Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-07-26
claring that they wouldn't freeze to
death for all the bears in the mountains.
Fortunately, the bear did not again visit
the camp.

Fortunately, the bear did not again visit
the camp.
F0RTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS.
Senate.
MONDAY, July 1.-THE internal revenue bill
was taken up and discussion of an amendment
reducing the tax on tobacco consumed the
major portion of the day.. After an execu-
tive session the senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, July 18.-The petition of the Gui-
teau jurors asking an allowance of 55 per day
was referred and the senate-yeas 80, nays 20
tive session the revenue bill was taken up and
debated until adjournment.
WEDNESDAY, July 19.-sewell presented a
communication from Brevet Ma. Gen. Nc
quade, transmitting q resolution adopted
unanimously at recent annual meeting Of the
Society of the Fifth Army Corps at Detroit,
asking that justice be done Gen. F1tz John
Porter. Mr.. Sewell gave notice that he would
call ND the bill for Gen. Po1ter's relief on the
first Monday in December next. The internal
revenue bill was then taken up. Beck's amend
ment, fixing the tobacco tax on and after Janu-
ary I, 1888, at II cents per pound Was agreed
to-yeas 20. nays &c.. The motion to retain
the stamp tax on bank checks, drafts, orders
and vouchers over $1OO in amount was re-
jected-yeas 19. nays 49,. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, July 2O.-The internal revenue
bill was taken up. The pending amendment to
strike out the provision repeating tho tax on
bank capital and deposits, bank checks, ETC.,
repeating the tax on bank capital and retaining
that on deposits. Negatived-5 to As. The
senate then adjourned.
FRIDAY, July 21.-The house amendment to
the senate amendment to the pension appro-
priation bill was concurred in. The bill now
goes to the President. :. The senate resumed
consideration of the revenue bill. The amend
ment of Bayard, retaining the match stamp
tax, was rejected-5 to sand without dispos-
ing of the first section an adjournment was
Ordered-yeas 291, nays &c.. .Bayard (by re-
quest introduced a bill authorizing Samuel L.
Barlow and Orazio Lugo, Of New York, Albert
G. Busby and Vim. McAihster, of Pennsylvania,
between the United States and Europe. ..Ad-
iourned.
SATURDAY, July 22.-The house bill direct
ing the payment to Mrs. Lucretia R. Garfield of
S50,000, less any sum already paid on account of
the late Presidents salary, passed. .Thesenate
| took up the revenue bill and without debate
| voted down all amendment offered by Beck to
retain the taxes on perfumery, medicinal prepar-
ations and other articles in Schedule A, Sec.
3437, Revised statutes. The vote was party
one-2S to 29-Davis, OI.) voting with the
republicans. Vance moved to retain the stamp
tax on playing cards. Lost by q party vote e-28 to
28-Davis, (Ill.) not voting. The first section of
the bill was then adopted. The second section
imposing specific taxes on tobacco and cigar
| dealers, manufacturers, peddlers and retail
dealers was then discussed. The committee
amendment to the section requiring $12 exacted
after May 1, 1883, was adopted. The amend
ment allowing a farmer planter to sell tobacco
raised by himself without payment of special
tax for dealers was rejected-23 to %. An
amendment to fix the tax upon each dealer at
$2, without reference to the character of his
employment was reiected-20 to 81. A motion
to fix the tax for retail dealers in leaf tobacco
at $40 per annum instead of 1926, and 80 cents
per each dollar of monthly sales imposed by
the section was lost-22 to 26. By vote of "a
to %, o proviso was added to the section, as
follows: "That farmers and producers of to-
bacco may sell at the place of production to-
bacco of their own growth and raising at retail
directly to consumers to an amount not exceed
ing $1O0 annually" By viva voce vote new
section was adopted exempting from the special
tax imposed upon dealers of manufactured to-
bacco farmers, planters and lumbermen, who
furnish supplies of tobacco to their neighbors
or employees in quantities aggregating less
than two pounds per year. The third section,
reducing the tax on cigars and cigarettes, having
been reached, Malone moved an amendment
fixing the tax sQal snuff And. manufactured to-
bacco after Ja.:nary !, 1888 at Sest per pound.
senate. without action, adjourned. =
House.
MONDAY, July T.--Robinson IN. " intro
duced several resolutions in the interest of
American citizens in British prisons. He also
INTRODUCED a resolution calling on the secretary
of the navy for the instructions under which
Commodore Nicholson threatened to open fire
on the city of Alexandria under certain con.
tingencies, and to inform the government
whether American sailors and officers we're per.
forming police duty in Alexandria under Brit
ish admiral, and if so. by what authority. -.
A bill providing for third grade of letter car
riers, known as auxiliaries, at $500 year, was
| passed; it also provides for substitutes and
| specifies that promotions in grades shall be
, made at the end of ayear's service. Burrows
(Mich.) from the committee on territories
moved to suspend the rules and have the 18th
of December next fixed for a consideration OF
! the bill for the admission of Dakota as a state
Defeated-yeas 103, nays 76-not the necessar,
two-thirds in the affirmative. :. Campbell (Pa.
from the committee on manufacturers, moved
to suspend the rules and pass the bill author
; izing the President to appoint q commission o
3 experts, skillful in the production and use o
, metallic substances and other structural mate
rials, to execute tests and experiments Oh iron
. steel and other materials used in the construc
ton of bridges, buildings and mechanical struc
lures, and dictate useful rules therefor. Re
! jected.. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, July 18.-Unanimous reports OF
q the committee Cn elections on the Virginia and
Maine contested election cases were made, ant
resolutions declaring the sitting members Ca
/ were adopted. >. .Calkins then called up tn
q South Carolina contested election case O
Smalls vs. Tillman, against which Randall
, raised question of consideration, on wnicl
) the house proceeded to vote. After long della.
= owing to the lack of quorum, q vote was 90
| in 1dd and q and tn
= case was taken up. Debate was then opened
WEDNESDAY, July 19.-The house resumed
:. consideration Of the South Carolina conteste,
. !. election case of Smalls vs. Iillman. After de
\ bate the minority resolution declaring Tillma
+ entitled to his Belt was defeated without dlv1
b sion. Tho resolution Of the majority declarin
r TilIman not elected was agreed to-yeas l4E
= nays 1-exactlya quorum. The next ,esolutic
. declared Smalls entitled to his seat, and it wa
= carried-yeas 141, nays S. Smalls then az
e peared at the bar of the house and took tn
oath of Office. The Alabama case Of Smith Vi
Shelley was then taken up-yeas 145, nays l.
and the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, July 90. The house resume
r consideration of the Alabama contested elet
Il ton case OF Smith vs.. Shelly. After debate
4 resolution declaring the seat vacant was passe
) yeas 145, nays l.. Adjourned.
y, FRIDAY, July 21.-Bingham Pa.) called u
. the bill to modify the mOney-order system.
Il provides for the issuing OF postal notes at
j. charge of cents for transmission through tn
l. mails of sums less than $5, that money orde
# shall not be issued for more than 800 aud tn
y. fees for money orders shall be as follows: Fl
t. orders not exceeding $40, &c; for orde1
g exceeding $40, and not exceeding S15, 10
exceeding s15 and not exceeding $50, 15c; e. e
t. ceeding $50 and not exceeding $40, 20
exceeding $40 and not exceeding $50, 25c; e.
" - ceeding $50 and not exceeding $50, SOC; excee
- ing $40 and not exceeding $50, 40c; exceed!r
a $50 and not exceeding 800, 45c. The b
le passed after the rejechon OF some amen'
k ments. >. .Townshend Qll.) offered an amen'
1f ment which was ruled ont on point OF orde
reducing letter postage to cents ana abol,S1 1
ID next bill considered and passed was the sena
1e bill to designate, classify and fix salaries
persons in the railway mail service. It de
r. ignates all such persons as railway postal cler
u and divides them into five classes, with the fl
re lowing salaries: FIRST class. $500; second ca
IN 1890; third class, 81 600; fourth Glass; Sl'@
ha SATURDAY, July 22.-The Deuster bill