Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-02-22

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fAmericsn Register.l
Thursday, 9Th, the Senate dis
cussed some what the Fishery
treaty with England, when Mr..
Edmonds said that 1t sh0uld be
abroeated at the earliest posi-.
BILE moment. The rest Of the
day was given over to the con.
alteration Of the tariff, and II
was made memorable by the
tenderness of the Senate in
dealing with Apollonaris aud
other foreign wsters which Mr..
Bayard would have imoprted
free Of duty. In the House, be.
sides discussing the tariff, Mr..
La Fevre proposed to transfer
the Botanical button-hOle bo-
/ auet flower garden Of the gov
eminent to the Agricultural
Bureau.
Friday, 9th, Mr.. Belford's resO-
! luton from the Committee on
Coinage declaring it to be ex-
pedient to discontinue the coin
age Of Silver under existing law,
and recommending the Commit
tee on Appropriations to ap
: propriate for the purpose Of
? providing additional vault room
at some point in the Mississippi
valley, ives referred to the Com.
a mittee on Appropriations. The
House discussed the tariff, then
= passed many private pension
bills, and granted condemned
y cannon to build q monumeut 4
: II am dying, Egypt, dying
. Gen. Lytle. The Senate discus
sed the tariff, and then the ma
val appropriation bill, which ap
70 propriated 4l5,727,43l.
d Saturday, 11th, the Senate
\ discussed the tariff, the internal
tax ON chewing and smoking to.
4 bacco. Snuff was reduced tc
4 8 cents, and Mr.. Vest proposed
: to strike out the proviso re
strioting sales by farmers and
producers Of tobacco at the
, place of production and substi
tute his amendment providing
. NO producer shall be required
10 pay the special tax as q deal
or for selling tobacco at the
: place reproduction. The propo'
j sition was rejected. The tai
d on cigars was made three dol
lars per thousand instead Of
four dollars as in the bill. sen.
]. ator Logan would make sail
! duty free. In the House the
Republicans voted solidly to re-
. tain the present duty on iron
cotton ties. Mr.. Hewitt, Demo
crat, Of Alabama, representing
g the Birmingham iron and Goa
9 district, voted on the iron tariff
+. question with the Republicans
i He was arranged by Mr.. Mills
Of Texas, for abandoning thu
principles Of the Democrat,
= party and replied by attribut
: ing to the insertion Of the wore
= "onlyn In the tariff plank Of th,
. party its defeat In the last presi
D, dental election. The contro
versy was greatly enjoyed b,
the Republicans.
ri Monday the Senate made
= Ftae8fsd iEsse 1 az SD 81 l ai.6.ss:
while the House considered
chains, steel ingots, blooms
wire rods. and in the evening
, tne legislative appropriation
Wednesday, 14th, the Senate
devoted the whole day to the
tari6. II wes insisted in the
Senate and in the House that
the lobby begat combinations
among protected interests. each
supporting the other BY CON
tract, and that just legislation
in behalf Of the people was i'm.
possible. Both Houses devot-
60 the day to the details Of the
tariff bill. Nj. Butterworth
sought In vain to have even |
one hour, and ct night, given TO |
the whisky bill. Il seems THAT |
nothing will be done ct this
session to relieve the over.
stocked whisky mills, or the |.
banks that carry them.