Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-02-17
HOUSE.

Mr. Cox from the committee to audit the
expense growing out of the death and burial
OF President Garfield. reported a bill grant
ing pension of 900 year to Mrs. Lu-
cretia X. Garfield. Mr.. Atkins, of Tennes-
see, said that he would not object to the bill,
but he thought a similar measure should be
adopted to pension the widows of all the Pres
idents The bill was passed.
Mr.. Ellis, of Louisiana, by request intro
duced bill to provide for the establishment
of fast ocean steamship mail service, be-
tween the United States and Great Britain,
and to secure to the government the use of
vessels for the postal, naval, and other pur-
poses. Referred.
Petitions from 5000 merchants of New
York and Baltimore, were presented, asking
the abolition of the tax on bank deposits, and
the stamp tax on checks.
Bills were reported by Mr.. Harris, of Mas
sachusetts, from the committee on naval at
fairs, relating to color blindness in the navy
and merchant marine.
BY Mr.. Burrows, of Connecticut, from the
committee on territories, for the admission
OF Dakota into the Union as state. House
calendar.
The general opinion was that it will be in
expedient for the committee to take final
action upon the numerous bills now before
them pending the consideration of general
measures. in which all particular subjects
| must necessarily be merged, and that the
committee should endeavor to bring the
question Of the tariff commission to an early
vote. to ascertain the temper of the House
on the subject. believing that it will be time
for the coNmittee to consider tariff revIs-
ion when the House has refused the tariff
commission.
| Commission Rsum will appear before the
committee this evening, to give his views
upon the subject of internal revenue legis-
lation.
! Representative Harris submitted draft Of
proposed bill which seemed to meet with
general favor, providing for increasing and
improving the navy. 1t was the general ex-
preston that the larger of the proposed new
vessels should be constructed first and the
others built as the needs of the service re-
quire.
| The bill referred to contemplates the con-
struction of large sized fast cruisers, at A
total cost of about s., SOC, 900. and includes
one vessel of not less than $3.50 tons, two of
not less than 1900 tons, two of not less than
1850 tons, one ram, one torpedo gun boat
and one harbor torpedo boat.
The bill also authorizes the secretary of
the navy to employ an expert in navy archi-
lecture, steam engineering and ordnance, for
|
The House committee on ways and means
authorized 2 favorable report to be made to
the House today on Mr.. Burrows bill, fixing
the terms of Office of the internal revenue
collectors at four years.
number Of private bills were disposed of.
and the committee INDUCED in an informal
discussion of the tariff and internal revenue
matter.
After various other amendments had been
submitted and rejected, among others one
basing the apportlonment upon the "Seaton''
method. Mr.. Prescotts resolution was agreed
| To without discussion. A running debate fol-
lowed IN which several members spoke in ad-
vocacy of 294. 3l9. 325 AMI 326. respectively.
the proper number TO be determined upon.
Amid much confusion vote WAS then taken
on the amendment offered by Mr. Anderson,
OF Kansas, fixing the number at 325, and il
was agreed to.
| The representatives are distributed among
the several states follows:
/ Alabama s, Arkansas 5. California s, Col
orsdo l. Connecticut 4. Delaware l. Florida
2. Georgia 10, Illinois 20. indiana Is, Iowa
II. Kansas Z, Kentucky IL, louisiana 6,
I Maine 4. MARYLAND s. Massachusetts I2. Min.
neso,a 8, Michigan IL. Mississippi Z, Nilsson.
ri IA. Nebraska 8, Nevada I, New Hamp-
| shire 2. New Jersey Z, New York IS. North
Carolina 3. Ohio 81, Oregon l, Pennsylvania.
%, Rhode Island ,. South Carolina I. Ten.
nessee 10. Texas IL. Vermont 2, Virginia 10.
West Virginia 1. Wisconsin 8.
Mr.. Springer moved to reconsider the vote
b. which the House had rejected the amend.
ment making it lawful for the governor of any
state. after it shall be redistricted, to order .
special election for representatives where the
Legislature has failed to act In time The
motion to recousider was the signal for