Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-19
THE NATIONAL HUB.
YESTERDAYS CONGRESSIONAL PRO-
CeEDlkGS.
The Internal Revenue Bill-The Tenth
Census-Pay Of Letter Carriers
Proceedings Of the Pot
ter Committee.
WASHINGTON, February l9.
SENATE.

Five Thousand Dollars to Joseph Segar.
The resolution to pay Joseph Segar
five thousand dollars in full for his ex-
penses in prosecuting his claim to seat
as senator from Virginia, in 1868, was
agreed TO; yeas "a, nays 2G.
Treasury Certificates.
Mr.. Morrill, moved 10 reconsider the
vote by which House bill passed To au-
thOrize the issue of certificates OF deposit
in aid OF reiunding the public debt.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Morrill, then submitted an amend
ment providing that the money received
from them shall be applied to the pay
ment OF bonds bearing interest at rates
not less than five per cent per annum
instead of 10 go bonds, only which
bear six per cent as at first authorized.
The amendment was agreed 10, and the
bill passed.
Pay of Letter Carriers.
When House bull 10 fix the pay OF let
ter carriers was reached, Mr.. McCreery
spoke in opposition to the bill and said
that the letter carriers Were well paid
lie referred to the salaries paid by the
Government, and said that more money
Was spent here every winter in seeking
Office than the offices were worth.
Pending discussion, the bill was laid
aside.
River and Harbor Appropriation Bill.
The River and Harbor Appropriation
bill received from the House was laid
upon the table until tomorrow. The
other appropriation bills, passed by the
House, were referred to the Committee
on Appropriations.
Tobacco Tax.
Mr. Morrill, submitted an amendment
increasing the tax on tobacco from l6 to
~ cents per pound. Rejected; yeas u,
nays u.
Internal Revenue.
After the morning business, consider
alton was resumed of the bill To- amend
the internal revenue laws, and Mr..
Matthews spske in favor OF his amend
mrnt offered hast night to tax tea 10
cents per pound and coffee ,! cents per
pound.
The amendment To- tax tea ten cents
per pound was rejected bv Il vote ol
yeas, 4; nays, 81. Those voting in the
affirmative were Allison, Booth, Mat
thcws and Saunders.
The question then reCurred on taxing
coffee y cents per pound, which was
rejected without division.
The bill having been considered in
Committee Oi the Whole, it was report
ed tu the Senate, and Mr.. White sub
mittcd an Amendment that the act
take effect MAY LIST, instead OF April lst,
as proposed by the committee. Agreed
to-yeaS, 81 nays, 30.
After number of parliamentary in
quiries by various Senators and deter
ninatiOn of points ot order Mr.. Grover
moved To reconsider the vote, by which
the amendment of Mr.. White was agreed
to-. This motion was agreed tO-ycas,
b; NAYS, 80
Mr.. White renewed his amendment
and it was again agreed tO-ycas, 81;
navs, -.
The amendment made in commit
tee providing that no tax shall bc as
sesscd or collected upon any insolvent,
and amending Section 3iOS uf the Re
vised Statutes, SO as To exempt from
taxation 50 much OF deposits Oi proyi-
dent institutions and savings banks,
recognized as such by the laws of their
State, as they have invested in securi-
ties Of the United States, was agreed To-
without division.
Mr.. Morrell submitted an amend
ment to strike out the whole clause r..
pealing the tax on friction matches.
Agreed to-yeas, 80; nays, -. - the
law in regard to tax on matches remains
as at present.
The other amendments male in Com
mittee ofthc Whole were agreed to with
out division. The bill was then read a
third time and passed-yeas, Il; nays
II.
On motion of Mr. Dorsey, the post
office appropriation bill was taken up 50
that it might come up as unfinished bus
ness tomorrow.
Mr.. Thurman submitted an amend
ment To- the riv5r and harbor bill appro-
prlating $4,000 towards defraying the
cost of the ice harhor at the mouth Of
the Muskingum river, Ohio. Referred
Memorial services were then held in
honor of Representatives SChlcichrr ami
Quinn.
Adjourned.