The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-01
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Senate.


sidering business relating to the District of
Columbia the senate resumed consideration
of the bill to restrict the immigration of the
Chinese, the pending question being the
amendment submitted by Conkling yester-
day. After debate the amendment was re-
jected-yeas 81, nays SO. An amendment
making the bill apply to all except those
who may seek temporal residence for edu-
caronal purposes, and who shall have Ger.
tiicate from the Chinese government for
that purpose, was agreed to. The bill hav-
ing been considered in committee of the
whole was reported to the senate and all
amendments made in committee were con-
CURED in The bill was then read a third
time and passed-yeas 80, nays 27..... Ad-
journed.
MONDAY February ia bill to
provide for the construction of a bridge
across the Missouri river at Decatur, Neb.,
was passed. "A bill to amend the Internal
revenue laws containing an amendment to
reduce the tax on tobacco was then consd.
cred. An amendment making the reduction
take place April /, 1879, was agreed to. The
question then being on concurring in the
amendment proposed by the committee on
finance, to tax snuff "a cents per pound, it
ing the tax on snuff 16 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 cigar cites,
leaving the tax as under the existing law.
and agreed to the following amendments :
Dealers in leaf tobacco except retail, shall
pay a special tax of $25. Every person who
manufactures tobacco or snuff of any de-
scription without first giving bond as re.
CURED by this act, shall be fined not less
than 81 900 nor more than $1,000, 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 lucifer or friction matches
was agreed to-yeas 20, 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 ~ cents on Coffee. Alter some de-
bate it was agreed to adjourn with the in
tention of voting on the amendment and
bill tomorrow.
TUESDAY, February 18.-On motion
the vote by which the house bill passed to
authorize the issue of certificates of deposit
In aid of refunding the public debt was re-
considered. An amendment was then sub
mitted and agreed to providing that the
money received from them sh7ll be applied
to the payment of bonds bearing interest al
the rate of not less than per centum per
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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 tea
10 cents and coffee u cents per pound, and
raising the tax on tobacco from 16 to 20 cents
per pound were rejected. An amendment
was agreed to exempting from certain provi-
sions Of the existing law small distilleries
whose daily capacity does not exceed 80
gallons. The bill having been considered
in committee of the whole was reported
back to the senate. An amendment was
submitted that the act take effect the 1st of
May instead of the 1st of April as proposed
by the committee. Agreed to-yeas 81 nays
80. An amendment to strike out the whole
clause repeating the tax on friction matches
was agreed to-yeas 33, nays 81. So the
law In regard to tax on matches remains as
at present. The other amendments made
in committee of the whole were agreed to
without division. The bill was then read q
third time and passed-yeas As, nays 21......
Memorial services were then held in honor
of Representatives Schleicher and Quinn
AID ourned.
WEDNESDAY, February 19.-The
house bill to fix the pay of letter-carriers
and the senate bill to incorporate the
United States Railway Mail Service Mutual
+ha
Brazilian mail steamship subsidy amend.
ment on the postotfice appropriation bill
was reached quite discussion surung up.
Several amendments were offered and re-
jected, whereupon the senate, without final
action adjourned.
THURSDAY, February 20.-The senate
bill to appoint Spruille Broden ensign in
the United States navy was passed. Broden
is the young man who took the prize for
excellence in the English nautical school,
bat refused a commission in the English
navy as it would have compelled him to re-
nounce his American citizenship. The
senate laid aside temporarily the postoffice
appropriation bill that Shields might speak
in favor of granting pensions to surviving
soldiers of the Mexican war. At the con-
clusien of Shields remarks consideration
was resumed of the postofhce appropriation
bill, and debate on the Brazilian mail SUBJ
sidy amendment was continued. An
amendment providing that neither contract
should be considered in force of the service
or either line be abandoned or discontinued
was adopted. After the rejection of a num-
Der of amendments the committees amend
ment in relation to the Brazilian mail line
was agreed to-yeas "a, nays II. The other
amendments of the committee were agreed
to- The bill was then reported to the senate,
the amendments concurred in and the bill
passed, yeas Is, nays 15.....Adjourned.
FRIDAY, February 21.-The senate
bill to authorize the president temporarily
to transfer the custody, control and man.
agenent of certain Indian tribes from the
interior to the war department, was reported
without amendment and placed on the cal
endar. the senate bill for the relief of
homestead settlers on public lands was
passed.. Cameron, Wis, presented petit
ton of citizens of Wisconsin, praying for
an amendment to the constitution of the
United States, providing that after the year
1890 all male citizens over the age of 81
shall be possessed of certain educational
qualifications before being allowed the right
of suffrage. Referred. The senate bill re-
latlng to the transportation of animals was
passed after being amended, so as to pro-
vide that animals snail not be kept in cars
more than 45 consecutive hours, although
they might be fed and watered . The
senate then proceeded with consideration
of the army appropriation bill. Pending
discussion on the section referring to the
recognizing of the army, Ferry called up
the house resolution in memory OF the late
Gen. Alpheus Williams, member of the
house from Michigan. Appropriate re-
marks upon the life and character of the
deceased were made by Ferry, Dawes,
Cockrell, Plumb and Maxey; suitable reso-
lutions were adopted, and the senate, as a
further mark of respect to the memory of
the deceased adjourned until tomorrow.