Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-03-16
TELEGRAPHlC.
The Duty on Paper and Paper
Materials Must Go.
Another Blow at the Federal
Election Laws Given in
the Senate.
Mr.. Acklen, Of Louisiana, Wants
Constitutional Amendment.
The Crookedness of a Prominent
Virginia Divine.
Kearney's Sand-lotters Appreciate
the Arguments of the Citizens
Protective Union.
XLVI. CONGRESS.

WAsHINGToN,sMarcl

Senator Davis Qll.), presented
memorial of the publishers of the
principal newspapers of Chicago,
asking that the present duty of 20
per cent. on the valuation of un-
sized paper be repealed. The me-
morialists say this tax produces lit
tie revenue, and serves only to en-
large the profits Of the manufac>
turing monopolists. They also
ask for the abolition of duty
on soda, ash, wood, straw
and other pulps, and on
type. Senator Davis spoke in ad-
vocacy of the memorial, and, in the
course of his remarks, said that,
while he regretted that it might
not be policy, at this session, to
reform the tariff as a whole, there
was no reason why this particu-
larly desirable change should not
be made at once.
The vice president laid before the
senate a communication from the
secretary of the interior, trans
mittlng, in response to a
senate resolution, information
regarding changes of the location
of the line of the Northern Pacific
railroad.
Senators Williams and Beck (Ky.)
presented memorials Of the Press
Association of Kentucky for the
abolition of duty on all articles
used in making paper. Senator
Johnston and Others presented
similar petitions.
Senator Conkling IN. " pre-
sented a memorial of the officers
of steam vessels, asking a modif-
cation of the law relative to the fees
of pilots.
Senator Bayard (Delaware) from
the judiciary committee, reported
favorably senate bill prohibiting
the arrest of election officers on
election day. 1t makes it unlawful
for marshals, deputies, or super
visors to arrest or imprison on elec>
ton day any election officer acting
by virtue of state laws for any
offense against the United States
election laws, but a warrant on pro-
cess for such offense may be exc.
cuted at any time after the close of
such election day. Placed on the
calendar.
Senator Edmunds (Vermont)
stated that he and other
members of the committee did not
concur in the majority report.
Senator Gordon (Ga.) presented
petition of ex-confederate officers
concerning the preservation of the
records of the battle of Gettysburg.
Senator Mcdonald (Ind.) submit.
ted the views of minority on the
bill to reimburse several states for
interest paid on war loans, which
was recently reported adversely
from the judiciary committee.
The senate resumed the consider
alton Of the star route deficiency
appropriation bill as reported from
the senate appropriations commits
tee. The preamble recites that the
deficiency results from violations of
the law by the postoffce departs
ment. The bill then appropriates
81, 1000 for the expense of mail
service on star routes for the re-
mainder of the fiscal year.
No further increase Of trips
or expedition of time is to be made,
and it appropriates 100000 for
placing the new service. No cons
tract is to be increased more than so
per cent.
Senator Wallace, PENN, ex-
planned the changes in the bill, say
ing the business interests of the
country demand that the service
shall be kept up to
the existing standard, and that
the contracts made in good
faith shall not be abrogated and
contractors ruined, because of the
errors of the department. When
the authors Of the errors are dis
covered they will be punished.
Meanwhile, the committee think
the service should not be crippled.
Senator Maxey (Texas) sups
ported Sthe committees bill, but
thought the preamble unneces-
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