Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-27

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including the chairman, recommend.
ing tho passage Of n substitute v
Ing moro ground than the original
bill, which, he uaid, designed to deal
Justly with all classes of pensioners.
Plat, who has been unable to con.
cur with either the majority or minor.
ity, introduced q bill raising the pen.
eious Of those now receiving them to
S24, and those receiving 324 to $50.
AT the close of this mornings business
tho senate resumed the consideration
of the tariff. Morrill,, in view of the
brief time of the session, asked the
unanimous consent to limit the do
bate to tivo minutep for each member.
The senate then took up tho iron par
agraph.
Senator Brown offered an amend.
ment reducing the rate on bar iron
from 10 of q cent per pound,
$50 GO per TO, as in bill, to $1S per
ION. Agreed TO --ayes 80, noes 81.
Many other amendments were offered
to reduce the duty below the recon .
mendations tf the bill on round,
.qaare, fiat, boiler nni other Iron.
Senator Pugh addressed the senate
on The great economic question of
tariff reform"
Senator Maxey moved to make the
duty on iron and steel rails not over
% pounds to the yard 10 cent per
pound. Agreed to.
Senator Sherman moved that the
duty on tin and tinplstes be increased
to Q cents n pound.
Senator German moved an amend.
ment making tho duty l cent a pound.
The amendment was agreed to.
inst btf0se q u clock u motion to
adjourn WAS lost.
Senator Van Wy ok presented o mi
ncri'y report from The committee on
pensions III relation 10 the bill to in
crease the peu,ions Of one.armed and
ore.legged toldierp.
Senator c ,ckre!l complained Of an
attempt to force n night session with
out previous waruing.
Senator Morrill, denied any CAUCUS
had erected him to force a night SEES.
zion as charged by Senator Bsck.
Senator Morrill, thon moved to nd
journ and Is was al pied.
House P~ROCEEDISGs
In the house Mr.. Springer reported
a joiAt resolution providing for print
ing u. tho public printing ofi,e the
report of the tariff commission at the
instance OF any person on paymsp. oil
toe cost. Adopted.
S lor!ly b. fore 1? o%'clccA ne house
went into committee of the whole or
tho Tar II bill.
Mr. Kslly, of Penrsylvari,, tool
the floor in v~indica;ion OF the bill ant
In support Of his assertion that 1t II
tho best bill ever submitted TO 0,
American congress.
Keliy said h. would not @ into on,
details, hut would holi himself Ii
readiness and answer any questions
A number OF members then proceeded
to take advantage Of the offer, and
spirited debate ensued.
At the conclusion of tho discussion
Mr.. Kelley moved to limit general dc
bate to 8 o'clock to-day, but accepted
tho amendment of Mr.. Randall OK
tending the time until tomorrow at B
Mr. McLano moved to mako i
Tuesday at noon. The motion wa
list yeas rs, nays 143, and Kelly
motion as amended by r ,ndali wa
agreed to; 80 general debate will clos
to morrow ct 8 o'clock. House thel
again went into committee of tn,
whole.
The day was spent in general de
hate on tho tariff bill. Mi. Randolph
Tucker, of the ways and means com
mittee, savagely attacked the bill anc
charged the committee with being In
adequate to tho task of framing
proper bill, denounced the tariff com
mission, criticised the sugar schedule
stating the reduction Of duties on re
fning sugars was at least 40 psr cent
bat the duty on all sugars that wen
into con np.icn vas positively pro
hibitory. He characterized stch legis
lation as vicious aud uni Ist, az 1t lAic
the whole agriculture interests under
cObI(lputlOl 10 u toN mhlutaCLuTeTb
Mr.. Kssson delivered a strong
speech in favor Of a tpaedy passage Of
the present protective bill.
Mees,s. McLane, Kelly, Springer
and Mills { rexas) spoke on the bill.
Mr.. Mills denied tho power OF con
gress TO levy tariff for revenue.
ME- Springer inquired whether tn,
committee on ways and means had di
minished the rate of decrease as com
pared with the present tariff and tina
proposed by tho tariff commission.
Mr.. Mckinley replied there ha'
been q decrease from the recommen
dationg Of the commission.
Mr.. Morrison stated the decress
amounted to some IS, 900 0)0 unde
sugar and 81 900 0CO under tin plate
Mr, Kelly estim 4ted the reduction
at ten por cent upon tho revenue q
the effect Of tho proposition TO abolisI
charges. AfCer continued debate tn
committee rose and tho house ad
journed.