Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
l, senate POsipOnes Several Meas
|ures as Special Orders UnIil After
the Holiday Recess.
I.ason with Hts Sarcasm Succeeds In
psfeatiDg Hisoochs am Relating to
the Duty on Tobacco.
XIX CONGRESS.

DtCs EUs-AmOng the
lrlops presented and referred were
4,rA in favor OF reduction Of the
i an oleomargarlne, also one from Mr..
f.tfrom the Merchants exchange of ST.
masking legislation for the increase OF
ade with Central and South America.
M Vest introduced a substitute for
4 hin to incorporate the Atlantic &
aJac Ship Railway company, and
I'M that 1t simply provided for the
Eed Incorporation OF the company
bout any guarantee Of the govern
I'm Made special order for the
lond Tuesday in January.
IN. George offered a resolution in
hating the judiciary committee to in
n into the power Of the federal courts
IN railroad .eceiverships. Laid over.
bo motion of Mr.. Hoar the Pacific rail-
funding bill was postponed as spe.
y order Uutil the second Tuesday IN
8uay. He expressed hope that in the
sutlme the matter would be taken up
he house and disposed Of in one way
tbther.
n motion OF Mr.. Dyarts the bill de-
Ing the forfeiture OF the lands of the
= Orleans, Baton Rouge & Vlcksburg
sc6bone" railway was postponed as
al'Srder until the second Wednesday
'hauary.
IA Aldrich offered a concurrant reso-
d requesting the president to enter
regulations with the governments
be several principal sugar-producing
Ntirles of the world with view OF Sc
g mutual agreements by which the
Y States shall agree TO admit free of
sugar and molasses, the produce OF
"a country or their colonies when
sported In vessels under the flag of
roi the contracting parties, and on
b sugar and molasses no export tax
hport charge has been levied, on con-
10 that such governments shall admit
their respective countries
sugar-producing colonies, free
duty, mineral, agricultural
manufactured products of
e United States. Laid on the table.
he following bills and resolutions
"a taken up and passed: The senate
81 resolution authorizing the secretary
iar TO accept tract Of land on Lake
'higan, twenty-five miles from Chicago,
|4ted by the Commercial club Of Chi
4 for military purposes.
't4e house bill to grant the Maricopa &
ttilx Railroad company OF Arizona right
$ 10y through the CHA River Indian
#gatlon was taken up, amended and
Z ID and conference was asked.
senate bill to construct road to
atlonal cemetery at Corinth, Miss,
Passed
senate then went into secret ses-
and when the doors reopened, adj
bed.
THE HOUSE.
sHiNGToS, Dec. 20 Mr.. wilkins OF
E tom the committee on banking
lurteDcy, reported back the Weaver
utlon calling on the secretary of the
Hnry for the following information;
Whether any portion OF the money
Rprlated by the sundry clvilblll Of last
\ pas been expended in issuing treas
+ otes Of large denomination in lieu of
otsmall denomination destroyed or
'Ied.
SS&4!og many, II any, s and 81 notes
4 peen Cancelled and destroyed since
ssage Of the act, and by what |
fiy were they destroyed? What
kfAs expended in their destructionY |
How many of such notes were mutt
and whether notes OF a like de-
aNon were issued In their st,Gd!
resolution was adopted.
Morrison Introduced resolution |
Maliday recess from December 22, |
NV. Referred.
hiscock called up his motion to sus-
nc rules aud pass the bill relating |
4aes on tobacco. The bill amends |
4lpte relating to the duties on leaf |
III as follows; Leaf tobacco In any |
fox, pa kage, or bulk, any part OF
III y suitable for wrappers, II not
ed, 10 cents per pound; v stemmed,
I pound, upon the whole contents |
III bale, box, package or bu k.
morrison Of Illinois opposed the |
plnce the Introduction of this meas
only as late as last Saturday,
nSe, with the concurrence OF the
nan from New York (lllscock), had
not TO have any revenue leglsla-
ellher to increase or diminish rev.
pnd indeed not TO consider the
Pn' He had been in hope that In
re TO the will Of the house the gem
would have withdrawn this |
llon to increase a tax already |
psly nigh. The proposition Is to
VI . duty on all imported leaf to-
suitable for cigar wrappers OF 75
~ pound, or II slemmed OF 81 per |
i The greatest portion OF this to-
mported now paid SO cents per
The nretext for the pending mo
was that the law as II
Is stood was evAded. AS
oW stood the law which |
lopted without ever having been
ted or read In the house, Under
! y known as the Keifer-lieed de-
Z M Change OF rules, imposed 10 cents
'rted leaf tobacco OF the requisite
aud quality for wrappers and
IL semmed. The tariff commission
g asked to impose that duty, ana
"a Investigation OF the whole ques-
nAa declined 10 rerort in favor OF
~ II had come 10 be a law In
J DC had already indicated. The
Proposition was &c impose a
oi 70 cents TO protect
H. producer Of leaf to-
allch was already protected
y " cents per pound. That rate
, ~ tean ample protection to day.