The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-07-28
FoRTY-sEVENTa CONGRESS.

tax bill was taken up. Mr.. Williams denounced
the measure as temporary expedient by the
Republican party to quiet popular elanof
Mr. Beck's amendment 10 fix the tobacco
Tax at II cents per pound after January
next was agreed to. A motion to retain
the stamp tax on bank checks and drafts for
over 800 was rejected. The house joint reso-
luton to extend the appropriations to July Was
passed. The President nominated William
Hale, of Iowa, to be Governor of Wyoming J.
Schuyler Crosby of New York, for Governor
Of Montana, and W. W. Hoover, of
of the Supreme Court of Arizana,
The House resumed consideration of the South
Carolina contested-election case of Smalls vs.
| Is1sfman. MIR. Horr stood in front of the Speak.
er's desk, and with a small cane point
ed out the boundaries of the new
Congressional districts of South Carolina,
! and denounced the work as downright yillalny
Messrs. Moulton and Simonton argued in sup
port OF the sitting member Mr.. Evins, after
arraigning the Republicans for corruption and
gerrymandering, objected to their lecturing
the people of South Carolina on political moral
ity Mr.. Tlllman, speaking in his own behalf.
expressed the fear that his State would be re-
constructed for the purpose of plumber, and
announced that he would be returned to
Congress by negro votes. Mr. Smalls was then
seated by al to 5. The Democrats abstained
from voting. The Alabama case of Smith vs..
Shelley was taken up, Mr.. Ranney obtaining the
door.
The Tax bill was discussed at length in the
Senate on July 20. Mr.. Voorhees, denounced
the measure as favoring a privileged class. MIR.
Harrison claimed that his colleague was not in
harmony with other leading Democrats. Mr..
Jonas submitted figures to show that the sugar
interests could not stand reduction in price.
Amendments to strike out the provision repeal
! ing bank taxation was rejected. It was
agreed to fix the tax on tobacco at 70 cents
T! per pound. Mr.. Dawes reported an amend
| ment to the Sundry Civil bill appropriat-
ing $25000 for additional purchases Of
beef for the Indians, to be distributed bv the
Secretary of the Interior The House, after
arguments on the Alabama contested election
Case by Messrs. Ranney and Calkins, declared
vacant the seat for the Fourth district, Mr.
Smith haylLS died recently. Mr.. Reed called
up resolution to amend the rules to which
Mi. Blackburn objected. A vote, in which the
Democrats remained silent, showed the House
| to be devoid of q quorum.
An exciting debate took place in the Senate
July 81 over the report of the conference COM
mittee on the River and Harbor bill. Mr.. In
gals, of Kansas, bitterly attacked the report of
the committee, and was answered by Mr.. Nc.
MILAN, OF Minnesota, in charge of the BILL
very warmly and earnestly. The report vas
| adopted. The House Revenue bill was then
taken up. An amendment by Mr.. Bayard 10
retain the tax on matches was rejected-8 to
40. bill to authorize S. L. NJ. Barlow and
others to lay cable to Europe was referred.
The President nominated Charles w. pavey to
be Collector of Internal Revenue for the Thir-
teenth district of Illinois. In the House, MI.
Page submitted a disagreeing conference re-
| port on the River and Harbor bill, and new
committee was appointed. Mr.. Hscock pre-
sentod conference report on tho deneral De
! bclency Appropriation bill, ION which an agree
| ment had been reached on all clauses except
! that relative to the mileage of
! Senators, and the House decided not to
recede from its disagreement ON that issue.
bill to modify tho money-order system was
passed, IN which provision is made for the issue
| of postal notes for less than S. Another
measure was passed to fix the salaries of rail-
way postal clerks, dividing them into five
! classes. The Senate bill to authorize the Post
master General to extend post routes twenty
five miles beyond terminal points, amended to
| permit the employment of necessary temporary
/ aid at the expense of derelict contractor, was
passed. A bill to fix the compensation of
fourth-class Postmasters inside Of $1,000 per
annum, exclusive of money-order commissions,
was passed.
A bill to provide additional training schools
for Indian youth by using unoccupied military
barracks and the bill to pay Mrs. Garfield $780,,
0G0, less any advances made on the salary OF
the late President, and were passed by the Sem
ate July %. MIR. Cockrel secured the adop-
ton of resolutions asking information as to the
expenditure in each State during the last three
years for public buildings, harbors, forts and
| arsenals. resolution was passed that
/ the Secretary of the Interior report his reason
! for ordering double pension for Gen. Ward
| B. Burnett. The Revenue bill was taken up.
Amendments to retain the stamp taxes ON per-
| fumery and playing cards were voted down.
! The first section was passed. An amendment
IL the second section was adopted fixing the
annual tax on dealers in leaf tobacco at $40,
eXempting farmers or lumbermen who furnish
supplies to their employees. Mr.. Malone
! moved to make the tax on stuff ana man
ufactured tobacco cents per pound.
The House passed Mr.. Deuster's bill to regrl-
late the carrying of passengers by steamships,
the measure having been revamped to suit the
! views of the President. Mr.. Kasson precipi-
tated tariff debate by calling up the bill
to allow drawback on foreign materials used
j in the construction Of vessels for foreign ac-
count, and the bill went over to Mon
day. Postal bills were passed to make the
rate on second-class publications delivered by
carriers two cents per pound to fine or inn
prison any one personating a postofice in
spector to punish Postmasters for making
false certificates of the arrival or departure of
mails, and to provide that no bidder for mail
service shall be required to furnish check or
! draft. Mr.. Flower sought to introduce a con-
! stitutional amendment by which the President
can approve or object to any item of an APP
| preparation bill. Indian bills were passed to
open to settlement the lands in Color ado lately
occupied by the Uncompahgre and White River
/ Utes authorizing the Oherokees to lease three
salt mines in their domain, and increasing the
salary of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to
$4,000.
/ The Senate passed bill, at its ses-
sion on July "a, to refund to the heirs of John
W. Forney $27,684 paid by him to cover the
Secretary Of theSenate Mr.. Allison presented
the conference report on the Legislative Appro-
! pilation bill, announcing disagreements on the
| proposition to transfer the Surgeon Gen
erals records and on the distribution of
rooms IN the new building for the State,
War and Navy Departments, and new
con erence was ordered. The Revenue bill
was taken up, the pending amendment prov.d
| ing for reduction of the tobacco tax to 8
/ cents per pound. Mr.. Sherman said this
/ seht me would cut off $21, 000, 900 of revenue
] The amendment was rejected by is to SS
! An amendment by MIR. Malone was adopt
| ed, for a rebate on all unbroken factory
| packages Of cigars and cigarettes. In the
House, the views of the minority of the Judci-
AIRY Committee on the subject of the Northern
Pacific land grant were presented by Messrs.
| Payson and Knott, and they were ordered print
ed and laid on the table. Mr.. Cannon sub
mitted conference report on the Legislative,
Judicial and Executive Appropriation oil, agree
ing to all the items except that for the transfer
of records from the Surgeon Generals Office to
the Adjutant Generals archives, and fur
| Their conference was ordered. Bills were
| referred: To collect from the Kansas Pacific
Railroad Company the cost of surveying and
conveying certain lands; to declare forfeit lands
| granted the Northern Pacific Company and still
remaining unpatented, and fixing the duty on
imported hay at 20 per cent ad vaiorem. Mr..
! Fowler proposed a constitutional amendment
granting the President the right to veto any
| distinct item Of a bill. Mr.. Atkins introduced
| bill to allow no claim or account against
! the United States unless it be filed within six
years from the passage Of this act The DEM
| ocratic members of the Senate held caucus'
and resolved to insist upon full and free dis
custom of all amendments to the Tax bill, and
to oppose any attempt to reach final vote
upon tine bill unless such ample opportunity
1 dol