Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-24
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Internal Revenue ReductIons-Mr.
stephens Views on the Subject
Memorial Tribute 30 Congressman
Allen.

WASHINGTON, June 23.-In the Senate to.
day Mr. Beck offered a resolution reciting
that 1t is alleged that the directors of some
national bank in Richmond, Va, have been
permitted to file in the Office of the Comp
troller Of the Currency a modified oath with
substantially the following proviso "The
above Is subscribed to in all respects except
so far as it applies to the rate of interest
allowed by law in this State"
The resolution directs the Secretary Of the
Treasury to furnish a certified copy of all
oaths which were taken by directors of ma
tioual banks in Richmond, which were on
file In the Comptroller's Office during the
years 1879 and 1880. Adopted.
The Senate took up the rule recently re-
ported from the Committee on Rules to set
tie the right of the President pro TEN. to
designate his substitute IN case of absence.
After occupying three-fourths OF the time
allotted for the morning business, the mat
ter was referred with the amendments sug
gested by Messers. Brown and German to
the Committee on Rules for further con-
siderstlon.
The House bill to establish a Uniform
system Of bankruptcy came up as the regU-
lar order.
The discussion of this bill occupied nearly
the remainder Of the days session. 1t was
finally laid aside until Monday.
The Senate then took up and passed the
Senate bill to paw for the use by the gov
ernment of the Protestant Orphan Asylum
property at Natchez.
At 3:45 the House resolutions cOmmemcra
tive of the late Representative Allen, OF
Missouri, were received, and after impress
sive remarks upon the life aud services of
the deceased by Messrs. Cockrell, Dawes,
/ a..
lutions were adopted, and the Senate, at 8
o'clock, adj burned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the House, Mr. Townshend, of Illinois,
gave notice that II the Committee of Ways
and Means did not at an early day report a
resolution for fnai adjournment of Con.
guess, he would himself make a motion to
that effect.
Mr. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, Chairman of
the Committee of Ways and Means, stat ed
that the matter would be brought to the
attention Of the House after the next COM
mittee meeting.
Mr.. KsssoD, of Iowa, from the Committee
of WAYS and Means, reported back a bill
amending section 1888 of the Revised Stat
utes, providing that the dues paid on sugar
shall be assessed on the qulutity delivered
from instead of the quantity entered into a
a bonded warehouse. Referred to the COM
mittee of the whole.
The House then, at 11:25, went into COM
mittee of the whole 8nd resumed consider
stion of the bill to reduce in ernal revenue
taxation. It being agreed thai general de-
bate thereon should close at 3 O'Clock, at
which hour eulogies on the life and cAsrsc-
ter OF the late Thomas Allen, of Missouri,
would be delivered.
Mr.. Stephens, of Georgia, said that the
bul was right as far as it wen, but that it
did not go nearly as far as .he would have
wished. he thought that the entire internal
revenue system ought to be abolished. In
ternal taxes, except In time Of war,
were snti-repubiican and undemocratic.
They werei in opposition to the general policy
of this government. They were Of British
origin, and had always been viewed with
the bitterest oiium. The best way In
which to raise revenue was
| by import duties. They bore
| less heavily on tax payers, and that was
what legislators ought to look to. A gen.
eral debate followed, which occupied the
time until O'Clock. when the committee
rose. After eulogistic addresses by Messrs.
Robinson, of Mississippi. Hewitt, Of New
York, and Hatch aud Frost, of Miss uri,
the House, out OF respect to the memory
OF the deceased (Mr. Allen), at 4:10, ad-
1ourned.