The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-06-17

Carter Harrison moved to adu Ine income
tax bill, and this caused an excited discus
sion, tobacco-men claiming it was intended
to kill the bill. Finally Mr.. Tucker said:
81 desire the House to hear me-" and they
listened. "The programme OF this bill
is the reduction OF taxation, and the propo-
sition OF the gentleman from Illinois is to
impose an additional tax on the country. l
call on the friends OF the bill not to allow
the introduction of this Trojan horse,
whatever may he their views in regard to
an income tax as an independent question"
Mr.. Harrison's amendment was lost
ayes, o.; noes, 100.
There was
A woRKINGMEN's MEETING,
estimated at 10000, in trout of the Capt.
toll tonight. An address from the work
incmen's Active Republic, in secret session
ir Washington, signed civilian Ii.
Prince, chairman was read amid great
an plause. which said: "Organize and arm
yourselves to resist any further attempts TO
deprive you of your constitutional rights,
and to correct existing evils-pcacefully If
we can, forcibly if we must. In Union
there is strength; organize and arm"
TIE EXTENSION OF THE SESSION.
The Senate, in view OF the fact that lis
committee cannot report the sundry civil
appropriation bill before Monday, and
for other reasons, to-day voted to extend
the session until Thursday. The House,
however, by vote of 143 to 107, refused to
concur in the resolution. On Monday,
however, il it is found that the business
cannot be gotten through with, the House
will then vote to extend the session for Il
dav or two. Judge Harris has given notice
that he will move to extend the session to
the 1st of July. Mr.. Fernando Wood moved
non-concurrence in the Senate resolution,
and the Republicans voted with him. L
heard Senator Dawes and prominent men,
bers of the House say tonight that Congress
will adjourn Tuesday evening at 6 O'Clock.
THE INSTRUMENTATION BILL PASSES BOTH
HOUSES.
The decentralization bill passed both
houses to-day. 1t appropriates sS,3OO,OoO
Mr.. Cox made an unsuccessful effort to stop
it in the House, and several senators gave
their views in regard to it. The bill as
passed approrriates little over 4 quarter
OF million more than was appropriated IN
the House bill, and $4,000 less than the
bill as amended by the Senate committee.
THE PASSAGE OF THE ARMY BILL.
AS 1 anticipated in my dispatches last
night, the House voted for the army bill
this evening, and yielded to most of the de-
mands OF the Senate. The strength OF the
army is continued at $4,000, but the Senate
agreed that the army shall not be used in
tinre OF peace by the President as it was in
the case Of South Carolina in 1876. A COM
mission of three from the House and two
from the Senate is to report re0rganiza-
ton OF the army. The Indian Bureau is
not transferred to the War Department.
BRIEF ITEMS.
The House and Senate were divided all
day on the question of the pay Of their re-
spective employees.
Governor Kellogg's private secretary,
Conquest Clarke, was examined by the
Potter committee to-day. Owing to the
press of business in the House members
had to be in their seats, hence the commit
tee did but little.
A great many congressman called at the
White House to-day.
Mr.. Wright, of Pennsylvania, made great
promises to the workingmen last night, but
to-day, when the House was voting $s,OOO,-
900 for rivers and harbors, he kept his seat.
Senators Blaine and Edmunds were both
in their seats to-day.
Messrs. Danserfeld, Lewis. and r. W.
Hunter were at the Capitol to-day.
rAssociatcd Press Reports by telegraph to the Dis
patch
Clarke and Darrell were examined this
afternoon without important developments.
Senator Kellogg was invited to attend the
committee, but replied that it was not con-
yenient at present, and the committee adj
journed till Monday.
The Senate confirmed the nomination OF
Leonard as district attorney for Louisiana
and William Slater as postmaster at WYthe-
vile, Va.
Tn the riyer-and. harbor bill, as passed.
the Senate receded from its disagreement 10
House item OF S15,0 for New river, Vir-
ginia.
xLvTH CONGRESS--Second Session.
WAsHINGToS, June Is, 1878.
SENATE.
The reports of the conference committees
on the army and the river and-harbor bills
were adopted. They go to the President.
The conference report on the. distribution
of the Mexican awards was adopted.
The concurrent resolution OF the House
TO extend the session until O'Clock z. 81.
on Tuesday, June 18th, was agreed to.
r.. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
In the House to-day the report OF the
conference committee on tue river and har-
Dor bill was agreed to, amid a good deal OF
confusion, by vote of-yeas, $50; nays, 50.
The consideration OF tue bill amending
the internal.revenue laws was resumed, and
the House struck out the amendment,
adopted some days ago, repeating the pro.
vision OF law relating TO the removal OF
causes from State to Federal courts.
An amendment was adopted fixing the LIST
Of September, 1878, as the date upon when
the reductions in the tax ontobacco should
take effect. No formal action was reached.
The conference report on the army Dill
was made and agreed to, the army strength
being limited to $4,000, and the section pro.
hihiting the use of the army to enforce civil
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