The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-03-02

AND PASSAGE OF sUBsTITUTE-IHE BILL
AS PASSED.
WAsHrSGToN, Feb. %.
G.F. Hoar. of Mass, chairman of the
snecial committee on Louisiana affairs, made
a report. closing with the following resolu-
tions:
WHEREAS, Both branches of the legisia-
ture of Louisiana have requested the select
committee of the House to investigate the
circumstances attending the returns ana
election thereof in that state for the year
1874; and,
whereas, The said committee has unsni,
mously reported that the returning board OF
that state, in canvassing and compiling the
said returns, and in the PRONUNCIATION
of the results, wrongfully applied, an erro-
Deous rule of law, by reason WHEREOF per-
sons were awarded in the House of Repre-
septatIves seats to which they were not en-
titled, and persons entitled to seats were de-
prived of them.
Resolved. That 1t is recommended TO the
House of Representatives of Louisiana 10
take immediate steps to remedy the SAID IN
Justice. and to place the persons rightiully
entitled TO their seats
Resolved, That William z. kellogg be recog
nized as the governor of the state of Louis-
ana until the end OF the term OF ofhce hxeo
by the constitution of that state.
The majority and minority reports were
ordered printed, as the result of colloquy
between the members as 10 which was the
majority report and which was the minority.
IL NAV be- stated that all the members
Of the committee report against the
action of the returning board; that Messrs.
Foster. Phelps, Potter and Marshall unite
in a majority report that there was no intlm-
idation in the state but free and fair cleo
ton which resulted in favor of the conserva-
tiyes. who were deprived of the result by
the wrongful action of the returning board
that Messrs. Hoar, Wheeler and Frye unite
in a minority report, and that Foster assents
with Hoar, Wheeler and Frye, to compro-
mise, recognizing Kellogg as governor ano
giving majority in the House to the coz
sentative delegates.
The House at IL O'Clock went into the COM
mittee of the whole on the tariff bill.
Mr.. loughridge offered an additional sec
ton. imposing an additional tax OF PEI
cent on all incomes between $1,000 anc
$4,000, and of per cent on all incomes ex
ceeding $4,000:
Mr.. Hoskins, of n. ", declared that such
provision would necessitate 1900 add
tional officers and 81 100000 additional costs
Mr.. Butler, Of Mass. offered an amend
ment providing that the tax on dividends
ETC., shah be- paid by the corporations
Adopted. Mr.. Loughridge's amendment
as thus amended, was adopted-114 to Sc.
Mr. Cotton, of Iowa, moved a new section
taxing tea and coffee 10 and 2 cents
pound. Rejected, 35to lib.
Mr.. Phillips, of Kan, moved an add
tiopal section imposing an additional tax o
half of one per cent. on national banl
notes, and one tenth OF one per cent. on tn
sales of gold.
Mr.. Buckner, of Mo-, offered, as
substitute for Mr.. Phillips amendment, 4
section providing that after the first o
July next, a tax of one tenth per cent
shall be imposed on all sales Of stocks
bonds, gold and silver bullion, coin anC
k.-ef f.rfo 90
to, loo to So.
Mr. Dawes, of Mass, then moved, amid
much excitement, to strike out the eXactinl
clause Of the bill. Csrried-l10 to "a.
The committee then rose and reported
that action TO the House.
Mr.. Smith, of o., moved to recommit tn,
bill to tie committee on ways and means
with instructions to report it back with TIVE
sections, one imposing an income tax, ant
the other taxing whisky So cents gallon
Rejected-65 to %. The House then pro
ceeded to vote by yeas and nays on
STRIKING OUT THE ENACTINe CLAUSE,
and it was not agreed TO, yeas, LOG, nays, 15C
as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Adams, Archer, Arthur
Ashe, Atkins, Banning, Bass, Beck, Bell
Berry, Blount, Bowen, Bright. Bromberg
Brown, Buckner. Burchard, Caldwell, Chit
tenden, Clark of Mo-, Clarke of n
Cotton, Cox, Crittenden, Gross
land, Crutchfeld, Davis, Dewitt
Durham. Eldridge, Finck, Giddinss
Glover, Gunter, Hamilton, Hancock, Harris
of Ca, Harris, of Va. Hatcher, Ravens
Hereford, Herndon, Holman, Hunten, Kel
ley, Knapp, Lamar, Leach, Loughridge, Lut
trell, Msgee, Marshall, McDill of Iowa, Nc
Lean, Milliken, Mills, Morrison, Neal, Mes
NTH, Niblaek, O'Brien, Orr, Parker, of n
III. Perry. Phelps, Pierce, Potter, Randall
Read. W. R. Roberts, Sayler OF Ind
of n Y, sener, Smith . of Va, Snyder
Southland. Speer, S,andifcrd, Stevens G
Mass, st. John, Stone. Storm, Ssowell
Strait, Swain, Thomas of Va, Vance. Wsd
dell, Walls, Wells, Whitehead, Whitthornt
willard OF W., Willard of Mich, Willie
Wilson, of Md, Wolfe, Wood. Young G
KY, and Young Of Ga-lO6.
Noes-Messrs. Albert, Albright, Averill
Bsrnum, Bsrrere, Barry. Begole
Biery, Bradley, Buffinton, Bundy. Bur
leigb, Burrows, Butler of Mas, Cannon
Carpenter, Cason, Cessna, CLARK ofN. ]
Clements, Cobb OF Kan. COburn, Congei
COrwin, Crooke, CrOunse, Curtis, Danford
Dsrrall, Dawes, DObbins, DOnnan, Duel
Dunnell. Cams, Fsrwell, Field, Ford Fo:
Gunkel, Hsgans, bale OF Me-, Hanrmel
thorne, Hawiey of MS, HawIe
of Conn, Bazelton of Wis
Hszleton Of N. j., f. r. Hoar, G. f. Hoar
Hodges, Hoskins, Houghton, Howe, Hub
bell, Hunter, Hurlbnr, Hyde, Hynes, Kas
son, Kellogg. Killinger, Lsmpert, Lawrence
Lawson, Lewis, Lowe, Lowndes, Lynch
Martin, Maynard. McCrary, MeDill of Wis
MacDougall. McNuits, Merriam, Monroe
Moore. Morey, Myers, Negley, Niles, Num-
O'Neil. Orth, Packard, Packer, Parker, c
Mo, Parsons, Pelham, Pendleton, Phillip:
Pike, Platt of n. Y, Poland, Raney
Rapier, Ray, Richmond, f. H. Robert,
Robinson of Ohio, Ross. Rusk, Sawyer
ScofieId, Scudder of n. J., Sessions. Shank.
Shests, Sheldon, Sherwood, Shoemaker
Sloan, Small, Smart, Smith of Pa, Smit
of La, Smith of n. Y, Smith of Ohio
Sprsgue, Stsnard, Stsrkweather. Straw
bridge, Sypher, Taylor, Thompson. Thorn
burgh, Todd, Townsend, Tyner, Waldorf
Wallace, Ward of n. J., Wheeler. Whit.
Whitley. WILDER, Williams OF Wis, Wi
Daroz ~ Mich Wilson of Iowa Wilson 4