Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-29
FORTY-SiXTH CONGRESS.
Second Session.
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-
ticns 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 cree
ton of public building at Fort Wayne,
Ind. Placed on the calendar.
The joint resolution was taken up provd-
ing for payment Of claims of Florida for ex-
penses of the State volunteers in the Semi
mole war of 1855 and 1855 and 1857.
The committee on military affairs report
Cd an amendment in the nature of a 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 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 IL 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 81 Hudson River
: railroad company, in 1869, on its stock CAPT.
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 Directing.
The House joint resolution to pay 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 barbor appropriation bill
and amendments were reported, and Mr..
Ransom announced he would call the bill up
Monday.
The Eaton tariff commission bill was then
taken up and Senator Bayard advocated lie
passage. He regarded this as specially op-
perfume time for the appointment of non
partisan and highly competent commission
to consider subject of vast and growing
importance, whether in tie 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-
neut. 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 REGARDED the
present system az an inconsistent, absnri
and doubtful one.
Senator Thurman did not pretend to dis
cass the merits of the tariff ITSELF but a!
bearing on the relative value of the Eator
bill and tha Garland substitute. Ee called
attention to the fact that all the numerous
petitions favoring the Eaton bill, so far al
he had observed, were signed by manufac
tuners Interested in the retention of the tariff
: as it now existed, and who, therefore, woul(
like to see the tariff unchanged for two year
longer at least, as it would, of course be, i
the bill was passed. This might suit pro
tected interests, but whether it would sui
the people or not was question. He advC
Gated Garland's substitute.
Senator Beck denounced the action of tn
House committee of ways and means regard
j ing the tariff. He read statistics showing
that the revenue from the tariff had alwaJ
increased after reductions of the rate O
duty, and decreased after making rate
: higher. Excessive taxation crushed hones
= industry, encouraged smuggling and franc
" and injured the revenues. He argued tina
= our highest prosperity could never be reach
= ed when the people were taxed double VIA
= any free people were, and not for the benef
, of the government, but to line the pocket
- of favored class. He favor
ed the Garland substitute, Nhic
was substantially the bill formerly intro
), duced by him. He did not desire to iniur
;, any interest. II it were necessary to noul
ish an industry in its youth he would fave
doing so, but as soon as it became self-sul
tanning he would make it sustain itself. II
wanted tariff, the bulk of which would G
into the treasury and not into tbs hands
l. wealthy benefeisries.
er Senator Kirkwood moved to amend Ga
II lands substitute so as to increase the assoc
ates from three to FIVE. He wished to 8,
&c the various agricultural and commercial il
terests represented, not that tho tariff affec
y ed them directly, but because they were S
o riously affected by the amount or distrib
~ ton of the tariff on other interests
- Senator Dawes obtained the floor, WHIT
w the Senate went into executive session al
~ soon adjourned until Monday.
~ The House.
o. WASHINGTON, May 23.-Speaker Rand
es was in the chair to-day, and the space
front of the clerks desk was filed VI
members seeking recognition. By una1
nous consent it was agreed TO adjourn ov
Decoration day. On motion of Mr.. Ewi1
- the Senate bill authorizing the settlement
. the accounts of Col. Thomas Worthingto
q. passed.
90 The House then went into committee
ID the whole, Mr.. Harris in the chair, on t
60 sundry civil appropriation bill.
nc Mr.. Dunnell moved to increase the app
ILL., priation for survey of public lands frc
Ter 100000 to 100000. Adopted, 70 to &c
OF The committee at this point rose, and \
le' Cobb moved to concur in the Senate amer
lor ments to the pension deficiency bill. Aqre
Sc; to, and the House again went into Co
' elS mittee.
'ov MIR. Bragg moved to strike out the pa
eel graph appropriating $4,000 to enable
10 postmaster general to purchase records of
INC postoffiec department of the late confeder