Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-07
House.

mlttee on civil service reform to inquire
into the details of alleged political assess
ments made upon government employees
during the recent election.
Mr.. Kasson objected to present consid
Grafton of the resolution. and it was re-
ferred.
Mr.. Townsend, of Ohio, offered a resolu
ton calling on the secretary of war for the
names and character of the particu-
lar objects referred to in that part Of
the presidents message, which discusses
appropriations for rivers and harbors, as
likely to need additional appropriations
this season. Referred.
Mr.. Caswell, of Wisconsin, offered res
olution authorizing the committee on ap-
preparations to embody in the postofice
bill a clause reducing the letter postage
to two cents. Adopted.
MIR. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, offered the
usual resolution for the distribution CT the
presidents message, and the house pro-
ceeded in COMMITTEES of the whole to its
consideration. After discussion the reso-
luton was adopted, and the house went in
to committee of the whole, Mr.. Wait, of
Connecticut, in the chair, on the state of
the Union.
The first bill to be considered was one
refuHding to the state of~ Georgia $4,000
expended by the state for common de-
Tense.
By vote of 81 to 76 the committee re.
fused to strike out the enacting clause
The bill was then reported to the house
and passed So to so.
Mr.. Steele, of Indiana, offered resolu-
ton directing the committee
on civil service reform to inquire how
much money was collected by the cam
paign managers of the Democratic party
| from the Golden club and from the Free
Trade club for use in the campaign in 80
''Let it be adopted" cried several Dem
ocrats, but Kasson objected to the present
consideration for the same reason which
prompted him to object to Willis resolu-
ton, that the committee had US much
work before it as it could accomplish.
| Mr.. Townsendof Illinois, called attention
to the fact that objection came from the
Republican side and then the resolution
was referred.
| Mr.. Kasson presented the views of the
minority committee of the ways and
means, on internal revenue bill. They
were ordered printed. The minority re
port is signed by Kasson, Dunnell, McKin.
~, Haskell, Morrison and Russell.
| They say they are not prepared to recon-
mend the entire abolition of the tax no.
run the risk of reducing the revenue of The
government below the amounts which will
evidently be required to meet arrearage:
of pensions in addition to order current
expenses of the government by extrava
CANT reduction of any source of public
revenue. 1t is a much more agreeable
duty and much more feasible to reduce
taxes from time to time as the unknown
extent of our revenues shall be developed
than to re-impose them to meet imperative
obligations of the government.
Dunnell and Haskell filed supplement
tai minority report in which they favored
the abolition of all internal revenue taxes
except those on malt and spirituous Ii
quors, tobacco, snuff and cigars. If it be-
comes apparent that the government doe:
not require the entire amount derived
from liquors and tobacco, a proposition
reducing the tax may be favorably con
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