Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-07-27

In the House. under the call of States, q
number Of bills were introduced. Mr.. Cox.
submitted resolution requesting the Presi-
dent to insist on the release Of the remaining
American citizens imprisoned by the British
government under suspension of law in Ire
land, particularly in the case of d. Sweeny, of
California. A sharp personal colloquy ensued
between Mr.. Hewitt, of New York, and Mr..
Robeson, of New Jersey, the origin being in a
charge preferred by Hewitt that Robson had
revised one of his speeches for publication in
the Record, and injected in it wordsand asser-
tions which he was not bold enough to utter
on the floor of the House. Hewitt demanded
that the offensive sentences be ordered stricken
from the Record, but the speaker declined to
so order.
In the Senate on the 18th, an executive ses-
sion was held from 1l.30 A. NJ, until 4.55 p.
NJ, after which the internal revenue bill was
discussed.
In the House, joint resolution was passed
extending to the 31st of July the provisions Of
the joint resolution Of the 30th of June, pro-
vding temporarily for the expenses of the gov
ernment. The contested election case of
Smals against Tillman, from South Carolina,
was taken up, and the debate was opened by
Wait, of Connecticut, in speech in favor Of
the contestant Smalls, at the conclusion Of
which the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 10Th, the revenue tax
bill was resumed, the question being the
amendment offered by Mr.. Beck reducing the
tax on tobacco to twelve cents per pound.
After some discussion the amendment was
agreed to, by vote of 20 to 26-the amend
ment to 60 into effect on and after the 1st of
January, 1883. The Senate passed a joint res
olutiOn continuing appropriations for the last
fiscal year to July 3lst, and adjourned with Il
motion pending, offered by Voorhees,, to strike
from the revenue bill the proposed reduction
in taxes on bank capital, deposits and checks.
In the House, the contested case of Smalls
vs.. Tillman was resumed, and after the usual
display of Republican tactics in such cases,
Smalls was declared entitled to the seat, and
escorted by Wait, of Connecticut, he appeared
at the bar of the House and took the oath of
office. The Alabama case Of Smith vs. Shelly
was then taken up and decided-yeas 145, nays
/; and Ranney, of Massachusetts, having ta-
ken the floor, the House at $50 adjourned.
In the Senate, on the Goth, after some unim-
portaDt business, Morrill, moved to proceed
with the revenue tax bill, and Hale supple
mented this with motion to take up the ma
val appropriation BILL The motion to take up
the tax bill prevailed. The pending amend
ment was that of VOORHEES, to strike. out the
provision repeating the taxes on bank capital
and deposits, bank checks, drafts, &c. After
lengthy debate the amendment was rejected
Is to II. The Senate committee amendment
to the first section as amended, by the reduc-
tion of the tax on tobacco, was then agreed to
80 to 9-and the question required Oh the re-
mainder of the section. The portion adopted
fixes the tax on manufactured tobacco after
January 1st, 1883, at twelve cents per pound
| and provides that the repeal of taxes on the
capital and deposits of banks and bankers shall
| affect such taxes as are now due, and that the
repeal of the stamp tax OH bank checks, drafts,
orders and vouchers shall not take effect until
| October 1st, next.
In the House the Alabama contested case Of
Smith VS.. Shelly was resumed, and after sever
al speeches a resolution was adopted declaring
| the seat vacant.
| In the Senate on the 21st, Mr.. Butler, rising
to question of personal privilege, remarked
that he observed in the Record this morning
that a person in another place in discussing
the contested election cases had made wall
ton attack on his character and committed a
breach of parliamentary privilege for which he
was not called to order. He would not at this
late day be betrayed into a controversy with
! this individual whose acquaintance he had
never had the misfortune to make, but would
rather leave him to the Judgment and con-
tempt of all honorable men for attacking an
other in forum in which he could not be an
| swered, and, under cover of the privileges OF
that forum, declining to allow a correction of
the falsehoods he was uttering or his garbling
of evidence, perversiOn of truth and falsifica-
tion of the record. He (Butler) had withstood
the mastffs of the Republican party in the
past and could afford to dismiss with this
brief notice the yelpings of this cur of low de-
gree The name of this creature, he believed
was Samuel II. Miller, Republican, of Penn
syvania, a member of the House Elections
Committee. The conference 1eport on the
river and harbOr appropriation bill was then
presented, and after considerable debate,
agreed to. The House amendment to the
Senate amendment to the pension appropria-
ton bill was agreed to, and the bill goes to the
President. The Senate soon after O'Clock
resumed the consideration of the revenue tax
bill. Upon Bayard's suggestion snuff was in
cuded in the provision already adopted fixing
the rate on manufactured tobacco at Il cents
per pound without further action and without
considering the matter the Senate adjourned.
In the House the conference report on the
river and harb0r bill was presented. The report
was a diSagreeing one, and the committee was
discharged and new one appointed. A fur
ther conference was also ordered on the gener-
al deficiency appropriation bill.
In the Senate, on the 22nd, the committee
on appropriations reported back the House bill
directing the payment to Mrs. Lucretia B.
Garfield of fifty thousand dollars, less any sum
already paid on account of the late Presidents
salary. Passed. Hale presented the confer
ence report on the deficiency. bill. The only
disagreement was upon mileage and the Senate
insisted upon its position on this point and Or
dered a new conference. The Senate took up
the revenue bill, and, without debate, voted
down the amendment offered by Beck to retain
the taxes on perfumery medicinal preparations
and other articles in Schedule A of section
3, ,437 of the Revised Statutes. The vote was
a party one-26 to 29-Davis, of Illinois, vo-
ting no with the Republicans. Other amend
ments affecting the tobacco interests were de-
bated until adjournment.
In the House, the floor was accorded to the
Committee OH postotlce and post roads. The
first bill called up was that providing that the
postage on secOnd-claSs publications deposited
in a letter carrier Office, for deliveryby its car
rers shall lie uniform ut two cents per pound.
Passed. The next bill passed was one making
it punishable by fine and imprisonment to per-
senate postOtfice inspectors. The following
bills were also passed: Making it a misdemean-
or for any postal official to do any act forbid
den by any law relating to the postal service;
to punish postmasters for making false certiti-
Gates Of the arrival and departure of mails;
providing that no bidder for mail service on
any route shall be required to furnish with his
bid or proposal a check or draft a supplement
tai post route bill was also passed. Adjourned.
THE TILLMAN-SMALLS CASE-The Char
lesion Ne,rs and Courier comments as follows
on the recent ousting of Mr.. Tillman and the
seating of Smalls as one of the Congressional
from South Carolina: