The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-13
Forty-seycnth Congrcss-Second scs-
sion.
WASHINGTON, February. ~, 1888.
SENATE

SENATE.
Mr.. Davis. Of West Virginia, presented
the credentials of Mr.. Kenna, elected to
succeed him as senator from West Virginia.
Read and filed.
Mr.. Blair presented several petitions from
citizens Of Virginia, North Carolina, and
South Carolina in favor Of national aid 10
common schools. The names appended to
these petitions. Mr.. Blair said, were mostly
those Of coloIed citizens who were unable
TO write. and the press had criticised similar
petitions heretofore presented upon the
ground that many OF the names appeared to
have been written ~ one hand. He was
authorized by General Armstrong. Of
Hampton Institute. under whose auspices
the petitions were signed, TO state that the
signatures were authorized.
Mr.. Vest presented a memorial signed
by some OF the most eminent citizens OF st.
Louis asking that General Sherman, when
he retircs, be placed on the retired list with
the rank OF general.
At the close OF the morning hour the
Senate went into executive session. When
the doors were Te0pened the Senate re-
sumed the consideration OF the tariff bill,
the pending question being on agreeing 10
the amendment in relation TO vinegar-fac-
tories. adopted Saturday in Committee OF
/ the Whole.
After prolonged debate the amendment
was rejected.
The provision for duties upon goods
manufactured from two or more materials
was amended so as to provide that such
duty shall be assessed at the highest rate at
which the component material OF chief
value may be chargeable.
~nflt to. hatr no a.
paragraph resumed; which called from
Mr.. Morrill, the remark, 1--WE expect to
/ finish this bill To-. day."
A long debate ensued, in the course OF
which Mr.. Morgan said that the cotton
growers OF the South were making no
money-were barely making a living.
Mr.. Brown said the people OF the South
made too much cotton. They needed a
more diversified industry-more labor de-
voted to raising provisions and agricultt-
raj products other than cotton.
Mr.. sherman moved to change the rate
on pig-irOn from three tenths OF cent per
pound to $3.50 per ton. Agreed to ayes,
80; noes, %.
The action OF the Committee OF the
Whole in striking out lumber from the
wood schedule was disagreed to by vote
OF 20 to 20.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Under the call of the Safes the following
were introduced and referred:
BY Mr.. Robertson, OF Louisiana: a bill
for the suppression OF lotteries and prOhi-
biting the Transmission through the mails
OF publications containing lottery advertise
mems.
Mr.. Robinson, OF New York. from the
Committee on Pensions, reported back the
bill granting a pension Oi fifty dollars
month to septinlia Randolph Mekleham
Thomas Jeilerson's gTanddaushter) Re
fcrrrd to the private calendar.
The House, at 1915, went into Commit
tee Of the Whole on the tariff bill, the pend
inc paragraph being that imposing duty
on chains.
The following were the changes made
in the tariff bill in Committee OF Tho
Whole: Reducing the duty on chains OF Tho
diameter Of not less than three-quarters o.
an inch from 10 II cents per pound; Of
the diameter ranging from three quarters
TO three eighths OF an inch. from y tt
, cents; Of the diameter less than three
eighths OF an inch, from y cents 10 %
per cent dd CdlOrcm. Fixing the rate o
duty on steel ingots, etc., weighing les
than 500 pounds, as follows: Valued ut .
cents FER pound or less, 40 per cent. az
ral0rem above 4 and not above cent
per pound, , cents per pound; above
and not above IL cents per pound, - cent
Der pound; changing the duty on steel
rivet. screw, nail, fence, and wire-rods
not tighter than No. 5 wire gauge, ant
valued at 81 cents per pound or less. iron
81 cents per pound to 80 per cent. dd udlo
rem.
The committee arose, and the IIous
took a recess until 1880 p. NJ.
E'rening SesS;on.-The legislative, eXecu
five. and judicial appropriation bill wa
considered in Committee OF the Who'll
,ri.b a slinn attendance OF members.