Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-23
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
A MONUMENT AT WASHINGTON'S
, BIRTH PLACE.
ricuIturaI Bill Through the House
-SDO6Ord's Claim for Pay Allowed
Important Amendment Proposed
TO the Carlisle Sugar Bill.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, February 22.-In the House,
at the suggestion of the Speaker, half a
dozen pension bills, with the formal Senate
amendments, were taken from the Speakers
table and the amendments concurred in.
Mr.. Hubbell, Of Michigan, submitted the
conference report on the pension appropria-
tion bin, and it was agreed to.
Mr.. Bieknell, Of Indiana, from the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs, reported back the
bill relative to the Venezuela awards. Re-
ferred to the committee of the whole.
Mr.. Rice from the same committee re-
ported back the joint resolution providing
for joint committee from the Senate and
House to investigate the alleged false and
fraudulent proof and statistics used before
the Halifax Fishery Commission. Referred
to the committee OF the whole.
Mr.. Johnston, OF Virginia, reported the
bill to retire General VIM. FL. French with
the rank and pav4of Brigadier General.
Referred to the committee of the whole.
Mr.. Blount, Of Georgia, from the Commit
tee on Appropriations, reported back the
sundry civil appropriation bill. Referred to
the committee of the whole.
The House then, at 11:50, went into COM
mittee OF the whole, Mr.. Cox, OF New York,
In the chair, on the agricultural appropria-
tion BILL
Mr.. Martin, of Delaware, offered an
amendment appropriating $4,000 for the
continuation OF experiments In connection
with the manufacture of sugar from beets,
and for the cultivation of beets for that
purpose. Adopted by vote of 81 to AZ.
The committee then rose and reported
the bill to the House and it was passed.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the sundry civil appropriation
bill, which was read for amendments.
Mr.. Robertson, of Louisiana, offered an
amendment appropriating $17 500 for a
public building at Baton Rouge, La. Ruled
out on point Of order, as were also num-
Der OF similar amendments. An amend
ment was adopted appropriating $25, 600
for completing the Cape Henry lighthouse
station in Virginia. After completing the
consideration OF seventeen of the fifty-two
pages of the bill. the committee rose, and
the House took recess until ten O'clock
to o-morrow.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate, Mr.. Bayard, from the FL
nance Committee, reported, with a substi-
tute therefor, the Senate bill to repeal all
laws that impose taxes upon the capital of
and the deposits with banks and bankers,
and upon bank checks. The bill was con-
sidered on motion of MIR. Bayard, who stated
that the substitute reported by the commit
tee provided simply for the repeal OF the
tax on bank deposits. The substitute was
read and agreed to, and the bill as thus
amended passed. the title being changed
accordingly.
Mr.. Wallace, from the Finance Commit
tee, reported adversely on the Senate bill
to authorize and provide for the redemption
of fractional notes. Indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Bruce, from the committee, reported
adversely on the Senate bill for the endoW-
ment of the Lowry Industrial Academy in
the State of Alabama. Indefinitely post
poned.
Mr.. Hill, of Georgia, from the Committee
on Privileges and Elections, reported reso-
luton directing the Secretary of the Senate
to pay, out of the miscellaneous items of
the contingent fund of the Senate, to
the legal representatives OF the estate of
the late Henry NJ. Spofford, a claimant Of a
seat in the Senate from Louisiana, the sala-
ry or compensation, with mileage, to which
he would have been entitled under the law
as Senator from the 4th March, 1877, to
the Goth August, 1880. The resolution was
adopted.
A discussion peculiarly appropriate to the
day, and one apparently well appreciated
by the gslieries, which were unusually full,
was initiated by the taking up, on motion
of Mr.. Johnston, of the House Joint resolu-
tion amending and re enacting the joint
resolution, approved June IA, 1879, pro-
viding for monument to mark the birth
place of George Washington.
Both resolutions place the expenditure of
the appropriation and the control of the
erection of the monument under the direc-
tion of the Secretary of State, and the pend
ing one increases the appropriation Of three
thousand dollars, as fixed in the resolution
of June IA, 1879, to thirty thousand dollars. 4
A motion by Mr.. Teller to recommit
having been negatived-yeas Is, nays 35-
the joint resolution was then passed-yeas
40, nays 10.
A motion by Mr. Logan to make the
Grant retirement bill the special order for
tomorrow was lost-yeas %, nays 20,
party vote, except that Mr.. Lamar voted
faye" with the Republicans.
The Senate then resumed consideration of
the legislative appropriation bill, the ques-
tion being upon the amendment providing
for an additional clerical force to facilitate
the settlement of pension applications. A
long debate followed.
The amendment of the committee was
finally adopted without division, and the
remaining amendments OF the Senate COM
mittee were agreed to. The bill was then
read third time aud passed.
Mr.. Johnston introduced bill to repeal
SO much OF section 1886 of the Revised
Statutes as imposes an export tax on to-
bacco. Referred to the Finance Committee.
On motion of Mr.. Morrill, the new Con-
gressional library bill was taken up aud laid
over as unfinished business, and the Senate
adjourned.
THE SUGAR QUESTION RESUMED.
The hearing on the sugar question was
resumed to-day before the WAYS and Means
Committee Representative Frye, in the
course of the remarks, stated he had been
Informed by Mr.. HavemYer, Of New York,
that the principal objection to the Carlisle
bill would be removed by the insertion of
clause providing for the establishment of
bonded sugar warehouses.
He then submitted an amendment pro-
viding that bonded warehouses for the re-
ining of sugar may be established at any
port of entry in the United States, under
such regulations as the Secretary may pre-
scribe. Amy imported sugar may be trans
ferred to such warehouses without payment
of duties, and the product of such rehneries
may be exported free Of duty, or may be
withdrawn for consumption in the United
States on payment OF the same duties as
would have accrued thereon had they been
imported in the same condition that they
are withdrawn from the warehouse.
Mr.. Frye stated he had submitted this
provision to Assistant Secretary French of
the Treasury Department, who saw no
objection to It.
Mr.. Seares, of New York, expressed the
hope that Congress would pass some bill
that would be plain and simple, and under
which sugar importers could do business |
intelligentlY. The committee adjourned to
meet again tomorrow to take action upon |
the bill and the proposed amendments.
THE TAX ON BANK DEPOSITS.
At meeting OF the Senate Committee on |
Finance this morning the bill introduced by |
Mr.. Beck on the 2lst of December, for the |
repeal of taxes on bank capital, bank de- |
posits and bank checks, was taken up, and |
on motion of Mr.. Bayard, was amended so |
as to provide solely for the abolition of the |
tax on deposits. The committee thereupon |
authorized him to report the bill to the Sen |