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the committee on appropriations and agreed
10 by the senate were the following; Trans
forring 10 the grade ENJOYS extraordinary
and ministers plenipotcntiary the ''ministcr
resident IN Belgium. the Netherlands, swe-
den aud Norway, and Venezuela without
change OF salary (s7 BOO, inserting an item
''sIinister resident and consul general IN
Corca, S1.5O0." Transferring TO the grade
OF .mnister resident and consul-generap
the charge d'affaIfcs 20 Paraguay and Uru-
quay without change OF salary C., o0J). In
sorting provision requiring all consulates
and commercial agencies where the fees
collected or the compensation allowed
for the fiscal year, 1883, exceeds
$1,000, to be estimated for specih-
cally under classified consulates. On
motion OF Mr. sherman IN item OF S25,-
900 was inserted for the salaries and ex-
penscs OF scientific commission OF three
person San officer Of the army or navy,
gcologist and mineraloglst, and anatural-
70 visit and report on the commercial
resources Of the upper Congo basis. the sal-
aries, not exceeding $4,000. 10 he fixed by
the president and tile commission 10 expire
June 30. 1882 An amendment, which was
offered by Mr.. Call, to increase the salary Of
tile minister resident aud consul general TO
Paraguay and Uruguay from $4,000 70 81 300,
was debated at much length. Finally the
amendment was excluded on point OF or
der, and Mr.. Call appealed from that de-
cisIon. AS there was evidently no quorum
lItrtHit. Only tWtnly-NlN CtnAlnF& Young.
the bill went over until the eth without
further action, aud the Senate at $500 O'Clock
adjourned.
HOUSE, After routine puslness June 9th,
the House Went into committee of the whole
on the tariff bill, debate on the pending
clause (wood manufactured not specially emu
mcrated or provided for) being limited TO
thirty minutes As Mr.. Springer took the
chair reporter In the gallery waved big
red handkerchief, and Instantly there was
an outburst OF applause on the Democratic
side, while the Chairman pounded. Mr..
Mills. OF Texas, called attention 20 the fact
that Canada imposed tariff on sawed lum-
be and asked why II was If tariff meant
high wages that IL did not bring high wages
In Canada as well as here. Mr.. Hermann,
OF Oregon, presented 10 the Democracy the
compliments OF Oregon and message
from her people, saying that Oregon had voted
for protection by 3,OO0majority. Applause
Mr.. Mofitt moved 10 strike out theparagrapn.
The motion was rejected; Mr.. Sowden,
Of Pennsylvania, and Mr.. Tarsney, Of Mich,
igan, voting with the Republicans In fayo-
of the motion. and Mr. Fuller, Of Iowar
voting with the Democrats against IL. So
the Clerk turned over the first page of the
bill and read the next clause of the free list:
clubs for wheels, posts, last blocks, wagon
blocks, oar blocks. heading blocks. and all
like blocks or sucks, rough, hewn, or sawn,"
which Mr.. Bayne moved to strike out. lie
said that lc had heard that the Il. Louis
platform would straddle the tariff question.
He predicted that, although the Democratic
banner would read 'Cleveland ana the Red
Bandana'. tremendous applause on the
Democratic sidel the Republicans in No
yember standing on reform platform,
would be victorious. Mr.. Cox had
read a bulletin from the convention
10 the effect that Cleyeland's name was
received 10y storm OF applause, whereupon
the Democratic members again broke out IA
tlmultuous applause. Mr. Weber, Of New
York, as "A commentary upon this bulletin,
read from Buffalo paper statement that
few days ago eighty-eight men started from
that city for the convention In Cleyeland's
interest, where In 1884 over 1000 men went
10 Chicago on the same GRAND. After fur
ther debate the motion TO strike out was re-
jected by party vote. 'stayes OF wood"
was next considered. After long discus
sion MIR. BuchgsIan, OF New Jersey, offered
an amendment, adding the words. sin the
rough, straight, and not shaved" which was
rejected. Mr. Bayne, OF Pennsylvania,
ironically remarked that the Democrats
did not appear TO gather much satisfaction
'FRONT.' pcrusal OF the convention bulletins,
and he therefore read number
OF kilograms showing Republican gains
in Ore gon, to the dclectation OF the Repub-
licans. MIR. Lawler, OF Illinois, replied by
rcauing clipping from an Oregon newspa-
per donouncing high tariff as humbuggery.
An amendment 10 strike out the paragraph
was lost, and the commtte rose. The Speak
CIR pro tenn laid before the House a&message
from the President, returning without his
approval bills tor tho erection OF a pubic
building at Bar Harbor, Me-, and for the
purchase OF additional ground for the build.
Ing at Council Bluffs, In. The announce
ment OF the veto Of the first named bill was
received with laughter 10y the Republicans.
The conlreres on the bill relating 10 postal
crimes presented their report, and the Sem
ate amendments were agreed TO. The House
then. nj d O'clock. adjourned.
SENATE. Among the bills reported from
committees and placed on the calendar,
June III. was the senate bill 10 Withdraw
public lands In Florida from all but home-
stead entries. Also the postofiicc and DIS.
trict Of Columbia. appropriation bills 10 be
called up 20 June IL Also Senate bill for
the reconstruction OF the Government dam
at the Rock Island Arsenal and for the inn
mediate construction Of temporary dam.
On motion of Mr.. sherman, the Senate pro-
ccedod 10 the consideration Of tile fisheries
treaty In open executive session, and was
addressed by Mr.. Gray In support Of It's rati-
fication. At the close OF Mr. Gray's speech
Mr.. IIoar obtained the floor and the further
cons liberation OF the fisheries treaty was, on
motion Of Mr.. sherman, postponed till Mon-
Cay, the 10Th OF June. The senate then adj
journcd.
HoUsE.-On June II. Mr.. Grosvenor, OF
Ohio, offered resolution assigning July >,
Z, o, 10, III and ] 2 Tor the consideration Of
general pension legislation. precedence TO
be given 10 the arrears Limitation repeal
and the dependent pension bills. The reso-
luton was accompanied By long preamble,
10 the reading Of which las being a stump
specify Mr.. Springer, OF Illinois, objected.
Thereupon Mr.. Grosyeuor withdrew the res
olutlon, stating that he would get the pre-
amble into the record In speech. Mr..
6rosyenor then said he wanted the soldiers
OF the country To understand that the mi
nority was utterly powerless 20 call up
pension bill, except with the consent and
through the will Of the majority, as ex-