Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-07-27

strike from the bill the proposed reduction Of
taxes on bank capital, deposits, and stamps on
checks, was passed. Mr.. Coclrell reported
with important amendments, the bill passed by
the House, April T. to relieve certain soldiers of
the late war from the charge Of desertion. Or
dered printed.
The House resumed consideration OF the
South Carolina contested election case, Smalls
vs.. Tillman. The resolution declaring Smalls
entitled to the seat was carried, 14l TO g. Mr.
Smalls then appeared at the bar Of the House
and took the oath Of office. The Alabama case
OF Smith vs. Shelley was then taken up, yeas
las, nays l, and Mr.. Ranney, having taken the
floor, the House adjourned.
July Co. In the Senate the tax bill WAS
taken up. The pending amendment was to
strike out the provision repeating the taxes on
bank capitol and deposits checks and drafts.
The pending amendment was rejected Is TO IL.
A motion to repeal the tan on bank capitol and
retain that on deposits was negatived, 8 to 45.
The Senate committee amendment TO the drst
on tobacco was then agreed to, 80 to 9, and tie
question required on the remainder OF the sec.
zion. The bill went over until tomorrow.
The House took up the Alabama contested
election case, Smith Va. Shelley, and after dis.
cussion In which Ranney, Calkins, Springer
aud Townsend participated, the resolution de-
clariRg the seat vacant, was passed. Mr.. Reed
called up the resolution as the Committee on
Rules reported in March, to amend the rules 90
as TO provide that during the morning hour 1t
shall be In order to consider such bills reported
from committees rs the committee In charge
shall direct 1t also provides for designation
by committee OF measure 10 be considered
when the House goes into committee of the
whole.
July 2l.-In the Senate, on motion OF Mr..
Logan the House amendment to the Senate
amendment to the Pension Appropriation bill
was cOncurred In. The bill now goes to the
President Mr.. Mcmillan, submitted the con-
ference report on the River and Harbor bill and
stated that agreements had been reached upon
all the items except those relating to the Poto-
mac Flats, Hennepin and Chesapeake Canals
and Mississippi River appropriation. the COIL
troversy upon the latter being as TO the amount
He said the c0nferees recommended concur.
renee as to all the items agreed upon; that the
Senate insists upon Its amendments In the four
items named and the appointment OF new
conference. The conference report, was finally
adopted, Al yeas to IL nays, and Messrs. NC
MILAN, Jones, of Nevada, and Ransom were
reappOinted conferees. The tax bill was taken
up, and Mr.. Bayard's amendment TO retain the
tax stamp on snuff was repeated.
The House had under consideration the con-
ference report on the General Deficiency Ap-
preparation bill. The report states that all
difference between the two Houses had been
reconciled except the mileage Of Senators for
extra session. The recommendations of the
committee on conference we're adopted 30 far
as the items which were not disputed were
concerned. Among the amendments agreed to
Is that for the payment Of the physicians attend
ing President Garfield. further conference
was then ordered and committee consisting
Of Messrs. Hiscock, and Robson and Cox, Of
New York was appointed. Mr.. Hiscock asked
consent to have the conference committee in
corporate In the bill an item Of S6,92S to
supply the deficiency IN the appropriation for
the payment Of the salary and mileage Of men,
bers Of the forty seventh Congress.