Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-23


Brown. Cockrell, COlquitt. Eustis, Faulkner,
German, Gray, Harris, Jones OF Arkansas.
Turpie. Vance, Vest, Walthsl, AMI Wilson
of Maryland.
Mr. Dawes, who bad originally voted Ave,
changed his vote 10 No. but on his colleague
lNlr. Hoar) voting Ave Mr.. Dawes again
changed bis vote 20 Aye.
Mr. Plumb moved to insert an additional
paragraph creating and establishing IN tho
Treasury Department commission TO be
known ~ the customs commission. Agreed
20 without division.
An amendment reported from The Finance
Committee to paragraph %. ms to oranges,
lemons, and lines, was agreed to-yeas. 30;
NAYS. 7. |, iacrease. the raIes per package
according 10 capacityl from I'D, -. and 80
cents to l3. -, and 80 cents. and from
cents for every additional cubic foot 10 10
cents.
Mr. Call moved 10 strike spOneeS from the
free list. and 10 put them on the duuable list
at 20 per cent. al valorem. Rejected.
Mr. Allison offered ~ amendment from
the committee (which was asrcel to) re-
pealing the provision ~ the law requiring
stamp to De affixed to every box Of imported
ci-ars to indicate the inspection thereof boy
the customs officer.
Nr. Morgan Ohoredas 1n amcndmeutancw
section declaring imperative any laws that
exempt from the payment Of dutio, articles
entered IN any I nitcd states ,ustom.bouse
! and that are IN transit through tle United
states 20 the Dominion oi Canada Cnot 10
apply 20 Article NNN. ~ the treaty of lStN.
! kci cied yeas, 30, nays 2j.
Mr.. George moved three several amend
meufs TO- admit free of duty all machinery for
| the manufgcturc of cotton or woollcn fabrics
L 8 g.. ..N a all Hr.
! chncry for thespluung0i ~ cotton INTO yaru.,
and all agricultural ignlem'nis aHd tools for
/ mechinic.. They were all rrierfel on yea
and nav votes. Mr.. German voting No ou the
! iif,t and Mr.. PAYNE voting 40 on al 20 them.
Nr. Plumb moved four several amend
mcnts, sll ~ which were rejected. The two
| first were - increase the duty 0n castor
| beans or seeds irnm 20 cents per bu-lcl 70 30
/ cents and 40 cents; me third t0 reduce the
! luty on ralway-hars AMI on punched iron
or stcel-rals from scyen tcnths NJ cent iO
! eleven twentieth, ~ cent per pound, and
! the fourth 20 reduce the fat" on hcaW.,
! orders, Sc, from 1 cent per pound 10 nine
teujhs Of % ceut
The Date 1rthe hill 10 20 into effect was
| changed from the 1T OF February, lss3, 10
tho 1T OF July. 1889.
There being no Ofurtheramonlmcn's offered.
the vote was taken trN on agreeing % the
| substitute. ANA then on tho passage Of the
bill. Both votes were ideuiieal-yeas j2,
nays 31-ls follows:
Yr1s.-N Nes.r.. Ald-ich, Bhir, Bowen.
Cameron. Chace. Chandler. tullom. Davis.
DlNe., DOiph, EdWun's, El7rt., IlfwriL
Frye, HaWlcy, ll.ro'h. liOlr, lnsai-,
Jones Oi Nevada. Ninder~on, Mitchell.
Muull, Padd0ch, Palmer. Phtt Plumb,
. / d AflfN lIfII
Teller, aud wilson OF Iowa..
Neb.- Mc,.rs. ulfe. Berry. BhcNburn,
Brown, Butler, can. Cochrell, Coke, Coi-
qut Daniel, lu.r,, faukucr, George,
GIBSON, Gorman. Gray, iIuris, Jones of
| Arbau-as. Morgan, Prco. Payne, Pugh,
/ Ransom, REAGAN, iurpie. auce. Nr-t' oor-
bees. Wathal. aud wilson OF Maryland I'D.
Sir. Riddlebcrger stated that ho bid voted
| right along with the Republican party and
! with the Finance Committee f0r thc DID,
but there WI, nothing m the bin which
would have justified him Ia voting for II
after the adoption 81 the amendments OF the
Senator from Kansas lNr. Plumb, and pre-
| sumably the customs-cOmmIssiOn proYislon).
Therefore had he not been paired and hld
not felt under am Obligation ~ preserve thlt
! pair be- should not have voted for the bin.
The senate At s T. II. Adjourned
House OF Representatives.
When the Clerk finished Tue reading Of
the journal Sir crisp. Of Georgia, called ~
A. privileged mater the con!ssled-election
case OF ~mai.s ~. Eliot.
Mf. Randall. Il pcnu,ylyani1. raised the
| question Of consideration. lie thought That
the river and harBoc and sundry civlIs ~ lee
| appropriation bills should have precedence
OF consideration. Tue election case would
not suffer from lev days delay.
Mr.. Crisp took the contrary position. aud
coutendei that lhc delay wsuld not be OF
detriment 10 the appropriation bills.
Mr.. Eouk, Of Tennessee, WnIle proclaim
Iug himself friend Of the river ana 'rfDor
bill, thought that ~ matter ~ !usli"e ia
Mes.rs. Elliott and small, tie contested
election case should BE- given the prece'
dence.
The House reiused--yeas l0G, nays 100 -
TO consider The election case.
Alter delay OF half an hour. caused by
flibussering tactics on tue part Oi Nj. Chea.
die, II Indiana the House went into Com
miltee of the Whole (Mr. McNliilin, of Tcn'
nessee, IN the chair Oh The river and harbol
appropriation bin.
After few uuimportant amendments had
been m.de fiiDusteTius VI a mid but tflrc
tive debate was nduged in by Me,-r,. Sow
dell OF Peunsylysnia and CIeadic o. To-
| diana % impede the progress Of ihe bin
NOW one and t0en another Of the gentlemen
would offer an amendment, demand division
raise the point Of "DO quorum" coupe. tho
APPOINTMENT Ot telers, and aided by ihe sp'
athy OF members who remaiued 40 theiI
desks instead Of hardening 10 the appeal OF
the Chair, many tunes repeated. 10 come for
ward promptly and vote, succeeded IN
throwing the House into temporary dead
locs.
Finally these gentlemen became weary
and, temporarily az least. desls,ed In thei
efforts and permitted the consideration OF The
bill 10 be proceeded with.
Mr., McAdOO, u New Jersey. moved e
strike out the appropriation OF $4,000 fo'
the improvement OF Ahuapee ilir0or, Wi'
aad ridlculed the item a. being for ne IN
proyement of harhor which formed part
OF farm owned Dy an individual.
SIR. Cummings. Of New York, again en-
tered his protest against what he dominated
The log-rOlling scheme. In aJyoclting th'
bill certain gentlemen cOndOned iO1bery on
the ground that the evil was scOunierolianced
by the benefit which would accrue 20 the
country bg the passage OF the measure
This recalled 70 him the scheme Of the Hon
Flaylus JoseDhus, who paid from the public
Galilee treasury 20 the robbers suca sums o
money IS he thought they would steal each
year, and thus kept peace in the province.
Mr. GrosyenOr, Of Ohio, reloried npor
Mr. Cummings by eiting the case OF the lm'
provement Of Newiogn creek, which il an
estuary OF New York harbor. and had for ~
object the connecting Of some New iorh
sugar-refners with the East river.
| Mr. ncAdoO's motion gas lost.
Pending further action the committee ros'
and the House at O'Clock adjourned.