The Portland daily press., 1883-01-12
XLVII CONGRESS--2d Session.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10.

Several petitions were presented.
At the close of the morning business the
President laid before the Senate according to
agreement last week a bill for the relief OF
III John Porter. The amendment reported
from the committee on military affairs provi-
ding that Porter shall receive no pay or al
lowance prior to his reinstatement in the
army was agreed TO.
Mr.; Conger moved to indefinitely postpone
the bill.
Mr.. Cameron of Pennsylvania spoke in favor
of the bill
Mr.. Conger read the letter of Gen. Garfield
written in 1878 to Capt. Lee calling the bill for
relief of Porter. "An astounding proposition" /"
and saying the bill would never be passed with
out calling over a review of history which
would ehlighten people on the most disgraceful
portion of our military history"
Mr. Logan restated his view and said the
restoration OF this man would be the restora-
tioRof criminal.
The motion to postpone indefinitely was lost.
yeas 81, nays 81.
After debete at 2-1O the Porter bill was pass
ed, 30 yeas to 27 nays
Mr.. Cameron of Pennsylvania, Hoar and
Sewall were the only Republicans voting in
The Senate then resumed conside ration Of
the tariff bill
After tie passage of the Porter bill Mr. In
gals resolution offered yesterday directing the
committee on the Judiciary to inquire and re-
for asserting the existence and termination of
Presidential inability" was passed.
Inc Senate then resumed the consideration
OF the tariff bill Provision for collection of
duties on non-enumerated articles resemblin e
equally two or more enumerated ar ticles was
amended on motion of Mr.. Coke so as to pro-
vide that non enumerated article shall pay the
lowest rate duty chargeable on the article it
resembles instead of the highest. Duty on
hard and soft and CASTLE soaps was char ged
aaIafC
valcrem.
On motion OF Mr.. Malone sumac extract was
inserted and duty fixed at 20 per cent ad
vaiorem.
On motion of Mr.. Plumb the duty on castor
beans or seeds was raised from 80 to so cents
per bushel, and on castor oil from so to 80
cents por gallon.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The speaker announced the appointment of
conferees on the agricultural appropriation
bill.
Mr.. Briggs of New Hampshire presented
memorial of VIM. #. Sleeper & Co. of Man
chester, N. H., and 1924 other citizens from
all New Hampshire, praying for material re-
ductlon in the tariff on sugar, and it was add
ed 10 the many such petitions (though all do
not go through the House) now in the hands
OF the ways and means committee.
MI. Page OF California, chairman of the
committee on commerce, reported back the
resolution offered Dy Mr.. Randall of Pennsyl-
vania, calling on the President for statement
OF the amount expended upon the river and
harbor improvements since the beginning of
work within each State, the value of the i'm
provement, whether any money money has
been expended for the improvement of any
river or harbor not within the United States
together with such other information as he
may deem proper to communicate Adopted.
MaeSrS Gaudlar and ROhiuson nf
setts presented petition of consumers of
sugar in Eastern Massachusetts, asking for the
reduction of the duty on sugar. Referred.
Consideration Of the shipping bill was then
resumed, the section under discussion being
the drawback" section for which the COM
mlttee substitute is pending limiting the
amount of "drawb back" to the amount of ton
mage collected. To this substitute Mr.. Cam
dler's free ship amendment is pentling.
Mr. Holman OF Indiana offered an amend
mant to the original section providing that 30
per cent. of the drawback received by any
shipowner shall be paid to the artisans en-
ployed in construction or repair of the vessel.
Mr.. Smith of Illinois advocated the eight
eenth section.
Mr.. Townshend of Illinois opposed the draw
back features of the bill
Mr.. Reed of Maine opposed Mr.. Gamblers
free ship amendment.
Mr.. Dingley opposed the free ship amend
ment, which would have the effect of nullify-
ing The drawback clause.
Messrs. Belmont. Cannon and Whitthorne
fayoIed the amendment. The original bill
was supported by Messrs. Murch and Moulton.
Mr.. Robeson followed in a Speech in the
course of which he defended John Roach from
the attacks which had been made upon him.
After further debate Mr.. Candler's free
ship amendment to the committee substitute
for the eighteenth section was agreed to, yeas
126, nays 104.
Mr.. Cox then offered to substitute his free
material amendment, limiting it however to
materials to be used in the construction of YES
sells for foreign trade and it was agreed to
yeas 1913, nays 106.
The House then without coming to a vote
on the substitute, adjourned.