Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-27

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including the chairman, recommend.
ing tho passage Of n substitute cover.
Ing moro ground than the original
bill, which, he Oaid, designed to deal
Justly with all classes of pensioners.
Platt, who has been unable to con.
cur with either the ma jority or minor.
ity, introduced q bill raising the pen.
sious 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 hvo 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 0 10 of cent per pound
(Slo GO per TO, as in bill, to $lS per
ton. Agreed TO ayes 80, noes 27.
Many other amendments were offered
to reduce the duty below the recon
mendations tf the bill on round,
.qaare, fiat, boiler AMI other Iron.
'Ssnstor 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 8 10 cent per
pound. Agreed to.
Senator Sherman moved that the
duty on tin and tinplstes be increased
to Q cents pound.
Senator German moved an amend
ment making tho duty l cent a pound.
The amendment was agreed to.
Jnst bf0se u clock u motion to
adjourn WAS lost.
Senator Van Wyck presented mi
ncriy report from The committee on
pensions III relation 10 the bill to in
crease the peu,ions of one.armed and
or legged toldierp.
Senator c ,ckrel complained of an
attempt to force night session with
OCT previous waruing.
S.nstcr Morrill, denied any CAUCUS
had erected him to force night ses.
zion as charged by Senator Bsck.
Senator Morrill, thon moved to ad-
journ and Is was al pted.
House PRoCEEDISGs
In the house Mr.. Springer reported
joiAt resolution providing for print
ipg n. tho public printing otfi,e the
report Of tho tariff commission at the
instance OF any person on paymsp. ol
toe cost. Adopted.
S lor!ly b. fore l? o'clccA ,ne house
went into committee of the whole or
tho Tar II bill.
Mr. Kslly, of Penrsylvari,, tool
the floor in vindica;ion OF the bill ant
In support Of his assertion that 1t II
tho best bill ever submitted TO 0,
American congress.
! Keliy said he would not 60 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 I
spirited debate ensued.
At the conclusion of tho discussion
Mr.. Kelley moved to limit general dc
bate to o'clock to-day, but accepted
tho amendment of Mr.. Randall OK
tending the time until to morrow at B
Mr. MoLano moved to mako
Tuesday at noon. The motion wa
list yeas 70, nays 143, and Kelly
motion as amended by r ,ndali wa
agreed to; 30 general debate will clos
to morrow ct o'clock. House thel
again went into committee of th
whole.
The day was spent in general de
hate on tho tariff bill. Mr.. Randolph
Tucker, of the ways and means com
mittee, savagely attacked the bill anc
charged the committee with being In
adequate TO the task of framing
proper bill, denounced the tariff com
mission, criticised the sugar schedule
stating the reduction of duties on re
fining sugars was at least 40 psr cent
bat the duty on all sugars that wen
into con'u np.icn vas positively pro
hibitory. He characterized stch legis
lation as vicious aud uni Ist, as It lnic
the whole agriculture interests undel
| CObI(lputlOu 10 u 10 IuhnutaCLuTeTb
Mr.. Kssson delivered strong
speech in favor Of a tpaedy passage ol
the present protective bill.
Mees,s. McLane, Kelly, Springer
and Mills { Texas spoke on the bill.
Mr.. Mills denied tho power OF con
gress TO levy tariff for revenue.
Ms 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 decrease from the recommen
dationg Of the commission.
Mr.. Morrison stated. the decress
amounted to some $500 0)0 unde
sugsr and 81 900 ,0C0 lnder tin plate
Mr, Kelly estim .ted 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.