The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-16
NEWS CONDENSED.
DoINGs OF CONGRESS.

Born houses or Congress were engaged
upon the tariff on the 9th inst, though very
little progress was made. In the Senate, the
amendment OF Mr. Beck extending the duty Of
10 cents per pound laid by the bill upon woods
of the hrstclass, the value whereof at the last
port or place whence exported TO the United
States, excluding charges In such port, shall be
80 cents per pound or less. 70 such WOODS
valued Mt 80 cents or less per pound was agreed to
yeas q, nays "a Two or three other amendments
were offered, debated, and lost. In the House,
Mr. Tucker moved 70 reduce the duty on the
cost OF polished plate glass. undelivered. above
24x3O inches square and not exceeding 64xb
inches from % to Is cents per square foot This,
together with various other amendments offered
by Mr.. Tucker, was lost The consideration OF
Mr.. Kelley, under instruction from his
committee, moved to increase from 90 TO 10
cents per ton the duty on iron ore, including
manganiferous iron ore, also the dross OF resid-
mum from burnt pyrites. Pending action on Mr..
Kelley's motion, public business was suspended
anu appropriate resolutions upon the lie ana
public service of the late Representatives Upde-
graf, of Ohio, and Hawk, of Illinois, were
adoptcd and eulogies upon the deceased were
delivered. Similar memorial services were gone
through In the Senate.
Mr. LAMAR, of Mississippi, delivered pre-
pared speech upon the tariff question In the SEN
ate on the 7th inst, taking strong free-trade
ground The keynote of the speech was the I'M
natural and abnormal development of the pow
er of the manufacturing interests. He said that
protection meant high taxes. He wanted the
people 10 have the matter explained to them
clearly throughout the breadth of the land. There
was demand for the reduction OF taxes. He
wanted Congress- TO say to the country III you
want protection you must consent to pay the
cost of maintaining that system,
and scorn the alurement of low
taxes and cheap foreign goods"
hkcned the power OF the manpfactnrerS TO that
of the slave power before the war; The latter
fell with crash because It's supporters were
blind 10 the future. The handwriting was on
the wall predicting the destruction or the gtgan-
tic monopolies which arc now fastened upon the
material interests OF the country, and he trusted
that they would yet open their eyes TO sec before
the inevitable ruin and downfall should come. A
motion 10 put books on the free list was, after
discussion, carTied-24 TO 22-Messrs. ingalls,,
Plumb and VanWyck, Republicans,
voting with the Democrats. motion 70 put
pulp TOR making paper on the free list was lost
The duty on bitulninous coal was placed Mt 70
cents per ton, and emery ore was placed on the
free list The House tackled the metal schedule
Of the Tariff bill, and after spending five hours
on the first item without making any change in
the rate of duty, the bill was laid aside for other
business. Mr.. Bingham introduced bill tor
commission OF seven members TO report upon
the condition and value Of the plant of the vari-
Gus telegraph companies, and what can be done
10 reduce the cost of communication.
THE tariff occupied the almost exclusive
attention of both houses of Congress on the 9th
inst. In the Senate, a motion TO put jute on the
free list was lost. A motion TO add books, pam
phlets bound or unbound and all printed mat
ter not specially enumerated or provided for in
the bill, engravings bound or UNI
bound, etchings, illustrated books, maps
and charts TO the free list, was agreed
TO. The negative vote was wholly Republican
Messrs. Van Wyck and ingalls, voted in the
affirmative with the Democrats. Mr.. Allison
offered an amendment, which was ordered
printed, providing for refunding 90 per cent. OF
the duty paid on imported salt used
in curing meats exported from this country. The
House continued consideration of the metal
schedule, and made some important reductions
from the report of the Ways and Means Com
mittee. The duty on steel railroad bars was cut
down from sls TO Sl5 per ton; charcoal iron bars
per cent. al valorem. The clause imposing n
duty OF 90 cents per pound on aTmor or other
plate was struck from the bill.
Nh. EDMUNDs made favorable report TO
the Senate, the 9th inst, upon the joint reso-
luton TO give notice of the termination of the
fisheries article OF the Washington treaty, and
Mr.. Hale reported the Naval bill, APP
but made very little progress.
In the House, Mr. Belford reported resolutions
against disseminating the silver coinage, and in
favor of additional vault-room at some point in
the Mississippi valley. pension of go per
month was granted TO the widow of Representa-
tive Hawk, of Illinois, and eight bronze cannon
were donated for monument to Gen. Lyle, at
Cincinnati. The Tariff bill was then taken up,
and several slight reductions. from the
rates recommended by the Ways and
Means Committee were made. Mr. Kasson Of
fered resolution that during the remainder of
the session it shall be in order in any day after
the morning our TO move to suspend the rules
az To consider in the House any regular APP
preparation revensle bill which shall have been
reported by committee, and may then be in COM
mittee OF the whole. which may then be on
the Speakers table, and such motion thall be de-
c1ded by majority vote. The resolution wax
referred.
CONSIDERATION of the Tariff bill in com
nittee OF the whole was completed by the SEN
ate on the 10th inst. The amendment proposed
by Mr.. Beck reducing the internal-revenue tax
on snuff, smoking and manufactured tobacco TO
6 cents per pound was agreed to. On motion of
Mr.. Williams, the tax on cigars was made - per
thousand, instead of s., az in the bill. Mr.. Logan
moved To place salt on the free list, but II
The House discussed the Ways and Means Com
mttec's Tariff bill. Mr.. Maxey's amendment
fixing tho duty on iron cotton ties at 80 per cent.
adj valorem was defeated, after sharp discus
sion. by the close vote of % TO l01, four Demo
Gratis - all of them from the Pennsyl-
vania manufacturing districts voting
with the Republicans against the
proposed reduction On motion OF Mr..
Kelley, duty of Ia cents per pound was inn
posed upon cast-iron vessels, plates, stove
plates and iron, sad irons, tailors irons and
hatters' irons. Mr.. Dunnell moved TO reduce
the duty on cut nails and spikes from "a to l
cent per pound, and, in advocating the motion,
spoke Of the pending bill giving too little
reduction. The motion was lost, after a
lively debate. On motion of Mr.. Carlisle, the
1}a To IA cents per pound. Mr.. Dunnell moved
20 reduce the duty on horseshoe nails, hobnai Is
and wire nails from TO cents per pound. Tho
motion was lost.