The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-05
FORTY-NlNTH CONGRESS-.
THE CHINESE INDEMNITY BILL
PASSED THE SENATE.
The Beauties Of Our Consular Ser
Vice Diseussed-PrOceedings
In the House.


March 8, 1883, fIr the armament OF
fortifica ions be reappr priated and
made available for the construct. on OF
gune. Rsf,rred
Mr.. Cox IN. q. ] called up, as CUES
ton OF privilege, the report OF the
Committee on Owl Service Reform
relative to the appropriation for the
Improvement II the levees at Jeffer-
sonyille, Ind. The report is accom-
panied by a resolution dismi sipg l..
+. Warder, at 8 sta 90 Jrkeeper, hom
the service III House.
Mr.. Ward [Ind.] offered as q sub
stituts retO untn declaring that the
evidence in this Gaze COS not 5us-
tain tho CHI T2es; that 1t is improper
for any officer or employe OF the
the House t. e k to Influence legisia-
tion either directly or indirectly snd
the action of l. F. WHd r as sgent OF
the city of jeff onville, Ind, at a
time VIII n Na'd'r " Is An employe
of the 20 ise, in see ring he services
of an a'tl ney o. the purpose OF in
auencing leg atom, is dis ppoved
by the House.
Mr.. Cox poke in favor OF the adop-
ton OF tue res ilution report by the
committee. He took up aad reVi wed
the pamphlet issued by 4, john + lie,
Joseph E. Mcdonald and Philip b.
Thompson Ia support OF Warder's
case. He declared that the name CT
ex-Senst r McD maid had been fixed
10 the documt nj for the puTp1Ee Of
bringing that lentleman's influence 10
bear upon the Hous.. He atssrtt d
that the issniDg IF III pamphlet was
unprofe sional, fnd he indignant y
denied that he committee had ca fried
on the invee legation as a grand jury.
The proce ed ings of he comm tee had
been open a. d ato,e board, aud the
assertion thas 1t la1 been Otherwise
was but a plan o tie par If Warders
counsel to excite the sympathy Of the
House.
After a lorg debate, Mr.. Ward
lind with dr., " his reso'ut on, and
Mr.. Oates AL off-Ied in lou thereof
a resolution dec ar ng that the Goa
duct OF Init er Wardsr, bsing at the
tins an employe of The House, IN re-
ceiving mo- ey from the city Of Jefter
sonville, Ind, TO employ counsel to
influence the legislation OF O ngrtss,
was grofs IMPROPERLY, and exprt S.
ing the emphsuC Londemnst on OF tue
House thereof but stating that the
evidence add ced, ia the opin on Of
the Houte, does OF require his ex-
pulsion from h office he holds,
This resolution as agreed to-yeas,
140; nays, 81.
The House then went into commit
tee OF the whole on the leg slative,
executive and jndloiel appropriation
bill, but the committee remained in
session only a few moments.
Mr.. Bou.elle me. introduced a bill
relating to the Cuties on fish. Re
fsIred. The bills rept ais and strikes
from the free list the paragraphs pro
viding for the nee importation OF
''fresh fish for immediste consump-
ton" fish sounds -urs fl h bladders,
fish tongues end sounds, h Ike sounds,
fish skins, and shrimps or other small
shell fish," Under he schedule pro-
visions it increases the duty on mack
erel from TO 2 cents per pound; on
herring, picked or salted, from 4 to |
cent per pound; On salmon, picked,
and other fish picked in barrels and
sailed, cod sounds, ir7m / to 2 cents
per pound; On fore gn-Caught fish,
otherwise than 10 barrels or half-bar-
rels. whether fresh, smoked, dried,
sailed or D ckled, not spec ally pro.
vided for, IRON 5U cents to 81 per 100
pounds; ON snchoVies and saIdines in
boxes increased from 10, 5 and q
cents per box to 10, "a and cents per
box; when impor ed in any other
form than in tin .xse, increased from
40 to so per cent. sd valorem. The
paragraph providing for duty on tin
cans containing FISH is stricken out.
The duty on fish preserved in
oil, other than anchovies and sardines,
ia increased from 80 to 40 per cent. ad
vaIorem, and on salmon and all other
fish prepare or preserved, from % 10
80 per cent. ad valorem. The act is
to take effect thir y days after its APP
proval.
Mr.. Boutelle says, in reference to
this bill, that the so-cslled iealiatory
provision recently added by Congress
to the shipping bill, however proper
and iustif able, will not be regarded
with much concern 10y The Canadians,
as they do not care much for the
privilege OF purchasing bait or sup
plies in our ports. He proposes,
therefore, to deal with the fishing
question practically by terminating
the tree importation of fish and in
creasing the import duties on all fish,
thus Compe ling the Canadians to pay
more for the privilege of selling their
fab in the United States,
The House then took recess until
7 O'Clock, the evening session to be
for the consideration # pension bills.
Ths senate.
In the Senate Sea- or Ingalls offered
a rasolut on which, on objection by
Senator Beck, went over till to-mor.
row calm 2 on The Secretary OF the In
terror 10 inform the Senate whether a
certain circular had been issued by
the Commissioner of the General
Land Office, wi h the approval of the
Secretary of the Interior. the reso-
luton recites in full the recent circu-
lar to Registers and Receivers OF land
offices stating that no new applications
for entry undtr the presumption, tim
Der cul ure or deeerG land acts wou d
perceived pen1ipgsc ion by Congress
on the report Of IN Sc acts. The reso'
luton then proceeds to direct the Sec
rotary Of the Interior 10 inform the
the Senate by what act it was claimed
that Congress rad del gated to the
Commissioner Of the General Land
Office, or to the Secretary of the In
terror, or to those officers jointly,
the power to suspend by executive
order the operation throughout the
United States Of the presumption, tim
Der culture and desert land acts aud
to deny to citizens of the United
States their rights under sad acts.
On motion OF sem tor Eimunds the
Chinese indemnity bill was taken up
but informally land aside at the reques
Of Senator Allison to permit the con
sideration, of the consular aud diplo
matte apprc pnstion dill.
Senator COnger, di cussing the ques
ton Of consular and dplomltic duties
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