Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-22
CONGRESSIONAL.
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL RETURN
ED TO THE OONFEREEs.
Both Houses Insist on Their Original
Amendmsnts-A Whack at the Trainers
Of the Meaaure-Robinson Reprobates
Robson, CorrectIy-Talk on the Treach-
erous Tax Bill.
The Senare.

WASHINGTON, July 2l.-The house bill te
fix time for holding terms of the circuit and
district courts of the United States in The
northern district of Ohio passed.
Senator Mcmillan submitted the conferences
report on the river and harbor bill and stated
that agreements had been reached upon all the
items except those relating to the Potomac
fats, Hennepin and Chesapeake canals and the
Mississippi river appropriation, the contro.
versy upon the latter being as to the amount
He said the conferees recommended concur.
renee az to all the items agreed upon, that
the senate insists upon its amendments In the
four items named and appointed new con-
ference. Senator's Allison and Logan protested
against The adoption of the report as leopard.
izing the four items upon which no agree
ment had been reached which thew REGARDED
asl essential features of the bill. A long
debate ensued.
Senator's Ferry and Garland discussed the
effect OF the vote adopting the report and
agreeing that this would refer to new con-
ference, only the items remaing in dispute
and that all others would be disposed of.
Senator Ingalls, charged that the senate con.
ferees had taken special care of all amend
ments for the benefit of their own states and
ignored all those for other states which were
of greater necessity and importance He COM
mented upon this, showing that the items
which, as he stated 1t, had been 'sgiyen away''
were for the states which had been SO unfor.
tunate as not to be represented IN either con-
ference or upon the commerce committee.
The correctness OF this statement being chat.
lenged by Senator Mcmillan long controversy
between the two senator's followed.
Senators Ransom and Lake defended the
conference report, and it was finally adopted
Il to IL, and Mcmillan, Jones New and
Ransom were appointed conferees.
Senator Logan said the vote just taken was
to ra,ly the agreement of the conference as
to all tie undisputed amendments. He sug-
gested that the new. conference be specially in
structed to adhere to the remaining AMEND
ments made by the senate.
Several senator's suggested that this lnstruc-
ton had been given by the vote just taken and
Senator Logan finally concurred In the view
that special vote was unnecessary.
On motion of Senator Logan The house
amendment TO the senate amendment to the
pension appropriation bill was coucurred In,
The bill now goes to the president.
The senate then resumed consideration of
the house revenue tax bill. Upon Senator
Bayard's suggestion snuff was included in the
provision already passed fixing the rate on
manufactured tobacco at - cents per pound.
sesator Bayard suggested the propriety of
retaining stamp taxes on matches.
Senator CoDger said that the discount of 10
per cent on all purchases Of stamps exceeding
$500 in amount had the effect of creating a
monopoly in the match manufacture, as small
dealers could not afford to pay these large
amounts and were driven out OF business. By
dispensing with this tax the Industry would
be thrown open TO whoever might be in it
and the monopoly be removed.
The ameniment of Senator Bayard retain
ing the match stamp tax was rejected As to 8,
and without disposing of the first section,
adjournment was ordered by yeas 30, nays 26,
party vote, except Kellogg with Davis eli. J
voting aye with the Democrats.
Senator Biyard, by request, introduced
bill authorizing Samuel L. Barlow and Orazio
Lugo, New York; Albert G. Buzby and Will
liam McCallester, Pennsylvania, and their
associates TO lay sub marine cable between
the United States and Europe. Referred.
Adjourned till to morrow.