Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-31
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
This Work Of Tariff Revision
Progressing Slowly in
Both Houses.
A Pointer on 81 ldieIs' HON sstsads.
CONGRESSIONAL
Special Dispatch TO Tns BnH.
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well, from the appropriation com.
mittee, reported the post, Hi 20 appto.
priatiop bill, with the senate amend
ment recommending a concurrence In
the same, and a non.concurrence In
the others. Among the amendments
non.concurrea in were those appro
priating Sls5 coo for special mail
facilities, and fixing July LIST next as
the date date when the two cent letter
postage should go effect. The report
wal agreed to and a conference COM
mittee will be appointed. The house
then went into committee of the whole
aud resumed consideration of the
tariff.
Dsbate on all amendments was
limited to thirty minutes. Glue, ely.
c%erine, soap, etc, were kept as in the
bill of the committee. The duty on
g~luccs, was reduced from 20 to 20 per
cent a%dvalorem. Twenty per cent is
the present rate
MIR. Anderson 1Kans } moved to
place phosphate of lime for fertilizing
purposes on the FREQ list. His advo-
cacy OF the measure was much sp-
plauded by tho dem )oratic side.
MI. Haskell interrupted Anderson,
and n noisy colliloq1y followed, made
inaudible by the laughter and sp.
plause on both sides of the chamber
MI. Auderson's motion was agreed
to, The committee on ways and means
Withdrawing all opposition, upon the
assertion of southern members that
they did not wish for a protective
duty on the article.
Thirty five Of the 100 items in the
chemical schedule were considered
when Mr.. Hammond (Ga moved the
committee rae. Tho being voted
| down tho democrats " ,scd to vote
on the next anendment, a formal one,
ard the commit iee was loft without a
quorum. The roll was called and
aoseutees reported, but u quorum
being declared the committee imme-
dia,ely resumed session. The same
tactics were pursued and again the
COMMITTEES reported no quorum he'd
voted. The house at G:25 adjourned.
SENATE
In the senate kellogg introduced q
bill authorizing the secretary Of the
navy to tranif Or to the secretary of the
interior for entry and sale all reserved
lands not needed for naval purposes
Senator Morrill,, from the finance
committee, reported fworably the
house bill authorizing the issuance of
duplicate checks by the superlnten'
dent of the San Francisco mint.
Consideration of the tariff bill waH
resumed.
Senator George moved an amend
ment providing for admission OF ma
ohinery for the manufs cture Of cloth
and thread from cotton, wool, hemp,
and jute, and all tools used solely in
manual labor, be admitted on a duty
of ten per cent ad valorem. He offer.
ed an additional amendment admit
ting AGRICULTURAL implements, tools
and machinery al ter per cent for ten
years after the passage of the act.
Ex-senator Vance offered an amend
ment providing for the free admission
of machinery for the manufacture OF
cotton end wooden goods
Senator Davis WEST Virginia., took
the ground that the country had
always prospered best under a fail
tariff that the true acknowledgements
doctrine was not ''taritf for revenue
only" but "tariff for revenue with
|, Incidental protection" He expressed
the opinion if the word "only" hat
, been omitted from the last democrati,
platform, Hancock would have beer
elected. Debate on the amendment
continued until after 6 o'clock. Fac
OF Georges amendment were defeated
by seperate votes.
? Senator Beck explaining his vote
/. declared Gle was not a free trade
} after full examination of the quea
I zion"
=. Vance's amendment was lost.
| The metal schedule being dispose
t of, the senate proceeded to conside
i the sugar schedule. Senator Morn
Q offered a substitute for the schedule
increasing the rate above that of tn
tariff commission.
Senator A drlch offered an amend
ment to the substitute offered by Mer
Q rill, making additional duty on sugar
not above No. 10 Dutch standard 4 10
cents per pound instead D.
j. Senator Mcpherson offered a'
9 amendment, which he said was tn
9 tariff commissions hchedule, pur
q and simple. ,
d Senator Morgan explained why b
d should vote to reduce the duty o
: sugar. ,
Senator Jonas argued against Il
d proposed reduction. ,
It Senator kellogg announced that h
intended to offer the tariff commi
% sion's sugar schedule as a substitute Fl
st that reported by the committee.
g. Without acting on any amendmer
the senate, at lilo, adjourned.