Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 February 1883 — PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS. [ARTICLE]

PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

Monday, Jan. 22. Senate.— Petitions were presented Several bills were introduced .The tariff lull was taken np and occupied the entire time, of the •eesion. 'a House.— A number of bills were introdneed - Tn committee the naval appropriation bill was in the order of discussion and several amendments were offered When the committee aroee the House adjourned, Tuesday, Jan. 16. Senate.—The entire day was devoted to the consideration of the tariff bill. House.—The war claims committee authorized, a bill be reported authorizing the payment of claims under the “Fourth of July” claims act. The bill includes 1,447 o'aims representing $289,000, of which Indiana cl-ims nearly $20,000 The naval bill was taken np. Bep. Calkins amendment for gradual abolition of the pay roll was adopted

Wednesday Jan. 24. Senate.— The Senate resumed consideration of the tariff bill. Senator Morgan moved to make the duty on iron ore 60c per ton. Rejected, Mr Maxey moved to strike out the paragraph relating to iron ore. Rejected. He also moved to strike out the part of the paragraph relating to iron pyrites and sulphurite of iron. Rejected. The paragraph was made to include boiler punching* and clippings of iron and steel bars. The next paragraph was amended so as to make the duty on all steel ingots, blooms, etc., except crucible steel as follows: Steel exceeding in value 2 cents per pound, 5-10 c per pound; exceeding 2c and not exceeding 5c per pound, lc per pound; and for steel exceeding 5c per pound in valuation, the same duty as is provided for crucible steel, The duty on rfteel rails was reduced to 640 of oi.e cent per' pound. House.—The House went into Committee of the Whole on the naval appropriation bill. A paragraph providing for the construction of steel cruisers was adopted. The reading of the bill was concluded. Thubsday, Jan.2s. Senate.— To-day having been set apart for services in honor of the late Senator Hill, of Georgia, on motion of Mr. Brown, immediately after reading the journal remarks eulogistic of the deceased were begun. At the conclusion thereof the Senate adjourned. House.— The naval appropriation bill came up as the regular ord£r, with the pending amendments, The amendment made in oommittee providing that chiefs of bureaus shall receive no additional pay, by reason of holding’such positions was rejected. The next amendment, being that for the payment of Asa Weeks of SSO,(XX) for use by the United Elates of his invention in torpedoes, was agreed to and the bill passed. Mr. Kelly moved to go into oommittee on the tariff. Mr, Butterworth antagonized it with the bonded spirits bill. Mr. Kelly’s motion was agreed to The House went into committee, and Mr. Kelly called up the tariff bill, but Mr. Carlisle made a point of order that the revenue bills must be takup in their order. All the pending bills were, on motion, laid aside, and the tariff hill was taken up. Mr. Kelly made a speech in support of the bill, and at its conclusion the oommittee rose. Public business was postponed, and the House proceeded to eulogize, the late Senator Hill.

Fsidat Jan. 20 Senate.— The Pensions Committee reported, adversely, the House bill increasing the pensions of one-amed and one-legged soldiers. At the dose of the morning business the tariff bill was taken up. The duty on bar iron was reduced from 9-lOths of a cent per pound to $lB per t«, for flats not less than one inch wide nor lees than X of an inch thick. The duty on round bar not less than H of an inch in diameter and square not leee than inoh square was reduced from, one cent to S2O per ton. The duty on smaller sizes was reduced from 1.2 cents per pound to $22 per ton. The duty on iron and steel T rails was reduced to £(-10 of ope cent. Iron in coils or rods was reduced to 1.1 cents per pound. The paragraph relating to armor iron was agreed to, The proviso relating to plate or sheet or tagger iron was stricken out. The duty on steel plate was fixed at one cent per pound. The duty on corrugated or crunpled sheet iron was reduced to 1.4 pounds. Adjourned. House.— Shortly before 12 the House went into committee on the tariff bill. Mr. Randall’s motion to limit the general debate to 5 o’clock . to-morrow was agreed to. Mr. Hasson spoke On the popular demand for prompt action on tho tariff question. Mr. McLane also spoke at length, and the House adjourned. Satuedat, Jan. 27. ,Both the Senate and House devoted the day to the tariff bill. Speeches of more than ordinary interest were made by Converse and MoKinley.of Ohio, Carlisle, of Kentucky, and Bland, of Missouri.