The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-23

wssurSerox- December -. Issa

SENATE.
IA soon ~ tire Journal VIZ read. the
>erasc- on motion 81 Mr.. Cameron. II
feunsylv1nia- went into Executive session.
NJ lz--G The doors were rr5pened.
MT. sherman Moved 70 proceed 70 the
consideration ~ the bonded whi.kpv bill.
Hr. sherman withdrew the motion tempo
r1riiy, aud yr. Baysrd called 10 bis to-
bacro resolution.
The resolution n amended WIS then
adopted. II reads:
ReSotCsd, That IL Il the sense o. the SEN
ATE that whenever the internal-rsvsnue tax
on tohaecn, suuf. or dgars i reduced 0r
renewed Unless ample previous notice OF
The time when the act il % take cffecs -halI
DO gwen proportionate retats o. tIxs.
paid on stocks on hand should he allowed.
At i:5o I. VI. the senate. By vote II -
TO T. took up the bonded xhi-key bil.
NJ , O'Clock the eivil-servics biz came
upas unfinished business.
Mr.. sherman gave notice that =. soon A.
this bill wss ont q the way be would move
u proceed with the whi~key bin.
Nessrs. Bayard and Ransom urged the
consideration ~ the tobacco resolution
After >0ne discussion Mr.. sherman tenn
porarilg withdrew hi. motion. and Mr..
Baylrd called NJ the tobacco resolution.
Mr.. Morrill, offered biz amendment.
which was adopted.
Pending action on the civil-zerVice bill
the senate. az GO r. ". adjourned until
tomorrow.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. Carlisle. from the Committee Of
Ways and Means. reported back the Joint
resolution for the Importation free q dury
q ~poks for the use q the blind Refer
red to IL Committee % the Whole.
Nr. Ri~c0cis offered a resolution declar-
in that % and after wednesday tie 81 Il
January, 1851, the hour q meeting u the
House shall BE- al II \. " during the r.
maindeg Of the session. Adopted.
Mr.. Kelley made a notion for adjourn
ment FROM Tomorrow until "Wednesday
Agreed tO---yeii~. i04: nays. -.
The House then. ATTIC Z. ". went into
Committee u the Whole Mr.. Townsend,
Of Ohio. IN the chaig. On the army aprr0-
Iriati0n Bib.
The provision o. the bHl providing tia,
hereafter all officers nOW on fhe retired list
Or who NAV De- hereafter retirrd from A..
tive service. except m the ease u the trerC-
m Il the Army, shall De borne on the r0I,
II the army. and shall receive the pay now
provided by lIw ~ u the rank they actual
II held in the army at the dIte u their ~
tirement. give rise 90 some dehate. and
was final y passed over informally.
Nr. Thomas, of Iiiuti-. offered and al
vocatet IN amendment prOvifurth bar aides
de-camp except those u the General Of tbs
Army shall not receive lny additional rank
or paw by reason 81 having been detained @
staff duty. he lid not think a i0w-grad'
officer should. De made a high-1'ade officer
By reason Il being selected Tor staff duty
and in-tanced the ca-e OF Lieutenant Grant
who had suddenly become Lieutenant
Colonel Grant. Agreed o..
Mr.. Browne. II Indiana. offered 1r
amendment 20 gradually d0 away with Che
pay department. and adfthe durie- 81 tLa
department % the QuTteruiaster-Geuera
Office.
Notices were given q other amendment
ID be offered.
The question recurring on Air. Browne
amendment developed DID quorum present
4 r0l-eal showed - present. The COM
mlf-er rose aHd reported che llsenrse- %
the House
The >reaher announced liea pUoi7mer
0f Mr. IiiI % the Committee on t0re -
Affairs. Nr. Mclean % Pensions, Bounty
and Bic'l Pay.
Twenrv-ei9Lr leaves Of absence war,
granted. masking @ tol. ID III 1.-l1. OF
.eave.
TIE House ~ 80 2. ". adjourned. Lh.
common md er--iadu- being chat ~ BUSH
rs. would be- transacted f0-m0rr0w lu
81 tlluI ar cm-n- Q. fIl3- cL-cl -eiL-
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