The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-24

tobacco clauses as amended in the Com
mittee Of the Whole, and with the ten
per cent horizontal section retained.
} Mr.. Dawes subsequently, withdrew the
motion to recommit, and Cox moved that
( the House concur in the action Of the
Committee Of the Whole striking out
the enacting clause, The yeas and
nays were ordered in this motion.
Upon the motion Of Mr.. Dawes the
House agreed to take up the tariff bill.
The general debate on the pending
amendment to strike out the sixth or last
section, being limited to one hour.
Mr.. HOar, from the Select Committee
on louisiana Affairs submitted reSOlu-
/ tions. The first from the Whole Com
mittee recommending that the House of
Representatives of Louisiana re-seat MEM
be:s therein, elected under the spplica-
tion Of the rule BY the Returning Board
, and the section which was not unanimous
that Kellogg be recognized AS governor
of the State. He presented report on
the subject, which was ordered to be prin-
ted in the Record.
d
G.. +. Hoar. chairman of the Special
Committee on Louisiana Affairs, made Il
report, closing with following resolutions
WHEREAS Both branches OF the legis-
laturc Of Louisiana have requested the
Select Committee of the House to inves-
tigate the circumstances attending the
election and returns thereof, in that
State for the year 1874; and
/ WHEREAS, Said committee unanimous
ly report that the Returning Board Of
that State, in canvassing and compiling
said returns and pr0mulgating the re-
suits, wrongfully applied an erroneous
| rule of law by reason whereof persons
were awarded, in the House of Represen-
tativcs, seats to which they were not en-
titled, and persons entitled to seats were
deprived of them.
ReSoircd, That it is recommended to
the House of Representatives OF LouiSi-
ana. to take immediate steps to remedy
saiy injustice and to place the persons
rightfully entitled to their seats.
Resoired That William p. Kellogg be-
recognized us the Governor Of the State
Of Louisiana until the end of the term of
office fixed by the Constitution of that
! State.
The majority aud minority reports
were ordered printed. As the result OF
the colloquy between the members IL to
which was the majority report, it may br
stated that all the members of the COM
mIttcc report against the action of the
Returning Board that Foster, Phelps,
Potter and Marshall unite in the majority
report that there was no general intimi-
dation in the State, but free and fair
election. which resulted in favor of
the Conservatives, who were deprived Of
the result by wrongful action Of the
Returning Board; that lloar Wheeler,
and Frye unite in II minority report, and
that Foster assent with Hoar. Wheeler
and Frye to II compromise, recognizing
Kellogg rs Governor and giving the ma
jority in the House to the Conservative
delegates.
The majority report IN the case of Ala
bama was presented by Coburn, Chair
man of the select Committee, and views
of the minority by Buckncr. They
were ordered printed.
Mr.. Coburn made an effort to get up
what j. known as the caucus force bill
reported by him last week, and Mr..
smith of New York, made AN effort 20
get up the Constitutional amendment 10
regulate the election of President and
Vice President, but Mr.. Dawes pressed
action on the tariff bill and succeeded.
The Tariff Bill.
The House then at II o'clock went in
To- Committee of the whole on the tariff
bill, Hale OF Maine, in the chair, all de-
bate on the bill being limited to one
hour.
Various amendments were offered to
the bill with varying success, when Mr..
Dawes moved to strike out the cnacting
clause of the bill. Carried 10 TO 81.
The committee rose and reported their
action to the House, whercupon MIR
Dawes moved to recommit the bill t. th"
Committee on Ways and Means, with
instructions 10 report it back with the
whisky section, taxing whisky hereafter
to be made and not stock on hand, ninety
cents gallon, leaving the tobacco, sugar
and 10 per cent section in the bill. \
vote by letters was announced rs lOi to
81, but before the question WAS decided
Mr. Garfield suggested to Mr.. Dawes
to withdraw his motion and let the bill
90 back to the Committee of the Whole,
to which suggestion Mr.. Dawes asscntcd.
He withdrew his motion and said he
would let the House take the responsible
ity of concurrng with the action of the
Committee of the Whole in striking ont
the enacting clause. If the House con-
Cured in that ACTION it would be an end
of the bill
The House then proceeded TO vote by
yeas and nays on striking out the enact
Ing clause, and it was not agreed to.
Yeas l06, nays $50.
The House thereupon, again went into
Committee Of the whole and resumed
the consideration of the bill.
A Substitute Passed.
Mr.. Dawes again proceeded to address
the House on the necessity of providing
for the deficit in the treasury. and spoke
of the impossibilty of framing any rev
enuc bill that would satisfy all sections
and all interests. He referred to the in
come tax us "A tax which was most Just .
and proper in the theory, but as one .
which had proved Objectionable in all
countries where it was tried, because it
was promotive of perjury and demoralI- |
zation. Believing that the necessities |.
of the government called on Congress .
to pass some revenue measure
before adjournment he proposed to make .
one more effort in that direction, and if .
it failed, he should feel that he had dis
charged his whole duty in the premises.
He therefore offered as Il substitute for
the bill one making whisky, hereafter to .
be made, ninety cents a gallon, tobacco .
and sugar rs in the amended bill, and re- .
storing ten per cent on manufactured
goods, and on that he now moved the
previous question. The previous quea- .
tion was seconded and the main question
ordered yeas 1873, nays ia. ThesubsItute
was agreed to, yeas l@l, nays Ill.
The question then rccurred on ordering
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