The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-21
Forfy-seyenth COngrcss-SeeOnd Ses
sion.

Now 1 0lk JONI VI. blt-tiA vi iliLiDbS,
and Leroy ID. Thoman, OF Ohio.
Forfy-seyenth COngrcsS-SecOnd Ses-
sion.
WASHINGTON, February 20, 1888.
SENATE.
The Committee on the Judiciary reported,
with an amendment, House bill to extend
fhp time for claimants to file their claims
under the provisions OF the act reeslab-
fishing the Court Of Commissioners OF Ala
bama Claims. The amendment provides
that every claimant hereafter fling his
claim shall state and establish to the salts
faction Of the court reasonable cause for
his not having presented it within the time
fixed bv act OF June, 1882, setting forth the
facts which occasi0ned such failure, and
shall further establish TO the satisfaction OF
the court that he was at the time OF his loss
a citizen OF the United States, or had law
fully fled declaration OF his intention to
become such citizen, and that bis loss was
one OF The first class described by said act,
and was incurred while he or his property
was on ship sailing under the flag OF the
United States. The amendment was agreed
to, and the bill passed.
At the close OF the morning business the
Senate resumed the consideration OF the
tariff bill. The pending question was q
motion to reconsider the vote by which the
duty on green and colored glass bottles,
vials, demiiohns, ETC., not cut, engraved,
or painted, and not specially provided for,
was changed from 80 per cent. al udtorem
to III cents per pound. The motion was
agreed to.
The motion to make the duty on bottles
Of the class described cent per pound was
lost. leaving the rate 80 per cent. al rdlo-
rem.
Mr. Sherman moved TO amend the wool
and Woollens schedule so as TO make 1t read
that the duty on "wools Of the first class
value whereof at last port or place when
exported to the United States, excluding
charges, shall be 30 per cent. per pound or
less" II cents per pound instead OF 10 as
in the bill, and making the duty on WOODS
OF the same class valued above 80 cents per
Mound Il cents instead Of II cents per
hound: also raising the duty on woods OF
| the second class. hair OF alpaca, goat,
and other Ike animals, OF the value OF 30
cents per pound or less from 10 TO II cents
per pound, and the duty on woods OF the
| same class valued above 80 cents from II to
IA cents per pound.
Another long debate ensucd, involving
the whole range Of the tariff question. III
uallv these amendments were voted upon
together and were rejected by the follow
ing vote:
Iuns.-Messrs. Brown, Camden, Came
ron Of Wisconsin, COnger, Davis OF Hi
nois. Harrison, Hill, Jones of Nevada, Lo-
can. Mcmillan, Miller Of New York, Miller
of California, Mitchell, PendletOn, Plumb,
Sawyer, SewelI, Sherman, Tabor, and Win
ldom-20.
Noes.-Messrs. Aldrich, Allison, An
thonv, Barrow, Bayard, Beck, Blair, Call
Cockrcll, Coke. Dawes, Frye, George, Cor
man. Groome, Grover, Hale, Hampton
Harris, Hawley, IIoar, ingalls,, Jackson
Johnston, Jonas, Jones OF Florida, Me
PLcrson, Maxey, Morrill,, Platt, Pugh
Ransom, Rollins, Salisbury, Slater. Vance
Van Wyck, Vest, VOORHEES,, and Williams
10. -
Mr.. Kellogg moved to have the bill taxi
effect IN respect TO articles embraced I'm TN
sugar schedule on the 1st OF June, 1888
instead of on the LIST OF April, as in tn
bill.
Messrs. Morrill, and Frye opposed tn
amendment, but it was agreed to-ayes
"a; noes, Is.
Mr. Brown moved to make the duty OF
chompaqne aud other sparkling wines, II
bottles holding not more than quart each
81 per dozen. Agreed to-aycs, 81; noes
d. -
The duty on smaller bottles was fixed i
proportion.
A flood OF amendments were offered
some of them new, but most Of them la
been rejected or stricken out OF the blu !
the earlier part OF the debate. But icy
were adopted, and those OF special rattle
than general interest. Finally the tart
norton Of the bill, which was technical
an amendment to the original bill TO n
duce the Internal-reyenue taxation, We
agreed to-3T to %.
, AT half-past 8 the Senate passed the tart
bill rs amended by a vote OF AZ to IL.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House at II o'clock went into Con
mit.ee OF the Whole (Alr. Kasson, OF low;
in the chair on the sundry civil appropr
alton bill. General debate was dispense
with. and the bin was read by paragraph
for amendment.
, At meeting Of the House Commits
ON Post-Olices and Post-Roads to-day Il
lottery question was revived, and the
eality of delivering moncy.orders to q
7 agents of lottery companies discussed wit
/ out a conclusion being reached. No d;
, was fixed for the further consideration
the question. an ooo
! The item appropriating $4,000 for
n nnblic building at oxford, Miss. was, {
: motion of MIR. Manning, OF Mississippi
increased TO $4,000.
On motion of Mr.. Scales, OF North Ca
DINA, $4,000 was appropriated for {
|, completion Of the courthouse Ut oreer
y boro', n. c.
On motion of Mr.. Bisbee, OF Florida,
n amendment was agreed TO appropriate
: $4,000 for continuing The work on {
n lighthouse at Mosquito inlei, Florida.
II The clause appropriating 100000 in q
of the state and local Bosrds OF Health
l. preventing the spread Of epidemic disea'
IF having been reached, Mr.. IT. Manning aasI,
70 Mississippi, offered an amendment p
: yidinr that the money shall be expend
ct under the supervision OF the Natiol
la