Morris tribune., 1883-02-14
WASHINGTON NEWS
Monday, February o.

SENATE.--The usual routine business was
attended to and then the senate resumed work
on the tariff bill. Senators on both sides
pounded away ON various items for hours.
The net result of the afternoons work was
the reduction of the duties on cotton thread,
wooden hose, shirts and drawers, machine or
hand-knit Gotten laces, embroideries, velvet
and the like, Bper cent. Attempts made by
Mr.. Beck atia others TO secure greater reduc-
lions failed
In executive session the following nomi-
nations were confirmed:
United States cousuls-Charles P. Will
liams, at Calais; Orson V. Tousely, at Leip-
sic. Albert Rhodes, New York, at Eberfeld,
York, at Trieste.
Registers of Land Ofice-Albert X. Os-
burn, bayfield,, Wis; George w. Fay, Mem
asha, WIS; Edward l.. Salisbury, Leadville,
Colo.
Postmasters-S L. Miller. Alexandria,
Minn.; M. w. Moir, Eldora Iowa; G. A.
Lisle, Fort Madison, Iowa; JamesSW. Emery,
LeMars, Iowa; Alfred H. Lewis, Milbank,
Oak.
HousE.-Mr. Cobb introduced bill to
prevent the secretary of the interior from
issuing patents to land grant railroads which
have not been completed within the speci-
fed time.
Mr.. Grout moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill establishing the territory
of North Dakota and providing temporary
government therefor. After q brief discus
sion in which Randall and Burrows of
Michigan engaged in controversy, the mo-
ton of Grout was lost-yeas ISL, navs no.
mot the necessary two-thirds in the affrma-
tive.
On motion of Mr.. Carpenter. the rules
were suspended and the bill to qulet the til
tie of Des Moines river lands passed.
A motion to suspend the rules and con-
slider the legislative executive and judicial
appropriation bill was lost.
A motion to suspend the rules and make it
in order next Monday to report the tariff
bill to the house for action was lost.
Tuesday, FebrWaryG.
Senate.-The senate devoted the day to
general discussion of the wooden schedule.
Ferry made significant remark to the eff
feet that the senate might as well consider
the post route bill, since no tariff bill could
be passed ct this session. He Thought this
was the opinion Of the country as we'll as of
himself. Other republican members of the
finance committee dissented from this view.
Later in the afternoon eulogies We're deliv-
cred on the late Represent .tives Hawk and
Updegraff. The only change in the wooden
schedule were some changes in classification,
which made moderate reduction in the
rate of duty.
HoUsE.-Another day has been FILTERED
away in the house, with no substantial re-
suit beyond clearing the docket of a duty to
two dead congressman, the late representa-
tives Updegraff of Ohio and Hawk of Illi-
nois. 1t was perhaps just as we'll as devo-
ting the same time to anything else. 1t is
the live congressman. VINO IS more IN the
way of necessary legislation.
An effort was made by Mr.. Haskell to
bring the latter down to business by reso-
luton providing for night sessions; but the
matter went over to The committee on rules
The tariff came up in the regular order, and
the four paragraphs remaining of schedule
were disposed of. These referred to glass,
looking glasses and glass wares, and were
adopted without amendment; not, however,
without many efforts IN that direction.
Every lire was con- ested.
Over an hour was wasted upon the ques-
ton as to whether hive minutes or twenty
minutes should he allowed for debate on a
certain paragraph. The democrats asked
for twenty minutes. Judge Kelley was will
ing to grant but five, and gained his point.
At present but two schedules have been
agreed upon. These comprise but sixteen
pages of the bill.