Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-19

TIC tlu VI Mdfcl without DONG any DuSl-
ness save passing the appropriation bills.
MT. Cox opposed the proposition to sit
during the holidays. There was very
strong reason why there should be a re-
cess; The harvest is past, summer is
ended, and we are not saYed.' Laugh
ter. He only made that quotation
Tor the purpose of drawing from ii the
political thought that it was an anomaly
IN this country that just after a general
election, after shooting Niagara, after the
deluge by which the people expressed
themselves unequfvocally that the gentle
men on the other side were no longer their
trustees IN legislation. Those gentlemen
were still living; why did they now oppose
recess: In 1879 Messrs. Kelley and
Reed had voted for a long holiday recess
Now they did not wish to give any recre-
alton.
Mr.. Reed-That was a Democratic Con-
gress, and we thought it needed relief
Mr.. Cox thought the business of the
House would not be retarded by recess.
The Committee of Ways and Means could
continue its work on the report of the
Tariff Commission, which had been an
agreeable surprise to a good many on ac-
count of its liberality. He would con-
clude with little poetry from Spenser.
.'WhosO wanteth rest shall also want of might
The sun which measured heaven all day long
among"
With which allusion to sunset he
begged leave to retire. Laughter.
Mr.. Speer, Of Georgia, opposed an
adjournment. The Committee of
Ways and Means was considering
carefully the liberal report of the Tariff
Commission. In furtherance of the wise
and patriotic recommendations of the
President bin had been reported to take
burden Of $47 900 from the people by
the repeal of the tax on tobacco. The
people he represented asked for that
repeal because the tax was
spy tax. Because it sent
Deputy Marshals and Deputy Collectors
into the family of every man: because
the excise system is an Internal system
He believed the wisest and best means of
collecting revenue was by a scientific
tariff on imported goods, and to obtain
that Congress ought to stay here during
| the holidays and work to that end.
Mr.. Beach's amendment was lost.
The resolution was lOst-yeas 105, nays
1913.
Mr.. RObesOn then offered a resolution
fning every member absent without leave
from the 22d of December TO the Sd of
January $50 for each days absence.
Adopted-yeas Ill, nays 102.
Mr.. Brown, of Indiana, announced the
death of Hon. GodlOve S. Orth, of Indiana,
and in respect to the memory of the de
ceased the House, at 2:50 adjourned.
Owing to the resolution for the holiday
recess coming up as privileged question,
and to the long debate which ensued
thereon, as well as to the fact of the early
adjournment of the House, neither the
States were called for bills, nor the COM
mittees for propositions to suspend the
rules, circumstance which is almost
without precedent since the adoption of
the new rules.
THE THREE AND HALF PER CENTS.
A circular was issued to-day suspend
ing the exchange of 81 per cent. bonds
into 3's from December Both to February
1st, 1883. Interest on the bonds eX-
changed after February 1st will be ad-
usted to and from that date. The Secre-
tary of the Treasury announces that
the three months interest due
February lst next on the bonds embraced
in the 10th call will be paid by checks
forwarded to registered owners, the frac-
tiOnal interest from that date to February
10 being paid with the principal of the
bonds at the time of redemption. The
Assistant Treasurer at New York is in
stTucted to continue the redemption of
called and uncalled expended bonds with
out rebate of interest. But after January
lst he Will require redepOsit of the three
months interest due February 1st.
REFORM WITH A VENGEANCE.
Representative Desendorf, of Virginia,
will. at the earliest opportunity, introduce
bill prohibiting any person who holds
public trust or government office of any
kind from being member of
any central, executive or any
other committee of any Political or
ganiZatiOn, from being delegate to any
convention of any political party, and
from seeking to control the political action
of his subordinates. 1t also prohibits any
such person from taking part in any cam
paign as a speaker or canVaSSer during
the hours for which he is employed by the
government. The penalty for the viola
tiOn of these provisions is dismissal from
office and ineligibility to reappOintment
for five years.
THE CURTIS SENTENCE AFFIRMED.
The Supreme Court of the United States
rendered a decision this afternoon in the
political assessment case of n. NJ. Curtis.
The constitutiOnality of the law under
which General Curtis was convicted is af-
frmed, and the petition for a writ of
habeas corpus is denied. Chief Justice
Waite delivered the opinion of the court,
Justice Bradley dissenting.
THE BONDED SPIRITS BILL,
The Finance Committee of the Senate
this morning authorized Senator Sherman
to report to the Senate the bill prepared at
the Treasury, and recommended by the
Secretary, to extend for two years the Pc
riod within which persons having whisky
in bond must pay internal revenue taxes
thereon.