National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-26
CHIPS AND SPLINTS
FROM GOVERNMENT woRKsHohs.
Proceedings In Congress on saturday--Committec
WOrk-Doinss In the Several Departments
Appointments and DecisioRs-Somo
OF the Bills Now Pending.

closed the debate on the bill TO reduce Internal
revenue taxation was continued in the Committee
of the Whole. The question recurring upon Mr..
Holmans amendment which was so modified as
not to apply to bank checks, drafts orders, and
vouchers, but simply to strike out the clause re-
pealng the tax on bank capital and deposits 1t
was lost-s6 10 o3 Mfr. Randall offered mn amend
mont providing that from and after July J. 1888,
all laws imposing internal taxes on tobacco snuf,
cigars, cher Jots, and cigarettes shall be repealed,
well MS all laws which impose any limitation or
restriction on the sale Of leaf tobacco by the
producer. and Messr. Kelley and Randall wero
appointed tellers upon Mr.. Randall's amcndment:
The vote was announced as 80 to 1Ol Mr.. Randall
claimed that the affirmative was i03, and Mr..
Kelley Joined In asking for recount. The mis-
| take arose through tho fact that number OF
members surrounded the tellers nud made ~
impossible for their report to be heard y the Chair.
| On the recount the amendment was lost-lO5 to
| lOT. Mr.. Upson, OF Texas, offered an amend.
| inent repclling the tax on fermented liquors and
tobRccO lost. Mr.. Delister OF Wisconsin, offered
| ard advocated mn amendment repeating the tax
on fermented liquors, but II was rejected. Mr..
| Robeson offered the caucus amendment striking
out the clause reducing the special license tax on
dealers In distilled spirits; agreed to. Mr. Hatch,
OF Missouri, offered an amendment relieving
planters aud farmers from the payment OF a
| special tax for selling to consumers tobacco of
their own production. Mcssrs. House. Of Ten
| nessec, and specr. OF Georgia, advocated the
amendment as being in tho Interest OF the farmers,
jected-s9 to " Mr. willis, Of Kentucky, offered
OF corporation towithdraw from bond alcohol or
| spirits containing alcohol IN specific quantities OF
| not less than $50 gallons without payment of tax
for use in industrial pursuits without action the
committee rose, with the understanding that the
bill should come up on Monday as unfinished
reconsider the vote by which the House refused to
order the Prime Meridian bill TO u third read
| Ing. The House, at 1880, adjourned.
Representative Hazeltop, of Wisconsin, chairman
of the House Committee on Pacific Railroads, has
reported to the House a substitute for the original
| hill proposing the incorporation of the National
| Railway. This substitute authorizes the company
| to build railroad from Washington to the Hudson.
| River opposite New York, ana grants to 1t the
power to appropriate lands for the construction
aud operation OF the road so as to include the lands
necessary for depots, wharves, &C.. within the city
| of New York and Jersey CITY, IL limits the first
| class passenger fare from Washington to New York
to s5 provides that the charter shall not be sold
transferred or assigned to any person or corpora
| ton, and directs the company to begin the con-
| the passage of the act. In consideration of the
| power proposed t. be granted to the incorpor-
mails she @ p be rSsported by the Comp Company 'Ss on
| it's through fast trains between Washington and
| New York in not TO exceed six hours aud
thirty minutes per trip, for such compensation
as the Postmaster General may deem just and
equitable." The ineorporaors named in the BIZ
| McCuloch. william 4. Wallace, II. NJ. Hutchinson,
George X. ChMse, Noah l. Jeflrles, John A. j. Gre
| well, and A. f. Davis. The substitute was ordered
| The House Committee on Patents has directed
| Chairman Young TO report to the House with q
favorable recommendation a bill to increase the
salaries Of officers of the Patent Office as follows:
from S9 o to = s9 S o per 81 mn
annum three examiners in chief, from 5000 TO
$500 per annum chief clerk, from So $50 TO 81 500
per annum; one examiner in charge OF intcrier.
cnces, from S2iO0 10 $3.50 per annum; financial
clerk, from $40 to 800 per annum; twenty-five
principal examiners. zone of whom to have charge
| tru1p. rlgS and designs from 80 100
per 0nnum; twenty five assistant principal exam
incrs, new onicers) s2l00 0each perunnu twenty
six first assistant examiners from 81 GOO TO 81 500
each per annum twenty.six second assistant eX-
aminers from Sl,lOO to $1,000 each per nnnum:
| Wenty.siX third assistant examiners, from 81 200
TO 81 400 each per annum; one messenger aud pur-
chasing clerk, from 1000 to 81, 200 per aunum.
Senator David Davis bill TO create court of ap-
peals for the purpose of relieving the Supreme
Court has for some time been in the hands of u
subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
This sub committee, being unable, after several
meetings, to reach n conclusion has returned the
bill to the full commitee. II was said some weeks
other members preferred Representative Man-
nings bill to the Davis bill but it is said that
several members of the House who have advO-
Gated the Manning bill ure supporting the Davis
bill. The Supreme Court Is understood to desire
the passage Of the Davis bill, and the House COM
mitee has received many petitions in favor of 1t.
A member of the postal service at indianapolis,
Ind, inquired of First Assistant Postmaster Gem
eral Hatton whether any official objection would
be made to his contributing to the Republican
SAYS! 4 do not Consider it any part Of my Official
duty to dictate to the employees under me in re-
gard to the disposition they make of their own
ernment, decide for myself whether or not Twill
make voluntary contribution TO mid IN meeting
tile necessary and legitimate expenses of the cam
paign, aud nm quite willing to concedc the same
right To all other men,"
bill reported by Mr. Hampton from the
Senate Military Committee for the relief OF
Mrs. Jesse Benton Fremont proposes to compen-
safe her lat value to be determined by the Court
of Claims) fOr'lands and improvements thereon,
owned by Mrs Fremont at Point San Jose, near san
FUnciseo which were seized 6 by the government
of War shall determine that the property Is no
longer necessary for the defense Of the city of san
Francisco, in which event the bill authorizes the
surrender to Mrs, Fremont of the property and
all improvements.
The speech of Congressman Paul, of Virginia,
on the contested election case Of Mackey vs. Dib-
bic, of South Carolina, has been more largely
called for by members of Congress than any speech
delivered IN the House this session. several Con-
gressmen have ordered thousands of copies for
distribution In their districts MS I, campaign docu-
ment regarding IL MS a complete vindcation of
the charge that the Re1dJuster party OF virginia
| are repudiatlonsts.
1t is stated at the General Land Office that more
than one thousand three hundred pateuts for
mineral lands will have been Issued during the
current year ending June 80, while for the year
ending June 50, 1881, there were seven hundred
and thirty issued.
The lawful money deposit in the Treasury
Saturday for the redemption of notes OF banks
! reducing circulation is s2i,GSi,0H; failed banks
Slllp2S370; banks in liquidation, s9,SG6,2 277 80,
making II total fund OF $4,000 1900
Ensgns H. c. Wakenshaw aud Augustus f.
Fpcbtilcr have been ordered to the Coast Survey
Master David Peacock has been detached from
the photographic Onice and ordered to the En-
| tcrprise.
The Senate Committee on Appropriations, ailei
a session of eight hours Saturday, perfected the
legislative, executive, and judicial appropriation
bill, aud will to-day report the same to the
| Senate.
Tho Comptroller ofthe Currency has authorized
the First National Bank of Roanoke, Va, and thC
| Catlettsburg National Bank of Kentucky to com
mencc business, each with capital of $4,000.
Senator Coke says Hon. John Ireland will be the
Democratic candidate for governor of Texas.
VIII IL Surprise Mr. NnttOnG
The Franklin, Texas, correspondent OF the Gal
weston Neus, under date Of June 1G, writes that
Journal as follows; 1--WE were surprised to see
from your Washington special that Captain 4. J
McHugh is in Washington city after the Calvcr
pOstoilice. The present postmaster, Captain Nc.