New-York tribune., 1879-02-25
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

NsN
The House met at 10 o'clock TO-DAY in coo.
tlnuance OF Saturdays session.
Bills were passed removing the polite disabi,,.
&. II. i'm, Samuel Barron. John 4. IOyitt, and y
Rustic, OF Virginia; James l. White, OF Florida. an,
George B. Cosby, OF California.
The House tncn resumed the consideration of thos.
amendments TO the tobacco bill, upon which seter,,,
votes were demanded.
The first amendment was the which provides tb..
retail liquor dealers shall pay 50. and whocsae de
eis elOOi retail dealers IN mat liquor, go; wholesale
on motion or Mr. cLYMER Dem, PENN this amend.
ment was nOEcOnculred in.
This leaves Ihe section "a it was passed by the ou.
providing that recters recihing less tnan sos barrels
OF spirits year shall pay a IA edss of 800
The next amendment the ono hxius the date ure,
whch tlr new TAX upon tobacco should 60 into ~atct
the senate having changed the date from SEPTEMBER
l5l9, to May |. 1879 Ibis Was cOncurred Ia by yOe
The next amendment was me one striking ont tie
clause " hiGh sbolishe- the tax on mAtchee.
Mr.. WATT tRep Conn moved - c'ncnr Not agreed
tO-yeds, lO2 nays l3I. rhi~ l. equivalent 10 a nom
concurrence, ald leaves the tax matches aUo,l,,i
THe o>slon of Saturday terminated tt us pout anI
The =, sslon II Monday was opened Nith PRAYER @''
Mr.. cox tDem., y. y presented Resolution OF
mass meeting Ot Cigarnaker- Oi HcW-IOtk as Ia wbst
constitute, "a factory. Referred.
The House then resumed the consideration OF fbe tn
bd'c" On ana lhe next ana l"at senate Amendment
upon "nch So puitc F"t' was dchaUded, Was that
Wnch provides that when any bank ha, ceased "a a.
bus ness los reason OF Insolvency bankruptcy no t,x
-haI d. 'Hs'''h or c'l"'trd on at'oNt ~ such bank
WIcI shall diminish the assets necessary for he tul
furfl
prov tht iroFdcnt institutions. saving, banks or
saN ings institutions shalt be- exempt from tax On ;,
much ot their dcVosls A. they have invested in United
Siiics secuI r- ana on 5000 ~ cacn deposit IA
&c." name Oi any ono trm or Iersuu and mis- exemption
sh" Apply 70 all '"Iug, deposits IA any lts y OT.aG.
~ bank whatever
Pending action on uis amendment Ir GARFIELD
Ii'p, OuH moved 70 lay tue b.Il 3ad amendments on
thr table krjeci,I-yea,, ll6; Eay-. ~.
The vote was then ttKrn cDbcuTriug m tho amend.
hcht ANA u "ds Ceiedtod-yeas, l21; nays, 1874.
i committee Of conference wac then ordered on the
Cl-G Grelng votes OF tue TWO Houses on re Tobacco BIN
Uudet ne cai OF states tnC loowIug bI9 we've intro.
dujtd ana rem. tV:
~ Mr. WILL. Dem, n Yin relation TO cod.t
engineers IN ia" Navy also ~ relation Promotion 10
.h' rama '' .'f'"uI1i ih i.e Na'' ALSO 10 relation
By an BLISS op,u., y. Yin establish the bridge
over ihe lt'. Ef,t"L h.acA"rl' Island between NcN.
Dix and B.. uE Island tiiv as q post r.a1.
Is, MI OK tDcin., y. lJ--Io retire National bank
Bg tlr KELLEY dcp. penu)-ny r.qlc.t-Antborl
Iu tbc ,~u "t coupon 3'5 Ger itc.f,, Of dtpast D.
.b in iLr l,ttndh.s %! ih, pJ'ac debt
ht 80. H1itlLi. u.ep, ftuuJ granting the II-At OF
NAY 10 illr Amrfrlp Or an tti, and V,l,.r.uI llri
Wac Association OF Pmildcirna, 10 lgy 'aud. AMI
op.t.t, s,un.Ai"c cables on tle Atlantic ana Pacinc
Is Mr.. BAYNr lHcp, PENN, prohibiting TIE CONVEX.
sion oi -uoul. ouir gum lGt. mU-l. i,.J.g rt 81,
By Mr. tAbtLL dem. Nt). resolutions oi ire Y'r
-Id -l,tinIc 10 regard 10 tnc u.urpalIou % povti
bv tu, f,tcrit Government n Virginia.
- Alg. JOkGEN~EN tiirp. YAH directing the Pre,.
drht 10 lsIlL1r "n inquiry as Q" thc disposition oi he
ad belonging io t." so-Dai.ed confederate stae,
ust- ' '-t tt "I iut wax DO th' I'dhk ol Engltnn,
or m ia" hanus OF Eug>h ctIlrn~, IN order thai sucl
may be- u- Tor the IrrI Ot cltE'u~ uf The Confederate
states "H" i.r' irl ol'ahi. tl"0 "iFinS tht va
I,Y tlr IINLIA tDrnu, Oul, ior the payment Of al.
dltIunl Ounty 90 sud,ers OF tn late wsr.
By Nh 1OINE dem. IUnn.l, n relation 10 public
Gl ~. MCGOWAN Hsep Mioh.J to prevent the intro.
ducuon OF cgni1-mGs diseases anu to establish a
National Board OF Health
ME hOOhLE lDcm, Mss moved 10 suspend the
ru.' ".t Pa,, 10, 'a iaubs amounts Tor ihe
Vest DC eui-t-ycas, 63; nays, ~.
VI. ATKINS I'd. u. lrunl moved 20 suspend the rules
and pass tue CiNti ~uucrY APpr, pUgtou b. Tie lcJ
u- of ihr hiI, M+drA "pYtopI.dtr, Tl69oGOuO, con-
-Il.uth tNO hudr-.
Nr b..At NDCEN Dem XVI inquired Of Mr. Atkins
% nc. as tuc chairman u fhr iuo.i Ii.nnrgrt r,.lr.
D.. u-c iut ded to pass -i!sc,iOu ot tne
rules 1nl arpropuUnE rlGurU,OnO, Hliu tIc .ag
,trnca an tine mon IA OF fvcr. tri,r ami ,Cti,,1f an
opportunity To nave Do discussed II Mir biapa-
iiiIy REGARDED It Is Uu-df' IrE- alton.
The m ,Ion 10 suspend the uCs and pass The bin va.
H-r.Nd IT,, ct, LII nay -.
Nj SPkINGER Drlu., / called up Tor cou,!trra.
iou The resolution reported ny h,m yesterday Ir ctug
c Speaker 10 ISSUE MS warrant ior the arrest TO
rcrg"aH-at Arus OF GeOIGe H. seWald L. SHOW caus'
way should not De punished a~ c,atUu.r ii, sIi.
ness hut me question o. consideration huy.ng been
rbscd, he Withdrew h, dcmdLd TOR ,he prev Iu qucs-
u'H, ENlhE houte tnat ht World Insist a. ON his de-
uudllu tu-ulUri UW.
Mr. LLLlo Dem. La wanted To have an evening
session Tor tne purpuse Oh considering lie south Caro-
Ina contested election.
MI. CONGEE G.p., MchJ suggested t'arctstically)
N"t aH'' htt! an tH' Ltle "'r- tui cN tAr House
coud not spare the south Carolina man Nr. R+urll
iAlr. kdincy Is tne member Of the committee IN En-
sUcG Bula who Was specially commended Tor his Uuus-
Uy ANA waicniulHtss duilHS the last mslt Of Lst
ocssiOn
lac siIAKER appointed As the Conference Commit
Tee on TIE Tobacco bill, Mr. iuCKcr Dem. Va, Mt.
TIE Republicans al opp" cd the sugB sti0n lOr
night session for tie >ouh Carolina contested eviction
east ana Al 90 D. n he Honse took a rcce, uni 10
Oc"cA to-huIfo" morLlnG-shr hist bour 10 b*cNOIed
10 reports from the Committee un Military Affairs.
Al lmm"dlatc needing o. q Democratic cIucus Was
announced u DO held IA the iidli.