Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-03-08
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On motion OF Mr.. Neal the bill passed
creating 4 local board of inspectors of hulls
and boilers at Gallipolis, Ohio.
The Senate bill appropriating $4,000 for
erecting statue of Chief-J ustjce John Mar
shall passed.
Mr. Robson, from the Committee on Rules,
reported back the resolution for the appoint
meut OF q congressional committee to attend
the celebration of the anniversary of the
discovery of the mouth of the Mississippi
river.
After discussion the resolutionywas laid on
the table-77 to so.
The House then went into committee on
the state of the Union, and Mr.. Kasson called
up the tariff commission bill.
Mr.. Valentine again made his point of
order, that the bill was entitled to no special
privilege as it was not bill to raise revenue
There was very general discussion OF the
point whether the bill was or was not
routine measure, and finally the Chair de-
liYered his decision stating that so far as he
could find, there was no previous ruling on
the question. The single question which he
was called upon to decide was whether the
bill was entitled to preference under the rule
which gave such preference to bills for rails
ing revenue. This was a bill to instruct the
committee to investigate. 1t would be
noted the language of the rule was
not relating 10 revenue" As. he
understood the meaning of bills for
raising revenue" they we're bills laying
taxes and AUTHORIZING duties on imports
The CHAR, therefore, sustained the point of
order, and ruled that the bill for the ap-
pointment OF a tariff commission had not
precedence under the rules to consideration
at the present time.
Under the decision of the chairman of the
Committee of the Whole, the tariff commits
sion bill must take its regular place on the
calendar, where it stands the ffty-fourth in
order. Among the bills which must be dis.
posed of or laid aside before it is reached Is
that providing a permanent construction
fund Tor the navy. The advocates of this
measure will probably resist any attempt 10
have 1t set aside without consideration, and,
in view of the fact that the opponents of the
tariff bill may demand the yeas and
nays on setting aside every bill which pre-
cedes it on the calendar, the prospect of
an early discussion of the measure is not
promising, unless the Ways and Means Com
mittee devise some way to obviate the
necessity of passing over the other measures
seyiatill.
The agricultural appropriation bill was
taken up, Mr.. Kasson la. stating that
though he would not now antagonize that
bill, he would, when its consideration was
completed (unless instructed otherwise by
the Committee on Ways and Means) move
to lay aside every bill before it on the
calendar
The amount appropriated by the agricuI-
iural appropriation bill is 1896, $50, an in
crease of 81, $50 over the appropriation of
last year, and reduction of S106, 100 from
the estimates.
Mr.. Aiken n. c. ], after an appeal for an
appropriation for the encouragement of tea
culture in this country, branched off to a
general discussion Of the question of tariff,
advocating revision of the customs duty.
and especially reduction of the duty upon
iron.
Mr.. Turner IKy.] also made speech in
denunclation Of The present tariff system,
and an example Of the hardships created
by 1t, followed in imagination the daily life
Of farmer from the hour he put on his
flannel shirt, taxed thirty-fye per cent, to
The moment he covered himself in the even
ing with his blanket, taxed over 100 per
cent, asserting thai every article he made
use OF IN his agricultural pursuits was
heavily taxed for the benefit Of the manufac-
tureTs. lie was opposed to tariff commits
sion, regarding 1t "a merely a continuation
OF bad cause. He did not believe Congress
should delegate It's powers. The country had
had the electoral commission, and was dis
gusted; at any rate, the Democrats were dis
gusted. He criticized the rules of the House,
which put 1t in the power OF majority OF
the Committee on Ways and Means to pocket
every bill referred to it. The rule that per-
mitted that was not only despotic but
damnable.
Mr.. Dunnell Mimi dryly inquired
whether the Democratic caucus had voted
not TO change the rules.
Mr.. Turner replied that he did not under
stand him, and, upon the suggestion Of Mr..
Atkins Tenn. he sent it 10 the clerks desk
and bad read the resolution adopted by The
caucus and published
The committee then rose.
The Senate bill passed authorizing the
secretary OF war TO use hospital tents for the
relief of sufferers from the overflow OF the
Mississippi river.
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