Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-07-27
FoRTy-sEvENTH CONGRESS.

major portion Of the day.. After an execu-
tive session the senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, July 18.-The petition Of the Gui-
teau jurors asking an allowance of s5 per day
was referred and the senate-yeas 80, nays 20
went into executive session. After the execu-
tive session the revenue bill was taken up and
debated until adjournment.
"WEDNESDAY, July l9.-Sewell presented
communication from Brevet Maj. Gen. Nc
quade, transmitting resolution adopted
unanimously at a recent annual meeting OF the
Society Of the Fifth Army Corps at Detroit,
asking that justice be done Gen. FItz John
Porter. Mr.. Sewell gave notice that he would
call M the bill for Gen. Poiter's relief on the
first Monday in December next. The internal
revenue bill was then taken up. Beck's amend
ment, fixing the tobacco tax on and after Janu-
ary ], 1888, ut IL cents per pound, was agreed
to yeas 20. nays 49,. >. The motion TO retain
the stamp tax on bank checks, drafts, orders
and vouchers over 800 in amount was re-
jected-yeas 10. nays 39.. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, July 20.--The internal revenue
bill was taken up. The peudiug amendment TO
strike out the provision repeating the tax on
bank capital and deposits, bank checks, ETC.,
vas rejected. Salisbury moved 81 amendment
repealing the tax on bank capital and retaining
that on deposits. Negatived-5 to 45. The
senate then adjourned.
FRIDAY, July 31.--The house amendment to
ht rtilult utntuuutuJ W Iut DeliSiDU hppEO-
priation bill was concnrred In. The bin now
goes TO the President. The senate resumed
consideration of the revenue bill. The amend
nent OF Bayard, retaining the match stamp
tax, was rejected-5 to sand without dispos-
ing OF the first section an adjournment was
ordered-yess 29l, nays 26. .Baysrd (by re-
quest) introduced bill authorizing Samuel L.
Barlow aud Orszio Lugo, OF New York, Albert
G. Busby and VIM. MeAllister, of Pennsylvania,
and their associates, to lay q submarine cable
between the United States and Europe. .Ad-
journed.
SATURDAY, July 22.-The house bill direct
ing the payment TO Mrs. Lucretia r. Garfield Of
$50. 600. less any sum already paid on account Of
the late Presidents salary, rassed. The senate
took up the revenue bill and without debate
voted down an amendment offered by Beck 10
retain the taxes on perfumery, medicinal prepar-
ations and other articles in Schedule A, Bee.
3437, Revised statutes. The vote was a party
one-2S to 29-Davis, Qll.) voting with the
republicans. Vance moved TO retain the stamp
tax on playing cards. Lost by q party vote--2S to
2s-Davis, (lil.) not voting. The first section Of
the bill was then adopted. The second section
imposing specific taxes on tobacco and cigar
dealers, manufacturers, peddlers and retail
dealers was then discussed. The committee
amendment to the section requiring Sl2 exacted
from dealers in leaf tobacco. to be paid annually
after May 1, 1888, was adopted. The amend
raised by himself without payment Of special
tax for dealers was rejected-23 to 2S. An
amendment to tix the tax upon each dealer at
81, without reference TO the character Of his
employment was reiected-20 to 81. motion
10 fix the tax for retail dealers in leaf tobacco
at sl0 per snnum instead Of s25. and 80 cents
per each dollar Of monthly sales imposed by
the section was lost-22 to 26. By vote OF "a
to %, pi oviso was added TO the section, as
follows: THAT farmers and producers Of to-
bacco may sell at the place of production to-
bacco of their own growth and raising at retail
directly to consumers TO an amount not exceed
ing sl00 annually By riud uoce vote q new
section was adopted exempting from the special
tax imposed upon dealers of manufactured to-
bacco farmers, planters and lumbermen, who
furnish supplies Of tobacco to their neighbors
or employees IN quantities aggregating less
than two pounds per year. The third section,
reducing the tax on cigars and cigarettes, having
been reached, Malone moved an amendment
fixing the tax on snuf ard manufactured to-
bacco after January 1, 1888 at Scents per pound.
This gave rlse TO q ,protracted debate and the
senate. without action, adjourned.
House.
MONDAY, July H. Robinson IN. " intro
duced several resolutions in the interest Of
American citizens in British prisons. He also
introduce resolution calling on the secretary
Of the navy for the instructions under which
Commodore Nicholson threatened TO open fire
on the city OF Alexandria under certain con-
tingencies, and to inform the government
whether American sailors and officers were per-
forming police duty in Alexandria under Brit.
ish admiral. and II so. by what authority -.
bill providing for q third grade of letter car
riers, known as auxIliaIies, at $500 a year, was
passed; /. also provides for substitutes and
specifies that promotions in grades shall be
made at the end Of ayears service. :. Burrows
(Mich.) from the committee on territories.
moved 10 suspend the rules and have the 18th
Of December next fixed for consideration Of
the bill for the admission Of Dakots rs state.
Defeated-yeas 1O3, nays 76-not the necessary
two-thirds in the affirmative. Campbell (Pa.)
from the committee on manufacturers, moved
TO suspend the rules and pass the bill author
izing the President to appoint q commission Of
experts, skiful in the production and use OF
metallic substances and other structural mate
rails, to execute tests and experiments on iron,
steel and other materials used IN the construc-
ton Of bridges, buildings and mechanical struc-
lures, aud dictate useful rules therefor. Re-
jected.. Adjourned.
TUESDAY July 1a-Unanimous reports Of
the committee en- elections on the Virginia and
Maine contested election cases were made, and
resolutions declaring the sitting members Ca
bell and Reed, entitled to retain their seats,
we're adopted. q. d. .Calkins then called up the
South Carolina contested election case Of
Smalls VS.. Tillman, against which Randall
raised Q question Of consideration, on which
the house proceeded to vote. After long delay
owing to the lack Of a quorum, a vote was ST.
cured resulting in IA yeas and nays, and the
case was taken up. Debate was then opened.
"WEDNESDAY, July 19.-The house resumed
consideration Of the South Carolina contested
election case of Smalls Va. 1illnan. After de.
bate the minority resolution declaring Iilln1an
entitled to his seIt was defeated without diyi-
sion. The resolution Of the majority declaring
Tlman not elected was agreed to-yeas lab,
nays 1-exactlya quorum. The next resolution
declared Smas entitled to his seat, and it was
clrried--yess 141, nays 5. Smalls then sp-
peared at the bar Of the house and took the
oath Of Office. The Alabama case Of Smith vs..
Shelley was then taken up--yeas las, nays l.
and the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, July 90. The house resumed
consideration Of the Alabama contested cleo
ton case Of Smith vs. Shelly. After debate a
resolution declaring the seat vacant was passed
yeas las, nays I. -. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, July H.-Bingham Pa.) called up
the bill to modify the money-order system. II
provides for the issuing OF postal notes ut
charge Of s cents for transm' ssion through the
mails Of sums less than IS, that money order
shall not be issued for more than sl0O and that
fees for money orders shall be as followsi For
orders not exceeding $40, Sc; for orders
exceeding $40, and not exceeding els, lOc;
exceeding sl5 and not exceeding $50. 15c; ex-
ceeding $50 and not exceeding $40, 20c;
exceeding $40 and not exceeding $50, z5c; ex-
ceeding ESQ and not exceeding $50, SOC; exceed-
ing $40 and not exceeding $50, 40c; exceeding
$50 aud lot exceeding s1O0, 45c. The bill
passed after the rejection Of some amend
ments. .Townshend Qn.D offered an amend
ment which was ruled out on point Of order,
reducing letter postage TO 2 cents and abolish
| lug postage on second-class mail matter. The
next bill considered and passed was the senate
bill to designate, classify and fix salaries Of
persons In the railway mail service. II des-
ignates all such persons as railway postal clerks
and divides them into five classes, with the fol-
lowing salaries: FIRST class. $500; second ella y,
s9OO; third class. $1 coo; fourth class, o., 200;
ifth class, 81 400 Adjourned.
| SATURDAY, July 22-The Deuster bill to
regulate the carrying Of passengers by sea was
passed. "A bin 10 allow drawback on foreign
materials used in connection with domestic
materials in the construction Of steam and sail
vessels for foreign account caused . prolonged
discussion, and finally went over. The hoor
was then accorded to the committee ON post
Offices and postroads. The first bill called mp
was that providing that postage on second
\ class publications Deposited In ietter-carrier
Offices for delivery by its carrier shall be uni
/ form at cents per pound. 1t YVES passed. yhe