIem-sOme Changes Made by the Senate-The Outlook Not Promising g for Lower DutIes-News of the Day From the Seat of Government.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-The work of revis- ing the tariff is now in full blast in both houses of Congress. In both it is the regular order, and each day, after routine prelimin- ary business is disposed of, the tariff bill comes up for discussion and action. In the House the bill was first taken up on Thurs day, and as it was necessary, or rather una voidable, that the pent up eloquence of certain members should find vent on the general features the necessity and character istics of tariff legislation, it is easily under stood how no action has yet been taken on the sections of the bill. Yesterday, as Friday and portion of Thursday, was taken up in a general discussion of tariff, but when the House adjourned the first paragraph of the bill had been read for amendments, so that when the members come together tomorrow they may be expected to go on and effect progress with the bill. In the Senate some progress has already been made in amending the bill as reported, and yesterday the para graph embracing hoop, band and scroll iron was reduced as follows: On hoop, band scroll or other iron eight inches or less in width, and not thinner than No. 10 wire gauge, from 1.2 to l cent per pound ;; thinner than Nos 10 wire gauge and not thin ner than No. 20, from IA to 1.2 cents per pound thinner than No. 20, from 1.6 to IA cents per pound. The duty on iron and steel chains not less than three-quarters of an inch in diameter was made one and three-quarter cents instead of two cents per pound; on those less than three-fourths of an inch and not less than three-eights in diameter two cents instead of two and quarter, and on those less than three-eighths of an inch two and a half instead of three cents. The pro- viso imposing an extra penalty of one-haf a cent per pound upon iron or steel bars rods, strips steel sheets, and upon all iron or steel of irregular shape or section, cold rolled, cold hammered or polished in any way in addition te the ordinary process of hot rolling or hammering and on steel circu- lar saw plate, was amended so as to make the extra duty one-fourth of cent per pound. The duty on iron or steel rivet, screw, nail, fence and iron rods was reduced from cent to six-tenths of cent per pound.
 The coming week in Congress is to be de- voted chiefly to the discussion of the tariff. The Senate will be occupied with the tariff bill to the exclusion of all other business after the morning hour It is the intention to hold continuous sessions well into the night. The metal schedule will probably be finished tomorrow. There will be 8 long debate on the sugar schedule, which is next in succession. An effort is to be made this week to pass the bill fer worlds cotton ex- position in 1884. General debate on the tariff bill having closed in the House that measure will be taken up after the regular Monday morning call of States and territories for bills for reference. At this stage of the session this will not occupy much time, and the tariff, bill will probably be reached by twelve o'clock, when it will be considered by sections under the five min ute rule. What progress will be made is hard to foresee, but the indications are that nearly every item will have to be fought over. It is safe to predict that little other legislation will be accomplished by the House. A portion of two days session of the present week have been assigned by spe- cial orders that cannot well be vacated, viz, Tuesday after D. m. for eulogizing the late Representative Orth, of Indiana, and Satur- day for the same work of respect to the late Representative Lowe, of Ala bama. Should it be found, as now seems probable. that the debate on the tariff is likely to be intermina- ble an effort will be made to expedite it's consideration by holding evening sessions of the House toward the close of the week or early next week. It is expected that the re- Inaining appropriation bills will be kept out of the way of the tariff if necessary until they can be no longer delayed without danger of failure If the time is so consumed as to L the tariff bill will be sacrificed to avoid an extra session. As to the action of the two houses on tariff revision 1t now looks as if each would pass it's own bill that when the House bill reach es the Senate it will be annulled by the sub stitution of the Senate bill when the Senate bill reaches the House it will be left on the Speaker table and the Senate amendments to the House bill non-concurred in. This will open the way for conference, with Messrs. Morrill, and Kelley at the head of the respec- tive conferees. Beyond this point 1t is haz- ardous to predict results There will be very little work done by the committees during the remainder of the session, except that which falls to the conference committees on the tariff, and probably one or two appro- priation bills. The House Committee on Appropriations will likely dispose of the remaining appropriation bills this week. MT. Burrows, chairman of the special committee on the improve ments of the Mississippi river, says the evi- dence of Captain Eads will tomorrow or Tuesday close the labors of the committee and their report will be ready within ten days It will be referred to the Commerce committee and will doubtless show itself in the forthcoming river and harbor bill. The work of the other House committees will be confined mostly to few private bills, while that of the Senate committees will be almost wholly devoted to the consideration of execu- tive nominations.
 Some of the votes in the Senate during the past week upon the tariff bill indicate that majority of that body is ready to go further in making reductions than was recommended by the Senate Finance committee in the measure under discussion. The Democratic Senators generally favor considerable reduc- tions and there were usually 8 sufficient num- Der of Republicans agreeing with them to place the rates of duty below those reported in the bill.
 fourth report upon the pension bill granting an increase to one legged and one armed soldiers and sailors has been present ed in the Senate from the Pensions commit tee, prepared by Senator Van Wyck and signed by himself and Senator Chileott. The report, which favors the House bill (No 1,41O) says :--sNo reason exists why the soldier who carried the musket and made the charge should not receive the same amount for the loss of leg or other disability equal 1 to that of captain or colonel. We must not forget the time when we pledged all there
 was of value and grateful remembrance for ! those who fell and provided care for their
 families and to those who should receive
 public employment without grudging and
 money from the treasury without stint.
 The promise to public position and employ 1 ment has not been kept; yet we have 1t in
 our power to fulfill the other portion of the
 contract by rendering in the payment by
 money partial compensation of the losses I sustained" This makes the fourth report
 from the committee on this bill.
 General Walker, superintendent of the
 census, says to night that he will have all the
 census data excepting two special reports in
 the hands Of the public printer by the first Of 1 June. and that the census complete. will be
 printed and ready for distribution before the
 end of the present year.
 Representative Butterworth, of Cincinnati, 1 in an interview with United Press reporter
 tonight said he would make another attempt l to call up the bonded whiskey bill tomorrow