Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-12
CONGRESSIONAL.
,ccia Dispatch 10 The BEs.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.

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WASHINGTON, February 10.-After
q brief executive sessi)n Senator In.
gals presented the credentials Of Sem
ator Plumb, reelected senator from
Kansas.
Senator Plumb presented memorials
OF the legislature Of Kansas, one ask.
ing that lumber be placed on the free
list, and another for legislation to
prevent the spread of pleuro.ppeu-
monia. In presenting the latter SEN
ator Plumb said the necessity for &C.
tiGn on the subject was urgent.
Senator Sawyer presented o remon.
STRANGE from citiz ans of Wisconsin,
against putting lumber on the free
list.
Senator. Dawes reported O bill to
amend the law In relation to trespass.
ers on Indian lsuds.
Senator MCMILLAN introduced O bill
to provide for an additional associate
Justice of the supreme court of Da-
kota.
Senator L'gan called up the pension
appropriation bill, which passed, with
an additional section, designed, Logan
said, to prevent pledgipg Of pension
certificates in any way.
The tariff bill ss'then considered.
The amendment proposed by Senator
Beck last night, reducing the internal
revenue on snuff, smoking and manu-
featured tobs CO to 8 cents per pound,
was agreed to; so to 40.
Sanator payard oava potica that al
the proper time he would move to
strike out the provision In the bill
permitting sales by tobacco producers
at tho place of production to the
amount Of 500 annually, He be-
, lieved 1t would interfere seriously with
, proper collection of the tax.
Senator Morrill,, by instructions
from the committee on finance, offered
an additional section to the bill pro.
viding that ell imported goods and
merchandise In public stores or
bonded warehouses, when this act
!, goes into effect Except 90 other wise
provided In the aot) shall be sub.
jeoted to no other duty on the entry
for consumption than they would be
subjected to II imported after that
day; that all goods, wares and mer-
ohandiae remaining In bonded ware.
houses when the act gees into effsct,
and upon which duties shall have been
paid, shall be entitled to q refund Of
the difference between the duty paid
and the duty they would DO subject to
if imported under provisions Of this
law. Also, that the act shall take
effect In respect of all articles men,
toned in the sugar schedule on the
LIST of July, 1883. Adopted.
Adjourned.
\, HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Mr.. Lynch asked consent to put
upon passage the bill placing the
heirs of colored soldiers on the same
footing as to bounty as heirs of white
r soldiers,
Mr.. Sparks objected.
, The house then went into committee
Of the whole on the tariff bill.
!. The pending amendment was that
offered by Mr.. Mackev, fixing the
duties on cotton ties at SO per cent. I'D
, valorem. Lost after considerable dis.
cussion.
IL Mr.. Allison moved to strike out the
provision In the bill authorizing pro.
duoers to sell tobacco at retail at the
, place of reduction to the amount OF
, 800 annually. The motion was lost
ayes %, noes %.
On motion Of Mr.. Williams the tax
on cigars vas made % per thousand
instead of "a, as In the bill.
On motion Of Mr. Kelly q duty of
} II cents per pound was imposed upon
cast iron vessel plates, stove plates
and irons, sad irons, tai. ora and hat.
ters's irons.
After considering the duty on cut
nails and spikes, railway fish plates,
etc, the committee rose and the house
adjourned.