Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-19
YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS-.
THE REPUBLICANS DOWN ON
THEIR KNEES.


House bill, providing for the entry of dis
titled spirits in distillery warehouses.
The substitute provides that the time
within which distilled spirits heretofore
entered are required to be withdrawn pur-
suant to the conditions of any warehous-
ing bond taken upon their entry shall be
extended for the period of two years from
the limit fixed in the bond, provided there
shall be endorsed upon or appended to
the bond at or before its maturity a writ
ten request for extension and an acknOwl-
edgement of liability for the period for
which the extension is granted,
duly acknowledged before a Collector.
Deputy Collector or some other officer
authorized to take acknowledgements
Of deeds, and provided that the sureties
upon bond at the time of such request
shall be satisfactory to the Collector. If
the sureties are not satisfactory, or if the
request and acknowledgment are not
made as requested, an extension is not to
be granted without new warehOusing
bonds satisfactory to the Collector. and no
additional allowance for leakage is to be
made beyond the limit now allowed by
law.
Mr.. Sherman asked for the immediate
consideration of the bill, but Mr.. ingalls,
objected.
Mr.. sherman gave notice that he would
call it up tomorrow.
Mr.. Allison. from the Committee OH
Appropriations, reported the consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill, with amend
ments.
Mr.. Jonas, Of Louisiana. gave notice
that on Wednesday he would move to
take up the bill to amend the act in rela-
tion to the removal Of causes from State
courts.
On motion of Mr.. Morrill,, the House
bill to amend the act to repeal discrimi-
mating duties on goods produced east OF
the Cape of Good Hope was taken up and
passed.
Mr.. Morgan introduced a bill granting
the right-Of-way over the public lands t.
the Rome and Decatur Railroad Referred
to the Committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. George, at his own request, was eX-
cused from further service on the Com
mittee on Claims.
Mr.. HOar gave notice that at the earliest
possible time he would call up the bill to
provide for the performance of the duties
of the Office Of President upon the disa-
bility of the President, Vice President, etc
The Senate took up the Indian appro-
priatiOn bill.
Mr.. Dawes. i'm charge of the bill. made
a brief statement as to its provisions. The
estimate for the year, he said, was $6,625,-
900. The bill, as it came from the House,
appropriated $5,20S,000 and the Senate
committee added $l54, 200. The amount
appropriated last year was $5,475,0OO, SO
that the appropriation this year would be
81. 1862. 900 less than the estimate and $112,-
24S less than the appropriation last year.
The bill was read. Nearly all the amend
mentS reported by the Committee on In
dian Affairs were agreed to.
Mr.. Brown rose to a personal eXplana-
ton, and had read at the desk an article
in Washington paper stating that the
committee OfSenatOrs and Representatives
who attended the funeral of the late Sena-
tor Hill. of Georgia, had travelled in Il
special car. had been eXtravagant gener-
ally and incurred bills amounting to
So. 500.
Mr.. Brown said the committee had not
travelled in a special car. and had not been
eXtravagant, their whole expenses being
only $1.025. 1t was true, he believed, that
the undertaken had presented to the Ser
geant-at-Arms bill of over $1,000 for the
funeral expenses of Senator Hill, but not
with the approval of the family or friends
of the deceased. There was no precedent
for the payment by the United States of
the burial expenses of Senators or Repre-
sentatiYes, and Senator Hills family and
friends asked nothing but what was Gus
tOmary.
Mr.. HOar, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, reported, with amendments,
the bankruptcy bill, which was recon-
mitted to that committee last week.
The House resolutions i'll relation to
the death of Representative Orth were re-
ceiyed and laid before the Senate.
Mr.. Harrison said the announcement of
the death of Mr.. Orth would bring sorrow
to a very wide circle of friends, and as a
token of respect to one who had led a
long and very honorable career in the
public service, he moved that the Senate
adjourn.
The presiding officer appointed as the
committee on the part of the Senate to at
tend the funeral, Messrs. Harrison, Lap
ham and Sanders.
The Senate then, at O'Clock, on Mr..
Harrison's motion, adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the House. the death of Mr.. Orth, OF
Indiana, was referred to in a few touch
ing words by the Chaplain Of the House.
and the desk of the late Representative
was appropriately draped in black.
Mr. Butterworth, of Ohio, offered a reso-
luton reciting that the agitation of the
question OF reducing or abOlishing the in
ternal revenue tax on tobacco has greatly
injured and continues to injure the trade
in that article, and that an allowance OF
the rebate on the stock on hand will pre-
vent damage to the trade mentioned, and
therefore declaring it to be the sense
of the House that i'm case the
internal revenue Jays be amended
so as to reduce or abolish
internal revenue tax on tobacco, prOvi-
sions shall be made for allowing a rebate
of The tax paid on the stock on hand at
the time such law goes into effect, pro-
yided that such stock is stamped and III
unbrOken packages.
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, objected to the
present consideration of the resolution
/ The tobacco manufacturers, he said, were
lust like anybody else affected by taxa.
ton.
Mr.. Butterworth declared that the to
bacco trade was simply paralyzed by the
agitation.
Mr.. KELLEY. of Pennsylvania, said the
House could have az opportunity of dis
cussing the whole question immediately
after the consideration of the apprOpria
ton bill now pending if it so desired. Ii
was his purpose to relieve the tobacco
trade of this agitation by having action on
the question at the earliest moment.
The resolution was referred TO the Com
mittee Of Ways and Means.
Mr.. Page. of California, Chairman OF
the Committee on Commerce, fayOrably
reported back the bill Of the joint shipping
committee, and it was placed on the
House calendar and made the special
order for Wednesday, the I'd Of January.
Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, Chairman
of the Committee on Ways and Means, re-
,,o,;.-,I "a hack without recommendation the
rresoIntion for a h0oiiiha recess from Decem-
ber 22d to January 3D..
Mr.. Hiscock, of New York, inquired
whether the business of the Ways and
Means Committee would DE facilitated if
the House should remain in session durin 2
the holidays.
Mr.. Kelley replied that both the business
Of the country and of the Ways and Means
Committee would be facilitated.
Mr.. Beach. of New York. offered an
amendment striking out January Sd and
inserting December 26th. The people, he
said, were looking for reduction of taxes
and for the publication of the civil service
i'm addition to a vast amount of general
legislation. The calendars were crowded
with bills.
Mr.. Reed. of Maine, entered his protest
against an adjournment of the House. He
did not believe that there was any sense
during a short session in surrendering
one month of the time to pleasure. We
have had recreation enough during the
last vacation" he concluded. lust as
much. l think, as most of us want"
Laughter.
Mr.. Kelley said he had been asked
when Congress had ever sat during the
holidays. He replied by asking, when
Congress had ever had such a RESPONSE
bilitv as it had now? The President and
Secretary Of the Treasury declared that
the government was embarrassed by eX-
cessiVe revenue.
Mr.. Mills, Of TeXas-Why not pay it