The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
sENATE


WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Bayari called
Ep the tobacco resolution.
MoTriil offered an amendment modify.
ing the resolution so as 70 promise 10
rebate only Ia case of failure 10 give
ample notice OF tue time when tue nc.
10 reduce the tax shall take effect.
Debate followed.
| The Morrill, amendment was afioniet1
by vote of % to 10.
] The resolution as amended was then
adopted. threads
Resolved, That il Is the sense of tile
senate that Whatever internal revenue
tax on tobacco, snuff or cigars is r..-
moved or reduced, unless q previoas no
tee of the time when the accoant IS 10
take place IS given, preportianaEe re-
bate OF taxes paid on stocks on hand
should be allowed.
The bill 10 extend the bonded period
OF whisky was then taken up.
Morrill, offered an amendment provld-
ing that spirits produced on and alter
January 1st. 1884. shall be Withdrawn In
one year from the time they are entered
or deposited in distillery WAREHOUSES.
Rejected. Ayes IL, nays 3D.
INC elyil service pit vas taken Fp-
FABRICATED in BY Ioar Allisos, Wan
Wyck, Malone. Beck ard others
Malone ADDRESSED the senatsin pfee
pared speech. BE thought The direct
aceeanta ability of puhiiG officer 70 the
people the SAFEST guaranty OF the pkoper
discAaFge of their duties, and believed
the honorable condition of political
parties would ever -serHa- To- sinazslale sto
such peft0Eudsnce or dutiess and effofa3
means OF correcting abuses. II these
existed the executive heads were re-
sponsible and reform could not be et-
fected by interposing the iTresponsi Ole
them and their responsibility.
Pending the discussion which follow
ed MahOne's speech, Worries, on behalf
of the senators opposed 10 the bill, pre-
posed an agreement that it should be
taken up tomorrow after the morning
hour, and voted on finally tomorrow at
@ O'Clock.
Pendleton was willing to agree to
this If unanimous consent could not be |
obtained.
Edmunds objected, preferring to set
the bill out tonight.
Van Wyck offered a resolution, agreed |
to, directing the investigation and re-
port by the committe on public lands
as to whether the payments should be
made upon the contracts made under
the deposit system, for surveys before
such surveys had been inspected by the
officers created for that purpose By an
act of last session the committee Is
given power TO send for persons and
papers.
Voorhees, then renewed his motion to
adjourn. Agreed to, ayes "a, nays 81.
HOUSE.
Kelly's motion to adjourn from to-
morrow till Wednesday was carried.
10 - 81,
whole on the army appropriation bill.
Townsend, of Ohio, was in the chair
The provision of the bill providing that
hereafter all officers now on the retired
list or who may be hereafter retired from
active service, except in the case of the
general OF the army, shall be borne on
the rolls of the army, and shall receive
the pay now provided by law, as of the
the rank they actually held in the army
at the date of retirement, gave rise 10
some debate and finally was passed over.
Thomas, of Illinois, offered and advo-
Gated the amendment providing that
aides-de-camps, except those of the gen
eral Of the army, shall not receive any
additional rank or pay by reason of hav-
ing been detailed to staff DUTY The
amendment was agreed TO 40 to "a, and
ButterwOrih gave notice that he would
ask vote upon it in the house.
Browne, of Indiana, offered as an
amendment the following provisions:
That whenever a vacancy occurs in the
office OF paymaster, assistant paymaster
general or paymaster in the army by
death, dismissal, resignation, retirement
or other cause, the same shall not be
filled by appointment or otherwise, and
whenever the force in the pay depart
ment shall not be sufficient for the due
payment OF troops, the secretary of war
is authorized and required to detail, un-
der such regulations as ne may prescribe,
an officer or officers in the quartermas-
ter's departments TO- supply the def
cheney; and when the paymasters have
all died, been dismissed, resigned or
been retired as hereinbefoie stated, the
payment of the army shall be wholly
transferred to the qcartermaster's de-
partment under such regulations rs the
secretary of war may prescribe. When
ever, however, vacancy occurs IN the
office of the paymaster general the du-
ties of that office shall deyolge on the
next officer in rank in the pay depart
ment. He advocated the amendment,
stating that for an army of 1850 men
there were 55 paymGsteIs and 81 pay
masters clerks. Il was we'll known that
during the war there was scarcely vol
many men as were now in the whole
army.
Discussion of Brownies amendment
ensued. The roll was finally called and
disclosed the presence of only 1919 mem
beers.
The committee rose and reported the
absentees to the house.
The speaker announced the appoint
ment of HIT, of Illinois, ON the commit
tee on foreign affairs, and Mclean, of
Missouri, on the committee on pensions,
bounty and back pay.
Anderson, of Kansas, obtained leave
TO have printed the proposed amendment
To the army appropriation bill, provid-
ing that the compensation of the Pacific
railroads for army transportation be two
cents a mile for freight.
There were twenty-eight leaves OF
absence granted. making 131 members
absent on leave, and the house then
adjourned.