Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-02-08

Cox. stating his colleague would no
be able to attend the sessions of th
/ doase, on account of sickness, ob;aine,
leave TO have printed II the Record
letter received from that geatieipan. il
+ winch he takes strong grounds in favo
{ OF free iron ore and the frae use of scrsl
/ iron.
Pending action on Kelly's motto,
the committee rose. and public business
being So pended, appropriate resoiu
tons upon the life and public service
OF the late Reprssentatives-C pde-raf
OK Ohio, and Hawk Of IIlinois-vsr.
offered.
Tucker moved 70 reduce the drtv OF
the cost az polished plate glass uude
l'vered, above 24x30 inches square. anc
not exc eeding Gi1e0 inches, from 2:
70 10 cf ITS per square foot. A iunuinc
debate followed, and the committee ross
Tor the purpose Of closing the debate in
the House.
Kelly moved to limit the debate on
the pending paragraph to FIVE minutes
Mills hoped the House would not Sub.
NIT TO be gagged. and Berry moved to
extend the lime to twenty minutes.
Berry's motion was lost.
NH moved to make the time ten
minutes. Lost.
heily's motion was agreed to.
The House again went into committee
Of the whole.
fuckers motion was lost. Various
other amendments by Tucker, reducing
the duty on plate glass, were Also lost.
WASHINGTON. Feb. During the re-
nlainder of the session the House will
take q recess daily, from $50 to 7.an
pm.
Inc house went into committee on
the tarif bill, the pending amendment
being that offered by Kelly. increasing
the duty on iron ore, inclr ding Isanc-
nlfsrouS ore, iron ore, also droSs and on
Iesiduum from burnt pyrites, from 80 to
20 cents per ton.
he!iv withdrew the amendment and
moved TO fix the rate at 80 cents per ton:
also, ID increase the duty on salphurate
iron IN Its natural state. containing less
than ID per cent. silica, from 80 TO 60
cents per ton.
Anderson offered an amendment TO
come IL after the head line of til. sched-
uie, consisting of metal schedule, as
agreed by the Senate. He admitted that
1t was aot intended 10 pass any tariff
bill this session. 1t could only be done
by Iseeting the maximum views 20 ex-
pressed By the Senate schedule. If that
were dohe the country could get tariff
legislation; If not, it would get no tariff
legislation.
Carlisle appealed to the gentlemen on
the other side to let vote be taken on
the anne ldment
The gentleman from Kansas. in order
that ire nf tho 81, q.
be ascertained on the question whether
1T preferred tue Senate schedule to that
reported by the Committee on WAYS and
Means, and II it were the sense If the
committee To take the Ser. tie schedule
which would make reduction of a.,
81 900, stated he would not offer an
amendment-not letter. nor single
word. The gentle -aen on the other side
could offer any amendment they wished.
lhls was fair to everybody.
Page inquired whether the Anderson
did not intend to substitute
the Senate schedule for the House
schedule.
Anderson said lie would answer that
question when the proper time came.
Page-l hope the gentlemen will be
honest with this side. He has been put
forward By the other eide. He has not
Indignantly explained.
Anderson-He ought to have the can
dor TO state that he began
Carlisle-We have not had n word of
with the gentleman.
II want the gentleman TO understand"
continued Anderson excitedly. and en-
phasizing his words by blows of his fist
on the desk, that nobody except myself
runs me. Not the highest protectionist
on this side or the lowest free trader on
that. nor the gentleman from Cali
fornia."
Robinson of Massachusetts, rose to
point of order. that Anderson's amend
ment was not in order. and long discus
sion ensued. Republicans contending
that as the amendment was in fact a
it could not be considered
until the House schedule had been COM
pleiod.
HFhe chair finally ruled on the point of
order. and the question REQUIRED on
kelly's amendment.
Carlisle offered an amendment i'm
posing duty of 80 cents per ton on ore
of pyrites or sulphurets of ir)n in its
natural state, containing more than Is
per cent. sulphur and less than 3 per
cent copper (dry assay In speaking
of the amount, Maginnis. while declar-
ing himself rs leaning towards free
trade. asserted as long as machinery is
used in producing copper ore, protected
copper wants its share of the spoils, and
Cox suggested tho gentleman had come
down to the doctrine of the mutuality
of rascality. Maginnis and the Rocky
Mountains don't propose to be left.
Carlisle's amendmeet WAS lost by Y tn
SO. At last, after the consideration of
the first item of the metal sch adule for
four hours and half, the committee
passed away from it without making
any change in the rate of duty which is
left Mt 80 cents per ton.
@.Calkins moved to reduce the rate on
steal ingots. logged ingots, blooms, and
slabs weighing more than 200 pounds,
made6y any process from six-tenths to
three tApths of cent per pound. Pend
fuo actiSu the committee rose.
Bingham introduced a bill for the ap-
pointmeat of commission, to consist
Of seven persons. three of whom may
be members of the present House and
twoeof whom may be Senators, to in
urire into the condition of the value of
the plant of the various telegraph COM
panies of the country, and report to
the next Congress what methods are
at present available to reduce the cost
of teleeraphic communication, and
whether any legislation is necessary to
carry out the power of Congress 10 reg
Mate commerce IA applied to telegraph
ic communication. Referred.
A bill was introduced providing that
no owner. agent or master or consignee
of any ship or vessel, by virtue of the
laws of any State, be compelled to take
employ or pay pilot not voluntarily
employed. on entering or departing
from any port or harbor, or entering or
passing through or leaving any channel,
passage or strait within the waters of
the United States. lie ferred.
Recess.
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Ollie chapel In Ireland that during high
mass three ladies of the Protestant faith
we're obliged to take shelter from a rain
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