St. Landry democrat., 1882-07-22
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

IN the House OF Representatives, June "a
concurrent resolution was adopted for final
Adjournment July 10. The bill to reduce in
terhal taxes was debated, and all amend
ments, except that striking out the clause re-
duclng the special license tax on dealers in
distilled spirits, were rejected.
THE legislative appropriation bill was re-
ported IN the Senate, June 26, with amend
ments increasing the House total 1916, 900. Or
dered printed. Mr.. Pendleton spoke on the
resolution directing inquiry whether any at
tempt is being made to collect political as
sessmcnts. He analyzed Mr.. Hubbell's cir
cular showed that it had been sent to all
Goyel nment employees. and that it was a
plain. straightforward demand for money
1or campalsn purposes. He haracterized
as conspiracy against the purity of
the ballot-box and the purity of
elections Mr.; Allison replied that
contribution. Messrs. Hale and Van Wyck
also spoke on the resolution The conference
report on the army bill was agreed to-.
me House passed heated day over the tax
reduction bill. All amendments in interest of
tobacco growers were defeated.
THE bill to amend the act donating lands
to States which may provide agricultural col
1eges passed the Senate on the 27th The
committee reported in favor of pensions to
the widows of Cons. Custer and French The
Legislative appropriation bill was taken up
and is OF ZIG pages disposed of. House bill
to regulate immigration was received and re-
ferred. 49,. In the House, Stobach of the
Second Alabama District was granted leave
to Withdraw his contest against Herbert. The
clarins the seat of the Fourth Alabama Dis
trict vacant. Laid over. Messrs Van
Noorhis and Reagan had a tilt over the
bill to regulate immigration, which
ed by the pa Committee fe on rnm.
merce. The bill to reduce internal taxes was
further considered and passed-Is7 to 80. The
House refused to concur in Senate amend
ments to the Japanese indemnity bill. Senate
amendments to the bank charter bill were
concurred in, except the one relating to gold
certificates and few others. The conference
report ON the consular and diplomatic appro-
priatlon bill was agreed to.
The legislative appropriation bill was
further considered in the Senate, June g. A
resolution charging the scope of labor strike
inquiry was laid over The conference report
on the consular bill was agreed to. Confer
ence committees on the bank charter bill and
the Japanese indemnity bill were appointed
The House revenue bill was received and re-
ferred. with amendments proposed by Mr..
Plumb repeating % per cent. import duty on
sugar under the laws OF 1875 and RESTORING
the duty which prevailed prior to that year'
and by Mr. Beck reducing the tariff duty on
BeSsemer steel rails from S2S to sl4 per ton,
I'm the House resolution was adopted
asking further information regarding British
suspects. Mr.. Robinson gave notice of q reso-
luton to impeach NJ mister Lowell The ma
val blllwas taken up ana discussed without
action.
IN the Senate, June 20, the legislative ap.
preparation bill was taken up and some sec.
tons were laid over on account of opposition.
Several amendments were adopted, but the
bill was not disposed of. ...In the House
a bill passed to bridge the Cumber-
land River near Nashville. Report on the
case Of smalls against Tflfman of South Caro-
was laid over. The naval bill was taken up |
and Robson made speech in self defense. J
Several amendments were rejected and little |
progress made. A bill was reported to tax |
the manufacture and sale OF oleomargarine