Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-23
CONGRESSIONAL,
SENATE.


the late Presidents salary. Passed.
Senator Hale presented the con
ference ON the deficiency bill. The
only disagreement was upon the
mileage amendment and the Senate
insisted upon it's position on this
point and ordered new conference.
The Senate took up the revenue
bill and without debate voted down
the amendment offered by Senator
Beck to retain the taxes on perfumery,
medical preparations and other ar
licles in schedule A of section 3437
of the revised statutes The vote
was a party one, rs to 20. Senator
Davis, of Illinois, voting no with the
Republicans.
Senator Vance moved to retain
the stamp tax on play ing cards
lost on tie vote, 2S to IS, Senator
Davis, of Illinois, not voting.
The first section of the bill was
then adopted.
The second section, imposing spe
cifc taxes upon tobacco aud cigar
dealers, manufacturers, peddlers and
retail dealers was then discussed.
The committee amendment to the
section requiring that S12 be exacted
from dealers in leaf tobacco, to be
paid annually after May ], 1888, was
adopted.
On motion of Senator Beck, pro-
viso was added rs follows: That
farmers and producers of t. bacco
may sell at the place of production
tobacco of their own growth and
raising, at retail, directly to consum
ers, to an amount not exceeding
500 annually. The vote was "A to
%. Malone and Kellogg voted aye
with the Democrats Bayard voted
no with the Republicans.
Senator Morgan offered and advo
Gated a new section, exempting from
the special tax imposed upon dealers
of manufactured tobacco farmers,
planters and lumber men, who fur
nish supplies of tobacco to their
neighbors or employees in quantities
aggIo5otins loes than ono hundred
pounds per year was adopted in a
viva voce vote.
The third section reducing the
taxes on cigars and cigarettes, hav
ing been reached, Senator Malone
moved an amendment, fixing the
taxes upon snuff and manufactured
tobacco, after June LIST, 1888, at 8
cents per pound, tue amendment
adopts the precise language of the
existing statute on the subject, ex>
cept as to the rate.
Senator Malone said the provision
would involve q reduction In the
revenue of about twelve million dole
lars, or twice the amount Effected by
the II per cent. rate previously
agreed to in the first section.
The debate on this amendment
occupied the remainder OF the ses
sion. Without reaching vote the
Senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, July 22.-On motion
of MIR. Guenther, of Wisconsin, the
denster bill to regulate the carrying
of passengers by sea, was taken from
the House calendar and passed.
On motion of MIR. Ellis, of Louisi-
ana, bill was passed authorizing
the St. Tamilany Water Works Com
pany to lay conduits, pipes and
aqueducts under the waters Of Lake
POntchartrain to connect it's northern
shore with the city New Orleans.
Under the call of committees the
WAYS and means committee called UP
the bill to allow a drawback on for
eign materials used IN connection
with domestic mater ais IN the con-
sLruction oil steam and sail vessels
for foreign account.
Mr.. Tucker of Virginia, moved to
insert the words ''or domestic aftei
the word foreign in the body of the
bill SO that it should read, built fol-
foreign or domestic account. The
Republicans promptly opposed this
amendment as opening up the ques-
ton of free ship. ''Thats what we
want" came in chorus from the
Democratic side, On viva voce
vote, there appeared to be large
majority in favor of the amendment
The Republicans demanded tellers,
when many on that side refrained
from voting, leaving the House with
out quorum.
| The yeas and nays were then de-
manded, and the vote stood: yeas SO
nays II. No quorum.
No further proceedings were had
ON the bill.
The floor was then accorded te
the committee on post offices ano
post roads.
The first bill called up was thai
providing that postage on second
class publications, deposited In the
letter carrier Office for delivery by
its carriers, shall be uniform at
cents per pound. Passed.
The next bill passed was one
making it an ofense, punishable by
fine and Imprisonment, to personatt
post Office inspectors.
The following bills were also
passed: Making it a misdemeanol
for any postal official to do any ac'
forbidden by any law relating tf
the postal service; to punish post
masters for making false certificates
of arrival and departure of mails
providing that no bidder for mai
service on any route shall be re-
quired to furnish with his bid OF
proposal check or draft; supple
mental post route bill was alst
passed.