Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-08-04
CONGRESSIONAL,
SENATE

SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 3.-The Senate
soon efter 2 p. III. voted to take up
the tax reduction bill. but Senator
Nnril. who is in charge Of the
measure, yielded the floor for action
Oh the bill to prevent pleuro-pneu-
moma iii cattle TINS bill was finals
lv postponed without action, and the
couferees to the Legislative, executive
and Judicial appropriation bill re
ported au agreement. The report
was adopted
The tuX-Tedurtion bill was finally
proceeded with, and Senator Morrill,
submitted a proposition to the De
mocrailc side that the bill should be
passed as it came from the House,
with the Senate amendment, extends
my the time at winch the reductions
shall take effect, and the amendment
reducing the tax On snuff and toDac-
co from Is cents to Il cents per
pound, and al wing i rebate The
time which remained of Z session
would not permit deliberate consid-
Grafton of the mum rous amendments S
winch lad been and were yet TO be
offered 10y the oTpOside, and which
they had declared their intention to
discuss with Mt limit, lac hoped this
cous-e would he abandoned. and the
proposition he now made accepted
Hena,or Bayard explained that his
assoclgts and himself We're not pre-
pared to accept the proposition. He
reviewed the history Of the measure,
showing that its proportions had
gradually developed till finally it
came from the Senate Republican
caucus with important changes.
Some o, its reductions were only
osteuslble, not real, particularly that
in regard to hoop rUn and cotton
ties. Ii was questionable whether
there was really q reduction III
sugar duties. These caucus mea
sures Of the other side wou
not be accepted without the GTeest
right to debate aud amend them.
The readjustment Of the burdens OF
the tariff, admitted to be out OF date
unequal, unreasonable and full OF
errors, was the most important
question before the country, and the
other side now proposed to abnrdon
the work Of their own coancils, tC
let the tariff go and take up this
little, shameful apology OF ii bill
HOUSE.
WAsHINGToN, August 3.-Mr. His
cock, OF New York, chairman of the
'mmittee on appropriations, re
ported back the Anderson ad-
jourument resolution, with al
ameLdmert providing for the fna
adjournment at noon of Saturda,
next. This led to an animated anC
interesting discussion, which fre'
quently gave rise to much merriment
and which claimed the attention o
the members, who crowded arounC
the principal disputsnts and en-
coursged them with applause. Til,
resolution, as amended, was adopted
without division
A number of bills of minor impor
tance were passed, but none of Ma
tlonal interest We're touched through
out the afternoon There were man,
indications that the end OF the ses
sion was approaching Committee
when called presented no measure
OF importance, and there was no dis
position Indicated to proc ed will
the business Il any of the calendar,
on the Speakers table. The
space in front of the Speaker.
desk was occupied by members way,
ING fav0rite measures and endeavor
.ng to catch the eye of the Speaker
Many were unsuccessful. but the
more unfortunate ones were little
better of, for an objection was RAISED
to almost every proposition. Aftel
couple Of hours had been consumed
III the effort to pass the measures
by unanimous consent, the House al
3:l5 adjourned