The Worthington advance., 1882-08-10
up the river and harbor bill and pass il over

up the river and harbor bill and pass il over
the Presidents veto, and in a wild furry the
roll call began. The nays were verv scat
tered: although the vote was about what was
expected. The Republican senators who
voted to sustain the President were Messrs,
Blair, Don Cameron, Frye. Hale, Harrison,
Hawley, Ingalls,, Logan, Morrill, Plat Rol.
lins and Van Wyck, and they were support
ed by the president pro tenn. and Mess.s.
Bayard, Pendleton and Salisbury. Malone
OF Virginia and Morgan of ofAlabama, lodged
the issue, although in their seats during the
roll call, and the following were paired:
Messrs. Beck, Hill, Chilcott. Groome, Ed
munds, Garland, Fair, Plumb. Harris, John
ston, Lamar, Lapham, Mcpherson, Sewell.
Mitchell and Vance.
An appropriation reported from the libra
ry committee of 81, 900 tor the purchase Of
supreme court records and briefs belonging
to the estate Of the late Senator Carpenter
was adopted. The sundry civil appropria-
ton bill was passed.
HoUsE.-The river and harbor bill was
passed over the presidents ) yeto-l22 to 50
an analysis of the vote in the house shows
that party politics did not enter into the con-
test. The Mississippi valley and the south
Joined hands and reinforced by California,
Connecticut and Massachusetts,, swept all
before them. It was contest of location
and states. in which republicans and
democrats We're inextricably mixed. The
striking feature, prophetic in its significance,
was the alliance of the northwest with sister
states stretching to the gulf: Against such
q force nothing could stand. The state.
voting solidly to pass the bill over the veto
were Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia.
South Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana, Ar
kansas, Texas, Mississippi, Missouri, Min
ncsOta, Wisconsin, Connecticut and CaliIor-
MIA. In addition to these there was Michi
gan, which voted solidlv.
The great middle states, New York and
Pennsylvania, were divided, and threw the
bulk of their strength in support OF the veto;
but their sister, New Jersey, furnished three
votes for the bill to one against
The bill granting pensions of $37 per
month to soldiers who have lost an arm at
the shoulder passed.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 5.
SESATE.-Mr. Morrill, of Vermont.
introduced a veritable FIRE brand
by proposing to take up and
and pass the bill framed by the house, rel
ative to reducing internal revenue taxation
TO which should be added the senate amend
1nents reducing the tobacco and snuff tax to
- cents per pound and the refunding taxes
OH manufactured tobacco. Messrs. Bayard,
Beck and Pendleton held hasty conference
while Mr.. Morrill, was speaking, and
at the conclusion Of his remarks
Mr.. Bayard rose to reply. The tenor of his
speech was that the proposition came too
late. AZ he put it. Mr.. Morrill, and his par
ty associates had wasted their time since last
hop oroH ic 1o%a Soxv 49, kl,4
session generously proposed to foist upon
the senate shilling faced apology prepared
by the house ways and means committee
which would not relieve the ta1pa:ers to
any extent A running fight followed, in
which Messrs. Sherman, Beck, Ransom and
Hoar bore the brunt oftlle battle
The house bill providing for deduction
from the gross tonnage Of United States ves-
sells passed. The house bill extending to
foreign steam vessels the provisions of the
inspection laws now applicable to domestic
matter also passed The pleu.o-pneumonia
bill was taken up, but immediately post
poned until Friday, which is regarded equiv
alent to its postponenlent until mex! win
ter.
In executive session the senate confirmed
VIM. Platte Iowa, governor of the territory
OF Wyoming; Paul Longe, Iowa, United
States consul at e. Stevens, n. b.; Andrew
w. Smith, superb tel,dcnt oi the mint, New
Orleans; United States district attorneys, W.
II. II. Fly, district Of West Virginia.; A. H.
Tat1il, eastern district Of Louisiana; collectors
of internal revenue, S. R. Culnbaugh, Sec
ond district of Kentucky; A. NJ. Hughes, Jr.,
Fifth district of Tennessee a"dC. W. Pavey,
Thirteenth district O. Illinois; C!ristor Bar
ner, surveyor of customs, Galena, H., Post
master Elias NJ. Knape, 'Montevidco, Ninn-
Many promotions were confirmed.
The President sent to the senate the follow
United States judge, northern district ofIowa;
William Lowler Welsh, Pennsylvania,
United States consul at Florence; Thos. W.
Barry, Kansas, post chaplain.
HorsE-A resolution for final adjournment
on Saturday was adopted. A bill was reported
placing duty Of % per cent on timed
plates and sheets. The appropriations for
government expenditures were again con-
tinued, this time until August S.
FRIDAY, AUGUST i.
SENATE.-The first work accomplished by
the senate during the morning hour was the
putting through ola number of pension
bills, which have passed the house and
against which no objection was raised. SIM
certain soldiers who served in the late rebel
lion Of the charge of desert;on, the house
bill being amended excluding from its bene-
fits those who served less than q year or in
tentionally deserted. After adopting the
report on the Creek orphan fund. the senate
took up the inevitable tax bill, Mr. Beck OF
Kentucky being the first to obtain the
floor.
The conference committee on the naval
bin reported agreement upon nearly all the
items i, that measure The senate was final
]y Obliged to adjourn for want of quorum
In executive session the following presi-
Dental nominations were confirmed VIM.
Waldorf Astor, New York, envoy extraordi-
nary and minister plenipotcntiary to Italy;
Chas. Seymour, Wisconsin, consul at Can
ton; G. Coward, Illinois, secretary Of lega-
ton and consul general, Madrid; Schuyler
Crosby, New York, governor of Mon. ana
Territory; Henry K. Mccoy, United States
judge, northern district Of Georgia;
Oliver II. Shieras, tnited States
judge northern district OF
Iowa; John c. Kinney, United States mar
shall, district of Connecticut; J. NJ. Hines.
United States marshal, Northern Dakota;
Harrison Alter, Pennsylvania, United States
marshal, Dakota; Charles N. Whitney, sur
veyor Of customs, St. Louis: VIM. 2. Chan
master David l.. Ball, Monroe, Wis.
The following nominations were received
from the president: Charles Seymour of
Wisconsin consul of the United States at
Canton Alvan =. ua!braith, postmaster
Natio,,a' Military Home, ohio.
HovsE--The conference report on the ma
val bill was presented. the conferecs having
agreed upon all items in dispute except that
relating to the closing of navy YARDS The
conference report on the legislative bill was
presented and agreed to. The senate amend
ments to the sundry civil bill were mostly
concurrcd in.
How Far Troy Church Bells are
Heard. 9.
From the Troy Times.
The New York boat last evening car
ried bell from this city, directed to q
mission church in Jafina, Ceylon, the
second shipment to the same place IN
the past month. The preceding boat
took six bells destined for Catholic
church in Central America. These bells,
as the Spanish inscriptions indicate, are
Tho uiftc of tho ,nemherS of one family