The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-24


mencement Of the next session Of Con.
gress.
The bill to admit Colorado as a State
was then taken up,
Mr.. Edmunds said the gentlemen who
had charge Of the leading business Of the
Senate were putting forward this bill,
and thus they put II out Of his power to
call up the civil rights bill, as he intend
ed to do upon the completion Of tho army
appropriation bill.
The Senate adjourned until tomorrow
when It comes up ~ unfinished business
after the expiration Of the morning hour.
HOUSE,
All the amendments to the 9Th section
were voted down, after which Mr.. Dawes
offered an additional section exempting
boiling cloth from duty and savings bank
receipts from stamp tax, which was
adopted,
Mr., Loughridge offered an additional
section reimpOsing the income tax, and
providing a plan for its collection, which
was adopted by vote Of la to 81, The
section provides that 8 per cent shall be
collected on incomes between $1,000 and
$4,000, and 6per cent on incomes above
$4,000,
Mr.. Kellogg moved to strike out the
enacting section, which would have do
featcd the whole bill, but which was
rejected. VI
Mr.. Cotton offered un amendment us
an additional section providing for tax
Of 10 cents per pound on tea and 2 cents
on coffee. Rejected.
After the adoption Of an amendment
providing for a tax Of l-lO Of ! per cont
on all sales Of gold and stocks, Mr..
Dawes moved to strike out the GU
acting clause, which was carried. lie
then moved that the Committee Of the
Whole rise, and that the bill be recon-
mittCd to the Committee on Ways and
Means, with instructions TO report 1t
buck with the tax on whisky Mt 90 cents,
with the sugar and tobacco clauses %
amended in Committee Of the Whole, and
with the 10 per cent horizontal section
retained.
Mr.. Dawes subsequently Withdrew his
motion to recommit to the Committee,
and moved that the House concur In the
action Of the Committee Of the Whole In
striking out the enaCting clause, The
yeas and nays were ordered on this mo-
ton, and the House refused to concur In
tleaCtion OF the Committee striking out
tho enacting elause-yeas l08, nays 100,
and tho bill stands recommitted to the
Committee Of the Whole.
On motion Of Mr.. Dawes the House
agreed to take up the tariff bill, the gen.
eral debate on pending amendments be.
Ing limited to one hour. ..
Mr.. Hoar from the select Committee on
Louisiana Affairs submitted resolutions,
the first being from the whole Committee
recommending the House Of Representa-
tives Of Louisiana to rcSeat the members
thrown out by the application Of the rule
by tho Returning Board, And the second,
which was not unanimous, that Kellogg
be recognized rs the Governor Of the
State.
lie also presented report on the sub
ject, which was ordered printed In the
record.
Mr.. IIoar, Chairman Of the Special Conf
mittCe on Louisiana affairs, made u re-
port, closing with the following reSolu-
lions:
WHEREAS, Both branches Of the Lcgis-
lature Of Louisiana have requested the
Select Committee Of the House TO inyes'
tigNtC the circumstances attending the
election and returns tloreOfin that State
for the year 1874, aud
WHEREAS, The said Committee has
unanimously reported that the Returning
Board OF that Statc, In canvassing and
compiling the said returns a1d pfOinnl-
gating the results, wrongfully applied an
erroneous rulc Of law by rcason whereof
persons were awarded IN the House Of
Representatives seats to which they were
not entitled and persons entitled to seats
were deprived Of them.
Resolved, That Il IL recommended to
the House Of Representatives Of LOnisi-
ana TO tako immediate steps to remedy
said injustice, and to place persons right
fully entitled IN their seats.
RcsOtted, That Wm. p. Kellogg 10 re.
cognize'l az the Governor Of the State Of
Louisiana until the cnd OF the term Of
Office fixed by the Constitution Of that
State.
The majority and minority reports
were ordered printed. A the result Of a
collo1uy between the members as to
which was the majority report and which
was the minority report It may be stated
that all the members Of the committee re.
port against the action Of the Returning
Board. That Foster, Phelps, Potter and
Marshall unit6 IN the majority report
that there was no general intimidation in
the State, bat a FREQ and tair election
which resulted In favor Of tic Consorya.
tives, who were deprived Of the result by
the wrongful action Of the Returning
Board. That 1Ionr, Wheeler and Frye
unite IN minority report, and that Eos.
ter assents with lloar, Wheeler and Frye
to n compromise recognizing Kellogg IA
Governor and giving majority In the
House 10 the Conservative delegates.
The majority report In the case Of
Alabama was presented by Mr.. Coburn,
Chairman Of the Select Committee, and
the views OF the minority by Mr.. Dnckner.
They we're ordered printed.
Mr.. Coburn made an effort to get up
what Ia known as the caucus force bill,
reported by him laSt week, and MI. Smith,
of'New York, made an effort 10 get up
The constitutional amendment 10 regulate
Tie election Of President and Vice presi-
dent.
Mr.. Dawes pressed the action on the
tariff bill and sttccesded.
The House then, at u o'clock, went into
a Committee Of the Whole on the tariff
bill. Mr.. Hale, oi Maine, In the chair.
All debate OIL the bill being limited to one
hour. The pending question was on the
provision offered BY Mr.. Harris, OF Wiz.
ginia, to the iifth section. Rejected.
Mr.. Dawes moved All additional section
providing that nothing III the act Of Feb.
fiary Sth last, the little tariff act, shall
be construed as imposing any duty on
bolLihg cloths, heretofore admitted free Of
duty, nor to require the use Of stamp on
payment Of money entered In the Saving
Bank pass books. ..,
Atf. Beck moved as On addition 10 that
section thai where silk goods contain more
than two per cent In quantity Of some
other material there shall be reduction
Of 10 per cent Of duty.
Ntt. Beck advocated his amendment
and Mr.. Dawes opposed Il. Beck's
amendment was rejected and DAWesi