National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-02-16
HOUSE OF REPREsENrATIyEs.

| When the House met yesterday morning Mr..
BLACKBURN occupied the chair, owing to the
necessary absence of the Speaker. The desk re-
Gently occupied by Mr.. Fernando Wood was
| draped in black and decorated with a handsome
| basket of flowers.
Mr.. CARLISLE, from the Committee on Ways
and Means, reported back the bill in relation to
duties on manufactures of iron, &c. House calen-
! dar
Mr. KELLEY, from the same committee, re-
ported back the bill releasing the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad Company from certain
taxes. Committee of the Whole.
| Mr. CALKINS from the Committee on Elections,
submitted the unanimous report of that Commit
tee upon the contested election case of McCabe
vs. Orth, from the Ninth Congressional District of
Indiana confirming the right of Orth to the seat
which he now occupies. The report was agreed
The morning hour having been dispensed with,
the Speaker proceeded to call the States in order
to enable one member from each State to ask con-
sent for the passage ofany bill.
Requests were made as follows:
By Mr. BLAKE: To regulate the collection of
taxes ON weiss beer
After making various regulations as to the kind
of bottles be used in botling weiss beer the bill
provides that there shall be paid on weiss beer
breWed or manufactured and sold or removed for
consumption and sale in bottles within the United
States in lieu of the tax of 81 per barrel of thirty
one gallons, tax of three cents per gallon.
Mr.. DIBRELL offered an amendment providing
that from ana aft6r the ISL OF July the tax on
brandy distilled from fruit shall be fifty cents per
gallon.
To this Mr. TOWNSHEND, of Illinois, offered an
amendment providing that the duty on salt shall
be reduced to one cent per ton.
Mr.. CONGER raised the point of order that the
Chair must under the rule call for five objections
to these amendments.
The SPEAKER overruled the point of order and
from this decision Mr.. CONGER appealed.
Mr.. TOWNSHEND, of Illinois, moved to lay the
appeal OH the table, but Mr.. CoSGER claimed the
floor, and a sharp colloquy, sometimes bordering
Oh the acrimonious enSued between him and the
Speaker as to his right TO debate the appeal.
The confusion and noise in the chamber was
very great and various parliamentary questions
We're propOunded 20 the Chair, but with little
effect that it suggested by Mr.. ATKINS that this
whole matter was nonsense, and that the House
should lay il aside and proceed to the COnsdera-
ton of the river and harbor bill. The hour ex-
pired without any disposition of the question.
Mr.. TYLER called up the resolutions rendering
the thanks of Congress 10 the Governor and people
of Vermont for the statue of Jacob COllamer as an
eminent American statesman accepting the work
ofaTt, and assigning it d place in the National
StatlIaTy Hall.
iefaidreSses were made by Messrs. TYLER
OF his remarks alluded to the fact that be and Mr..
Colamer had entered congress together in 1913 and
that they had been intimate friends. OF the men
who had entered Congress that year there re-
manned but three besides himself in public life
George p. Marsh, HANNIBAL HANLIN, and Alex
ander Ramsey.
The resolutions were adopted, and then (at 100
CARLISLE i'll the chair on the river and harbOr aP
preparation bill.
Without coming to any conclusion, the House
took q recess until ten clock to-day.