Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-15
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
THE TARIFF BILL IN THE HOUSE,
TAKEN UP BY A VOTE OF lao TO 1873
SENATE PROCEEDINGS AND COMMITTEE WORK
The senate.

The chair laid before the Senate message on
the subject OF seacoast defenses, submitting es
innate OF the chief of ordnance for permanent an
nual appropriation OF s1.50o0OO to provide the ne
cessary armament for fortihcations-
NEW BUILDING FOR THE SIGNAL SERVICE.
Also, letter from the Secretary Of War trans
mitting plan and estimates for lre-proof build
ing for the use OF the signal service the building
and site not to cost more than $4,000.
Also. communication from the Attorney Gen.
relating TO the Office OF marshal OF the middle aud
southern districts OF Alabama The Attorney Cen
eral states that the question whether there now
exists vacancy in that office is a question OF law,
which has been decided by the United states dis
trfct court in the negative.
Mr. Blair reported from the committee on educa-
tlOn and labor to provide for commission On the
subject OF the alcoholic liquor traffic
M Call introduced a bin TO amend the Revised
statutes so far as relates to the compensation Of
inspectors OF hulis and boilers.
MARSHAL STRoBACH.
MT Morgan offered a resolution, which he asked
may lie over and be printed, directing the COM
mttee on the judiciary to inquire and report
whether Paul Strobach, whose confirmation as
Jected by the Senate, Is dlscharging the
duties Of the office, and whether he is entitled to
do So.
TIE cINCINSAT1 FIRE.
The House joint resolution providing that certain
books be furnished by the secretary OF the Interior
to the Cincinnati law library was passed. Mr.. Sher
man explained that the volumes were necessary to
help make up tor the books burnt In the law library
at the recent fire in Cincinnati
The House.
EXPECTA ATIoN OF A FIELD DAY
In expectation that the initial fight over the Nor
r1son tariff bill would take place to-day, the men,
bers on the republican and democratic sides who
have the duty of securing pairs for absenees were
kept busy this morning in seeing that the vote OF
no man should be wasted. and that all the pairs
should contain the lame OF an advocate and an op-
ponent OF the measure
Mr.. Morrison Gll) having demanded the regular
ORDER The speaker proceeded to call the committees
for reports.
Mr. Perkins {Kan.l from the committee on Indian
affairs reported bill for the sale OF the Sac and
Fox Indian reservations In Nebraska and Kansas
House calendar.
Mr.. Matson und.>. from the committee on invalid
pensions, reported a bill to pension soldiers and
sailors M or disabilities incurred beyond the loss OF
leg or arm. Committee OF the whole. Also tad-
Eersely) granting service pensions. Committee OF
the whole.
Mr.. Cox CN.Y1 from the committee on civil ser
vice reform. reported adversely bill relieving leg
1slat1ve officers from the performance OF executive
functions. Laid on the table
Mr. Brewer IN. j., from the committee on manu-
facture. reported bill to regulate commerce be-
tween the states The bin pertains to commercial
travellers House calendar.
THE MORRISON TARIFF BILL
Mr.. Morrison Nll-) at 1855 moved that the House
go into committee of the whole for the consdera-
tion OF the tariff bill. There was no division and
the motion was agreed TO, Mr.. Cox n. " being
called TO the chair.
SHALL THE BILL Re CONSIDERED.
Immediately upon the committees assembling
Mr.. Eaton Conn., objected to the consideration OF
the bill, and the objection was reported to the
House. The vote was ther taken upon the
question whether the bill shall be considered.
THE BILL TAKEN UP-14O YEAS TO 13S NAYS.
BY a vote OF 14O yeas and 13S nays the committee
decided to consider the measure.
THE VOTE IN DETAIL.
The vote On the question OF consideration was as
follows: Yeas-MesSrS. Adams (N. ", Aiken, Alex
ander, Anderson, Bagley, Ballantyne, Barksdae,
Beach. Belmont, Bennett, Blackburn, Blanchard,
Bland, BloInt. breckenridge, Buchanan, Buckner,
Clardy. Clay, cobb, Collins Cosgrove, Cox q. ",
Cox (N. c., Crisp. Culberson (Tex.l, Davidson,
Davis tMo.>, Deuster Dlhhle. Dlbre, Dockery, Dor
sheimer, Dowd, Dunn E.dreGge, Ellis. Evins IS c.,
Forney, Garrison, Geddes, Graves, Green, Green
leaf, Hasell, Hammond, Hancock. Hardeman,
Hoblitzen Holman, houseman, Hurd, James, ss,
Jones (Wis), Jones TEX, Jones (Ark.l. Jones
& Sr ncverh9 King hsne! Masda haR
bury, Miller 1exas>. Mills. Mitchell. Money. Nor
gan. Morrison. Morse. Mulirow, Murphy, Murray,
tArk Potter, Pryor. Pusey, Reese. Riggs, Robert
son. Rogers (Ark.). RoSecrans. Scales, Seney Sey-
mour. Shaw, Singleton. skinner O.. c., Sloculn,
Strait. Sumner (Wis.), Talbot, Taylor (Tenn.),
Thompson Throcklnorton. Tilllnan, Townshend,
Eaton. Wakefield, Ward, Warner {Tenn.j, ,Wellborn,
Weller, Williams, Wills Wilson Nv. Na>. Winans
(Mich,), WtnanS wis. Wolf0rd, Wood, Woodward,
Worthngton. Yaple and Young 40.
NayS-tiessrs. ADAMS ulL). ArnOt. Atkinson,
Barbour. Barr, Belford, Bingham, Bisbee. Boutele.
Boyle, Brainerd. Bretung, Brewer IN. j.. Brown
pa, Budd, Burlegh, Cannon, Chace, Converse,
Curtin. Cutcheon. Davis tMaSs.), Dfngley Duncan
Dunham, Eaton, Elliott, Elwel, Ermentrout. Evans
Pal. EVerhart, Eerreli, Fr1edler. Finday. Finerty
FOran, Funston, George Glascock, Goff, Guenther,
Hanback,, Hardy. Harmer, Hart, Hatch Mich },
Haynes. HenGer on 1owa), Henderson Iiis.). Hen
ley. Hepburn. Hewitt (Ala), Hscock. Hit, Holiness
Hopkins, Horr, Howey, Hunt, Jeffords, johnson,
kasson, Kean, kefer, Kelley, Kellogg, ketcham,
Lacey. Lamb. Lawrence Lbbey; Long, Lyman, Nc
Miller Qa.>, MillIken, Morey, Morrill,. Muller,
Mutchler, Nuttrg, Ochiltree, OHara, O'Neu (Pa.l,
Paige, Parker, Patton. Payne, PaySon, Peelle Qnd),
Perkins, Peters Phelps, Poland. Post, Price, Ram
dali, Ranney. Ray n. ", Ray N H.j. Reed, Rice,
Robinson (N ", Rockwell, Rowell, Russell,
Ryan, skinner tN. ", Smith, Spooner, Sprigg,
Steele. Stevens, Stewart (Nt), Stone Storm,
Struble. L. B. Taylor (Oho). J. u. Taylor (Ohio),
Tulley, Valentine, Van Alstyne, Wadsworth, War
ner ohio, Washburn, Weaver, Wemple, White
(Ky.>, Whiting, wilkins, Wilson UOwa), q. ID. Wise
Va), j. S. Wise (Va-) and York-13S
Five republicans voted to take up the bill and
thlrty-eight or forty democrats opposed 1t. The
House then went into committee OF the whole to
consider the bill. with Mr.. Cox in the chair
Mr. Morrison took the floor In support or his bill
pared argument
District in Congress-.
THE FREE BRIDGE BILL