Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-27


CONGRESSIONAL PRooEED1Nas.
Senate.
MONDAY February 17.-A bill to
provide for the constryptionspf &sbridysa
across the Missouri rivera t 1cat9r, NJ,
was passed....:.A bill to arhs h the iutd bal
revenue laws containing an mendme to
reduce the tax on tobacco Is then co lid.
cred. An amendment making the reduction
take place 4 prii !, 1879, was agreedto. The
amendment proposed BY the eoWWittee on,
tinaaoe;t3 tax snuff q centa sp4r pound, II
WAS disagreed to, yeas II, nays 80, thhs leav-
ing the tax on snuff Is cents per pound, as
proposed by the house bill, the same rate Of
tax also being retained on tobacco. The
senate then voted on the amendments pro.
posed by the committee and struck out the
tax proposed on cigars and cigarettes,
and agreed to the following amendments !:
Dealers in leaf tobacco except retail, shall
pay special tax of $25. Every person who
manufactures tobacco or snuff of any de-
scription without first giving bond as re.
quired by this act, shall be fined not less
tn N 81 900 nor more than $4,000, and i'm.
prisoned for not less than one nor more
than five years-an allowance of drawback
on tobacco, snuff and cigars on which tax
has been paid by suitable stamps affixed
thereto, before removal from the place of
manufacture, when the same are exported,
equal an amount to the value of the stamps
found to have been SO affixed. The amend
ment of the committee to strike out the re.
peal OF the tax on luciier or friction matches
vas agreed to-yeas 10, nays 10. An
amendment was submitted proposing that
,on and after July /, 1879, there shall be
levied duty of 10 cents per pound on tea
and 2H cents on coffee ......Aiter some de-
bate it was, agreed to adjourn with the in
tention OF voting on the amendment anC
bill Tomorrow.
TUESDAY, February 16.-On motto
the vote by which the house bill passed t.
authorize the issue Of certificates of depos
IN aid Of refunding the public debt was re
considered. An amendment was then sub
mitted and agreed to providing that tn,
money received from them sh Ill be applied
to the payment of bonds bearing interest 4
the rate of not less than per centum Pc
! annum instead of the 500 bonds only, which
bear per cent. as at first authorized . AT
! ter the morning hour, business consideration
! was resumed of the bill to amend the inter
nal revenue laws. Amendments taxing te!
10 cents and coffee 2% cents per pound, an.
raising the tax on tobacco from 1G to 20 cent
per pound were rejected. An amendmen
was agreed to exempting from certain provi
sions of the existing law small distillerie
whose daily capacity does not exceed 8
gallons. The bill having been considered
in committee of the whole was reported
back to the senate. An amendment wa
submitted that the act take effect the 1st 8
by the committee. Agreed to-yeas 81, nay
so. An amendment to strike out the Who'll
clause repeating the tax Oh friction matche
was agreed to-yeas 80, nays 81. So tn
law in regard to tax on matches remains a
at present. The other amendments mad
in committee of the whole were agreed t
without division. The bill was then read
third time and passea--yeas 49, nays 81
Memorial services were: then held in homo
of Representatives Schleicher and Quinn
.....Adjourned. .~..
WEDNESDAY, February 18TH
house bill to fix the pay of letter.carriers
and the senate bill to incorporate tn
United States Railway Mail Service Mutua
Benefit association, passed.. When tn
Brazilian mail steamship subsidy amend
ment on the postofice appropriation bill
was reached quite a discussion surungs ut
Several amendments were offered and re
Ejected, whefeupon the5senete, without fna
action adjourned. a..
THURSDAY, February 20.-The senat
bill to appoint Spruille Broden ensign il
the United States navy was passed. Brodel
is the young man who took the prize TO
excellence in the English nautical school
but refused commission In the Englisl
navy as it would have compelled him to re
nounce his American citizenship. Tn
senate laid aside temporarily the postoffic,
appropriation bill that Shields mi ht speal
in favor of granting pensions to survivir!
soldiers of the Mexican war. At the con
clusien of Shields remarks consideration
YVES resumed Of the postofice appropriation
bill, and debate on the Brazilian mail sub
sidy amendment was continued. Al
amendment providing that neither contrac
should be considered in force Of the servic,
or either line be abandoned or discontinued
was adopted. After the rejection of a mum
Der of amendments the committees amend
was agreed to-yeas "a, nays II. The othe
amendments of the committee were agree,
to. The bill was then reported to the senate
the amendments concurTed in and the bill
passed, yeas Is, nays 15.....Adjourned.
FRIDAY, February 21.-The senat
bill to authorize the president temperate,
to transfer the custody, control and man
agement of certain Indian tribes from tn
interior to the war department., was reporte,
without amendment and placed on the cal
endar. The senate bill for the relief o
homestead settlers on public lands wa
passed $50: Cameron, Wis, presented peti
ton of citizens of Wisconsin, praying TO-
an amendment to the constitution Of tn
United States, providing that after the yea
! 1890 all male citizens over the age of q
! shall be possessed of certain educational
qualifications before being allowed the RICH
of suffrage. Referred..... The senate bill re
lating to the transportation of animals wa
passed after being amended, so as to pro
vide that anima1s snail not be kept in car
more than Is consecutive hours, although
they might be fed and watered....... III,
senate then proceeded with consideration
of the army appropriation bill. Pendin,
discussion on the section referring to th'
recognizing of the army, Ferry called NJ
the house resolution in memory OF the lat
Gen. Alpheus Williams, member of tn,
house from Michigan. Appropriate re
marks upon the life and character of tn,
deceased were made by Ferry, Dawes
Cockrell, Plumb and Maxey; suitable reso
lutions were adopted, and the senate, as;
further mark of respect to the memory :
the deceased adjourned until to. morrow.
SATURDAY, February 22.-The vice
president submitted communication from
the postmaster general in regard to the bill
recsaty 1 passed. 61ms stlte pay of letter
carriers. He states That id addition to tn,
estimates of 100000 for the pay OF: car
riers for the next fiscal year, $353,Q00 will
be required under the new bill, and thai
$7l 600 additional will be required to pay
these salaries for the remainder of the pres
ent fiscal year, should the bill take effect or
approval by the president:::.::.F The creden
Ftials of Senator Zachariah Chandler havine
been presented and read. Chandler was es