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SUMMARY OF CONGRESS.
Senate PROCEEDINGS.

12STH DAY.-Mr. Edmunds introduced q
bill for the establishment Of Council OF
Ordnance to conduct examinations into all
such questions relating to the fabrication and
use of ordnance, projectiles and explosives,
as may be referred to it by Congress or the
Secretary of War or the Navy. Mr. George
delivered speech Of seven hours duration in
When he finished Mr.. Dolph spoke briefly
against its ratification.
129TH DAY.-The fishery treaty was again
considered by the Senate in open executive
session to-day Mr. Pugh spoke in favor OF
its ratification and Mr.. Chandler made a
speech against the treaty. The bill appro-
priating s25, 900 for monument to General
George R. Clark was passed. The Senate
devoted thirty minutes in executive session
to the nomination of Melville w. Fuller to
be Chief Justice, which was called up by
Senator Pugh, of the Judiciary Committee
No decisive action was taken. Mr.. Nc
Pherson introduced bills to increase the limit
Of cost of the public building at Paterson. N.
j. to S150, 900, and to provide for the erection
OF public building at Perth Amboy, n. j:
10th DAY.-The bill which provides for
an adjustment Of the accounts OF laborers
and mechanics employed BY the Govern.
ment, arising underlthe eighthour law, was
passed after considerable discussion. -. By a
vote of 90 to 81, the bill to place John G.
Fremont on the retired list Of the army, with
the rank of Major was passed
13lsT DAY.-The Senate considered all day
the bill for the formation and admission into
the Union of the State of Westinghouse be
composed of the present Territory Of Wash
ington and part of Idaho Territory. When
the reading of the bill was finished Mr.. Cul.
lom offered substitute for it, confning the
area Of the new State to that Of the present
Territory of Washington. Messrs Stewart
and Blair addressed the Senate on the sub
iect Without action on the bill the con-
sideration Of executive business was begun.
House Proceedings.
16lsT DAY.-There was considerable debate
INDUCED in by Messrs. Dingley, Holman,
FELTON, and Bingham, on the foreign mail ser
amendment reducing the Senate appropria-
tion, and increasing the mail facilities with
South American countries. No action was
taken, however.
162D DAY.-The Bingham amendment to
the Post Office Appropriation bill was re-
jected by vote Of 135 to l56... The confer
ees were instructed to disagree to the Senate
amendment appropriating $500, 600 for for
eign mail service. The House then went
of Illinois, in the chair on the Tariff bill,
the pending schedule being that relative to
wool Speeches were delivered by Messrs.
Outhwait, La Toilette, Breckenridge and
Ford.
163D DAY.-The House, in Committee Of
the Whole, resumed debate on the Tariff. The
free wool clause was discussed till one P. n,
and then by vote of 120to 102 the House re-
fused to take wool from the free list. Sow
tOhio), Democrats, voted in the affirma-
tive, and Anderson Qowa), Republican,
voted in the negative with the Democrats
The date on which the free wool clause shall
90 into effect was fixed as October !, 1SSS;
and the date for the taking effect Of the
woolen schedule was fixed as January l.
1889. The consideration of the internal
begun. Mr.. johnson, Of North Carolina,
offered an amendment providing for the
repeal of the tax on all distilled
spirits made from grain or fruit This
was defeated by vote Of q to 135
An amendment was adopted fixing Octo.
ber !, 1883, as the date upon which the repeal
of taxes on manufactured chewing tobacco,
smoking tobacco, and snuff shall 20 into ef-
feet. An amendment was agreed to striking
out the clause imposing duty OF W per
cent. ad valorem on carpets and carpetlngs,
and inserting clause imposing duty OF SIX
cents per square yard on hemp and jute car
petings; Of 20 per cent. ad valorem on foor
mating and floor mats exclusively Of vege-
table substances. Mr.. Oates introduced
bill creating the Office Of Assistant Attorney
General, at salary Of $1,000, who is to be
charged with the duty of editing and COM
piling the United States statutes and treaties:
l64TH DAY.-The House in Committee OF
the Whole continued the consideration OF the
revenue sections of the Mills bill. Numerous
amendments reducing or taking the tax or
Of cigars, ,tobaccos and liquors were defeated.
Mr.. McMillin, of Tennessee, offered an
amendment providing that the bond required
to be given by the cigar manufacturers shall
be in such penal sum as the. Collector OF In
ternal Revenue may require, not less than
500, with an addition Of $40 for every per-
son proposed to be employed by such manu-
facturer. 1t was adopted. At the evening
600 for the establishment of alightship at
Sandy Hook, N. Y. Secretary Fairchlld
called the attention of Congress to the need
of appropriations for the Customs deficiency,
and the enforcement Of the Alien Contract
Labor law.
I65TH DAY.-When the House, with Mr..
Springer of Illinois in the chair, went into
Committee of the Whole on the Tariff bill,
primuline, on motion Of Mr. Tracey, was
stricken from the free list, and then long
discussion was started on the paragraph
placing cotton ties or hoops on the free list:
An amendment placing on the free list all
iron and steel hoops not thinner than
number 90 wire guage was agreed to-So to
n. The existing rates of duty were restored
on cement and on whiting and on Paris
white The duty on Paris green was fixed at
12% per cent ad valorem. The duty on
China porcelain, earthen, stone, or crockery
ware was increased from Is to SO per cent.
ad valorem. The next paragraph called up
was that relating to green and colored glass
bottles. Mr.. Breckenridge moved to make
the duty one cent instead Of three quarters vt
a cent per pound, which was adopted.