The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-03-11
CONGRESSIONAL.

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| dietary Square. The bill was discussed till the
| expiration Of the morning hour and then laid
over -sThe senate then resumed the consid-
Grafton OF the postoffice appropriation bill.
| the pending question being whether the sec
ton 10 the bill as it came from the house, re-
/ peallng the act Of June. 1872, authorizing the
| Pacific Mail contract, should be stricken o1t.
| The vote was taken on the question of strik-
| ing out the repeslng clause, and resulted
| ayes, II noes, So The action OF the house
| IN repeating the contract of 1872 for additional
! subsidy was then concurred in This bill was
/ then read third time and passed Mr.
| Spencer presented a memorial OF the Tepul Ii
] can members OF the general assembly OF Ala
! bama, addressed 20 the president and con-
I gress, claiming that the change made by the
/ Alabama legislature in the penal code Of the
! state, made a system OF involuntary servittide
/ for African citizens: that So 600 republican
] voters were dis'ranehized by political legisla-
! ton; that the democrats proposed acts
amounting to practical notification Of the
! constitutional amendment: and finally asking
/ congress to empower the president to suspend
4 the writ of habeas corpus in certain cOntin-
/ gencies, in order TO preserve the public peace
| IN the southern states Mr.. Logan called
/ up the house bill in relation to the quarter
masters department of the army, and relating
/ to appointments therein. Passed. The army
! appropriation bill was taken up, and amended
/ IN various particulars, and passed. Mr Nor
| rill OF Vermont, from the cOmmitte on finance,
| reported adversely on all the bills to establish
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/ definitely postponed. The bill to admit
| Colorado as 8 state was taken up. Before
| proceeding with the Color do bill the senate
adjourned until tomorrow.
In the House on the 23d. On motion
of Mr.. Dawes, the house agreed to take up the
| tariff bill. The house, at 12 o'clock, went into
committee OF the whole on the tariff bill. Mr.
/ Hale, of Maine, in the chair. Mr.. Loughridge
offered an additional section imposing an in
come tax of 8 per cent. on all incomes between
! 5000 and $4,000, and OF 5 per cent. on all
/ incomes exceeding $40, 900. Mr.. Butler of
| Massachusetts, offered sn amendment provid-
/ ing that the tax on dividends, etc shall be
| paid by corporations. Adopted. Mr.. LOugh-
| ridges amendment, as thus amended, was
/ adopted-114 to S6. A section was adopted
/ imposing a tax of one-tenth OF one per cent.
| on all sales of stocks, bonds gold and silver
and other securities. Mr.. Dawes moved to
strike out the enacting clause OF the bill. Car
| red, 1lO to "a. The committee rose and re-
| ported that action to the house. The house
| then proceeded to vote on striking out the
enacting clause. and it was not agreed to, yeas
! lO5, nays l5O The bill was sgain referred to
the committee of the whole, by which it was
amended IN several particulars and then re-
! ported to the house. Mr.. Dawes thereupon
! proceeded to address the house on the neces-
slty OF provdirg for the deficit in the treasury
and spoke OF the impossibi ity OF framing any
revenue bill that would satisfy all sections and
all interests. He referred to the income tax
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theory, bat as one which hadproved objection
able IN all countries where it was tried, because
1t was promOtive of perjury and demoTaliza-
ton Believing that the necessities of the
government call on congress to pass some
revenue measure before adjournment. he
proposed to make one more effort in that d.
rectiOn- He, therefore, offered as a substitute
for the bill, one fixing the tax on whisky to be
hereaf, er made ninety cents gallon. tobacco
and sugar as in the amended bill. and restor-
ing ten per cent. on manufactured goods, and
on that he moved the previous question. The
previous question was seconded, and the main
question ordered. yeas 133. nays ia. The
substitute was then agreed to, yess 131. nays
Ill. The Dill was then read third time and
passed. yeas 128, Dats 113. The house then
adjourned.
In the Senate, on the Oath, tie new
tax and tariff bill was received from the house
% representatives,, aud referred to the COM
mittee on finance. At the expiration OF the
morning hour, the bill for the admission of
Colorado called up as unfinished busi-
ness aud passed. On motion of Mr.. Hitch
cock, house bill to enable the people OF New
Mexico to form constitution and state gov.
ernment and for the admission OF said state
into the union, on an equal footing with the
original states, was taken up, and passed.
The senate soon after adjourned.
In the House, on the oath, Mr.. Saw
yer, from the committee on commerce, report
ed a bill to aid in the improvement of the Fox
and Wisconsin rivers. Passed. Mr.. Harrison,
from the committee on elections, made re-
port in the Louisiana contested election case
of Sheridan and Pinchback, with a resolution
declaring that Pinchback was not elected and
that Sheridan was elected and is entitled to
his seat. Mr.. Smith, OF New York, made a
minority report, with resolution that Sheri-
dan Is not entitled to a seat. The reports
were ordered to be printed. and to be called
mp hereafter. Mr. Pike, from tile same COM
-N~.NT nwN-nw !
election case, that Gauze, the contestant, is
not entitled to seat. and that Asa Hodges,
the sitting member, is. Ordered printed and
to be called up hereafter. The house then
went into committee Of the whole Mr.. HOtch-
kiss, Of New York in the chair, on the civil
appropriation bill, which appropriates S25-
2S5, ,07S. against the estimates for S33, S75,-
256. The house took recess till half past
seven, the evening session to bs for the sun
dry civil appropriation bill. The house re-
sumed the session at 7;30. Mr.. Tyner in the
chair. Mr.. Garfield moved to go into commit
tee OF the whole on the sundrv civil appro-
priation bill Rejected-93 to 100, the demo-
Gratis all voting aye. Nothiog further was
accomplished The members of the house
engaged in new style of ilibusterng and
up to a late hour were voting by yeas ana nays
on various motions with prospects of an all
night session.
In the Senate, on the 25th, Mr.. Ed
munds, from the Judiciary committee, re-
ported favorably on the bill to remove the
political disabilities OF Robert ". johnson, Of
Arkansas; James NJ. Quarles. OF Nashville,
and James NJ Haws, of Covingtop, XIV.
Placed on the calendar. Mr.. Window called
up the resolution submitted by him on the ID
instant, instructing the committee on COM
merce to insert in the river and harbor appro-
priaton bill such sums as in their judgment
can be iudiciously and economically expended
during the next fiscal year, in the improve
ment OF the mouth of the Mississippi river,
and the Improvement Of sundry rivers and
lakes. including the Tennessee river. Pending
the discussion the morning hour expired. and
the resolution was laid over. The unfinished
business, being the bill to provide for and reg
ulate the counting Of the votes for president
and vice president, and the decision of ques-
tiOns arising thereon was then called M.
Several amendments OF a verbal character
we're agreed to. The discussion OF the bill
continued at some length, after which the hill
was read third time and passed-yees %,
nays 20.
In the House, on the 25th, u M.-At
this hour the house seems no nearer out of its
difficulty than at midnight When the ques-
ton, whether the house shsllnow consider the
caucus force bill, came to be voted on, the
democrats refrsined from voting and the re-
publicans cOnid not keep in the hall full ms
iCrity from their own ranks the veto would
show that a quorum was not present, and
then there would be a call OF the house with
these were sll over and further proceedings
under the call were dispensed with, the house
would come back 70 the real question OF the
consideration of the bill. and again the demo
Gratis would refrain from voting, and again in
the absence Of quorum, smother call OF the
house would be entered on, and 30 on to the
point of beginning. 8. P. Mr.. Conger
moved an adjournment, stating that he did so
at the request of many members who had
been sitting in the hall over tweuty-nine
hours without sleep and without regular
meals. The motion prevailed. and the house
adjourned
In the Senate, on tue 26tb, Mr.. Mor-
rill, OF Vermont, from the committee on
finance, reported back the tax and tariff bill
which recently passed the house. and stated
that the committee was equally divided upon
the bill. Mr. Scott. from the committee on
finance, reported adversely on the bill to Sc
cure the depositors in the freedmsn's savings
and trust company, from ultimate loss. and it
was indefinitely postponed. Mr.. Baysrd. from
the same committee, reported favorably on
the bill to amend section 3342 OF the revis ed |
statutes introduced BY him on the Sd inst. |