Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-21
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Another Drain on the Treasury
The Tariff COmmissiOn Confirmed
-Four Democrats Back the Res
publIeans-Internal Revenue Re.
ductIon.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 2O.-In the
Senate, on motion of Mr.. Msxey, the House
amendments to the bill for an examination
and report upon the claims Of Texas, Colo
rsdo, Oregon and other States, with certain
Territories, for indebtedness assumed in re-
pelling invasion and suppressing Indian
hostilities, were concurred In.
The bill appropriating $500, 900 for begin
ming the erection Of an addition to the
Presidential mansion was passed.
The credentials OF Henry B. Anthony as q
Senator from Rhode Island, for fifth term,
were presented with complimentary re-
marks by President pro TEN. Davis.
The Senate resumed consideration Of the
House bill to enable national banks to ex-
tend their corporate existence.
The Senate. at $50 p. m, without action
upon the bill, went into executive session,
aud, when the doors were reopened, ad--
iourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS
10 accordance with the understanding ar
rived at yesterday, the House Immediately
proceeded to vote on the Senate bill au-
thoriZing the Secretary Of the Treasury to
examine and report TO Congress the amount
of all claims OF the States OF T,xas,
Colorado, Oregon, Nebraska, California,
Kansas and Nevada, and the Territories OF
Washington and Idaho on account of money
expended and indebtedness incurred In re-
Delling invasion and suppressing Indian
hostilities, and 1t was passed-Yeas l54,
nays 80
H. fha loxr 70 fnfa nal
nue.. Referred. 1t provides for a tax of
fifty cents a gallon on spirits and eighty
cents q barrel on malt liquors.
Mr.. UpdegTaff, of Iowa, Chairman OF the
committee respecting the election of Presi-
dent and Vice President, reported bill to
fix day for the meeting OF electors for
President aud Vice President, to provide for
and regulate the counting of votes and de-
eide questions arising thereon, as a substi
tute for the Senate bill on the same subject
matter.
Mr.. Updegraff described the bill as a
compromise bill. IT, did not represent the
views OF any member of the committee, but
was the best that could be presented. He
| stated that the bill provided that a csudi-
date who is declared not elected may pro-
coed against his competitor by an action in
/ the nature of quo lOdTrGntO, but could not
| proceed against him bv injunction.
Mr.. Hammond, OF Georgia, opposed the
| bill as being lud.crous and dangerous, aud
/ insisted that It ought 10 be entitled bill to
/ organizs hell in the United States. IN
| der the bill the person declared elected by
/ Congress might enter upon the du'ies OF
/ his Off &c and then be ordered ou by an Or
/ der from a Circuit Court.
After a long debate the committees sub
stitute was rejecfed-Yeas 93, nays lCO. The
| question then REQUIRED upon the Senate bill,
but the House refused to order it to third
reading, and it was recommitted to the CON-
mittee on the law respecting the election of
President and Vice President.
Adjourned.
! THE VOTE ON THE TARIFF COMMISSION.
In the Senate's exective session to. day the
vote on the confirmation of the Tariff Com
/ mission w6s taken as a whole. Messrs.
| Brown, Davis of West Virginia, CORN IN
aud Groome voted with the twenty-seven
! Republicans in favor OF confirmation, and
| Mr.. Van Wyek voted "no" with twenty Of
! the Democrats. Messrs. FRYE and Sewell,
although paired with Messrs. Hill,
! OF Georgia, and MCPHERSON on
| Tariff Commissioners on The understanding
| that the two last named -enAtors would so
/ vote, IL they were present. 1t is understood
that the vote Of Mr.. Camden was similarly
made available to Mr.. Sewell In the sffirma-
tive. Mr.. Jonas, OF Louisiana, who had
generally heen assumed to favor the con-
firmation OF the commission, voted against
l., as did also Messrs. Cockrell and Vest, of
Missouri.
| THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
About seventy-five members attended the
| Republican caucus which was held this eve
ming in the hall OF the House of Represen-
tatives. Representative Robeson presided.
| The caucus lasted until after IL O'Clock, and
was devoted to a discussion of the Kelley
bill to reduce internal revenue tsxation.
l. was decided to support the
bill with the provision relating to
whisky, tobacco and bank capital stricken
Out. The bill as amended provides for the
sbolition OF internal revenue taxes on bank
deposits, bank checks, m ,tches, perfumery,
| proprietary medicine and other articles en-
braced in Schedule A, and will probably be
called up for action in the House on Thurs
day.
ANOTHER DRAIN ON THE SURPLUS.
Under the bill which passed the House
to-day, authorizing the Secretary of the
| Treasury 10 report to Congress the claims Of
the States and Territories for expenditures
made In repelling invssIons aud suppressing
| Indian hostilities, and which now goes to
| the President for approval. the State Of
| Texas will claim about 81 900, Kansas
about $240, 900, Nevada about 1923 900, Cali
fornia about $40, 900, Colorado about $70,-
OO0 and Oregon about $4,000
THE TARIFF COMMISSION CONFIRMED.
! The Senate confirmed the nominations for
members of the Tariff Commission as pub
lished. The filsl vote on The question OF
| confirmation was thirtY-one yeas against
twenty-oue nays. Four or five Democrats
voted with the body OF the Republicans in
the affirmative, aud one Republican,
| Mr.. YanWyck, voted In the negative. The
executive session lasted an hour and three
| quarters.
| THE ARMY BILL
The conference committees OF the House
and Senate to-day came to an agreement on
the army appropriation bill. The retire
| ment clause as agreed upon provides for
compulsory retirement after forty five years
service or SIX x'y-four years Of age, and pre-
vldes that the General OF the army, when
retired, shall receive full pay aud allow
| anees.
FLIPPER's SENTENCE.
The following order has been issued by
the War Department by direction of the
Secretary of War: "The sentence in the
case OF Second Lieutenant HanryO Flip
per. Of the Tenth Cavalry, will take effect
June Both, 1882. from which date he will
cease to be an officer OF the army"