Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1882-07-27
CONGRESS.

In the United States Senate, on Tues
day, the Guiteau jurors presented a pc.
tition asking S5 day during the trial
| the tax bill was taken up, but went
over.
In the House resolutions in harmony
with the report of the Elections CON-
mittee, that Cabell CVa.) and Reed (Me.)
were entitled to their seats, were pass
ed; the South Carolina case of Small v.
Tillman was brought up, and the usual
Democratic tactics resOrted to, but a
quorum was finally obtained, the debate
bgan, and the House adjourned.
In the Senate, Wednesday, the tax bill
was discussed, ana went over; reSolu-
tion passed continuing the appropria.
tions of the last fiscal year till July 81.
In the House the South Carolina con-
| tested case was debated, and Smalls, the
contestant, was seated, after an acrimo
nious debate; the Alabama contested
case was then taken up.
In the Senate on Thursday, the tax
bill was taken up and the. pending
amendment to strike out the provision
repeating the taxes on bank capital and
deposits, bank checks, drafts, etc., deba-
| ted, and tire amendment was rejected.
An amendment repeating the tax on
bank capital, and retaining that on de-
posits (offered by Mr.. Salisbury, was
rejected-5 to 45. The Senate Commit
tee amendment to the first section, as
amended by the reduction of the tax on
tobacco, was then agreed to-39 to 9.
The bill went over.
In the House the Alabama contested
election case of Smith VS.. Shelby was
considered, and afterward the resolu-
adopted-146 to l. The House adjourn
ed for want Of quorum, resolution
to amend the rules being up.
In the Senate on Friday, the confer
ence report on the River and Harbor
Appropriation bill was agreed to, and
and conterees appointed on the items
still pending between the two Houses.
The Pension Appropriation bill amend.
ment was concurred in, and the bill
! now goes to the President. The tax bill
was considered and went over.
In the House the recommendation of
the conference committee on the Def
cheney Appropriation bill, so far as the
committee agreed, were adopted, inclu-
ding the item for the payment of Presi-
dent Garfield's physicians. Bills pass
ed to modify the money order system,
providing postal note at cost of three
cents for sums under S5, and fixing the
cost of postal orders of from $40 to Sl5
at 10 cents; SIS to $50, Is cents, and so
on, up to from 800 to 800, As cents !;
classifying postal clerks in five classes,
with salaries respectively of $500, 5000,
81 900, $1,000, and SI,4O0; fixing the
compensation of fourth class postmast-
ers, which shall not exceed $1,000 per
year, exclusive money order commits
sions.
In the Senate on Saturday, House bill
giving Mrs. Garfield the balance of her
husbands salary for last year passed
The afternoon was devoted to the Tax
bill.
In the House the new Deuster Immi-
grafton bill was passed; also bill redu-
cling newspaper postage on newspapers
to be delivered in the city of publica
ton, and providing for penalty for false
certification as to mail contractors SER
vice by POstmasters.
In the Senate on Monday, the bill to
refund to the estate of John W. Forney
S27.0s4, paid by him when Secretary of
the Senate TO cover defalcation in his
Office, was passed. The revenue bill
was taken up, the pending amendment
being the one to reduce the tobacco tax
to eight cents per pound. After debate