The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-15
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.


SENATE.
WARRINGTON, Feb. II, 1878
Tho vIos PRESIDENT laid bolore tho Senate COM
munication from the Secretary Of she Navy, encos.
Ing report OF tho Board Of Inquiry In regard to
tho loss OF the United States steamer Huron the re-
port of Lieutenant Commander Grseu, who buried
the dead and the report OF the chief of the Bureau
of Steam Engineering In regard to the strength OF
that vessel Ordered to DO printed and roforred to the
Committee on Naval Anairs
the TAX ON TOBACCO.
Mr. WIruERs, (dem.) Of Va, presented resolutions
adopted at public meeting OF the farmers Of Louisa
county. Va, urging prompt action on The proposition
TO reduce the tax on tobacco Referred to the CON-
mittes on Finance. fe
In presenting the resolutions M. withers said Il
important that action should bo had promptly
He believed that the present tobacco ruin
70 the tobacco iussrssts and would found ex-
cesdpgy pre1udoia to she interests OF tho govern.
ment, It being tax now OF at least four times the
value OF tho raw material When that tax was i'm
posed the average'price Of tobacco from twelve
TO fourteen cents per pound Now It was from six to
cents, but the agitation oil the Ojoct mad par
ally zod the whole trade IN tobscco. whether in she
hands of the producer or manufacturer 1t was inn
porant to have prompt action In order 70 protect and
THE TAX on wHIsxEr
Mr. NoRRuL,s (rep) of VT, called up the House
JOINT resolution oeclaring that reduction OF the
Mr.. MATTHgws (reps) OF ONO, said he hoped 1hs
resolution would be disposed Of without delay. Tho
public interests were suffering by the I'M
certainty IN regard TO the action OF Congress this
subject. Tho revenues Of the government from dis
titled spirits falling or and the public interests
demanded It's immediate passage.
The resolution then read q third time and
passed 40, nays0
Tho negative votes given by Mcssrs Bailey,
Conover Davis, OF West Virginia; MoCreery, Merri.
mon, Morgan, Randolph and Ransom.
The morning hour having expired, the Senate re-
sumed consideration OF the Silver BILL and was adj
dressed by Senator Jones' OF Nevada favor of the
bill, and by senator WadleIgh, Vi Now Hampshire, In
opposition
Mr. wADLEiaH concluded at hafpast three p. NJ,
and no other Senator taking tho floor, Mr.. Sargent
said he regretted that frlen@ OF this BILL who
hcre 70 90 on with tho discussion. lie hoped there
would be q vote
Mr. ALLISON (rep) OF lowe, IN charge Of the Silver
BILL SAID as he had gwen notice that he would AJAX
vote tomorrow he hardly thought IL proper to vote
to-day He had some remarks to submit himself, and
He knew OF no other Senator who desired to speak
unless IL was the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Ingasl
who desired 70 mako a final speech tomorrow.
Mr. KIRKw0oD, (repl OF lewa, said he did not think
II tar That the Senator having charge OF the Dill
should be required to 60 on to-day He. therefore,
moved that the Senate proceed TO the
executive business
On motion OF Mr.. ALLISON u was ordered that the
Silver Dili and all pending amendments DO printed.
Tue Senate then, NJ twenty minutes 10 four, went
into executive session.
Al live o'clock tho doors were reopsned, and Mr.
which he gave notice several days ago. when he ad-
dressed tho Senate, and the provisions OF which he
explained.
The Senate then adjourned until tomorrow.