The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-20
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REPUBLICAN CoNFERENCE--PERS0NA NEWS
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From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, February 10.-Thc Senate
to-day resumed the consideration OF the
Sherman amendments, which proposed to
increase the duty on iron and steel above
the rates fixed by the Senate. Mr.. Beck
gave notice that he and the Democrats
acting with him were ready TO vote for the
bill now, but il the sherman amendments
were adopted and the steel and iron duties
increased. he proposed 10 reopen other
schedules and amend them TO suit his
views. This was regarded as most im-
portant announcement. and indicated that
the tamn.reformcrs would oppose to the
utmost o bill framed TO suit Mr.. Sherman
and other ultra-protectionists. In the mean
while il was given out that Mr. Morrill, In
tended. if possible, to force vote on the
bill before adjournment. The Sherman
amendment was adopted after being
The debate between Messrs.
Sherman and Beck, who were the chief
speakers, was very animated this evening.
TIE TEXT OF TIE AMENDMENT As PASSED.
The following is the text OF the Sherman
as modified, which passed the
Senate: steel ingots, cosged ingots; blooms
and slabs, by whatever process made; die
blocks or blanks; bllets and bars and
tapored or beveled- bars; bands, hoops,
strips, and sheets Of all gauges and widths;
plates Of all thicknesscs and widths; steam
er, crank, and other shafts; wrist or crank
pins; connecting-rods and piston-rods;
pressed. shcared or stamped shapes, or
blanks OF sheet or plate steel, or combine
ton Of steel and iron, punched or not
punched hanmer-molds or swaged steel;
gln-molds not in bars; alloys used as sub
stitutes for steel tools; all descriptions and
shapes OF dry sand, loan or iron-molded
castings; all Of the above classes not spe-
cially provided for in this act, valued at
cents a pound or less 40 per cent. dd Udt0-
rem a.; above cents pound and not above
0 cents. q cents per pound; valued above
. cents per pound, 81 cents pound. Mr..
sherman followed this with other amend
ments increasing the duty on metals.
THE HOUSE TARIFF BILL.
The House was engaged III passing bills
under suspension OF the rules, and
large number failed TO receive the two
thirds necessary TO take them up. Mr..
Hiscock, chairman of the Appropriations
Committee, in reporting the sundry civil
bill announced that he
would call it up tomorrow. This DECLARE
ton was regarded as additional evidence
that the House tariff bill is dead, and that
il there is TO be tariff bill passed at this
session the Senate will have TO furnish it TO
the House.
THE NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH.
The National Beard OF Health wants
Congress, right away, TO appropriate a
large sum TO aid it in the event epidemics
follow the great floods in the West and
Southwest. The indications, however, are
that the appropriation will not be made.
The fact is that so few days remain for
work that even important bills that have
passed the Senate and are now on the
Speakers table have but bare chance Of
beng pushed through.
THE sTAR-ROUTE TRIALS.
The House Appropriations Committee
have Investigated the accounts OF the De-
partment Of Justice for expenditures in the
star-route prosecutions. twas found that
these accounts aggregated 100000. The
committee thinks that the sum was well
spent. The cost OF bringing witnesses
from the far west has been considerable,
and the fees paid the able lawyers engaged
the committee regards as not excessive.
THE NEXT SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.
The friends OF Mr.. Randall are quiet,
but they are evidently well organized.
This morning friend Of MIR. Carlisle said
that on the first ballot he would receive 100
votes. Mr.. Cox, OF New York, said to a
New England correspondent to-day that
he was not pushing his candidacy for the
speakership. but that he would start In the
contest with as many votes rs any OF his
He stated that he had already
the solid votes OF New York, Michigan,
and California.
NIGHT-WORK.
The Senate is in session late tonight on
the tariff bill, but the House adjourned be-
fore p. u.
While Messrs. Wise, Cabeil, and Tucker
voted this evening to suspend the rules
and take up the Ways-and-Means bill to re-
duce the tobacco tax to eight cents, and
also TO abolish the tax on bank-checks, etc.,
Messrs. Barbour and Garrison voted with
the bulk OF the Democrats in the negative.
Mr.. Barbour said tonight that being in
favor OF the abolition or the entire inter-
nal-revenue system, he was unwilling to
accept the little relief the Republicans Of
fered. Although the bill did not receive q
vote large majority favored its
passage. This indicated that the Senate
bill, which contains the same provisions,
will easily pass the House when it reaches
tha. body. A proposition to place salt on
the free list was deieated-ayes, q noes,
2G-nearly all the Democrats voting
" Ave. Governor Vance, in explaining
his amendments heretofore given, gave a
telling account OF how the 400 small dis
tillerles In North Carolina are used to aid
the Republican candidates at every cleo
ton.
The Senate galleries were packed to-
night.