Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-10
General CopitoL Ne,ca.

WASHINGTON, D. O.. Dec. 9.-In the commit
tee on ways and means to day long discus.
sion took place upon the proposition to remove
the internal revenue tax from bank checks.
friction matches, patent medicines, etc. The
matter was finally referred to sub. committee
on internal revenue, with instructions to con-
sider and report upon the same at a future
meeting,
The President, Secretary Ramsey and Gen.
Sherman left this morning to attend dinner
to be given by the Farmers club in Philadel-
phia TO- night.
The Senate confirmed Oscar Eaton, postmas-
ter at Bryan, Ohio.
Committees and associations arranging a
proper centennial observance of the surrender
of CORVALLIS at Yorktown, meet tomorrow.
Representative Kelly, of Pennsylvania, has
prepare substitute for the refunding bill now
pending before Congress. 1t provides that the
secrete;y of the treasury shall be authorized
to issue notes III the amount of $400. .000 600,
of denominations not less than 910, bear in e
interest at the rate not exceeding per cent
per annum. redeemabls at the pleasure of the
United States after one year, and payable in
ten years for the date of issue; but not more
of said notes shall be redeemed in any one
fiscal year than the amount of the sinking
fund for that year land the particular notes to be
redeemed from time to time shall be de-
termined by lot under such rules as the secre-
tary of the treasury shall prescribe. This will
be offered by Representative Kelly as a substi-
tute when the Wood refunding bill is called
up.
Senator Johnston, chairman of the Senate
committee on agriculture, has prepared reso-
luton calling upon the public printer for q
statement Of reasons why the agricultural re-
port for 1879 has not yet been printed.
The treasury department to-day purchased
400, 900 ounces of fine silver for delivery at the
Gova Er n.11 dc
A joint caucus of Republican members of
the Senate and House was held this evening in
the hall of the House of Representatives, for
the purpose of determining the party policy
in regard to the Senate concurrent resolution
now pending in the House, which provides for
the adoption of a specified joint rule to regu-
late the counting of the electoral vote. Be-
tween eighty and ninety were in attendance
and the debate, which occupied two hours and
half, was quite general. Among those who
took part were Senators Blaine, Anthony,
Ferry and Teller, and Representatives Lapham,
Hawley, Conger, Keife, Haskell, Butter
worth. HisGock and Robeson. The only question
upon which any difference of opinion was ex
pressed was the extent TO which it should be
considered necessary or advisable to oppose
adoption of the pending rule. While many OF
the speakers believed there was 20 purpose on
the part of the Democrats to attempt reversal
of the result of the recent Presidential cleo
tlon, or any danger at the present iuncture
need be anticipated from adoption of the pro.
posed rule, many held that a great principle
was at stake, which might al
some time affect the stability
of our institutions and the policy of the party
should be to meet the issue now and resist by
every known parliamentary method the adop-
tion of the proposition, alike unwarra nted by
the constitution and at variance with the pre-
cedents of the post. At the conclusion of the
debate a vote was taken on Judge Laphams
resolution declaring it to be the sense of the
caucus that the Republican minority should
resist the adoption OF this Joint rule by all
the means authorized by parliamentary Law,
and without dissent it was adopted.