Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-03
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. FIXED IN CONFERENCE. Changes Made in the
 Tariff Bill AND ADOPTED BY THE SENATE. The House Doing Up Appro-
 priation Bills. FRESH DISCOVERIES IN IRELAND. Butler and Pryor to De-
 fend Sheridan.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL

| The Tariff Meaaure-Chan&es Made by | the Conference COmm1ttee-Their Re-
 port Adopted by the Senats-Lfvely Op- | position from the Democratic Side-The | House Winding up Appropriation Bills The Days Happenings About theCapt- tai.
 WASHINGTON March 2.-The important
 alterations recommended by the conference
 committee on the Senate tariff bill are chief
 ly in the metal, sugar and hemp and jute
 schedules. In the metal schedule the duty 1 on iron ore is increased from fifty to seventy
 five cents per ton, on sulphur ore from fifty
 to seventy-fve cents per ton. Iron or steel
 'sT" rails weighing not over twenty-five
 pounds to the yard are to pay nine-tenths of
 one cent per pound round iron
 1 2-1o of cent per pound. Steel
 not specially provided for in the act is raised
 from 30 to 45 per centum ad valorem. In the
 sugar schedule on all sugars above No. 13 and
 not above 16, Dutch standard, the duty is
 creased from 2.5o to 2.75 cents per
 pound. Jute butts are to .pay $5 per
 ton. The duty on flax, hemp and jute yarn
 is changed from 24 cents per pound to 8 per
 centum ad valorem. Jute butte cotton bag
 ging is included in bagging for cotton at
 cents per pound. The duty on salt in bar
 rels, bags, etc., is increased from 10 to 12
 cents per one hundred pounds. The duty on
 books pamphlets, etc, is increased from 15
 to p per centum ad valorem. No changes
 are made in the tobacco schedule Those
 who oppose the increase made by the con
 ference committee mainly in the metal
 schedules point to the votes taken in the
 Senate rejecting the very figures now adopt
 ed by the committee as an indication that the
 majority will not accept the report. Probably some Senators who voted against these figures when the bill was first before the Senate may now except them rather than risk the defeat of 8 general tariff law by op- posing the report. This is the main hope of the friends of the bill at late hour tonight and upon it the chances of the passage of 8 general tariff bill at this session seem to depend. The date on which the internal revenue tax on tobacco, snuff, cigars, etc, shall go into effect is changed from July 1st to May 1st, 1883.
 The statement having been made in the New York World that both Senator Tabor and Mrs. McCourt, who were married here last night, had been divorced, Father Chap belle said tonight that if this is so he had been misled and that he should certainly have refused to oficiate st the ceremony had he known that either or both of the parties l to the marriage had been divorced.
 The conference committee on the legisla- tive and judicial and executive appropriation l bill fixed the number of hours per day for l employees work at seven, the Secretary and 1 heads of departments to fix the hour of be- ginning and ending.
 The board of visitors to the West Point l military academy appointed by the president | of the Senate for the year 1882 have made | their report. They visited the academy in | June last, remaining during the examina- | tions and until after the delivery of the di- | plomas to the graduating class They attend | ed the sessions of the board of visitors ap- | pointed by the President, and took part in | their deliberations and approved all the ex- | ereises, including the drill. They believe, l however, that 8 better judgment of the | school could be formed by an inspection of | it's every day workings instead of an attend | ance on it's yearly dress parade. They com l mended the change that has been made | which makes the general of the army re- sponsible for the administration of the | school. West Point is a school-a military | school to be sure-but it's inmates are not yet soldiers they say. The superintendent should have sufficient rank and experience to | enable him to secure the respect and conf dence of the cadets. More than this is un- necessary. Personal fitness and adaptation | to the work are mere important than mere rank. In saying this the board wish to be understood as casting no reflection upon the fitness of General Howard in charge. or his | predecessor. They recommend additional | bath facilities and swimming accommoda- tions in the river, as the present arrange ment for river bathing is. dangerous They recommend also small appropriation for a fireproof vault, and suggest repairs of the | gymnasium.
 The secret service authorities have decided | that the printing of imitation cancelled post age stamps, which are extensively used on | the backs of cigar boxes as devices, is unlaw | fuI.
 First Comptroller Lawrence of the Treas \ ury appeared before the conference commit | tee to-day and urged that clause be insert | ed in the appropriation bill allowing the | deputy comptroller to sign all vouchers pa | pers, etc., requiring the formers signature l will be remembered that complications arose ! last summer during Judge Lawrence's ab- | sence from the city, delaying business until l the President designated Second Comptroller Upton as acting first comptroller to sign the accumulated papers.
 Among the nominations sent to the Senate l to-day was that of Edward O. Graves, of New l York, to be chief examiner of the civil ser vice commission.
 WASHINGTON, March 2.-The Senate in ex- ecutive session to-day confirmed the follow | ing nominations Charles K. Graham, to be naval officer at New York; Andrew J. Perry, to be appraiser and Merritt Wyckham to be assistant appraiser of merchandise for the district of New York James L. Benedict, to be surveyor of customs for the district of New York Elihu Root, United States attor- ney for the southern district of New York.