Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-15
FORTY SIXTH CONGRESS.
TyKSDAY. FebrNlrE -.

TUESDAY. February ..
SENATE,-Bills and joint resolutions we're
pcrted back from committees as follows and
placed On the calendar BY Mr. Bayard from
monument to Gen. Washington. Also. from
the same committee. favoranly, for the relief OF
the Philadelphia and Reading railroad COM
pa1Y.
MATTERS OF DISTRICT INTEREST.
Mr.. Harris Introduced DILL to authorize the
commissioners OF the District Of Columbia n
pOtan police force for fifteen days from Feb
OF tile bill.
Mr.. Edmunds objected.
Bills were introduced by Mr.. Grover pro
posing constitutional amendment IN relation
TO the manufacture AMI sale Of intoXic itfpg
liquors, and by Mr. Blair. to prohibit the mar
uTacture. I'M portaton and sale OF intoxicating
liquors as a beverage in the District OF Coum-
bia.
Mr.. BAR said of the latter that he introduced
1t at ne request OF the National TemperaRea
Society, and requested It's reference to the ill.,
dietary committee. So ordered.
Mr.. Mcdonald subEnitted q resolution, upon
which he said he would ask 20 make some re-
marks to-m0TI0", declaring that the people
ought TO contribute 10 the support OF the gov
err mtnt as nearly as po5si Die IN proportion to
to the revenue they enjoy under It's protection;
and that IN the observance or neglect OF this
maxim consists what is called the equality or
inequality o. tax alton. Laid over.
A resolution for night SESSIONS for hlls not
objected 10 was discussed, and Mr.. Voorhees,
made an urgent appeal f0r special session for
action On tue OIL providing additional accom-
notation for the Congressional library. Laid
over,
Jpon the conclusion OF morning business. at
l2:2Q}. the Chair announced that the calendar
would DC the regular order, under the Anthony
fuIe. unl1i naitp3st one o'clock and added In
reply to Mr. Ktrk%ood that the cattle disaa ses
bill would then come up as unfinished bust
Tess.
On motion Of Mr. Bayard. the pending orItf
was stponed, and the senate took up tbs
House funding bill.
EOI SE.-Nhen the House met this morning,
Mr.. Blackburn occupied the chair, owing to the
necessary absence OF the Speaker. The desk
recently occupied by Fernando Wood was
draped in black and decorated with handsome
bas ket OF flowers.
Mr.. Call<inS, from committee on elections
submitted the unanimous report OF that com
Inittee upon the contested election case OF NJ
Cabe vs. Orth from the 9th congressional dis
fl1ct OF Indiana, confirming the right Of Or,l 20
the seat, which he noW occupies, The report
was agreed to.
The morning hour having been dispensed
with, the Speaker proceeded to call the states,
IN order to enable one meInner from each State
20 ask consent for the passage OF any BILL
Requests were made SIS follows:
BY Mr. Blake-TO regulate the collection OF
taxes On weiss beer.
IAfter making various regulations as to the
END or bottles 10 be used III bottling weiss beer.
tAS pili pIONiACo tudt JiIciC UH Halu Oh
eiSs beer breWed or manufactured and sold or
removed for consumption and sale In bottles
within the L. S. In lieu OF the tax OF = Der
barrel OF 81 gallons, tax OF cents per
galIon.]
Sir. Dibrell offered amendment providing
that from and after the st of July the tax Oh
brandy distilled from fruit shall be 80 cents per
gallon.
TO this Mr.. Townshend offered amendment
pfoyiding that the duty on salt shall be re.
duced to cent per ton.
Dir. CoDger raised the point OF order that the
Chair must, under the rule call for i've obtec-
The Speaker oVefrIled the point OF order,
and from this decision Mr.. Conger appealed.
Mr.. ToWnsbepd ILL., moved to lay the appeal
on tie table, but
Mir. Coneer Claimed the fioor, and sharn
coliGquy, sometimes bordering on the aCrimo
nfCus, ensued between him and the Speaker a
10 bis light 10 debate the appeal.
the confusion and noise in the chamber Wa9
very great, and various parliamentary nune-
lions were propounded TO the Chair, but WIFE
so little effect that 1t was suggested Dg MI. ~
Bins that this whole matter was nonsense, a4f
that the house should lay 1t aside aad pr0cGc
10 the consideration or the river and ba-oCr
bin. Tie hour expired without any disposition
OF the question.
After a few brief addresses hab been pres at"2
10 Tie House on the acceptance by Congress Il
the statue OF Jacob Collamer, OF Vermont IT..
House, at loo. Went inlo committee OF tha
ThOl2 uroD the river and harbOr bill.