Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-03
VOL. rs, NUMBER AZ.
TELEGRAPHIC.
SENATE.

ing that by a change In tho penal Code
OF the State, q system of Involuntary
servitude for African citizens was in.
troduced, aud asking Congress TO en-
power the Pres't to suspend the wri,
Of habeas corpus In certain contingen.
ciee, to preserve the peace In the South.
ern States. Referred to the Commit.
tee on Elections.
Bills to establish mints at st. Louis
Chicago, Indianapolis and Omaha were
all indefinitely postponed.
HOUSE.
On motion of Dawes the House agreed tc
take up the Tariff Bill, the debate being on
the pending amendment to strike out the
last section.
Loughridgc offered an additional section
re-imposing the Income Tax and providing
machinery for its collection. Adopted BY
a vote of one hundred and fourteen to eighty
seven. The section provides that three per
cent shall be collected on incomes between
three and ten thousand dollars and five per
cent. on those above ten thousand.
After the adoption OF the amendment
providing for tax Of one-tenth Of one per
cent. on all sales OF gold and stocks, Dawes
moved 10 strife out the enacting clause,
which was carried. He then moved that
tho Committee Of the Whole rise and that
the bill be recommitted to the Committee
of Ways and Means with instructions to re-.
port it back with q tax of ninety cents on
whiskey, with the ten per cent horizontal
section retained and with tax on sugar aud
tobacco as reported in Committee OF the
Whole.
Dawes subsequently, withdrew this mo-
ton.
Cox then moved that the House concur
in the action Of the Committee Of the Whole
on striking out the enacting clause. The
yeas and nays were ordered and it was lost
nays $50, yeas log.
Mr.. Dawes then offered substitute
for the bill, and moved the previous
question.
This was then seconded and the
main question ordered.
The question was then on ordering
the bill engrossed aud read third
time.
Mr.. Dawes moved the previous
question, which was seconded by the
necessary two thirds, and the bill was
passed LES to 113.
The following is synopsis of the
bill: On all distilled spirits, produced
after the passage Of the bill, . United
States tax Of ninety cents is assessed
on each proof gallon. The duty on
cigars is increased from IS to t6 per
thousand, and on cigarettes from 90 SO
to $2.75, but this does not apply to to.
bacco or cigars on which tax has
BEEN paid. An additional duty is lev
led on all kinds of molasses imported
from foreign countries, equal to 25 per
cent of the present duties. This act
shall not apply to any goods actually
on shipboard and bound to the United
States on or before the 10th day of
February, 1876, nor to those in the
ware houses or In board at the date of
the passage of the act.
On the Tax bill the Iowa members
voted as follows: Ayes Kasson, Orr,
Wilson. Nays: Cotton, Donnan, Nc
Dill. Not voting, McCrsry, Pratt,
Loughridge.
SENATE
WASHINGTON, Feb. p
Mr.. Hitchcock stated the population
of Colorado was 140 00OO, and that other
States had been admitted with less
population. and hoped this objection
would not be urged. After number
of amendments were made and agreed
to in Committee Of the Whole, the
Committee rose and reported the bill
as amended to tho Senate, and the
amendments were ooncurred in.
The bill was then read . third time
and passed-43 to 13.
The House bill to admit New Mexi-
co was taken up. The population was
s,0.1N nv SA,ooe. Tho hill waa then
read third time and passed 81 to IL.
The bill to regulate the counting of
votes for President was taken up, but
without action the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr. Garfield, chairman Of the AID.
preparation Committee, made gener.
al statement ~ to the sppropria.
ton bills. He said the conmittee this
year intended to pursue the same pol
icy % last to keep down expenses. He
thought the reduction on all the ap-
propriation bills would be over
$1,000 600.
When the section appropristiug 49,
OO0, 600 for United States Courts was
reached, q sharp debate arose, and q
severe attack wss made by the Dem
ocrsas nm Attorney General Williams
Mr. Batler suggested that If the Dem
ocrats thought the Attorney General go
bad they should impeach, not black
guard him. Hc would not attack d man
who could not defend himself.
The debate turned upon Alabama
matters and the use of what is called
overflow bacon" for influencing col.
ored voters.
Mr. Luttrell, member of the Ala
bama committee, asserted that such
bacon was used, and Mr. Pelham deny
ing it.
been used to influence votes, and de-
nounced - . lie the charge that the
Republicans had intimidated Demo.
Gratis In Alabama.
A scene of confusion ensued.
The committee, after disposing of63
pages OF the bill, arose.
Mr.. Sypher, rising to Q personal ex.
Ri80otAOoS S0VA OASSRsAVA4 w @AAHs Eto~
ridge having printed In the record
fling at him In the remark, II do not
want 10 hear from the gentleman from
Louisiana; that people has suffered
enough from this sort" This remark
had been added by Mr.. Eldridge, and
was not In the regular report. If there
10 any meaner sort than he and his,
they must be mighty low. (Shouts of
II this 10 unparliamentsry,
said Sypher, withdraw it.
Mr.. Eldridge-I said that and /
meant it.
Mr.. Sypher characterized the act of
attacking member under the guise
of an explanation ~ cowsrdly and
mean.
Mr.. Eldridge asserted he had made
no personal explanation and had moth.
ing to retract. There was mistake
in the records,
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. rs.
Mr. Coburn moved to take up the
force bill. Agreed to-l70 to So.
Mr. Eldridge then moved to recon-
slider this vote and demanded the ayes
and nays which were ordered.
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