Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-27
FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS,
Senate

MONDAY, December Expeditions were pre-
sented asking for prompt action in regard to
the reduction Of tbs tobacco tax Sherman
from the finance committee, reported substi-
tute for the house bill providing for the entry
of distilled spirits in distillery warehouses, ex-
tending the time within which distilled spirits
are required to be withdrawn to two years
from the limit fixed in the bond. I. On motion
Of Morrill,, the bill to amend the act to repeal
discriminating duties on goods produced east
of the Cape of Good Hope was taken up and
passed. The house resolutions in relation to
the death of Representative Orth we're laid
before the senate, which then adjourned.
TUESDAY, December ia batch of petitions
was presented fer all increase of pension to
De-armed and one-legged soldiers. :. BY unan-
lmous consent thu bill extending the time for
the withdrawal of distilled spirits in bonded
warehouses was taken up. Several amendments
were adopted and number rejected. The
regular order was then called for, and, with the
civil, service bill before it, tile senate ad-
iourned.
WEDNESDAY,, December 20.-Saunders intro
duced bill, to autho,izo the construction of a
bridge directly between Omaha and Council
Bluffs and establish the same as postroad;
bill also for the admission of Utah into the
Union on an equal footing with the original
states. Both were referred. The consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill WAS then
passed. The civil-service bill being under
consideration, Pendleton offered an amend
ment striking out the provision that original
entrance to the service shall be in the lowest
grade, and providing that appointments in the
departments shall be apportioned as nearly as
possible among the states and territories and
Districtof Columbia on the basis of population.
Debate was continued until the senate went
into executive session, prior to adjournment.
....Before the doors we've closed, Hoar intro
duced joint resolution, which was referred,
authorizing the President to negotiate with the
civilized powers for an International system
whereby the matters in dispute between the
different governments agreeing thereto may be
adjusted by arbitration, if possible, without
recourse to war.
THURSDAY, December 2l.-A resolution fol-
adjournment over the holidays was lost-ayes
Is, noes 36::. Consideration of the civil ser.
vice bill was then resumed. The amendment
proposed by Pendleton striking out the provii.
sion that entrance to the service shall be at the
ments shall be apportioned as nearly as possible
among the states and territories and the Dis.
trict Of Columbia upon The basis Of population
was agreed to. After debate the bill was laid
aside and the agricultural appropriation bill
taken up and passed. Adjourned, :.
FRIDAY, December "a. "A resolution by Bay.
ard In favor of allowing rebate on stocks OF
!. tobacco on hand in ease of reduction of the
tax was adopted-28t to 16.. =. The civil service
bill was then taken up and debated until ad
Journment.
.1cw House. WA a4z.:
MONDAY, December 18.-Butterworth CO..
stock on hand in the event Of, = reduction. OF
the tax on tobacco. Referred to the committee
n.ways and means. "a long and spirited de
bate on the question Of adjournment over the