Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-13
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
TARIFF IN THE SENATE.
Mr.. Dawes on Mr.. MOrrill'S Resolution
BILL DAY IN THE HOUSE.
The Senate.

Among the mum orOuS bills introduced andre
ferred were the following:
BY Mr. Cullom: To amend the Revised Statutes In
relation to the immediate transportation OF bonded
goods Also, to revise the rates of pay OF certain
employees in the Government Printing Ofhce.
By Mr.. Bowen: Providing q new basis for the
circulation OF national banks.
By Mr. Mcpherson: To authorize the reduction
tional banks.
Mr.. Plumb, from the committee on public lands,
reported joint resolution to authorize the Secre-
tay OF the Interior to certify lands for agricultural
purposes to the state OF Kansas Calendar.
Mr. ingalls,, from the committee on the District
OF Columbia reported bill regulating the use OF
the avenues Streets alleys and reservations of the
city OF Washington. Calendar.
MIR. Morrill, offered a resolution instructing the
committee on finance to examine as TO the expedi-
ency of some practical measure for the main-
ample security and without additional cost to the
government. Referred to the committee on
finance.
ON motion of Mr.. Hoar, the electoral count bill,
as received from the House, was laid on the table,
and ordered printed.
Mr.. Morgan called up his resolution of December
9th requesting the Secretary OF the Interior to
furnish information as to the state Of facts On
which the coal and iron lands Of Alabama have
OF March B. 1883. Adopted.
Mr.. Cullom made an effort to have the special
order on Mr.. Logans bin, accepting land for gov
ernment purposes on Lake Michigan, postponed
till Wednesday next but Mr.. Platt contended that
the special order for open executive sessions took
precedence OF 1t.
MIR. DAWES ON MR.. MORRILL's TARIFF RESOLUTION.
The Senate then. at 1850, resumed considera-
tion Of Mr.. Morr1ll's resolution declaring the
promise OF making proper revision of the tariff
at the present session obviously hopeless and
fmpract1cable, and Mr.. Dawes proceeded to adj
dress the Senate on that subject. 1t had always
been the policy he said, OF both political parties
whenever the revenue exceeded the expenditures
of the government, to make efforts, by the reduc-
flrrfja int. 1,,
them together. Much was heard, he said, about
taxing raw materials, and the cry was raised in
certain quarters as II it was something new, that
the great panacea for all tariff trouble was to
make raw materials free. He reminded Senators
that the tariff law Of 1872 (Which received the
vote of Mr.. Beck in the HOuse) co ntained more
than 1sO different articles put on the free list,
almost all OF them raw materials. He invoked an
inspection OF that statute by those who cried out
that the present need was the removal OF war
taxes on raw materials. He had yet to see the
man who would not favor placing on the free list
such raw materials as were not produced in this
country.
House of Representatives.
Under the call OF states the following bills and
resolutions were introduced in the House and re-
ferred:
BY Mr.. Phelps N. J.)-Directing the Secretary Of
War @ to lease to 9TH the y National Hotel company, Of
purpose Of constructing thereon two large hotels
one for families and permanent visitors and the
other for the Of excursionists. lThe object Of
the incorporators Is to secure a summer resort
which shall, BY absolute restriction, be flee from
the surroundings OF gambling houses and liquor
shops The tncOrpOratOrS are to pay as rent the
expense OF the running OF the three lighthouses
and two life-saving stations now on the ground. ]
ment Of Congressional committees to attend fu-
nerals; and to prohibit the draping of public build
ings in mourning, except by order of the President.
Also authorizing the appointment Of clerks to
Senators and Representatives who are not chair
men OF committees.
By Mr.. Lawler-Resolution reciting that the
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in excess OF the needs OF the government for its
support and the discharge OF the bonded debt that
the coast defenceS are inadequate to protect the
lake and seacoast cities, and that nearly 1,OOO-
GOO men are unemployed; and declaring 1t TO be
the sense OF the House that large proportion of
the surplus In the Treasury should be expended
through liberal appropriations for repairing and
properly equipping the coast defenses and for the
co Instruction OF ships.
By Mr.. Weaver QOwa)-Resoution calling on
the Secretary OF the Treasury for Information as
to whether any portion OF the money appropriated
by the sundry civil bill OF last year has been ex-
pended in issuing Treasury notes Of large denomi-
nation In lieu OF notes OF small denomination can
celled and retired; also, as to how many one and
Two dollar notes have been cancelled and destroyed
since the passage OF that act and by what author
ity said notes have been destroyed, and how many
of said notes were mutilated notes, and whether
notes Of like denomination were issued in their
stead.
.,B BY MI; Tewnshena y gll, by request Granting
on the evenings of January 25th, 26th and 27th to
the National Woman's Suffrage convention. By
Mf Allen ,Mass granting pension to postal
In the service. BY Mr.. Mofratt (Mich), granting
the ranking privilege to inmates OF soldiers
Secretary OF the Treasury to anticipate the pay
ment OF interest on the bonded debt Of the
United States and to provide for special deposits
By MI. White Pa-> For the free coinage OF sill
ver
BY Mr.. Grout Wt)-To enable the people to
BY Mr.. Cox q. C.)-Fixing the salary Of the
civil service commissioners at S, 900.
Fl, BY Nj, MI; Springer dll}.For the admission into
the Union OF Dakota, Montana, Washington and
New Mexico.
BY MI. Throckmorton Gexas)- Providing for the
leasing OF unOccupied Indian lands
By Mr.. ROwell Qll.)-FOr the appointment OF a
commission to revise the laws OF the District Of
The call Of the states being concluded, the floor
was yielded to the committee on the District OF
District i'm Congress.
TO INCREASE THE PAY OF GOVERNMENT PRINTERS ON
NIGHT WORK.
In the Senate to-day MI. Cullom introduced q
bill with preamble reciting that it Is the custom
in all printing establishments of the country TO
pay greater rate OF wages for night work than
for day work; that owing to existing law the pub
lie printer Is unable to pay any more for exclusive
night work than for exclusive day work and
therefore authorizing and directing the public
printer to increase the wages OF all printers and
tween p. m. and a. n.y. to fifty cents per hour
or sixty cents per thousand to printers employed
by the piece. 1t is provided that this act shall be
In force from December 9th, 1885, Referred to
committee on printing.
THE PICTURE OF GRANT.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. ingalls, [by requesN in
troduced a bill to pay william r. Steele $3.50 for
repairing and regilding the frame Of the Oil paint
ing (by Autrobus) of Gen. u. 8. Grant, which was
injured by gas explosion in the basement OF the
Capitol Referred to the library committee
MONEY TO REPAIR THE SMITHSONIAN BUILDING
The House appropriation committee to-day dis
cussed some verbal amendments to the sundry
civil BILL and decided to add to it $4,000 for ne.
pairs tOthe Smithsonian Institute building.
Land Grant F0rfeitures.
GOOD WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE IN THREE CON-
GRESSES.
The Brule river land grant forfeiture bill which
passed the House Saturday 1t Is thought will go
through the Senate without delay It was the
first of the forfeiture bills introduced into Con-
gress, and led the way for all the rest. When it
was introduced during the Forty-stxth Congress
by Mr.. PaysOn 1t was severely denounced and
every charge made against the railroad cOmnan nv
was promptly denied by some OF the STRONGEST
men In both Houses. 1t passed SATURDAY. without
vote against It. The members OF the House pub
lie lands committee are proud OF the work they
have done during the FOrty-eighth and the pres
ent Congress. Nearly ffty-one million acres OF
land have been forfeited.
Capitol Topics.
MILLION TO FIGHT PLKuRO-PNEuxoNIA
The committee OF the Consolidated Cattle