Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-20
House Of Representatives.

WASHINGTON, June 19.-Bills were intro
duced as follows:
By Mr.. Kelly-To abolish the internal rev.
enue tax on tobacco, snuff, cigars and cigar
cites.
By Mr. MISUNDERSTANDING the re-
moval of distractions from nayigable waters
of the United States. It provides that when
any bridge across any navigable water of the
United States is an obstruction to navigation,
by reason of difficulty in passing draw or
openings, 1t shall be the duty of The owners of
said bridge to cause aids to be constructed to
the passage of sucn opening.
By sir. Moore-By Iequest, establishing an
International peace commission TO consist of
nine mem 5ers, who shall serve for ten years.
Mr.. smith, of Illinois, under instructions
Of the commlttee on banking and currency,
moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill
authorizing the secretary of the treasury until
the LIST of July, 1854, to receive trade dollars
upon presentation, and give in exchange
standard silver dollars, and repeating all laws
authorizing the coinage of trade dollars.
Agreed TO.
By Mr.. Rosecrans-TO prevent discrimIna-
tiou IN transportation over the Pacific rail-
roads.
Mr. Calkins, under in tructions of the COM
ru.es and pass the bill facilitating the trial of
The contested election cases by providing ma
chinery, by which testimony IN these cases
may be- submitted to the committee of cleo
lions DIT an earlier day than now practicable,
Agreed to.
MIR. Dunnell, under instructions from the
committee of ways and means, moved to sus.
pend the rules and pass the bill providing that
hereafter collectors of internal revenue shall
bn 4DDOIut Ted for a nf fOlr DhofA
followed aud the motion to suspend Was lost.
MIR. Bayne (ca vigorously opposed the
bill, the purpose of which, he asserted, was
Not to promote The public service, but to pro-
mote political ends. He unhesitatingly declared
that the men who asked for it, asked for it for
purely political reasons, and never for q
moment with any idea of promoting the pub
lie civil service of the country.
Mr.. Denote Qnd.)-You have stated here
that this bill is for the purpose of rell, wing
the administration from the I'd um of making
removals from Office. Are you authorized to
state that this is asked for by the adminlstra-
ton?
Bayne (excitedly) forbid that should
be Considered the mouth piece of this admin
istration. leave that to Others who prefer
tnat position Daughter and applause) and I
now ask the gentleman, do you approve of the
course of this administration?
Demotte-I do. (Applause on the Rspubli-
can side and cries of "yes, yes."o
MIR. Humphrey (Wis.)- woods are full
hem.
MIR. Bayne-I think you won's have to go
10 the woods TO tiud men that support it,
Mr.. Humphrey-Yes, and in the Pennsyl-
vanla woods al That.
Mr. Dunnell advocated the passage of the
bill, and, IN reply to Mr. Bayne's criticisms
upon / he course of the present administra-
ton, stated that the commits Toner of internal
revenue had as far back AS 1877 earnestly
recommended the passage Of this bill, which
he cont nded " uld conduce to the better ad-
miuistraiion Of That branch of the government
service. The gentleman from Pennsylvania
(Bayne) pretended to fancy that because II
some local effect that this measure might lave
upon him, he was especially attacked. 1t
was unfair, ungenerous ard unmanly 10 at
tack the administration because Of local diff
cuities. When the committee on ways and
means had passed upon this bill, the wish of
the administration had not been thought OF.
The gentleman was entitled to express his
opposition to the bill, but it was not for him