Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-02-26

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23- Noon -
! HoC5e-Ihr Louisiana Special Gem
ni:ttee rcp3GE@d with resolutions
unanimously cOndeinnlng til; Return
sng Board; a@C hy 81 majority 81 fou
10 three recommending the Louini
aua House Oi Reprcsl E5utiyes 70 tax,
hmm, date steps 10 remedy the min
tles auti to place the persons right
l,Iiy entitled IA their seats. Also rec
c1Iuul' nisu4; IL coguit'on Of Kellogg
- G05-ruor ill the termination of III.
term 81 Office, Ordered to De printed
The tuIu,littee on Ai4baln IF III.
- o made Il report.
The House then proceeded with tae
Tariff alL
In 'ha Senate the Judiciary Com
Mite reported tia the United s;t.;,-e
- let bound 10 pyoc Ell with lie COZ
tract lnr aJdi5 0uai Prolific mail ser
wee t. Cbi "a aul Japan
H.u4er's T. .i,.!ioE, occapipd By the
Ordinance and Engineer DetIai,i ,.I,lIts,
vas fire Il ty iEccnd;arie1. The brIiId
ing j. Opposite the Navy Department.
H:.ici. has been fred three times,
some cue Is crazy or there Is !. Di05 70
destroy record.
|EA-Hr>GroS. Feb, 23-Night-Thc
Senate FINANCE Committee agreed 10
the bill authorizing the Secretary Of
,he Treasury to bay tie Freedman =
Blnk building at 1915, 600.
EoUsE-G F. HoaI, OF Masaa-
oHusetts, Chairman Of the Speci5l
COMMITTEES Oh Louisiana Affairs. made
bis report, closing with the tote wing
Tesu; utiOus:
Whereas, Both branches Of the
Legislature If louisiana have re
quested the Select Committee Of the
House to investigate the circumstances
attending the election and returns
thereof III that state for the year
1874; and whereas, said Committee
it - unanimously reported that the
i,etu.ning Board OF that State, in
cauyassipg and compiling said returns
aad proAulgating tbs results, wrong
fully applied AL erroneous rule OF law
9 warGrd in lie House Of Representa-
lives seats to which they were not en-
titled, and persons entitled 10 seats
were deprived Of them,
Resolved, That it is recommended
10 the House OF Representatives. il
Louisiana to take immadiate steps TO
remedy said injustice aud to place
tie persons rjSh"fuliy entitled ia their
seats.
Reso7rCd. That William 2 Kellogg
b. recognized as the Governor OF the
state OF Louisiana uutIl the end Of the
Term II office fixed By the Constitution
q that State.
The maj 3rity and minority reports
Were ordered to be printed.
As the result OF cOilnquY between
the II m0ers as to wticl WAS the
majority report aud wh.cn vas the
N uority report, 1t may be stated that
al the members of the Committee re
port against the action Of The Return
ing Board, and THAT Mesers. Foster,
Phelps, Potter ;.nl IL r5hs,. uDite in a
majority report tita- there wd5 10 gen
eTai intimidation III the &j&-a, bat
nee aal fair election when resulted
in favor Of the Conservatives VINO
were deprived OF the result 10y the
atlucfti action OF the Returning
< ard that Mes. = Itoar, Wheeler
and Fyfe ur.Ite in minority report,
and tna6 Foster asseuFs with Hoar.
Wine Ter and E'yfe 10 > compromise to
reccguiza Kellogg a7 Governor, and
giving the majority ia lie House 10
the Conservative delegates.
The majority report III the case o.
Alabama was presented by Coburn, OF
Indiana, Chairman OF the Select Com
.uiatea, and the views OF tie minority,
by Bucknur. of Missouri. They W re
ordered 10 be printed.
Coburn, OF Mary land, made an
effort to get up what is known as the
eaucns force bill, reported by him
last elk Smith, Of New YORK, made
an effort to get up the constitutional
amendment To regulate the election Of
President and Wee President. but
Dawes, Of Massachusetts, pressed action
on tfie tariff blli and succeeded. The
House then, at y o'clock went into
= c0snmitte Of the whole on the
tariff bill, Hale, Of Maine, In the
Chair, all debate on the bill being
limited to one hour.
The House spent the whole day il
committee Of the whole on the tariff
b II, and among other amendments
pat on one for an income tax, but as
soon as it was reported back TO the
House Dawes moved Il substitute for
the whole bill which was passed; yeas
l23. NAYS I13. The bill as passed
makes the tax on wniskey hereaf er TO
be manufactured, not taxing stock on
hand 1t al, ninety cents "A gallon; on
tobacco 81 cents pound; on cigars
IS a thousand; on cigarettes s. -
On moiaSses, melad& and
sugar imported from foreign countries
IL addition Of twenty five per cent on
the present duties. Ii restores the
ten par cent on manufacturer goods.
and provides that the increase oil
lnties shall not apply to goods actual
~ On shjpbOard for use on OF be
lore I0th February, 1870. Or TO goods
Oh deposit in warehouses or public
: tore at the date of the passage OF
he act.
SENATE Spencer presented a memo
rial from the Republican members of
the General Assembly of Alabama to