The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-06-10

Summarized from the proceedings Of the past w.ek.Iz
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sfN1rr.AMrs Eaton offered aSjsant rsssiufi n
that the Pr sdent be instructed 10 open negoiia-
tions nth France Spain, Austria and Italy, ith
view to removing the res,rictopaons he importation
scf 1ohseco. erd tecuribgsta OUT cstizans an open
The House joint sfS the
employees for Decoration Day was passe d......Mr.
Eaton's Tariff Comm ssion Bill was taken up and
Mr.. Bayard advocated its passage. He regarded
this IS tpecially opportune time for the sp oint
me, Il a non partisan and highly competent Com
mission to co sider subject Of vast and groxins
for revenue only, OFF T pu posewhic ich he'did NOT
favor. namely ,the fostering sinteresss at
that the larger pat of the revenue would, in the
future as in he past, be derived from taxes on i'm
ports MT Thurman oi not inten 10 discuss the
eiits f The tariff itself bat as beari the re
tive value Of Mr.. Eaon's bill and Mr.. Garlands
substitute, he called attention to the tao thai all the
numerous petitions favoring Mr.. Ea ton,s BILL 30 far
nte, ested in the retentit Of tie tariff it
lists, ami who, Their fore would like to the tart
of co r.e be if the bill was passed. This might
suit the protected interests, but whether it would
vocated Mr.. Garland's substitute. Mr. Beck de-
bounced the action of the House Committee
Ways and NJ. ans Itgardii the Tariff. He read
statistics showii that tEe revenue from the tariff
ID always increased at reduction of the rates
of duty, and recreased after making the rates
higher. Excessive taxation crushed no, est in-
dustry, encourag rmugeng and fraui, and ill.,
jured the reve ues. Mr.. Kirkwcod moved to amend
Mr.. ria s substitute to increase the
rious aerculturai pre- ented, not that the
tari eff eted them directly, but bfcaLse they were
affected by the amount or distribution of the tariff
on other interests
y HoUsK The House went into Committee Of the
Whole (Mr. Harris in the Chajr) the Sund,y
Civil Appropriation Bill. Mr. sDonneii moved to
public lands from $500 to SiC0,e00. Adtpted 7s
TO g. The c 'mmittee at this point rose, and Mr..
the Pension Ds6ci, ncy aBiL l. Agreed to. and III !
House asain went Into G mmittee. Mr.. Bragg
moved to strike out paraeraph appropriating $40
900 TO enable the Postmaster General to purcna e
records of the Postofce DepartDento the late Con-
federate Go, ernment touching the payment Of ante
belum mail contractors. After some debate the
amendment WIS adopted. and the paragraph strckeu
out Mr.. B cunt submitted an amendment appro-
pria'ipg 500 coo for the ay ment ef Marshas aud
Latter rea dered at ections Agreed to without di
vision. Alter several minor amendments were
to the House. The main question was ordered on
the bill and amendments and then the natter went
Over.
sENArE.-The River and Harbor kpprop iation
Bill was taken up. Mr.. Ramon stated slpst the
amount armopriated by the House was ss, ,4s 500,
to which the Senate committee added S152,CC0
the House bill the bill was red for action upln II
COMMITTEES amendments The amendment or IN.
ereesing the app oristian from $40 oto to $50 ooO
improving the har bor at Toleio concurred in.
| The amer dment appropriating $3.50 900 fer improv-
ing the inner harbor of Michigan City, Indiana was
coneurred in. The amendment reducing from $200 :
| 600 to $40 900 the appropriation for improvirg 6
Kentucky River from It's mouth to the Three
Forks was cancurred in,z- The amendment striking
outthe approp iaton Of S35,00I for improving the
falls of the Cumberland River, sKentucky, ac0ri-
| ing to the pans recommended by W. R. King,
| Major of Engineers, was adopted Mr.. VOORHEES,
submitted an amen lment providing for survey 10
ascertan the practicabily and cost If constructing
| a ship canal from Lake Erie, sby the Maumte and
Wabash valley in the bed OF the old Wabash and
Erie Canal or with any vaTietion tberefI ON th t
may pto7e feakib e. TO the pavieable head ates of
| the Nab,sh River; also for survey and estimate
Of the cost Gf similar canal, from Jur ction City,
| on the Wabash aud Erie Canal, to the Ohio River,
by way of the Miami and Erie Canal, or any vaiia-
ton in route to produce the most and least
expensive ship canal from LAX Erie to the navi-
gable waters OF the Ohio RIVER by the above routes
The estimates in each case to be f. water channel
present enlarged Erie Canal, in New York.
ADJ pied.
| Rousr.-The House went into Committee Of the
| Whole on the Deficiency Bill. Mr.. Tucker sub
mitted amendment appropiiating s25, 900 in favor
Of the daughter and granddaughter of The late
President Z,ehary Taylor. adopted. Mr.. Barr
offered the following amendment: To relieve he
vaults Of the Treasury Department of the boarded
csin the Secretary Of the TT. asury is authorized
and directed ray in standard silver dollars the
amounts appropriated by this bill, and the sum Of
$0 0o0 is hereby appropriated for storage Of much
Of such coin may be returned to the Treasury tI
| certificates issued tn. refor" Mr.. Hayes submitted
an amendment Mr. Bland's providing that the
salaries Of members Of Congress shall be paid in ST.
| yer dollars. Agreed to by vote of 81 to A.