The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-16
CONGRESS-.
STILL QUARRELTNG OVER THE APPRO-
PRFATEON BiLLs-THE ADJoURN-
MENr RESOLUTION.



assessments for special improvements In the
District Of Columbia, and for other purposes.
Dir. Wadleigh, from the Committee on Pi1vl-
1ege5 ard Elections, to whom was reIerTed
certain charges against Senator Grover for
investigation, submitted report, declaring
that none Of the charges were sustained. The
report W8S adopted.
Mr. SALISBURY said that, while agreeing in
the conclusion, he desired leave to submit his
Individual views hereafter. Granted.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Hoar, similar leave
was granted TO the other members OF the com
mtttee.
the Utah and Northern Railroad Company, a
corporation In the Territories Of Utah, NJ n
tano and Idaho, and granting right of way
to the same company. through the public
landsw, as taken up and various amendments
added, and the bill passed.
Mr.. Howe offered q resolution that W. E.
Spencer the present Legislative Clerk, be APP
pointed Chief Clerk OF the Senate, in place of
w. j. Mcdonald, deceased. Adopted unani-
Mr. Window then called up the resolution
extending the time Of adjournment to Thurs
day, at noon.
Mr. Whyte offered an amendment making
it Wednesday.
Mr.. Window contended that Wednesday
would not allow time for the work to be done
'deeently and in order He said that II q poor
wood sawyer was to work tomorrow to earn
a-haK dollar to feed bis family he would be
arrested, yet 1t was expected that the Senate
would stay here and work when there was no
absolute necessity for it.
Mr.. Beck advocated the extension of time
and pointed out the labor to be performed by
the Appropriation Committee
Mr.. Withers opposed SO long a time, as It's
effect would be to make the omnibus appro-
spTiation bill larger.
Mr.. Sargent suggested that Wednesday be
agreed upon now, and III needs be that there
he further extension to Thursday
Mr.. WhyteS amendment was rejected and
the resolution as originally offered was agreed
ito.
Mr.. Sargent from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported the House bill for the relief
Of the estate Of John o. Dahlgren. Placed
on the calendar.
Mr.. Spencer, from the committee on con-
ference, submitted report on the river and
harbor bill, substantially as 1t passed the
Senate. The House recedes from it's disagree
ment to sixty-three Of the Senate amendments,
and the Senate recedes from eight; four
agreed to.
MIR. Conkling objected to the bill, on the
ground that large and important works were
neRlecte and extravagant appropriations
made for small streams.
The HOuse.
The regular order having been demanded,
the Speaker announced that to be the cOnsid
GRAFTON of the bill to amend the internal rev.
enue laws, In the House as In committee OF
the whole and he called Mr.. Carlisle to the
chair.
MF. tUDgeT, OF Michigan, moved G0HE inc
further consideration of the bill be postponed
until the second Wednesday in January.
Mr., Tucker, Mr.. Robbins and others OPP
posed this, and thought that the motion was
not In order.
The Speaker ruled that 1t was In order.
Mr. Robbins, OF North Carolina, asked leave
to make an explanation, but objection was
made.
Mr.. Conger,s' melton to postpone was de-
Mr.. Reagan, OF Texas, presented the con-
ference report on the river and harbor ap-
preparation bill. He said that the bill as re-
ported made. appropriations ammounting In
the aggregate to about 49, 600. He de-
manded the previous question on the report
Mr.. Cox and Mr.. Eden wanted to make
speeches protesting against the bill and the
report, but objection was made by Messrs.
Kenna Reagan and other friends of the bill,
and the regular order was demanded.
The conference report was then agreed to
by o vote of $50 yeas to 9S nays.
The consideration of the internal revenue
bill was resumed, and Mr. Townsend, of Iili-
nois offered an amendment to so amend the
revised statutes as to allow growers OF tobacco
to exchange the product Of their farms for
groceries and other commodities without pay
ing q tax.
Mr.. Sayler opposed the amendment because
It would be detrimental to the prospects Of
the country.
Mr.. Bright, of Tennessee, said that this |
amendment would beneEt,the poor man and |
pressed by the law
hffr- = 55sIIer eaid there was q good deal of
humbug In this talk about the poor man and /
poor farmers suffering.
Mr.. Mckenzie, of Kentucky, offered an
amendment TO Mr.. Townsends amendment,
authorizing growers of tobacco to sell $1,000
worth In the leaf without paying tax. He
said that If he represented a distrfct OF tobacco
buyers instead of tobacco growers, he would |
not have offered that amendment.
Mr.. Sayler said il the gentleman had any
regard to the revenues OF the country, he
would not have offered that amendment.
The amendment was rejected.
message was here received from the Sem
ate announcing the adoption OF a resolution
extending the session OF Congress until !
Thursday next, and the announcement was
received with cries Of dissent.
Mr.. Waddell rose to q question Of privilege,
and said that for the first time since his serv-
ice In Congress, a respectful request of the
Senate for O conference was disregarded. That
request had been lying on the table for TWEEN
ty-four hours, and he now hoped to agree to
the conference asked for by the Senate on the
post route bill. He wanted to make the mo-
ton last night, but the Speaker would not
this morning, and did rot do SO. He wanted
to remind the House that there was such a
body as the Senate, and that the House was
treating 1t with indignity.
Speaker Randall said he agreed to recognize
the gentleman after the tobacco bill was dis
posed of.
Mr. Waddell-You could recognize me now
If you wanted to.
The Chair declined to entertain Mr.. Wad-
dell's motion for conference {
Mr.. PridemOre, of Virginia, offered an !
also, to allow tobacco to be In
for commodities and the neees-
saries OF life, and to be paid for in labor or |
rent without the payment of tax. Rejected. t
Mr.. Vance, Of North Carolina, offered an I
amendment exempting 500 worth Of tobacco /
sold In the leaf from taxation. Rejected.
Mr.. Sayler offered an amendment provid- /
ing that the clause reducing the tobacco tax {
to sixteen cents shall not go into effect until ]
September l, 1873 Vdopted. c
Mr.. Foster of Ohio, moved a proviso that t
the tax on tobacco shall be fourteen cents
until 1890. Rejected; yeas 58, nays 81.
AT this point our report closed.l |
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