Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-30
Forty-seventh Congress.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 29.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 29. sEsATE-At the close of the morning session the Senate went into executive session and confirmed number of nominations, the doors being opened at 1205
 largenent of the custem house and pcstoice at New The tarif bill was then taken up. The pending motion that of MT. Saulsbury to add fence wire to the exceptions in the provso following the wire paragraph In the course of the debate Mr. Platt said there wire manufacturers in Connecti- cut He thought 40 per cent. reduction was fair. Anything would enable the foreign manufacturer galvanized wire to compete with the ungalvanized wire made in his State.
 spirited colloquy ensued between Senators Beck and Dawes, caused by the latter charging MT. Beck with working directly in the interest of foreign man. Sr DaWss. while not imputine improper motives to MT. Beck held that somehow the interests of the peo debate the proviso was amended to read as follows sThat on all the kinds of iron or steel articles act - enTmersted. except wire when galvanized or coated with any metal CT alloy or mixture of metal by shsli he pad excepting on what are known coumer- cally plates, terne plates and taggers tin and dition df5ea to the rates provided in this act.
 Mir. Allison moved to make the duty on steel in any em instead I of cents per pound; agreed to. The copper paragraph was passed as reported
 ,-d The s ,atl OoEered plated with nickel and ] wares made of metal so covered or plated" were nickel oxide. etc, and the duty reduced from 20 to Sen s~s,I per moved to raks the duty on nickel
 nickel oxide etc. 25 cents instead of % cents per pound Mr. Piatt moved to make the duty l5 cents per pound It was developed that Joseph Wharton of PhiIadeIphia owned the only nickel mine in the country Mir Piatt oontsndeA that 15 cents per pound was fair rty To place ntokol on the free list would put us at the mercy of the foreigner, who could Charge what he pleased for German silver and other erficies Containing nickel The amendment reducing the duty on nickel in ors or ether crude form to Is oertg yas adopted by Q vote ef 27 to 23 The amendment nn2ly lost, 22 to 16 The duty of per cont on metallic psns pen tips etc, was removed and made 40 per cent. ad Yalorsm. The duty in the last paragraph relating to manu- faotures articles or wares nes @ S araI Attempts to go into executfy9 session and to ad- iourn were defeated. MessrA Beck and Maxey de- nounced the efforts of the Republ1cans so force tne to adjourn at o'olock At S;SO an adjournment was reached.
 HousE-The regular order waz demanded and the states and Territories called for the 1ntroduc tion of bills for reference only Inere were puI lew members in their seats and the baH 1ntroonceo were few and mainly unimportant-
 MT Thomson, of Iowa, from the Committee on Elections, reported resolution in the Buchanan- Manning Second Mississippi contesteo etectlon case
 Mr- Belnaont of New York. submitted minority report on the subject of the treaty with the Hawaiian
 biIi zas introduced by MT. Morrison, of Illinois, providing for change in the statutes for punishing persons who shall change the brands and marks on beer casks not owned by such persona
 Mfr. Robeson introduced a Dill to pens1on MfE. Georee VI Delone wife of the late Captain Delong,
 who erisea with the Jeanette explorers. at the rate of $50 per month
 6Ir eunther of Wisconsin, introduced bill to re- peai the immigrant head money law of August, 1882 It provides for the apponnenS Dy the Freslaent ox collected and disbursed by the State boards under inc direction Of the State department the commits sioners to be appointed three at New York and one each for the collection districts or 6oaton' onaEies