Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-29
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
(SecOrd SESSION.
The Hennke

The Senate.
WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator White
moved that when the Senate adjourns to-day
it will be to meet Monday, Saturday being
Decoration day.
The bill granting pensions to soldiers of
Mexican and other wars was placed on the
calendar. Committee report not unani-
nous.
Senator Eaton offered a joint resolution
that the President be requested to open ne
gotiations with France, Spain, Austria and
Italy, with view to removing the restric-
tons on the Importation of tobacco, and Sc
curing to our citizens on open market.
Printed and placed on the calendar.
Senator Kirkwood presented a memorial
of $50 Iowa ex-soldiers disappearing the
Weaver bill to pay soldiers the difference
between gold and greenbacks Referred.
The public buildings and grounds COM
mittee reported favorably bill for the erec-
tien of public building at Fort Wavne
Ind. Placed on the calendar
The joint resolution was taken up provid-
ing for payment of claims of Florida for ex-
IL
mole war of 1855 and 1856 and 1857.
The committee on military affairs report
cd an amendment in the nature of substi-
tute directing the secretary of war to inves-
tigate, ascertain and report to Congress the
amount of such claims. The claims substi-
tute was agreed to and the joint resolution
passed.
The report of the conference committee
on the bill for a supplement to the revised
statutes was adopted.
Senator Butler submitted a resolution that
the secretary of the treasury be directed to
report TO the Senate within ten DAYS time.
copies of all papers, figures, decisions and
opinions, with all other records of interest
IN his department relating to the claim of
the United States against the New York
Central d Hudson River railroad COMPANY.
for the five per cent. tax on the scrip
dividend of 1880, the per cent. declared by
the New York Central & Hudson River
railroad company, in 1869, on it's stock cani-
tai, and that the commissioner of internal
revenue suspend all action thereon, until
instructed by Congress as to the manner of
Its settlement. The resolution goes over till
tomorrow, Senator Edmunds obiecting.
The House joint resolution to paw govern
ment employees fer Decoration day passed.
The bill passed authorizing the bonds of
manufacturers of tobacco, snuff and cigars
on exporting the same to be cancelled at the
port of clearance.
The river and harbor appropriation bill
and amendments were reported, and MIR.
Ransom announced he would call the bill up
Monday.
The Eaton tariff commission bill was then
taken up and Senator Bayard advocated lis
Usage. He regarded this as a specially op-
perfume time for the appointment of nom
partisan and highly competent commission
to consider subject of vast and growing
Importance, whether in the future the tariff
should be for revenue only or for purpose
which he did not favor, namely, fostering of
private Interest at public expense. There
was little reason to doubt that the larger part
of our revenue would in the future, as in the
past, be derived from taxes On imports. and
this question was one that would be perma-
nent He would be inclined to adopt the re-
port OF such commission even if flaws could
be detected III it, if it contained the element
which was now lacking in the tariff system.
viz: justice to all classes. He regaded the
present system as an inconsistant, absurd
and doubtful one.
Senator Thurman did Got pretend to dis
cass the merits of the tariff itself, but as
bearing on the relative value of the Eaton
bill and the Garland substitute. Ee called
attention to the fact that all the numerous
petitions favoring the Eaton bill, so far as
ne had observed, were signed by manufac.
turers Interested in the retention of the tariff
as it now existed, and who, therefore. would
like to see the tariff unchanged for two years
longer at least, as it would, of course be, if
the bill was passed. This might suit pro-
tected interests, but whether it would suit
the people or not was question. He adyc-s
Gated Garland's substitute.
Senator Beck denounced the action of the
House committee of ways and means regard
ing the tariff. He read statistics showing
that the revenue from the tariff had aIWa1s
increased after reductions of the rate of
duty, and decreased after making rates
higher. Excessive taxation crushed honest
industry, encouraged smuggling and fraud,
and injured the revenues. He argued that
our highest prosperity could never be reach
ed when the people were taxed double what
any free people were, and not for the benefit
OF the government, but to line the pockets
OF favored class. He favor
ed the Garland substitute, which
was substantially the bill formerly intro
duced by him. He did not desire to iniure
any interest. If it were necessary to nour-
ish an industry in its youth he would favor
doing so, but as soon as it became seIf-sus-
tanning he would make it sustain itself. He
wanted tariff, the bulk of which would 90
into the treasury and not into tbs hands of
wealthy beneiciarieS.
Senator Kirkwood moved to amend Gar
lands substitute so as to increase the associ-
ates from three to five. He wished to see
the various agricultural and commercial in
terests represented, not that the tariff affect.
ed them directly, but because they were Sc
rlousiy affected by the amount or distribu.
ton OF the tariff on other interests.
Senator Dawes obtained the floor, when
the Senate went into executive session and
soon adjourned until Monday.
The House.
WASHINGTON, May 23.-Speaker Randall
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