Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-17
Forty-Seventh Congress.
WASHINGTON. Feb, 16,

SENATE.-After the journal read, Mir. BayArd called up the Japanese indemnity fund bill amend report Mr. Bayard said it provided for the payment of the fund in full as it received and the amount ted stata msn bis was in occordsnoe vit the vote in the Senate, which was now simply asked Mr. Merrill made 8 set speech against the bil1 but ter discussion the conference report was adopted. Committee Naval Affairs to inquire as to the
 it's of an invention for determining the errors of com passes and report whether it should be adopted fer the use of the navy ; referred.
 The confederation of the tariff bill was resumed the words 'oharcoal iron 1H cents per pound," but modified his amendment so sas to make the duty $7 ton. Just as the vote was being taken, MT. Conger accepted this a modification of his proposition. of iron. Only a few charcoal manufacturers would be benefited and there was no general demand for
 At the suggestion of MT. Sherman MT. Coneer agreed to still further modification of the duty to
 MT. sewen moved to make the duty on jute 20 per cent. ad valoren instead of $15 per ton. long de- bate ensued and the amendment was adopted, s6 yeas
 MT. Browne offered new clause repeating the in. bV 3 yeas to 5o nays. I Messrs Brovne Fannsom and Vance voting in the affirmative
 MT. German offered substitute proposing to peal after July 1, 1883, all laws imposing a tax manufactured tobacco, snuff and cigars and on matches. Mr. Logan spoke generally in opposition to the removal of the tax tobacco. Several pro- positions relating to the internal clauses were voted down and MT. German withdrew his
 MT. Sherman offered the paragraph on steel in- gots of the House bill for that of the Senate bill. He
 made long speech to the effect that the steel indus vailed.
 MT. Morgan contended that there was no necessity
 MT. Beck characterized the action of the Senator from Ohio unparalleled in audacity and proceeded to argue that the rating and classification of the of the Senator from Ohio was to beat the bill
 At 1915 p. m. the Senate adjourned.
 HousE-The House at once went into Committee of the Whole the legislative appropriation bill, the Ways and Means committee through Chairman first section covering all the appropriations plsted without material amendment.
 substitute for the second section adopted re- quiring the several departments in addressing respondence to Senators, Representatives and dele gates, where answer to the correspondence is quired to be forwarded, to enclose penalty enve-
 After long contest over the provision fixing the hours of duty in the executive they a. m. to p m. The debate on this proposition em- braced the arguments made pro and con when the Whole.
 MT. Beach, of New York, offered amendment except those of the President and judges of the courts ten cent. after March 4. 1885 Four gen. that these four could compromise the matter by turning their excess through the conscience fund.
 The bill was reported to the House.
 separate vote was demanded on the amendment
 
 from 126 to s2. The amendment was adopted by yeas 136, nays e9
 The next amendment transferring ten clerks at $1O 900 the first class, adopted by yeas to 75 nays.
 separate vote on the law regulating the time of duty in the departments demanded and it wss adopted by 123 to 31.
 The other amendments were then agreed to in 8 lump and the bill was then passed by 170 to 59. The House having disposed of the appropriation bill Mr. Kelley moved at 4:3O p. to go into com mittee on the tariff bill, which agreed to- MT. Candler, of Massachusetts modified his amendment to impose 8 duty!of 36 per cent ad valorem on melada tank bottom, etc, 2ars not above No. 13 | MT. Reagan moved to amend by inserting 40. Both propositions were rejected.
 The first clause fixing the duty on sugars not above 1S left reported by the Ways and Means com- nittee and this practically Eettes the sugar clauRe, though amendments will probably be offered all along.
 resolution was offered by MT. Skinner, of New York appropriating $50000o for the relief of suffer- by of the Ohio and referred to the Com | mittee Appropriations.
 The House at $50 took recess until 7S0 p. EVENING SESSION. This nights session having been set aside for the consideration of bill for the allowance of certain