Huntsville gazette., 1882-07-29
;malls VS.. Tillman. The resolution declaring

SmallS VS.. Tillman. The resolution declaring
Tillman not elected was agreed to-yeas l45;
nays, l-exactly quorum. The next reso-
luton declared SmallS entitled to the seat,
and it was carried-yeas, 14l; nays, o.
Messrs. Ford of Missouri; Rice, of Missou-
II; Hardenbergh, of New Jersey; Jones,
OF Texas, and Calkins, of Indiana. The
Speaker stated that in footing up the former
Vote-yeas, l45 nays, 1.-THE clerk had made
a mistake, and that the vote should have
been, yeas, IA; navs, l. 1t would, he said,
have made no difference, because the Chair
now voted in the affirmative, this making 70
quorum. Mr.. Smalls appeared at the bar and
took the oath of office
IN the Senate, July 20, Mr.. Cockrell
called up the House joint bill to relieve GER
tain soldiers of the late war from the char
of desertion., The details OF the meas
ure were discussed by Messrs; Cockrell,
Blair, when Mir. Morrill, moved to pro-
ceed with the tax bill, and Mr.. Hale
supplemented this with a motion to take up
the naval appropriation bill. rambling de,
bate followed upon the order of business, and
Mr. MorrilPs motion prevailed-35 to %. The
pending amendment, to strike out the provi
sion repeating the taxes on bank capital and
deposits, bank checks, drafts, ETC., was re-
jected-l5 to Al. Senate committee amend
ment to the first section, as amended
by the reduction of the tax on tobacco,
was then agreed to-39 to 8. The
question required the remainder of
the section. The portion adopted fixes the
tax on manufactured tobacco after January
l.
that the repeal of the taxes on capital and.
deposits of banks and bankers shall not af
feet such taxes as are now due and payable,
and that the repeal OF the stamp tax
on bank checks, drafts, orders and
vouchers shall not take effect until
October ! next. The House resumed con
sideration of the Alabama contested election
case of Smith VS.. Shelley. Mr.. RanneY, of
Mass, presented the case for the majority,
and urged that inasmuch as the contestant,
who had been legally elected, bad recently
died the seat be declared vacant. ADOPTED
l45 to l.
THE conference report on the river and
harbor bill recommending concurrence in all
the items except those relating to the Poto-
mac flats, the Hennepin and the Chesapeake
canals, and the Mississippi approprlation,w W as
adopted in the Senate, on the 2lst, and a
new conference committee was appointed to
dispose of the rejected items. House
amendment to the pension bill was concuTred
in. Consideration of the revenue tax bill
was resumed and the amendment of Mr..
Bayard, retaining the match stamp tax,
disposing of the first section an
adjournment was ordered-29 to 26-. In the
House, new conference committees were ap-
pointed on the river and haI bOr bill and the
general deficiency appropriation bill. The
bill to modify the postal money order system
passed. Also bills to classify and fix salaries
for the railway mail service; to authorize
extension of post routes; to fix compensation
of tourth-class postmasters.
IN the Senate. July %. resolution was
adopted calling for the amount of eXpendf-
lures in each State since 1879 for public build
ings rivers, harbors etc. The first section of
the revenue bill was adopted. An amendment
to the second section, allowing tobacco grow
ers to sell without paying tax as dealers, was
rejected. An amendment to the third section,
fixing the taxes on snuff and manufactured
tobacco after Jan. /, 1888, at cents pound,
gave rise to protracted debate, which was
cut off by motion to adjourn. In the House
bills passed: Regulating thecarying of pas
sengers by sea; opening to settlement land in
Colorado lately occupied by Uncompahgre
and White River Utes
ANOTHER conference committee was ap-
pointed to settle a disagreement on the legis-
lative appropriation bill, in the Senate, on
the 9th. The revenue bill was discussed and
the amendment to reduce the tobacco tax to
eight cents was voted down. The rebate
clause was debated and amended. LIN the
House, Messrs. Knott and Payson presented
the views of the minority of the committee ON
the Northern Pacific land grant. The report
was ordered printed. Further conference on
the legislative bill was ordered Bills were
introduced to forfeit the unpatented lands of
the Northern Pacinc grant and to amend the
Constitution so as to permit the veto of sepa-
rate items OF an appropriation bill.