The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-29

CONGRESS-: s
Proposed Reduction ofthe To-
a'ae bacco Tax.
Edmunds Brings the Senate to
= q the Scratch:
MltcheII's Cotton Claim Laid on the
Shelf.
The Chinese Bill Passes the House.
Garfield. Calls II an EIectlOnserlng
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THE TOBACCO TAX,

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The Senate Finance Committee, by {
vote OF five to four, decided to recommend
. reduction Of the tobacco tar from 24.tC
20 cents q 8pound. It was also decided Il
add afclahSe 10 the HOUSE bill admitting
duty free. licorice paste and rolls, almost
wholly used in the manufacture OF plug
tobacco.
ANDERSON .t'
The testimony Of James E. Anderson,
taken before The Committee OF the House,
and affecting Senator Mathews, was re.
.Celved from the, House aud referred to the
select committee appointed last session,
Mr.. Allison, Chirman.
TELEGRAPH LINES.
Mr.. Mitchell submitted a resolution in
structing the Committee on Railroads to
inquire into the expediency Of authoriz-
ing railroad companies operating inter
State railroads, to construct and operate
lipea OF telegraph for commercial purposes,
and TO connect with other lines, that COM
petition in telegraphic communication
may be encouraged. Agreed to.
AN INDUSTRIAL BUREAU.
Mt. Davis, of Illinois, presented a me-
mortal asking Congress to provide for an
industrial bureau, whose duty 1t shall be
to obtain and eollate accurate statistics OF
all the country's interests which may EN-.
ploy labor.L y -. = tsr
/ Tie motionof Mr.. Morrell tolay aside
the calendar and consider the bill to pro-
vide for taking the next census, was re.
jected by a vote of yeas 90, nays 27.
,. 22D OF FEBRUARY A LEGAL. HOLIDAY.
The House amendment to the Senate
bill making the 22d Of February legal
holiday In the District OF Columbia, was
agreed to, and the bill passed. The
amendment provides that It shall take
effect February q, 1870. IT. ili GTl.
G5i4. MITCHELL g CLAIM. Z! J i>'sl. .
The Senate resumed consideration OF It's
unfinished business, being the bill to pay
Warren Mitchell for cotton belonging to
him taken by the Government. It was
discussed at length and the Senate refused
to order its third reading. Yeas, II;
nays, 80.
A number of Senators stated that they
were paired on political questions and
therefore withheld their votes on the bill
which was regarded as political question
by some Senntors. Many OF them did not
state how they twonl d voteio the bill
EDMuNDs GETS HIS RESOLUTION BEFORE THE
SENATE.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to take up his res.
olution declaring the validity Of the 18th,
l4th and 10Th amendments to the Consti.
tuition. ... ..
Mr.. Harris moved to adjourn. Rejected
yeas IS, nays 90. Messrs. Harris, Nor
gan, Hill and Maxey voted with the Re.
publicans against adjournment.
! The motion Of Mr.. Edmunds to take up
the resolution was then agreed to-yeas
20, nays TO- -.-.------.-
Mr.. Edmunds said he did not desire to
occupy the floor this evening, and the
Senate BY a rising vote (yeas p, nays 17)
adjourned.
... HOUSE.
The House Legislative appropriation bill
was reported and referred to the Commit
tee Of the Whole. A
The bill to restrict the immigration Of
Chinese was then taken up. After con.
siderable debate Mr.. Conger desired to
submit an amendment excepting ship
wrecked Chinese, but objection was made
by Mr.. Cox, Of New York, and Mr.. Lut.
trell.
Mr.. Garfield desired to submit an
amendment, that the bill should not take
effect until alter due notice had been given
to the Chinese Government under the
rules OF the international law. p
Mr.. Cox, Of New York, objected.
Mr.. Garfeld-The bill Is a palpable VIC.
lation Of the international law and was
got up rather for party purposes than out
Of consideration for the interests OF the
workingmen.
Mr.. Cox, Of New York, and Others OBJ
iected to further debate. fF5
The bill was passed. Yeas, 1856; nays,
The House then went into committee Of
whole on the postotlice appropriation
bill.
Mr.. Scales asked leave to offer resolu.
ton directing the Committee on Indian
affairs to. investigate the recent escape Of
the Cheyenne Indians, from their reserva-
ton and their subsequent slaughter by
United States forces.
Mr.. McCook objected. as
The session for tonight on the levee bill
was abandoned and postponed until this
day week and the House adjourned.
Col. ShaIlcross and Other Detectives
Make Two Important ARRESTS.
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