Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-20
The Ne1arsre.


WASHINGTON, July Ex-senator sewell
presented communication from Brevet
Major General McQuade transmitting a reso-
luton adopted unanimously at the recent
annual meeting of the society of the Fifth
army corps at Detroit asking that justice bs
done TO General Fitz John Porter. Sewen
gave his notice that he would call up the
bill for General Porter's release by the first
Monday OF December next.
The senate then took up the bill introduced
by Senator Logan, having for its object modi-
fications of the Chinese bill so as to allow
Chinese to pass through this country on the
way TO China without stopping en- route.
Senator Logan hoped the prejudice against the
Chinese pas ing through the country would
not be carried to the extent of turning over TO
foreign ocean lines the traffic that legltImately
belongs to our home lines OF transit.
Mr.. Miller (Cal.) moved its reference to the
committee on foreign relations.
Senator Logan preferred the Judiciary COM
mittee.
Without action upon the motion the bill
was laid aside and the tax bill was taken up.
The question was upon Senator Beck's
amendment, reducing the tax on manufactured
| tobacco TO twelve cents per pound, the re-
ductiou to take effect upon January LIST next.
Senator Williams denounced the bill as 3
| temporary party expedient resorted to by the
Republican majority to quiet the popular
| clamor for a reduction of taxation. 1t had
| been drawn in the interests of the moneyed
classes with no thought for the farmer and
laborer, and the tobacco provision, with its
protection of the manufacturer and dealer to
10 the exclusion of the producer was but one
| illustration of the fact. He favored reduc-
ton to eight cents.
Senator Sherman reviewed some of the argu-
| ments OF Senator's Beck and VOORHEES, and
| commended that the reduction of the tobacco
tax did not involve corresponding loss of
| revenue.
Senator Beck's amendment fixing the tobac
| co tax on and after January LIST, 1885, at 1G
cents per pound was then agreed to. Yeas
30; nays, 20.
Senator Beck remarked that the adoption oil
his amendment would render necessary read
justment of the tax on cigars and cigarettes
in the subsequent section.
The motion to retain the stamp tax on banI
checks, drafts, orders and vouchers over SlGO
| in amount was rejected.
A motion to adjourn was lost by a party
vote, when Voorhees, moved to strike from til,
bill the proposed reduction of taxes on banl
capital and deposits and the stamp tax or
checks, etc.
Pending the motion Senator Allison, b,
unanimous consent, called up the house join
resolution continuing the appropriations o
the last fiscal year until July 81. He said
as the period for which the appropriation
were continued by resolutions would expir
tomorrow, the ordinary operations of tn
government could not be carried on after to
day unless the pending resolution passed a
| once.
In general conversation as to the causes O
delay in the appropriation bills, Senate
Dawes called attention to the prolonged con
troversy in conference on the legislative bills
over comparatively trivial ilems-the at
tempted reorganization of the navy in tn
naval committee having been another cause o
delay.
Senator Logan replied that every reorganiza
tiOn Of the army or navy since the war ha
been brought about by means Of an appropria
ton bill, and that the reason for thi
was that influences in Washington ha
invariably proved strong enough 10 defea
such action when undertaken in social bills
He defended the propriety of that course il
the present instance and denied that it ha
caused delay. The pending resolution the
passed, the committee amendments havip
been withdrawn to save the necessity for re
turn of the resolution to the house.
Senator Cockrell, from the military com
mittee, reported with unimportant amendment
the bill passed by the house April 18th +
| relieve certain soldiers of the late war from
the charge of desertion. Ordered printed.
| Adjourned