Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-21
THE FIGHT ON THE TARIFF
THE DECISION OF THE REPUB.
LICAN CAUCUS


ments to the sundry Civil Appropria-
tion Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-In the Repub-
lican Senatorial caucus this morning a
pretty general discussion of the situation
was had and an unusually frank express
sion of opinion was INDUCED in. Some of
the speakers advised the abandonment of
the tariff bill on the ground that its further
discussion was utter folly and waste
OF time. That it had been abun-
dainty demonstrated that no tariff
measure can possibly be passed at
this session, and that each day seemed to
place the Republicans themselves farther
and farther from any possibility of agree
ment upon the final terms and rates of
the bill. On the contrary, it was urged
that the bill had now reached a point
where, by harmony of purpose and
action on the part of the Re-
publlcans, and abstinence from
further speeches, a final vote could
soon be.reached. That to abandon the bill
now would be virtual concession by the
republicans that they could not agree
among themselves, and that the logical
result would be to place the Onus Of re-
spOnsibility for the failure of tariff revis-
ion upon the Republican party. A vote
was finally taken, which resulted by a
large majority in favor of going on for
another day with the tariff bill.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate, the Judiciary Committee
reported, with an amendment, the House
bill to extend the time for claimants to
hle their claims under the provisions of
the act re-establishing the Court of Com
missioners of Alabama Claims. The
amendment provides that every claimant
hereafter filing his claim shall state
and establish to the satisfaction Of
the court reasonable cause for
the time fixed by the act of
June, 1882, setting forth the facts which
occasiOned such failure, and shall further
establish to the satisfaction of the court
that he was at the time of his loss citi-
zen of the United States, or had lawfully
filed declaration of his intention to be-
come citizen, and that his loss was one
of the tirst-class described by said act,
and was incurred while he or his property
was ON ship sailing under the flag Of
the United States. The amendment was
agreed to and the bill passed,
At the close of the morning business
the Senate resumed consideration of the
tariff bill. The pending question was on
the motion to reconsider the vote by
which the duty on green and cOlOred glass
bottle, vials, demijOhns, ETC., not cut, en-
graved or painted, not specially provided
for, was changed from 30 per cent. ad
valorem TO 1Ac, per pound. The motion
was agreed to.
The motion TO make the duty on bot
ties of the class described 1c. per
pound was lost, leaving the rate 30 per
cent ad valOrem.
Mr.. Sherman moved to amend the wool
and wOOlens schedule so as to make it
read ''that the duty on woods of the first
class-value whereof at the last port or
place whence exported to the United
STATES excluding charges, shall be 80 per
cent. per pound or LESLIE. per pound,
instead of l0c. as in the bilK and making
the duty on woods of the same
class valued above SOC. per pound, l4c.
instead of l2c. per pound; also raising the
duty on woods of the second class, hair of
the Alpha goat and other like animals,
of the value of 3Oc, per pound or less, from
1Oc. to l2c. per pound; and the duty on
woods of the same class valued abeve Soc,
from 12c. to l4c. per pound.
Another long debate ensued, involving
the whole range of the tariff question.
Finally these amendments were voted
upon together, and were rejected by the
following vote:
Ayes-Brown, Camden, Cameron of
Wisconsin. COnger, Davis of Illinois,
Harrison, Hill, Jones of Nevada, Logan,
Mcmillan, Miller of New York, Miller of
California, Mitchell, Pendleton, Plumb,
Sawyer, Sewell, Sherman, Tabor and
WindOm-20.
Nays-Aldrich, Allison, Anthony, Bar
row, Bayard, Beck, Blair, Call, COckrell,
Coke, Dawes, Frye, George. German,
GrOOme. Grover, Hale, Hampton, Harris,
To O1v,
stOn, Jonas, Jones of Florida, Mcpherson,
MaXey, Morrill,, Platt, Pugh, Ransom,
Rollins, Salisbury, Slater, Vance, Van
Wyck, Vest, Voorhees, and Williams-40.
Mr.. Kellogg moved to have the bill take
effect in respect OF the articles embraced
in the sugar schedule on the 1st day of
June, 1888, instead of on the 1st of April,
as in the bill.
Messrs. Morrill, and Frye opposed the
amendment, but it was agreed tO-ayes
"a, nays Is.
Mr.. Brown moved to make the duty on
champagne and other sparkling wines in
bottles holding not more than a quart,
each 81 per dozen. Agreed tO-ayes 81,
nays p. The duty on smaller bottles was
fixed in proportion. .
A flood of amendments were offered,
some of them new, but most of them had
been rejected or stricken out of the bill in
the earlier part of the debate. But few
were adopted, and those of special rather
than general interest. Finally the tariff
portion of the bill, which was technically
an amendment to the original bill to re-
duce internal revenue taxation, was
agreed to by vote of 81 to %. At half
past the Senate passed the tariff bill, as
by a vote of II to l9.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
The House met at II O'Clock, and went
into committee of the whole, Mr.. KassOn,
of Iowa, in the Chair, on the sundry civil
bill. General debate was
with, and the bill read by para
graphs for amendment.
The item apprOpriating $4,000 for a
public building at Oxford, Miss, was, on
motion of Mr.. Manning, of Mississippi,
increased to $4,000.
On motion of Mr., Scales, of North Car
olina, $4,000 was appropriated for the
of the court house at Green's
bOrO, y. c,
On motion of Mr.. Bisbee, of Florida, the
was agreed to apprOpriating
$780, 900 for continuing work on the light
house at Mosquito Inlet, Florida.
The clause appropriating 100000 in aid
of State and local boards of health in pre-
venting the spread of epidemic diseases
having been reached, Mr.. Manning, of
offered an amendment pro-
viding that the money shall be expended
under the supervision of the National
Board of Health.
Mr.. Ellis, of Louisiana, in opposing the
expressed his opinion that
the National Board of Health was the
most stupendOus humbug and fraud ever
created. and quoted from its own report
to show that il had made mis-eXpendi-
lures of the public money. He could
bring home to that board a deliberate
attempt TO create rumOrs OF yellow fever
in New Orleans.
Mr.. Dunn, of Arkansas, advocated the
and declared that the
Louisiana State Board of Health concealed
the existence of the pestilence in New
and was willing to peddle death
through the country in order to keep up
the commerce of the State.
Mr.. Manning defended the National
Board of Health from adverse criticism,
and reflected upon the Louisiana State
Board, attributing to it i'm great measure
the yellow fever epidemic of 1873.
Pending action the committee rose, and
the Committee on Commerce reported the
river and harbOr bill, and it was referred
to the committee of the whole. a recess
was then taken until 7:30.
At the evening session the House took
up the sundry civil bill. The amendment
placing the control of the 500, 600 epidemic
fund in the National Board of Health, was
lost.
While considering the item apprOpriat-
ing S150,O00 for the completion of the
W Washington monument, in reply to
question by Mr.. Springer, Mr.. HiscOck
stated that the monument would be COM
pleted in two years from July 1st, next.
The House adjourned at 10 p. m.
LOTTERY COMPANIES AND MONEY Or
DERS.
At tho meeting of the Housp Committee