Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-20
WHAT CONGRESS Is DOING.
Senate Proceedings To-day.


struction and maintenance OF bridge across the
St Lawrence river and the Senate bill to author
lie the public printer to purchase inks, rollers, lu
bricating oils, tapes, and press blankets without
previous advertisement tthe reason for the latter
being the necessity OF having these articles OF the
best quality In order to make good work) were
reported and passed.
Mr. Cockrell called up the House bill to relieve
certain soldiers OF the late war from the charge of
desertion. The practical effect OF the bill, as
developed by the discussion which followed, was
stated as follows: The first section contemplates
tne case OF soldier who served during the war
but fafled through ill-health other cause to be
present when his regiment was mustered out, and
The ID section restricts the 6ili to those who did
not attempt to desert and who, after their assumed
desertlon, returned to their commands, and allows
10 all such, or II dead, to their heirs the pay and
bounty withheld on account OF the charge OF de-
sertion or OF absence without leave The last Sec
ton exempts from the benefits OF the bin those
who served in the army a period OF less than
tweiSe 1--WE % months, and who received local bounty
Mr.. Cockrcll explained that this was intended to
prevent bounty Jumpers from being relieved OF the
vice was su1hctent evidence that the party was
not bounty jumper.
Mee 81 ae were by
Blair, when Mr.. Morrill, moved to proceed with
the tax bin, and Mr.. Hale supplemented this with
a motion TO take up the naval appropriation bill
protracted rambling debate followed upon
THE oRDRR OF BUSINESS
BY vote OF IS to 20 the Senate sustained the
motion of MI. Morrill, to lay aside the pending and
prior orders and take up the tax bill The vote
was non-partisan. and some who voted aye did so
u0n bill -
AS soon as the vote was announced Mr. Farley
na moved 70 lay aside the tax bill and take up the
Mr.. Morrill, said he would regard vote to take
up another bill In preference to the tax bill as
Qh1nhnnm0nf r h0 lnyt ftel Al 10
nO!"l
Mr.. cockren tsotto voce, but loud enough to be
neard over the chamber): "You may SO regard 1t,
Mr.: Morrill urged the friends Of the tax bill to
stand by It, In order that the House might have
all the appropriation bills should pass before the
Tux bill, Congress would probably adjourn with
.Messrs Farley and Beck urged consideration OF
the appropriation DILL
MT; Hale said he had been governed by his re-
bill with the naval BILL but II majority preferred
'ns M 1afssT ne tSn WAS ready to 60 on with It.
Ing incalculable harm to business, and it ought
to & be ended @ by dsposlng OF this legislation.
completed without loss OF time, and said he was
willing to sit 1t out
THE INTERNAL REVENUE REDUCTION BILL
Mr.. Farley's motion was rejected by a vote OF
10 ayes TO ~ nays The revenue bill was then
The panding amendment was to strike out the
provision repsaling the taxes on bank capital and
deposits, bank checks, drafts, etc.
Mr.. Vo Orhees denounced the bill as an odious
piece OF iavoritsm. in behalf Of privileged classes
banks" 1t had been concocted upon the heels OF
the session by the republican majority to serve
partzan purpose.
Mr.. Harrison remarked that the same repeal of
Dank taxes which his colleague denounced was
proposed by Mr.. Beck in the last Congress He
asked to read the bill then introduced by that SEN
yvQ iNal vCffl
finance committee
ment ana proceeded to make clear that aside from
fe fe aHs 1Se the nankS the article which
not those usually consumed by the laboring classes
AS to that exception-matches-it was doubtful
sumer. In detailing the catalogue of perfumes.
&C., which the bill would exempt from taxation.
ne said ne commended this feature to the Senator
from Ohio, tMr Sherman,) who, he understood,
would have made more rapid advancement as q
presidential candidate II he had been more devo-
In1al W1h .owara tne mothers an1 babies OF Ohio
WIN cheap soothing syrup, cosmetics and sweet
smelling powders that Senator would doubtless be
more successful hereafter
colleagues opposition to the removal OF taxes from
ne sn6Jecs Indicated by the bill, and his general
tarln declarations, were not in harmony with the
utterahces Oh other leading democrats
Nominations To-day.
The President sent the following nominations to
the Senate to-day:
George NJ sahin, OF Nevada, to be U. s. district
Judge ,f9r,, tor district saic Of N Nevada. I
port OF Galena, Ill.
House Of Representatives.
Mr.. Calk1ns called up the resolution offered by
him yesterday, reciting that it has been asserted
by Mr.. Blackburn that mistake Made by the
tany clerk in footing up roll call falsif1ca-
ton OF the record, and directing special COM
mittee OF three members to inquire into the
matter
Mr.. Blackburn having denied that he made any
charge, Mr. Calkins amended the resolution so as
to make it conform with that statement After
some debate the resolution was withdrawn
Mr.. Page submitted the conference report upon
there were indications that its consideration Would
consume large portion OF the day it was with
drawn.
THE sxITH-sHELLEY CONTEST.
The House then resumed the consideration of
the Alabama contested election case of Smith vs..
Shelley
Mr.. Ranney presented the case for the majority.
and urging that inasmuch as the contestant who
should Sc Vscan aaa de the
The case of the contestee was presented and
argued BY Mr.. BeltzhOover.
The District I'm Congress.
The House committee on the District of Colum-
bia win not hold any further meetings at this ses-
sion OF Congress ertst1.fyGsl
Mr.. German, in accordance with instructions
from the District committee, this afternoon re-
ported favoraby the bill for the relief OF the heirs
OF Joseph Pearson. -.
MEETING OF THE SENATE coANITTEE TO-DAY
The Senate District committee, at their regular
meeting this morning, ordered a favorable report
upon the Senate bill to release to the heirs of
Joseph Pearson, deceased, all interest Of the
United States In certain squares OF GROUND In
Washington. The bill to allow Ann C. Carroll and
Maria C Ftzhugh, executives OF the estate OF
Daniel Carroll, Of DaddingtOn, to take their
claim TO the Court OF Claims for al
legged damages by reason of public Improve
mentS IN Washington was also ordered TO be
favOrably reported with an amendment, substI-
tuting ''devtstes and heirs OF the devtseesn as
those who may make the claim instead Of the ex-
ecutrices, as II there was damage, the latter and
not the executrices are entitled to obtain them.
The bill to remit certain taxes against the Colun1-
bian University In consideration OF the release by
that institution OF strip of ground for the widen-
Ing OF 14th street was laid over and will not be
acted upon at this session. The Senate bill to u-
thorize the washington City and Point Lookout
railroad to enter the District which was recently
recommitted aster the House bill for the same pur-
pose had been indefinitely postponed, was laid
over without action. This was substantially
adverse action. as it is not the intention OF the
committee to do anything with It. 1t practically
dispOses OF that matter for this session.
THE RIVER AND HARB0R BILL-THH POTOMAC FLATS
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