The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-14
SENATE.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.-Petitions of
Tobacco dealers and manufacturers for
"a rebate equal to any reduction that
may be made in the tax on tobacco
were presented by Hale, Miller and
Edmunds.
Pendleton asked unanimous consent
to take up his civil service bill for the
purpose of making it the special order
for Monday next.
Corporate existence of the First
National bank of Greensburg, In
diana, was extended to December .,
1902.
Voorhees, said there were so many
more important measures awaiting
the action of the senate he was COM
PEELED to object.
Pendleton gave notice that as soon
as the bankruptcy bill was disposed
of he would move to take up the civil
service bill.
After the introduction and refer
ence of several bills, Beck called up
his political assessment resolution.
Voorhees, addressed the senate, con-
graduating the country upon the
wonderful change OF heart on the sub
ject among the Republican senators
since the discussion last summer.
Hale read circular calling for
meeting of the liquor dealers of Day
ton, Ohio. to aid in defeating the
fanatics and prohibitionists, and said
he wished the investigation commit
tee to summon Edward Cooper and
ask how much money the Democratic
committee in New York collected
from liquor dealers there.
At 2 o'clock, without acting on
Beck's resolution, the senate resumed
consideration of the bankrupt bill.
HOUSE.
Page, from the commerce commit
tee, reported a resolution calling on
the secretary of war for information
as to whether. money appropriated by
the last river and harbor bill was APP
propriated for works on objects not
in the interests of commerce and
navigation, and if so, requesting that
Specifications be furnished. Judging
from conversation, the members OF
the committee are very much ag-
greived over the views expressed by
the president respecting the last river
and harbor bills, and some go so far as
to say they will prepares bill this year,
the recommendations of the president
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
After reading Pages resolution,
several amendments were offered, and
an interesting and exciting debate en-
sued, discussion drifting OFF into a
consideration of the subject, Mclean,
OF Maryland, and Robinson making
strolg speeches in its favor. Robin
81 n attributed the opposition to it to
metropolitan newspapers in the inter-
est OF aggregated capital.
Cox, of New York. and Kasson, of
Iowa. renewed their opposition to the
bill, and members of the house sur
rounded the speakers and several times
interrupted them with laughter and
applause.
Page said the river and harbor bill
was ag0od thing. despite the fact that
the "howling demagogueS" had cried
It down. the secretary of war ought
TO be required to explain why he did
not send engineers enough for the
work of next year.
Cox, of New York, in fiery speech
opposed the resolution He told Page
that the ~h0wling demagogues" SEEM
ed TO have had a majority in his
(fA4e's) district, and in fact they had
y majority all over the country. The
people had set the seal of their dis
approval on him and the harbor bill.
Those river and harbor bill members
who are not reelected criticise the
president severely for vetoing the last
river and harb0r bill
Mclean called attention to the fact
that because New York had twenty
seven feet of water in her harbor she
objected to the Improvement Of the
harb0rs of Philadelphia Baltimore.
Mobile, New Orleans. and Galveston.
i6pplauso.l II there ever was a veto
which deserved to be overruled it was
the veto OF the harbor bill by the hon.
oraDle gentleman who now holds his
seat at the end Of the venue. That
rc1o offers no opposition to the prin-
cipIcof the bill. That veto tells you that
the amount il too great. Whose BUSH
mes. Is it to regulate the amount.when
the principle is rIghtf If to improve
navigation and commerce be wise
policy, must not congress say how