The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-05-13
CONGRESSIONAL.

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CONGRESSIONAL.
surmarIzcitO,n The proceedings Of the past week,i
~ 4Ak -@ a. 4E a. II
ESEEATE--4resoution submittsd by Mr.. Blaine
adopted calling on the President for comics of
the correspondence between the Unitel States and
Great Britain relative to the alleged outrage upon
American fishermen at Fortune Bay. ......Mr. Davis
Dan. Of W. Va) presented the report of the ma
ity of the select Committee to investigate the ac-
eouEts in the Treasu. Department, and submitted
some remarks thereon NJ. Ingalls, presented the
report of the minority-Messrs. ingalls, nd Dawes
and botn gentlemen spoke in support of its views.
Mr.. 'D1vfcsaid the ecofnmittee found numerous and
serious ttserepanc In the TreaNry accounts. NJ.
said all the alterations of accounts were fully ex-
i,laired by changes in the system of bookkeeping.
M Corsling xxi s,ked Nv wat Of the com
and slispco. No AetlsPcrtsdSby thAeommitte had
been controverted..... The Indian Appf pdation
Bill was taken up. The amendm ut ffered the
pIece ing day BY Mr.. Plumb app.opriaiing SIS 0c0
1or seeds and agricultural impeD. nts, rejected
The Senate Committee on Appoprst ons strcck out
OF he BIO SO bill the clause abo ish iig the Indian
Commission and inserted the Ipropration of Slo-
600 for she Expenses Of the coInnIissIoo. After
considerable dsbafe. during which the merits and
denierits OF the commission were fully discussed
the amesdmeEt was agreed to-yeas 81, nays 2l. The
9th amendments proposed by the 'mmirtee, an
Dehate tnsued on thu various amendms nts, reIdpg
which the Senate a J urIed.
HOUSE E-The bill amending the Intern al Revenue
laws was taken up. aud Mr.. Carlisle Democrat, of
pnoi proc cded to ex, lain the provisions of The
bill. 1t will ex' mpt oistiilrs aod ovnsrs of dis
til eds ils from the payment of per cent. tut r
est on the tax afer the spirits have remained in the
ware houses for period exceeding oue yeIr. The
whole amouI t 1lected from that source last year
was s75 oo0 The second provision to which objec.
tiUn had been urg.d WIS that which exem, ted dis-
ulleTs Tectifers and whoie sale dealers from the
payment OF thes 10 Ier GET stamps. The revenue
-denTedfron ds tbst source was about si6o0eo The
third provision ohjectei t, was that which alI,wei
owners and d t'llers of spirits deposited in ware
houses to pay lakes only the quantity OF distilled
spirits contained in the Sis or packages at the
time of withdrawal, If loss has Occurred through
leakage. This section would affect the revenue to
ne ne AMOUNT Of $3.50 ooo Mr. Conger opposed the
year out Of the Treasury. The bill was rea by
sections for amendment. Mr. Copger did n ra.e
the Pt Int OF no q Drum, the unds srstand1ng being
that he would be allowed yea and nay vote in the
-Heuse.-After the disposition of shteen sections
oftbe ii the committee rose aEd tie House ad-
5ENATE.-The diecussiCn Of the Indian Apr y
priation Bill was cont nu, Mr.. Coke offered an
amendment authorizing the purchase of supplies
manufs ctuIed at Indian training schools, whenever
they can be advantageousiy used in the Indian
rvice. Adopted. Mr. Plumb demanded a separ-
seeds and implements for the Cheyennes. AT er de-
bate, the ameodme It was agreed to-yeas 49, nays
81 Mr. INGALLS, ma ced separate vote on the
amendment striking cut the C ause abolishing the.
Indian mmission. The amendment agreed
to yeas 81, Davs $3.50 that the Commission is stl
ret ,ineL. Mr. umb demanded ser arate vote ON
the ameDdmeut prescribing that bids f11 supplies
shall be ivertised tn &c, instead Of six weeks
The amendment was agreed to. Other amendments
made in the Committee Of the Who'e we're sgreed
TO and the bill pissed.--...The regular ordrr being
the kellogg-Spofud resolution. 1t was Informally
laid ASIDE, and on motion of Mr. Eaton areport OF
the C1nference Commi tee on the Immediate De-
heiency b II was taxed up 1t reduces the amount
appropria ed as follow For public prin ing, $50
coo; State, War and Navy d par nient Buildings
cl.srk hire n no Dpp
81, coo; total, S2EtO0. The report was ,agf eed to-
HoUsE.-Mr. McMahon submitted the conference
report On the s. eeiai d. 9ciency Bill and It wa
ing Office remains at ,9G0 and the appropriation
for the continuing the construction of the nor,h
wing of the new State d psrmentis is decreased from
1886 o to 500 0O0-..Senate amendments to the
Post Route Bill Sere c,ncurred in, and the House
went INFO COMMITTEES of the Whoe (Mr. Thorn oson
in the chair on the blu amendi tie Internal
Revenue la .s.
HoUsE.--The Ii pa SD for the reli4f of Notre
Dame CulIeee 10 Indiana. motion of Mr..
Price, the bill Iass d. providing that the oath or af-
-natlon verifying returns made by the National
Bao ks may be taken before Notaries Publc......A
resolution horiz:ng III Sec etary of War to tend
1000 rstions to Macon Miss. for the use OF suf-
fer rs made destitute by tie cecioDe of April 25
was adopted....Th Internal Revenue Bill was dis
cussed and went owes without action.... Mr.. Gar
field addressed the Honse his position in the
Committe, of Ways and Means, in respect to the
ia if question He charged that g. 0f circulars had
been mt to news papers in the country, placing him
in a false position. They charged him with hold
ing the deciding vote. aud that only for his refusal
priuting paper would be paced on the free list.
Tnis he denie d. Mr.. Frost asked him whether he
was in favor of or opposed to free paper. he. re-
lied: Il eau not tell what has ts ken place in the
Committee Protected articles IN the tariff list
average about 45 per cent. ad yaorem. Duty pa
per pulp and printing pspsr is 20 per cent than
because this brings but small revenue, l. for one,
willing to reduce it just as low as 1t can be reduced
without absolutely des' ing and crppiing AIner-
can industries. Bslow that am not wiling to go
fjr any amount of camor from any part OF the
world.'' 3 - W p
SENATE-The Vice President laid before the IN
ate a communication from the Secretary of War,
asking appropriate n of S142 900 to reim the
depar .ment for clothing camp and garrison equip.
civil commrttees and which in all probability will
be lost TO the army. The House joint resolution
cyclone at Macon Mi s. was passed The bill fer
the relief of Ben Halliday, on mott of Mr.. Cam
eron {of Wis was ta en- up, discussed. and on the
bill sppropriates s526 7s9 TO pay Ben Haiiiay in
full satisfaction of all his claims against the United
statss fer spoatons by hostile Indians on bis prop
the United States troops for the benefit of The
United States, etc.. MI Vance spoke in support
the seat now held by M. Kel lozR. After disposing
OF several cipher dispatches Mr.. Vance argued that
the racLsrc LessIs.ars had no Legal existence End
choice OF the State. Mr. Carpenter claimed that the
Senate had cnce disposed Of the matter under dis
not settle the matter. Mr.. Vance thought not. He
claimed that the principle Of res adjudcata did not
amply to this particular case at all. He believed
Kellogg never constiutionafly entitled to his seat
and should vote accordingly. ,se-4Yt
HoUsE-Mr: Ellis introduced bill to establish a
Postal srvise f1s the
and intermediate points The object is cheap tele-
graphic sys en- and the bill dirts the P, stnaster
General, without further legislation, to establish
cities. Mr. Doggert introduced bill to establish
a, uniform system Of bankruptcy.
SErATE.-Tse VICE President laid before the Sem
ate a communication from the s eretary of War,
Recommending the appropriation OF the unexps ndt
balance nf $lo0 900 TO the improvement OF mouth
tion from the Secretary OF the Interior response
to resolution calling him for copies of the affi
davits Of settlers 10 the Unconpahgre Reservation.
The secret,ry fads no such atfdavits on fe......
| Many petitions in favor OF the Eaton Tariff Com
mi sion Bill were presented. Mr. Vest (Dem. OF
Mol fpoke in support of the Sp0fford kellogg resO-
tiou at sfeat length and particularly severe in
his language on the Repub ican party.
| HoUse.-M-. Orth (R-publican, Of Indiana,) con-
relative TO his con ection With the claims a. ainst
| the Government Of Venezuela He briefly alluded
TO the origin Of the claims against Venezuela stating
thst his Congressional connection herewith con-
sisted In concurrng inr ports OF the Foreign Afatrf
Committee in 1870 upon that subject. His connec-
tior ms an attorney had ended with the dstnbution
Of the award. Afp tbf acton OF three Secretaree
Of State (Sewrrd, washburns and Fish,) and the
unanimous reports of tue Foreign. fairs Commit.
| tee, which had been adopted by the House, he had
reason to believe and still believes that the claim
were honest, valid and subssting. He tren re-
ferred 10 the investigation OF the Fortyfourth Con.
| presr an Investigation made without the shadow ol
authority from the House or Committee. The only
blsis on which the Committee, or rather one OF ia
members tMr. Springeri had roceeded to act In the
matters which concerned the rights Of AmercsE
citizens 10 the amount of millions OF dollars, had
heen memorial from octogenarian named Setf
briggs. Not a single claimant had been notified Y
attend the sessions OF the Committee. He criti
cised the action of the Committs rather that O
Mr.. Springer, in protrscting the investigation sev
enty-tbree days and on stopping ii suddenly at thf
time that he had resigned the nomination.
The Internal Revenue Bill was passed.