Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-04
AT THE CAPITOL TODAY.
HOUSE COMMITTEE CHANGES.
MIR. MoRR1sON's TARIFF BILL.
BILLS OF DISTRICT INTEREST.

BILLS OF DISTRICT INTEREST.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE
| The Senate.
The Chair laid before the Senate to-day the mes
sage OF the President, which was laid before the
House OF Representatives. on Friday, transmitting
the report OF the commissioner OF Indian affairs
the subject OF the right Of way of the Chicago Mil
waukee & st. Paul Railway company through the
| Lake Traverse Indian reservation. Also q COM
| mun1cation from the Secretary Of the Interior,
transmitting letters from Rufus Hatch relating to
tne lease 1Or hotel sites In the Yellowstone park,
and from the officer in charge OF roads and bridges
N tne same park relating to the condition OF such
| roads and bridges.
elections reported resolution authorizing that COM
mittee to work by sub-conmit lees, which may sit
td Mnenevef they may find it necessary The resolu
NJ Gibson, at his own request, was discharged
from further service on the committee on claims.
reported adversely the bfIl for the appointment OF
stenographers in the United States circuit and da-
trict courts The bill was accordingly. at the sug-
SesuOn OF Mr. Garland, Indefinitely postponed.
| Mr. Malone, from the committee on public build
ings and grounds reported favorably and had placed
lie buildings at Augusta, Me- Camden. n J., Waco,
Iex GreenVlle, S. c., Key West, Fla, and San An
| luulo, 16A.
TIE F1TZ JOHN PORTER BILL
message was received from the House OF Rep
reeentattves announcing the passage by that body
OF the Dill for the relief Of Fitz John Porter.
House of Representatives.
MT Hammond (Ga.}, Who has been Ill since the
conVemng OF Congress, appeared at the bar OF the
House this morning and took the oath of Office
| COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS AND CHANGES
| The Speaker announced the following committee
pha
changes were made they were at the request OF the
| members concerned:
Rivers and Harbors-Mr. Thomas, In place OF Mr.
Mississippi Levees-Mr Chase, in place Of Mr.
| Thomas.
Naval Analrs-Mr: G. D. Wise, in place OF Mr..
| Eaton.
Foreign A1airs-Mr Eaton, in place OF Mr. G. D.
Educat1on-Mr. Rockwell, in place Of Mr.. MILL
l,,6 Expenditures in the state Department Davis
| Qll.l. In place OF Mr.. Price.
Liquor Traf1ic..Mr. Price, in place OF Mr.. Davis
=, District Of Columbia-Messrs worthington and
uExpendtures drt IN the Department OF Justice
Messra Crisp and Milliken.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
| MI. Houk fTenn.) offered resolution directing
tne committee on education to inquire into the
working and management OF agricultural colleges
IN aid OF which lands have been granted to the
such measures WI secure 10 the Industrial
classes the benefits intended by the act OF Con-
| gress donating those lands Referred.
! MIR. Reagan (TeX.), from the committee on COM
1nerce, reported back the resolution which was
aaopted, m calling on the Secretary OF the Treasury
ury or the shipping commission at the port of New
YORK or under the act Of June 9TH, 1872.
UndeDthe call OF states the following bills etc.
were Introduced and referred:
BY Mr.. Henley (CaL)-A resolution calling on the
secretary OF the Treasury for information as to the
Z pfrr fnx
the several states and territories under tie act of
Congress OF August 5th, 1881.
Mr.. MOrriSOn's Tariff Bill.
| ITS PROVISIONS AS INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE TO.
| DAY.
Representative Morrison completed his tariff bill
this morning, and during the call of states intro
duced 1t In the House. The bill was prepared last
week, with the exception OF placing few articles
on the free list, concerning which Mr.. Morrison
was undecided. reduction OF 20 per cent is made
| IN numerous articles, While in few cases the re-
duct1on Is greater or less than this rate. A pro-
vision prevents any reduction to rate lower than
n the NORTH act OF 1861 The title OF the bill is
AN Act to Reduce Import Duties and War Tar1fr
| Taxes"
It provides that on and after the first day OF
July, 1884, in lieu Of the duties and rates of duty
imposed by the present law. approved March had ID.
1888. there shall be Levied collected and paid so per
cent OF the several duties and Of duty now i'm
posed on all the articles mentioned In schedule I-
cotton anG cotton goods; schedule "J"-hemp lute
and flax goods other than jute butts; schedule s.K'
|
than ores; schedule 'M"-books, papers, etc;
schedule "E"-sugar; schedule ''Fi-tobacco:
schedule "D'-wood and woodenware, except as
| valorem duty in schedule ''B"-earthenware and
glassware; schedule ''G"-provisons except as here
than precious stones, salt. coal br1stles and lime
schedule "A"-chemlcal products, except as herein
after provided.
OF july 1884 be levied collected paid In excess of
30 per cent at valorem or its equivalent, cotton
and cotton goods; so per centum ad valorem or its
equivalent, on metals, and 80 per centum ad valo-
| rem on wool and wOOlen goods. Provided That
nothing in this act shall operate to reduce the duty
above imposed on any article below the rate at
Which said articles were Severally dutiaDle under
Tan act to provide for the payment OF outstanding
Treasury notes, to authorize loan to regulate and
fix the duties on Imports and for other purposes"
approved March %, 1861, commonly called the Nor
r1ll tariff on all unpoiished cylinder crown and
common window glass, or cast polished plate glass
unsilvered, exceeding "a by 60 inches square; on
salt In bags sack. barrels or other packages or in
| bulk.
Section q On and after the first day OF July,
1884, the Importation OF the articles enumerated
and described In this section shall be exempt
cludlng manganlferous iron ore, the dross
| or resduum from burnt pyrites and sulphur ore;
copper imported in the form of ores; lead ore and
lead dross; nickel In ore; matte; chromate OF iron
or chronic ore; coal, slack or culm coal, btumin-
| Gus or shale; timber, hewn and sawed, and timber
used for spars and in building wharves wood, man
uractured, not specially enumerated provided for
In this act; hay; chlcory root, ground or unground
raw or prepared, and all other articles used OF
intended to be used as coffee, or as substitutes
| therefor, not specially enumerated or provided
| for In this act; Jute butts; bristles; beeswax;
lime; glycertne, crude; fish glue or isinglasS:
sponges; dextr1ne; burnt starch; gum substitute,
or British gum; extract OF hemlOck and other bark
used for tanning, not otherwise enumerated or pro-
Nded for In this act indigo, extracts of and car
mined; tartars, partly refined including lees crys-
tails; cement, Roman, Portland and all others;
whiting and Paris white, dry; wood tar, coal tar,
Crude coal tar, products OF, such naphtha, ben
zine. benzole dead Oil and pitch; all preparations OF
coal tar, not cOlOrs or dye, not specifically enumer-
ated or provided for in this act logwood and other
dye wood; extracts and decOctiOnS OF ochre and
Ochrey earths umber and umber earths, and sienna
and sienna earths; all earthS or clays unwrought
| or unInanufactured not specially enumerated or
provided for In this act; all barks, BEANS berries
| balSams, buds, bulbs and bulbouS roots and ex-
crescences, such as nut gals, fruits, flowers, dried
nbers grains, gums and gum RESINS herbs, leaves,
nchens, MOSES, nuts, roots and stems, Spices yege-
| tables, seeds aromatic, not garden seedsl, and
| seeds OF morbid growth, weeds, woods used ex-
preSSly for dyeing, and dried insects, any Of the
foregoing Of which are not edible, but which have
been advanced in value or condition by refining or
grinding or by other process OF manufacture, and
not specially enumerated or provided for In this
act.
| The District in Congress.
| TEMPERANCE PEoPLB URGING AMENDMENTS TO THE
NEW LICENSE BILL.
delegation OF temperance people, headed by
Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood, appeared before a sub