Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-15

HousE.-Ths House went into Committee of the Whole the tariff bill immediately after the reading of the journal, and the debate at once of from the pending amendment to general discussion Of the tari and internal revenue reform from the two political standpoints The debate finally limited by order of the House. All amendments looking to 8 reduction of the rate the 'bashe ase were re- jected, leaving the rate at 45 cent ad valorem
 Mr. Morrison offered m amendment providing that after July 1884, article in this (mea schedule shall pay higher rate of duty than 50 per cent ad valorem; rejected.
 EIr. Vance offered amendment admitting cotton machinery at 35 per cent ad valorem rejected go to go.
 MT. Cox. of New York, offered further amend
 ent to the schedule admitting steel or iron ships of foreign consruc ion at 50 per cent ad valorem; jected, 50 to 92 Mr. Cox renewed his amendment in another form fixing the rate at 20 per cent The sec ond amendment WAS also rejected and the committee then passed on to schedule D, wood and woodenware first clause This opened up general debate on the snbject of lumber. The debate continusd until 3 o'clock, when, motion of MT. Mckinley, of Ohio, the committee and the House limited to 40 min utes the debate the rt clause making the duty on motion to strike out was rejected, 49 to 1O4.
 MT. Springer, of Illinois, moved to strike out l5 per cent and insert 10 which was also rejected by 56 to IO2.
 MT. White. of Kentucky, moved to strike out 15 and insert 20; rejected without division.
 MT. Anderson, of Kansas, when the next clause Climbers squared or sided 24 of cent a foot1 was Various amendments to the succeeding clause fixing duties lumber in it's various forms were proposed diEcussed and rejected.
 After numerous other amendments had bsen pro- posed and rejected the reading of the schedule was concluded and the first clause of schedule E (sugar was read; when the committee Leave to print remarks was given several members and at 5:S0 p. the House took recess until 7:30 D.
 EVENING SESSION.
 At the opening of the evening session MT. Hiscoek of New York, in the absence of MT. Cannon of Ili- nois, moved to go into Committee of the Whole on the legislative appropriation bill MT. Butterworth, of OhIo raised question of consideration in favor of the whiskey bond bill The House decided by g vote of ST to 64 to go with the legislative bill The pending proposition to reduce the number of internal collection districts from 126 to 60 offered by MT. Holman on Monday night, was modi- fled by making the number S2, and was adopted by a vote of 92 to S2
 Mir. Thompson, of Kentucky, offered several amendments intended to amend the law 20 az to place grain distilleries which do not mash than five bushels 8 day the footing fruit dis teries which successively ruled out on points of order after considerable debate on each.
 After nearly two hours spent on the whskey amend ments the reading progressed rapidly and without interruption until the War department reached, when on motion of MT. Atkins amendment was adopted aboishing the offices of the assistant Secre- tary of War and of the Navy. Twenty-Five pages of the bill were gone over without amendment, leaving but twenty five to be acted upoa, when committee rose and at 10:30 p. the House adjourned