The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-02
eoNeREss.
sENATE.
WAsnrsaroS March

u
ate the credentials Of ], P. ChriStiancy,
Senator elect from Michigan, Read and
placed on Gle. E.
The Clerk Of the House appeared at
1920 o'clock with the bill to provide
against the invasion Of States, to prevent
subversion Of their authority and 10 main
tain the security 9i elections, known as
the Force Bill, and The announcement Of
It's passage by the House. A.l g.
Mr., Edmunds asked that the bill be
read tho first time and referred to tho
judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Hamilton, Of Maryland, objected to
Its reference after the morning hour, un-
dor the gath rule.
The Vice President overruled the OBJ
lection and debate followed. igJIa.5.,
Mr., Bayard appealed from tho decision
Of the Chair, but subsequently Withdrew
the appeal,
The bill was then read by the title. r
Messrs. Bayard, Thurman and others
objected to a second reading to-day, and
It now remains upon the Vice PreRident'S
table till tomorrow, .o
Several bills reported by tho Commit
tee on Commerce were passed during the
morning hour, among them the Senate
bill to promote economy and efficiency in
marine hospitals. !uT.
At the expiration Of the morning hour
the Senate resumed consideration Of tho
lax and Tariff bill,
Mr.. Sherman opposed the Tax and
Tariff bill. Daring bis speech be said
he, did not believe an advance tax on
whisky would yield any more revenue to
tho Government, but would give u bounty
to tho holdCrs Of whisky, The very mo.
ment this bill passed tho dlstillati0n Of
whisky would be stopped until tho price
reached 81 10 per gallon. He favored
granting authority to tue President aud
SeGretary'of the Treasury to suspend
ihe work on public buildings or the OK.
pendituro Of any appropriation when, IN
Iheir judgment, Che public lntcrcat re-
Iuired II. Any increase Of lhe tobacco
AK wuIld DO treating dealers badly, ~
remOnstrAnCes were before The Sengte
against such inCrGase, and should bs
needed. Congress hul fixed this tx two
years ago, and should not interfere with
1t again now, lie was opposed 10 the
whole internal revenue System, and had
hoped that Congress- ut the present ses.
sion would wipe ont the whole system OF
stamp tux, &C., leaving only the tux OH
tobacco and whisky, lie favored o, tax,
N ten mud coffee, and saidiif that t&
all not been taken Of wo would have
lad no trouble now with our finances,
Mr.. Chandler, from the Committee OIL
GommsrceI Icalled upthe f9llaTlg Bils
Senate bill ~ authorize the cOnstruc'
,on Of . pOntoOn wagon bridge across the
Mississippi river. at br near DubuIe,
Iowa. Passed.
senate bill to authoriso the cOnStruo.
ion Of bridge across tho Mississippi river
1T or near Great Chain. Passed.
House bill for the further security Of
.hc navigation Of tie Mississippi river.
Passed.
House bill giving tho consent Of the
United States to the erection Of bridge
across the Arkansas river at Pine Blua,
Ark. Passed.
Mr.. Morrill, Of Vermont, spoke in fa-
vOr Of the bill. III yl'fi,,Ii32I
Atessrs, Scotland FrcllnghuySeh favor.
cd the bill.
Mr.. Sargent, from the Committee Of
of Conference on the Legislative, Execu.
liye and Judicial Appropriation bill, re.
ported that tho committee were unable 10
tgree, and asked for new conference,
which was granted,
The Senate insisted on its amendments
OIL the bill to regulate the removal Of
causes from the State Courts to tho Cir.
cult Court Of the United States, and q
committee Of conference was ordered. n
Mr.. Johnston submitted an amendment
to the Tariff bill SO as to provide that the
increase Of tax on tobaccd shall only ap.
ply TO tobacco manufactured after the
passage Of tile act. ..,. T..
: Mr.. Newton said that on every change
In taxation somebody must make money.
That could not be prevented. lie thought
the tax on tea and coffee the most appro.
pirate tax which could be levied.
Mr.. Stevenson said he was not satisfied
that the public credit demanded the pass
Age ofthls act. He thought by reducing
lie expenditures Of the Government this
bill would be wholly unnecessary.
fhis alleged deficit III tho rev.
enue, In tie minds OF financial men,
Of both parties was more lanciiul than
real. IIe demanded that the river and
harbor appropriation bill be cut down;
that the appropriations for this Capitol