The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-04-22
Forty-sixth COngrcss--.second Session.
WASHINGTON, April 81, 1880.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, April u, 1880.
SENATE.
Mr.. Vance, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported. with amendments, House
bill TO regulate the mode OF purchasing TO-
bacco for the navy. Placed on the cal
eDdar.
Mr.. Jones OF Florida, from the same CON-
mittee. reported favorably on House bill
making an appropriation for the erection
of naval wharf at Key West. Placed on
] the calendar.
Mr.. Window, from the Committee on
| Railroads. reported with amendments Sem
ate bill extending the time for the compile
ton of the Northern Pacific railroad. Placed
on the calendar.
| Mr.. Jonas announced that he intends to
make a minority report on tho said bill.
| The Senate proceeded TO consider the cal
endar.
The bill granting pension to Jesse F..
Phares, a scout, was again discussed. MI.
Maxey supported the bill.
Messrs. Blaine, Bayard, and Call also sup
ported the bill, which, after being amend
ed so as to grant the pension " OF IN enlisted
private" was passed.
The Senate then resumed the considera.
ton of the Geneva-award bill. After some
discussion the bill was indefinitely post
p0ned-ayes. 81 noes, %.
House bill authorizing the equipment Of
an expedition TO the Arctic seas was re-
ported from the Committee on Naval Al
| fairs, and placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Wubers moved to take up the army
appropriation bill, and after some discus
sion this was agreed to.
| The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The morning hour being dispensed with,
Mr.. Mcmahon, of Ohio, moved that the
| House go into Committee of the Whole on
the special deficiency bill, and pending
that moved that all general debate on the
bill be limited to five minutes.
Mr.. Conger moved to amend by extend
ing the time to two hours.
| The motion was defeated-yeas. 107 ;
nays, ia.
The Republicans then continued yester.
days flibustering to prevent vote on
Mr.. McMahon's proposition to limit the
debate to five minutes.
After some desutory debate and num-
Der OF roll.calls, Mr.. Mcmahon withdrew
both his motions to 60 into Committee OF
the Whole and limit the DEBATE.
The House then proceeded to the busl-
ness on the Speakers table-the Senate
|
ricuture ia the two houses to inquire ana
report what the Government should DO 10
encourage agricultural interests.
Mr.. Reagan offered an amendment direct
| ing the committees to inquire also as TO the
effect on agricultural interests OF the adop'
ton Of a revenue tariff in the place OF the
present protective tariff, and as to the pro-
per revision of the laws relating to internal
! revenue taxation.
This led to the discussion OF the tariff
question.
Dir. Reagan spoke in opposition to the
protective tariff, discriminating internal
revenue laws and monopolies, and argued
that a tariff imposed for the purpose OF
revenue only would greatly protect agrl-
cultural prosperity, and bring about more
general and equal distribution of wealth.
Mr. Kelly, Of Pennsylvania, replied TO
Mr.. Reagan at some length, eontroyerting
the atter's statements, defending the pro-
tective tariff, &c. =.
Without dispOsing OF the sublecf, when
Will come up again when the House next
goes into the business on the Speakers Ia
Bile, the House took recess until I L. NJ,
the night session to be for the consideration
OF the bil, 10 re1stablish municipal court
for the District OF Columbia.