The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-04-15
CONGRESSIONAL.


HoUsE.-The House went into Committee of The
Whole On the State of the Union. MIR. Covert tDem
of N. " addressed the COMMITTEES the subject of
revision OF the tariff ant argued especially in favor
Of reduction ofthe duty on steel rails and in favor
of placing chrome GRE on the free list. MIR. joyce
(Rep of VT } spoke in support of the bill providing
for the appointment of commission on the subj Ct
of the alcoholic Iqu, tIaffic...Mr. Willis (Dem of
Ky.) advocated an appropriation for a pub ic build
ing at Louisvile,... Mr.. Taylor (Dem of TENN adj
dressed the committee in support of the bill pen-
advocated The passage of bill to open up the mail
service and direct trade between the States of the
faley anf d e hill Berry Dem q
gra ION of The Sparks (Den. of ILL
spoke in relation to the question Of Interstate com
to the tariff of rates to be charged by interStae
railroads for the carriage of freight....-Mr Lowe
lDem. of Ala.j spoke against the funding bill.
SENATE-In accordance ith the spirit OF uction
heretofore made for manufactured tobacco, a MEM
orial presented BY MIR. Wbyte from cigar
manufacturers asking for reduction Of the tax
cigars from six to four dollars per thousand. ...
petition was presented by Mr.. Pendleton from the
type founders Of Cincinnati .ainst reduction of
duty on type; referred. bill was introduced by
Mr. Williams asking for the r.peal Of the statute no
hibiting farmers and planters from selling leaf to-
bscco directly at retail 10 consumers without
230 of the Rsyised Statutes in relation 10 settlers
athdayit on pre-empion and commuted homestead
wss und M and ed
passed 1t permits the affdayits required by those
statutes to be male before Coun Clerks instead CT
before register receiver Of the land district thus
equalizng the provisions in this respect of the home
stead and pre-emption laws......The bill ratifying
the Ute agreement was taken up. Mr. Dave. spoke
in opposition to the bill He said it provided for the
support of four thousand persons tor ind finite
length OF time, and wou cost at least four million
dollars. Mr.. Morgan, OF Alabama, coincided with
- HoUsE.-Mr. Davis, (of Mo.) introduced bill
requiring the Postmaster General to mail, on the
LIST of every month, to every member of Copgre r
N of al Iaa trart adj
during the preceding month. Mr.. Arm6vId intro
dueed bill providing that producers of leaf tobacco
may sell the same In quantities not exceeding ten
pounds at any one time, without license.. Several
bours we're spent listening to Mr.. Springer 10
personal explanation in reply to statement pub
lished in the Washington Post, concerning bis coz
duct in the Donnelly- WashburR election cass....A
resolution introduced by Mr.. Weaver 10 the eff ct
that all currency, whether metallic or paper. shall
be issued and volume controlled by the Govern
| mens, and not by or through bank corporations
| with other appendages thereto, was defeated by
vote of 81 to Bills were passed for the
ton of public buildings at Paducah, Kentucky, and
Charlestown West Va, and for the repair of build
send q finois to suspend the rules ' so as to dis
charge the Committee on Ways and Mesns from
furth consideration Of the bill placing salt printing
type, printing paper, and materials used for the
inanuacture OF printing paper On the free list and
put u on its passage, was lost by vote of l12to So
| hotthe nscenary two thirds in the Affirmative.
| 5EyATH-The Houss Joint resolu Jon authorizing
the Secretary of War to lend ten Uni ed States flags
to the Centennial Commissioners of Nashville WAS
passed. Joint resolution allowing employees OF the
| Government Printing Office holidays with pay was
parsed bill ratifyipg the Ute agreement
asain taken up. Mr.. Pendleton advocated the bill.
m said that large appropriation was made in the
bIl for schools. but, after ALL he thought the most
effective method of ed ucation was TO grant property
rights. In his argument he asserted that 10000
whites were expressing 1000 Indians, which =
quireda war on the part Of the Government with
either the one The other unless the arrangements
stipula Cd In the bill be ratified. This Mr.. Teller
Rep of Coi denied, saying that the Utes not
maltreated BY the Whites of Colorado but the trJu-
hIe wasdue TO the maladmnistraton on the part of
the Interior Department. 80
IL HousE--Mr. Atkins (D6m. Of Tenn.) Charm IN of
the Committee on Appropistons reported the
naval appropriation bill, which referred to the
Committee OF the Whole. 1t Is accompanied by a
short report which states the estimate on the Navy
Department amounted to $i4509.147, 10 which
should be added $94 ST. recommended as necessary
for torpedoexpefiments, hydosraphic work. and for
the naval observatory making total OF SI4 633 500
OF this sum the committee recommends the appro-
praton Of 814 1856 1877 Including $50 800 that a-
propriated out of the naval pension fund for the
support of the naval asylum at Pniiadelphia) being
| a reduction Of SIS 023 from the estimates. The
naval bill of last year appropriated 9i4 029 96S or
1856 82s less than present bill..F. Wood, Chair
man OF the Committee on Ways and Means, reported
back the resolution calling the 81 cretary of the
Treasury for statement Of the rate Of duty on i'm
portations for the last five years, aud what would
In his judgment each article SO impoi ted, have
| yielded the maximum amount of revenue. Adopled