Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-07-22

hAShlNbIONt July ElsI-- flC-hltiH III SND
mit,ed 3 conference report on the river and
harbor bill, and stated that sn agreement had
been reached upon all its amendments except
those relating to the Potomac fats, Henne-
pin and Chesapeake Canals aud the Missis-
sippi river appropriations, the controversy
upon the latter being as to amount. He said
the conferees recommended concurrence.
The report WAS agreed to by vote of Al
to IL.
Soon after o'clock the Senate resumed
consideration OF the House revenue bill.
Allison and Logan protested against the
adoption Of the report, as jeopardizing four
items upon which agreement had not been
reached, and which they regarded as essential
features of the bill.
A long debate ensued.
Logan hoped that all the Senate amend
ments would be insisted upon and sent to
another conference. He criticised the report
as endangering the items which were OF more
value than the whole bill.
Ferry and Garland discussed the effect Of
the vote adopting the report, and agreeing
that Il ia would refer to the new conference
only the items in dispute, and that all others
would be disposed of.
Ingalls, charged that the Senate conferees
had taken special care that all the amend
ments were for the benefit OF their own States,
and ignored all those for other States. which
were of greater necessity and Importance.
The correctness of this statement being
challenged by Mcmillan, long controversy
between the two Senators followed.
Ingalls, quoted the action Of the conference
in favor of sundry items increased for rivers,
etc, in North Carolina, Texas and Michigan,
as represented by Ransom, of the conferees,
and Coke and Couger, Of the Commerce
Committee. respectively, and Mcmillan de-
nounced the srraignment as unlustihable and
ungentlemanly.
After remarks by Kellogg in favor of re-
jecting the report with view to maintain.
ing the Mississippi river appropriation, and
by Beck, Dawes, Plumb and Saunders Ran
som and Coke defended the conference report,
and it was finally adopted-41 yeas to II
nsys-snd Mcmillan, Jenes of Nevada and
Ransom were resppointed conferees.
On motion of Logan, the House amend
nent to the Senate amendment to the pen
sion appropriation bill was concurred in.
The bill now goes to the President.
The Senate then resumed consideration OF
the House revenue tax bill.
Upon Bsyard's suggestion, snuff was in
eluded in the provisions already adopted, tx
ing the rate on manufactured tobacco at u
cents per pound.
Bayard suggested the propriety Of retain
ing the stamp tax on matches.
Conger explained that discount of 10 per
cent. is allowed by the present law on all
purchases of stamps exceeding $500 in
amount, which would have the effect of
creating monopoly in match manufacture,
As small dealers could not afford to pay these
large amounts, and were driven out Of the
business.
Aldrich spoke of the universally of the
match tax, to show that it was one paid by
the people, and argued that its retention was
in the interest of monopoly.
The amendment of Bayard, retaining the
match stamp tax, was reJscted-syes s,
noes IS.
Without disposing of the first section an
adjournment was ordered by ayes %. noes
Pa party vote, except that Kellogg, with
Davis of Illinois, voted aye with the Demo-
Gratis.
Bayard (by request introduced bill au
thorizing Samuel l. NJ. Barlow and 0rszio
Lugo, of New York, Albert G.. Bugby and
VIM. NJ. McAllister, of Pennsylvania, and
their associates to lay submarine cable be-
tween the United States and Europe. Re-
ferred.
Adjourned.
House of Representatives..
WASHINGTON, July 21st. = Robinson of
New Jersey, rising to a point OF privilege,
referred to the remark of Robson about his
(Robuson's) deafness. That remark was IN
called for and ungentlemsnly. Providence
had inflicted upon him a hardness of hearing,
and he attributed it somewhat TO the fact OF
his sitting so near the gentleman from New
Jersey. He knew one gentleman more to be
pitisd than himself. and that wss certain
gentleman who had fastened on his face the
charge Of bsing " liar, thief aud perjurer,"
and who had been the only member who had
not heard it.
Page submitted conference report on the
river and harbor bill. The report "a disagree
ing one was adopted, and new conference
was ordered.
Hiscock of New York submitted a confer
ence report on the general appropriation bill.
The report states that all differences between
the two houses have been reconciled, except
that relative to the mileage of Senators for
the extra session.
The recommendations of the Committee on
Conference were adopted as far as the items
not disputed were concerned.
The HOUSES to 60-refused to rece1e
from its disagreement to the Senate amend
ment relative to the mileage of Senators.
Among the amendments of the Senate
agreed to is that for the payment of the ply.
sicians for attending President Garfield.
A further conference was then ordered,
and a committee consisting Of Hiscock,
Robson and Cox of New York was ap-
pointed.
Hiscock asked and received the unanimous
consent to have the Conference Committee
incorporate in the bill an item of SC 92S to
supply the deficiency in the appropriation for
the payment of the salary and mileage Of
members of the Forty-seyenth Congress-
Bingham Of Pennsylvania called up the
bill to modify the money-order system. 1t
provides for issuing postal note at charge |
of three cents for transmission through the |
mails of a sum less than So; that money
order shall not be issued for more than 500, |
and that the fees be as follows For orders
SO and not exceeding SIS, ten cents SIS to |
$780, fifteen cents; $50 to $40, twenty cents ;
$40 to $50, twenty. five cents $50 to $50, |
thirty cents; $50 to $40. thirty-tive cents !;
$40 to $50, forty cents $50 to $780, fsfty- |
five cents The bill passed, after the rejsc- |
ton of some amendments.
Townshend of Illinois offered an amend |
ment, which was ruled out on o point of |
order, reducing letter postage to two cents, |
and abolishing postage on second-class mail
matter.
The next bill considered and passed was
the Senate bill to designate, classify and in !
dex salaries Of PERSONS in the railway mail |
service. It divides them into Ave classes, |
with salaries OF from $500 to 81, 400 A |
formal amendment will render necessary its |
return to the Senate.
The Senate bull was taken up authorizing |
the Postmaster General to extend post routes |
for a distance of twenty. five miles beyond |
either terminal point when the mail service !
may be thereby improved, providing that not |
more than one extension shall be made dur |
ing any contract term.
Lacy of Michigan offered an amendment |
providing that whenever a contractor Tor the |
postal service fais to commence or continue |
the proper performance thereof, the Post
master General may employ temporary SER
vice, the cost of which shall be charged to |
the contractor until he resumes the perform |
auce OF his contract, or until the contract |
can be reles.
The bill as amended was then passed.
The bill passed to FIX the compensation Of |
fourth-class Postmasters. It provides that |
in no ease shall thers be allowed any Post- |
master Of this class compensation greater
than $3.50 in any one of the FIRST thres quar-
Gers of any fiscal year, exclusive of money
order commissions, and in the last quarter Of |