Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-06

WARRINGTON, May SIN the Senate
resolution was offered by Mr.. Window for
the appointment by the Chair of an investi-
CATION committee of five to inquire whether
any money has been raised bv contribution
or otherwise from parties in interest to pro-
mote the passage or defeat of the House
Dill relating to distilled spirits in special
bonded warehouses, and, II so, for what
uses the money has been expended, COM
miCtee 10 send for persons aud papers, EN-
ploy stenOgrapher, and report the result
OF such investigation. Adopted without
debate.
The debate on the Court of Appeals bill
was again resumed, but the bill went over
upon the announcement by Mr.. Morgan that
ne had been impressed with the statements
contained in paper prepared for presenta-
tion TO the American Bar Association upon
the constitutional power of Congress to
divide the Supreme Court into sections and
ne wanted the Senate 10 have the benefit
of It.
A bin was passed, on motion of Mr.. Coke.
authorizing the construction OF a street
railway and wagon road bridge over the Rio
Grande river between the city of Ell Paso.
Texas, and Psso Del Norte, Mexico.
Adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the Hou e, Mr.. Kasson, of Iowa, on
demanding the regular order this mornin 2,
stated that he expected to complete the
programme to-day.
Mr.. Townshend, of Illinois, INQUIRED
whether by that remark he meant to indi
cate that vote would be reached to day?
Mr.. Kasson replied that that depended
upon three gentlemen who were to speak,
and that it was not proper for him to say
whether vote would be had until to-
morrow.
The House then, at lilo, went into COM
mittee Of the whole, Mr.. Robinson, of Mas
sachusetts. in the chair, on the tariff COM
mission bill.
Mr.. Randall favored the pending bill.
Mr.. Curtin also favored it and Mr.. Whit
thorne opposed it.
Mr.. Tucker, of Virginia, followed, open
ing with a general discussion of the
tariff and internal revenue questions He
favored a tariff for revenue only. MIR.
TUCKER spoke for two hours, but 1t was only
in the last few minutes that ne discussed
the features of the pending bill. st had
been well said," he continued, ''that this
commission bill was an affidavit for the con-
tnuance OF bad cause-a cause on which
the defendant dare not go to trial
before the people. The proposition was
that this House should hand over to the
President and the Senate the absolute power
OF appointing q commission which should
gather facts on which verdict was to be
re rendered. To-day, instead of voting to re-
NIT this whole question to a commission,
the House ought to march up boldly to lis
duty and meet the issue before the coun-
trY." Applause
Mr. Kelley, OF Pennsylvania, Chairman of
the Committee on Ways and Means, then
took the floor to SUN up the debate, felici-
tating the House on the fact that the long
nd fan AferN 81
brought to a close. He reminded the gen
tleman from Virginia Mr.. Tucker that if
the commission bill Was an affidavit for con-
ttnuance the affi4nt was Democratic Sena
tor, and that he acted for Democratic
Senate Of the United States. He was
for this bill. He did not be-
lieve thst the tariff could be
wisely reformed in many years
with a controversy in Cong ess between alb
strsct free trade and the system allied to our
national polly and national economy. The
present discussion had demonstrated the
uDti ness of the American Congress to han
die the subject, and had given the House
an insight to the condition of the public
mind on the question He denied that the
Tariff was one that needed overthrow and
reconstruction. 1t needed amendment. He
spoke for two hours and a quarter and then
stopped, not, as he said, from any lack of
matter TO discuss, but by reason of fatigue.
His speech was listened to with great inter
est and at times considerable amusement,
and received much applause.
This closed the general debate, and the
first section OF the bill was read, it being
understood that debate would only be per
United on bona fide amendments.
Mr.. Randall, of Pennsylvania, offered
amendments providing that the commission
shall consist of two Senators, three Reprs-
sentivts and four CIVILIAN experts.
Mr.. McLane, OF Maryland, gave notice of
a resolution which he would eff r for the
recommittal of the bill with instructions to
the Ways and Means Committee to report
back bill, repeating internal revenue taxes,
except the tsx on spirits, fermentej liquors
aud tobacco reducing the tax on whisky to
dfty cents per gallon, and on malt liquors
and tobacco ten per cent. annually, and to
report a bill reducing all existing duties on
Imports to the maximum revenue standard.
The committee then rose. aud the House,
at 4:3O, took recess until 7:30; the evening
session to be for the consideration of pen
sion bills.
The House at its evening session tonight
passed forty five pension bills and then, at
$50, adjourned until tomorrow.
THE NEW GEORGIA OFFICES.
r. D. Locke, who wanted to be Post
master at Columbus, is an applicant for the
new Marshalship. He and his friends are
confident of his success. A Savannah man
has, however, been recommended by Long.
street, and will in all probability get the
place. Charles r johnson has the syndi-
cate Endorsement for the new District At
Iorneyship. and will doubtless get 1t.