National Republican., 1883-01-26
THE DEMOCRATS.
THE HOUSE.

Mr.. Murch, of Maine, introduced bill to
authorize the incorporation of national trade
unions in the District of Columbia. Referred.
The house proceeded, as the regular order,
TO the consideration Of
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL,
with the pending amendments recommended
by the committee of the whole.
The first amendment providing that chiefs
of bureaus shall receive no additional pay by
reason of holdingsuch positions was rejected
yeas S4, nays 116
The next amendment, being that for the
payment to ASA Weeks of $4,000 when he
shall have executed and delivered to the
United States u release of all claim for the
use by the United States of his invention in
torpedees was agreed to-yeas 100, nays 93.
The bill was then passed-yeas 1885, nays 90; /;
the democrats generally voting against it.
Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, moved to go
into committee of the whole on
THE TARIFF BILL.
Mr.. Butterworth raised the question of con-
sideraton, stating that his purpose was to call
up the bonded spirits bill, which was on the
speakers table.
Mr. Kelley's motion was agreed to, and the
house, at 1890, went into committee of the
whole (AIr Burrows in the chair) on the reve-
nue. bills
Mr. Kelley called up the tariff bill, but Mr..
Carlisle, of Kentucky, made the point OF order
that the revenue bills must be taken up in
their order on the calendar.
The chair sustained the point of order.
The first bill was one to admit free of duty
monument to George Washington.
Mr.. Kelley objected to its consideration,
and the objection was reported to the house.
The speaker stated that the question was
whether the house would direct tho commit
tee to consider the bill.
The house refused to direct its considera-
tion-53 to 117-and Mr.. Burrows. resumed the
chair.
The next bill on the calendar was to regus
late the collection of the tax on weiss beer.
Mr.. Kelley again objected again the objec-
tion was reported to the house, and again the
lhouse refused to order tho consideration of
the bill in committee.
The objection to the bill authorizing an au-
tomato meter to measure the quantity and
test the specific gravity of distilled spirits and
malt liquors was also reported to the house,
and the same action was taken.
Similar action was taken upon bills relative
to the tax ON native wines, and 10 the entries
of sugar in bonded warehouses, to tax the sale
of oleomargarine, to adjust the duty on inn
ported hay, and in relation to duties on tin.
Tho next bill to which Mr.. Kelley objected,
was that to abolish the internal revenue tax
on tobacco, snuff, cigars, and cigarettes.
The objection being reported to the house,
Mr.. Knott demanded the reading Of the bill,
and the question was put Shall tho bill be
readP
1t was decided in the negative.
The house refused-yeas 1Ol, nays 146-to
direct the committee to consider the bill.
The committee then lat 1;30) reached the
tariff bill, and was
ADDRESSED by MR.. KELLEY,
chairman ofthe committee on ways and means.
He said that there were many reductions of
existing duties proposed by the pending meas
ure which his individual Judgment did not
approve. He feared that they would be found
in practice TO be SO great as to impair the eff
ficiency Of our productive power, and would
thus put consumers ut the mercy of those
who, by reason of tho withdrawal of our COM
petition in any particular industry, would
have monopoly Of our markets, and could
control prices therein. Nevertheless, he should
support the bill in all its features, submitting
amendments only in case he was instructed 10
do so by tho committee over which he had
the honor TO preside. In IL country with a
population rising 50,OO0000, with continental
dominions and unparalleled resources, there
must in tariff legislation be a spirit Of compro-
mise, which should control largely in the