Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-19
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WAsHINGToN, Feb. lSth.-: EN-.
ATE.-The bill to repeal the Re-
vised Statutes, which forbids any
one who served under the Con-
federacy from being appointed to
the army, was reached.
Cameron, of Wisconsin, objected
and it was laid aside.
When the House bill to fix the
pay of letter carriers was reached
McCreery spoke in opposition to
the bill. Letter carriers were we'll
paid. More money was spent here
every Winter in seeking office than
the offices were worth. Pending
discussion the bill was laid aside.
The River and Harbor Appropri-
alton Bill was received from the
House and laid on the table till to-
morrow. The other appropriation
bills passed by the House yester-
day were referred to the Commit
tee on Appropriations.
The Internal Revenue Bill hav.
ing been considered in Committee
of the Whole was reported to the
Senate.
| Whyte submitted an amend
ment that the act take effect on the
lst of May instead of the 1st OF
April, as proposed by the Commit
tee, Agreed to, yeas 81, nays 30.
Grover moved to reconsider the
vote. Agreed to, yeas 35, nays 80.
Whyte renewed his amendment
and it was again agreed to, yeas "a
nays 32.
The amendment made in Com
mittee, providing that no tax shall
be assessed or collected upon any
insolvent bank and amending Sec
ton 3,04S of the Revised Statutes,
80 as to exempt from taxation so
much of the depositors of provi-
dent institutions and savings
banks, recognized as such by the
laws of their respective States, as
they have invested in securities OF
the United States, was agreed to
without division.
Morrill, submitted an amendment
to strike out the whole clause re-
pealing the tax on friction matches.
Agreed to, yeas SO, nays 27. So the
law in regard to the tax on match.
es remains as at present. The 9th
er amendments made in Commit.
tee of the Whole were agreed tC
without division. The bill was
then read third time and passed
yeas As, nays 81.
HoUSE.-The Speaker recognized
Wood for the reports from the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, under
the previous order of the House.
Cox, of New York, made the
point that the special order was
the consideration of the Census
bill. The point was overruled.
The House, by O vote of yeas 91
nays 135, refused to consider the re.
ports from the Committee on Ways
and Means.
Hale then antagonized the Cen.
sus bill with motion to go into
Committee of the Whole on the
, Legislative Appropriation bill. De
: feated; yeas III, nays 1913.
, Cox. of New York, reported back
the Census bill with the HOUSE
j. amendments. The House went
: into Committee of the Whole or
: the bill, and the bill was read by
, sections for amendment. The first
amendment was that reported by
, the committee, transferring the
, power of appointing Supervisors
from the Secretary of the interior
to the Governors of States.
! Carlisle moved to amend the
J amendment so as to provide that il
any of the Governors shall fail tc
, make nominations of Supervisors
, before April l, 1880, the Secretary
ofthe Interior shall make such ap.
!. pointments. Agreed to.
Copger said the amendment was
to take away national control and
give to State control the appoint.
ment of enumerators merely for
political purposes. He moved to
amend so as to strike out the clause
for the appointment of Supervisors
by Governors. Rejected, 104 to Ill.
After the presentation and rejec-
tion of other amendments the
Com mittee rose.
After recess the House went into
Com mittee of the Whole on the
Legislative Appropriation bill.
The pending amendment was the
one offered by Atkins, consolidat.
ing the sections relating to sur
veys.
Page submitted an amendment
providing that the system of public
land surveys be continued under
its present management and strik-
ing out the clause which abolishes
the offices of Surveyors General.
Haskell, in supporting Pages
amendment, read an extract from
letter from member of the Ma
tional Academy of Sciences, stating
that some of the strongest members
of the Academy were opposed to
the transfer.
Sparks demanded the name of
the author.
| Haskell replied that it was q let
ter to Mr.. Freeman, of Psnnsylva-
mia, and he didn't feel authorized
to state the name of the author.
Sparks insisted upon knowing
the name Of the author.
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