Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-07-26
FoRTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS.
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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 IS per day |
was referred and the senate-veas 49, NAYS 20 |
went into executive session. After the execu- |
tive session the revenue bill was taken up and
debated until adjournment.
WEDNESDAY, July 19.-Sewell presented a
communication from Brevet Mai.-Gen Nc
quade, transmitting resolution adopted
unanimously at a recent annual meeting of the
Society of the Fifth Army Corps at Detroit.
asking that justice be done Gen. Fltz John
Porter. Mr.. Sewell gave notice that he would
call I'D 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 l. 1883, at IL 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 800 in amount was re-
iected-yeas 10, nays 49,. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, July 20.-The internal revenue
bill was taken up. The pending amendment to
strike out the provision repeating the tax on
bank capital and deposits, bank checks, etc,
was rejected. Salisbury moved an amendment
repeating the tax on bank capital and retaining
| that on deposits. Negatived-5 to ID. The
senate then adjourned.
FRIDAY, July 21.-The house amendment to
the senate amendment to the pension appro-
priation bill was concsrred 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 adjournment was
ordered-yeas 291, nays &c. Bayard Coy re-
quest) introduced q bill authorizing Samuel l..
| Of bprt
G. Busby and VIM. McAllister, of Pennsylvania,
and their associates, to lay submarile cable
between the United States and Europe .Ad-
journed
SATURDAY, July 22.-The house bill direct
ing the payment to Mrs. Lucretia r. Garfield of
$50, 900, less any sum already paid on account of
the late Presidents salary, passed. The senate
took up the revenue bill and without debate
voted down an amendment offered by Beck to
retain the taxes on perfumery. medicinal prepar-
ations and other arflcles in Schedule A, Sec.
3437, Revised statutes. The vote was a party
one-28 to 29-Davis, Qll.) voting with the
republicans. Vance moved 70 retain the stamp
tax on playing cards. Lost by party vote-29 to
28-Davis, IN not voting. The first section of
the bill was then adopted The second section
imposing a specific taxes on tobacco and cigar
dealers, manufacturers, peddlers and retail
dealers was then discussed. The committee
amendment to the section equiring S12 exacted
from dealers in leaf tobacco to be paid annually
after May 1, 1883, was adopted. The amend
ment allowing farmer planter to sell tobacco
raised by himself without payment Of special
tax for dealers was rejected-23 to 49, An
amendment to fix the tax upon each dealer at
So, 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 1875. and 80 cents
per each dollar of monthly sales imposed by
the section was lost-22 to 26. By vote of "a
to %, 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 500 annually" BY UiUa Uoce 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 neghbors
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 OH snuff and manufactured to-
bacco after January l, 1883 at cents per pound.
This gave rise to protracted debate and the
senate, without action, adjourned.
House.
MONDAY July Hutchinson IN W intro
duced several resolutions in the interest of
American citizens in British prisons. He also
introduce 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 were 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 auXlliaries, at 5000 year, was
passed; it also provides for substitutes and
specifies that promotions in grades shall be
made at the end of year service. g.. Burrows
| (Mich.) from the committee on territories
moved to suspend the rules and have the 18th
of December next fixed for consideration of
the bill for the admission of Dakota as state.
Defeated-yeas 1O3, nays 76-not the necessary
two-thirds in the affirmative. . Campbell (Pa. J
from the committee on manufacturers, moved
TO suspend the rules and pass the bill author
izing the President to appoint commission of
| experts, sklllful IN the production and use of
metallic substances and other structural mate
rails, to execute tests and experiments on 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
the committee en- elections on the Virginia and
Maine contested election cases were made, and
resolutions declaring the sitting members Ca
bell and Reed, entitled to retain their seats,
were adopted Calkins then called up the
South Carolina contested election case of
Smalls VS.. Tillman, against which Randall
raised question of consideration, on which
the house proceeded to vote. After long delay
owing to the lack of quorum, a vote was Sc
cured resulting in IA yeas and nays, and the
case was taken up Debate was then opened.
WEDNESDAY, July 19.-The house resumed
consideration of the South Carolina contested
election case of Smalls VS.. Iillman. After de-
| bate the minority resolution declaring Tillman
entitled to his seat was defeated without divi-
sion. The resolution of the majority declaring
| Tiliman not elected was agreed to-yeas 145.
nays EXACTLY quorum. The next resolution
declared SmalIs entitled to his seat, and it was
carried-yeas al, nays s. Smalls then ap-
peared at the bar of the house and took the
oath of Office. The Alabama case of Smith VS..
Shelley was then taken up-yeas 145, nays /
and the house adjourned.
| THURSDAY, July 90. The house resumed
consideration of the Alabama contested cleo
ton case of Smith VS.. Shelly. After debate
resolution declaring the seat vacant was passed
yeas 145, nays L.. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, July 21.-Bingham (Pa.) called up
the bill to modify the money-order system. It
provides for the issuing of postal notes at a
CHARGE of 3 cents for transmi ssiOn through the