Morris tribune., 1883-02-21
WASHINGTON NEWS
Monday, February ~.

SKNATE.-The senate to-day, on the tariff
bill, raised the rate on pig iron and scrap
iron from SO a ton to $500.
The lumber interest proved strong enough
to restore the duty by vote of nearly two
to one. 1t mas been put on the free fist in
committee of the whole, which would have
killed the bill.
The nomination of James Fl. Teller,
brother of Secretary Teller: as secretary OF
Dakota was sent to the senate to-day.
Combinations; Eugene III. Plumacher;
United States consul at Marieaibo; Green c.
Chandler, United States district attorney
Northern district of Mississippi Post
masters; Squire d. How, Marshall, Lyon
county, Mimi; Hattie 3, Carroll Plainview,
Mimi; Charles w. Wood, Burlington, Wis;
Lyman FL. Warner, Superior. Wis; George
Q. Haugh, New Richmond, Wis; James f.
Parker, Parkersburg, Iowa; Charles
M. Fulton, Columbus Junction, Iowa.
Nominations: Emory Speer United States
attorney, Northern district of Georg a;
Joshua B. Hill, Uuited States marshal,
Eastern district of North Carolina; William
H. Clayton, United States attorney, Western
district OF Arkansas; Robert G. Dyrenforth,
Illinois, assistant commissioner of patents;
James III. Teller, Ohio, secretary of the Ter
ritory Of Dakota.
HousE.-A joint resolution introduced by
Mr.. Holman directi G the secretary of the in
terror to issue no more patents to land grant
railroads until further action of congress. The
tariff bill was taken up, and q Il, otion to re-
dIce the duty on trace chains not less than
thlee-fourths of an inch in diameter from 2
to II cents per pound wa carried.
MIR. Dunnell moved to reduce the duty on
chains less than I and not less than inch
in diameter from q to cents, which was
carried. The legislative appropriation bill
was considered at the evening session.
Tuesday, February Is.
SENATE. Kellogg presented two bills
to inn rove tn, navigation ofthe Mississippi.
The tariff bill was proceeded with. A mo
ton to reconsider the vote by which lumber
was struck from the free list was lost-ayes,
81; nays, 81. Sugar was the subject
of discussion during three or four hours.
The New England grades; the Southern
men, who wanted reductions In the
higher grades, if any reductions
were to be made; the men from the
Middle States, who were opposed to any re-
ductcns. but preferred reductions in the
lower grades, made over again the speeches
they had made in committee of the whole.
At times the debate was exciting,
The southern men seemed to think that
an attempt was being made by the finance
committee to take an rnfaiI advantage Of
them. They resented them III strong terms.
The ott-co OF it all was q. com promise
which l3ayard the peacemaker brought
about. Everybody professed to be satisfied.
The wooden schedule was completed, and
the book schedule reached, when the senate
adjourned.
HoUsE.-The river and harbor bill was re-
ported.
Work on the tariff bill was resumed.
A charge by Mr.. Townsend of Illinois
that the bill was the unfairest and most op-
pressive that ever came before congress, and
was prepared, not by the ways and means
committee but by hired agents
Of monopolists, precipitated q
controversy wlich b)r ie"el Oh the
sensational in which Messrs. Haskiil, Reed,
Townshend, Carlisle, and others took part
Several amendments to the bill were made,
but none of very important character.