The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-07-06
roriy.soycnil Congress

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TOriy.sovcnih Congress.
SENATE.
WAuuNdroN, June u. The senate In TN
morning hour took up the legislative, exec
utiye and Judiciary appropriations bill, IN
| bill having precedence under the rules. M
attempt was made to resume the discussion
| npon political assessment or that upOT
| bankruptcy. The measures and items d
expenditure were considered paragraph by
paragraph.
The senate, after disposing of siSty.eight
of the one hundred and sixteen pages OF the
bill, informally .laid it aside until to-moT'
row.
The house bill to regulate immigration
was received and referred to the committee
on commerce.
The executive session adjourned.
HOUSE.
Ranney, OF Massachusetts,, from the com
mittce on elections, reported resolution
in the contested election case OF Strobach
W. Herbert, from the second district OF
Alabama; ii grants leave to contestant to
Withdraw the contest without prejudice.
Adopted.
Thompson, from the same committe, sub
mitted report in the contested election
case of Smith VS.. Shelly, from the fourth
district Of Alabama, accompanied by res:
olution declaring the seat vacant. LAID
over for further action.
Page, chairman of the committee on com
MERGE, rising to question Of privilege, sent
to the clerks desk and had read the follow
ing statement, relative 10 the passage OF q
bill to regulate immigration
On Monday, the 18th inst, by unani
nous consent Reagan, of Texas, represent
ing the committee of commerce
moved to suspend the rules ana
pass the house bill to regulate
immigration. The bill which he offered
was handed to him by VanVoorhes,, OF
New York, and purported to be the bill
agreed to by the committee on commerce.
Reagan remembered that the committee
present were mislead in regard to the bill
which was passed, they Surprising it to be
true copy of the bill sgreed to by the
committee on, commerce. he recon-,
house substitute the true bill
now in the possession of the commit
tee for the one passed. Van Voorhees, OBJ
iected. McLanc, of Maryland, contended
as the statement intimated that the gentle
man from Texas (Reagan) had been imposed
upon. A question of privilege was raised,
and as it was not competent for an obltc-
ton to be raised against the consideration
Of the bill, the speaker TOOK
tending to reflect upon anybody.
He desired to state that the committee on
commerce found itself embarrassed by the
fact that the wrong bill had passed the
house, and he deemed it injustice to the
committee that the house should consent
| to pass the bill as it came from the COM
mittee.
VanVoorhe,- the last week the
newspapers have been filled with the publ
| If send
clerks desk. / do not blame
the newspapers, because the
falsehood in them emanated from
some member, or members, OF the
committee on commerce There never WAS
more false charge made than that | de.
signed to deceive anybody in the passage OF
a bill Of such momentous Importance to the
country"
He then sent to the clerks desk, and had
read, as q specimen brick, an article in the
Chicago Tribune abiding to his action rs a
high-handed outrage. Continuing, he said
1.-THE provision of this bill which is com.
planned of is one of the highest puclic con
Germ. believe that every patriotic mem.
Der fthis house, ifhe will read the bill and
examine the authorities and facts, will see
that this fourth section ought TO be passed
exactly ms it IS"
In the neutrality-suspicious. anVoorhee'
remarks he made ain attack upon Reagan, %
Texas, characterizing his conduct as sneak
ing and the accusation of the gentleman
from Texas as ofineflable meanress.
Hammond. of Georgia, Immediately de
manded that the words be taken down and
offered the resolution declaring that tho
language was unparliamentary and should
receive the censure of the house.
VanVOorhees quickly withdrew the Of
fensive remark, claiming that he did not
know that they were parliamentary
whercupon Hammond, with i'll
conceited sarcasm, stated that it would be
cruel under such circumstances to pres:
the resolution, and withdrewit.
Reagan took the floor to reply to Van
VOORHEES,. At the conclusion of ReaFan'S
remarks, which were very severe on Van
Voorhees, action, the house passed, with
out discussion, the bill to regulate immigra
ton. as agreed upon by the committee on
commerce, and then proceeded to the con
sideration of the bill to reduce internal rev
enue taxation.
The motion TO rccommit the bill with in
structions TO the committee on ways and
means and report the bill aooliShing all IN
ternal taxation except that on bank cirCu
lation and distilled spirits, was defeated by
a vote of-yeas, 90; nays, l2j. The bill then
passcd-yeas, l27; nays, 50.
II aboishes the tax on bank checks, CAPT.
tai and deposits, matches, periumer", and
proprietary medicines, reduces the License
tax on tobacco dealers, and reduces TO 81
taxes on cigars and cigarettes weighing
more than three pounds per l,OCO and e
! - cents on cigarettes weighing less thar
three pounds per 1000.
The bank charter bill having beer
reached, most of the senate amendments
were concurred in, including that authoriz
ing the secretary Of the treasury ~ ca
change 3 per cent. bonds for 81 pei
cents. The most important amendment
non-concurred in Is that relative to the
gold certificates, Grape. giving as reasot
for non-concurreDce that lac desired the
provisions Of that portion Of the bill broad
ened.
Adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June 2s.-The committee
on naval affairs reported the bill providing
for the construction ola cOaling dock ant
naval siore-housc upon st. Helena Island
on Herefort river. The amount OF the ap
preparation is not specified in the bill
Placed on the calendar.
House bill authorizing the construction
Of bridges over st. Mary, Satilla and othe
rivers in Georgia and Florida, was reported
and passed.
Mr.. Jonas. Of Louisiana, from the com
mittee on improvement Of the Mississippi
river. reported an amendment Of the sun
dry civil bill, fixing the salaries Of member
Of the Mississippi river commission a
5000 per annum. Referred 10 the com
/ mittee on appropriations.
On motion Of Mr.. Jonas, senate bill a.
taching the parishes Of ST. Marys au'
iberia to the western judicial district o
Louisiana was passed.
The senate resumed consideration Of th
legislative. executive and judiciary appro
pfiatInns bill. and devoted 20 il the remain
! der Of the dave session. The remaining CON
Imiftee amendments, upon page ~ OF th
bin. were agreed 90 and the bill was tenn
/ p0rarily laid aside.
House bill for an extension Of bank char
tors uas received with the Information tina
the house had agreed 10 some and dis
agreed % other senate amendments.
Mr. Beck moved 10 refer the bill 10 th
fnsnre committee in order that the mes
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