The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-07-14
TELEGRAMS.

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action of the senate republican caucus Fri
day night, which decided to make amend
ments to the internal revenue bill that will
if adopted, reduce taxation in the neighbor
hood of $40, 000, 600. 1t was currently sale
in dispatches last night that the caucus hac
decided to reduce the tax on tobacco to the
| figure fixed IN the house bill. The decision
of the caucus was tc reduce the duty Oh
Besseimer rails from S2S to $50 per ton, ant
to abolish the duty of 25 per cent upon al
sugars, in addition to existing rates by act
March 80, 1875; they adopted the Mckinley
amendment imposing the same duty on every
article made of hoop iron. of which hoor
| iron is its chief component part, as Is now
paid on hoop iron; and to pass the knit
goods bill without amendment.
Scenes of disorder and unrarliamentary
conduct have been repeatedly witnessed in
the house during the present session Of con
gress. The speaker has time and again de-
monstrated his incapacity to quell riotous
proceedings until after language unworthy
of gentlemen and derogatory of dignity and
good order of the house has been used.
Members in the heat of personal or partisan
discussion have applied language of black
guards to each other. Only yesterday the
words 'liar ''thief," 'periurer," We're ap-
| piled by Whitthorne to Robeson, and no at
/ tempt to punish the offender followed. Oc
casionally pretense Of censuring members
who use unpariimentary language is made,
but, as in the recent controversy between
White, of Kentucky, and Kelly, of Pennsyl-
| vania, the resolution of censure is no sooner
introduced than it is withdrawn. From the
beginning of the session to the present time
no member of the house has shown nerve to
demand a reprimand of those offending
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and it is doubtful whether if one member at
any time insisted on performing his duty in
this respect the majority would have sus-
tanned him. The record of congressional
proceedings for the past seven months GER
tainly show more low and ruffinly express
sions than the record of any similar period
for years past. While such pet phrases as
liar, thief, scoundrel, perjurer, rogue, etc.,
are out of order and indefensible it is sell
dom that filthy and indecent language of
fensive to ears of gentlemen and insulting
to ladies is uttered in debate. To-day, how
ever, Butterworth, of the first Ohio district,
and Cox, of New York, engaged in dis
pute that resulted in the use of language of
provocation by charging that Butterworth
hal with $3.50 seduced democratic pros
titute to assist him in the election. Cox
referred to Ephriam Holland, the notorious
ballot-box stuffer and penitentiary bird of
Cincinnattt. Butterworth in a reply made
an obscene remark, directed at Cox, that
destroyed completely the effect of the strong
speech that he had previously made, that
caused ladies to leave the gallery, and in
the opinion of the Ohio representatives may
seriously affect his chances for reelection.
Chicago, July s..-A Washington special
states organizations among department en-
ployees were responding to Hnbbells circu-
lar, not only with money, but by adoption
of resolutions condemning those employed
who won't help the party. 1t has been
seni-ofhcially announced the republican
committee intends to send campaign fund
circulars to women-employees, and their
contributions will be returned to those who
received and responded to them.
Washington, July 9.-Among the items
agreed upon in the sundry civil bill yester.
day was the following: For Benicia arsenal
for completing erection of machinery and
arnories shops and rebuilding of blacksmith
shop and carpenter shop, $50, 900; for pur-
chase of steam engine, $500; to complete
repairs on wharf. $4,000. Representative
Berry endeavored to have the appropriation
for arsenal increased to $50, 600, but failed.
Chicago, July 9.-Washington special:
Conkling doesn't appear satisfied with Ar
thur and some of the remarks be has made
in private conversation do not indicate by
any means the intimacy and canfdence in
each other the public has for some time sup
posed to exist.
Washington, July 9.-The senate in per.
fecting the river and harbor bill yesterday
refused to agree to a provision authorizing
the secretary of war to expend an applopri-
alton of $50, 200 made by act of 1879 for
a harbor of refuge ON the Pacific coast in
the construction of a harbor at Port Oxford.
In debate ON the proposition it was stated
by Senator Mcmillan that the board of en-
gineers appointed to locate the harbor had
not determined to locate it at Port Oxford,
and In fact did not agree to the necessity of
such a harbor Senator Grover of Oregon
and Miller of California urged agreement to
the amendment, setting fourth the necessity
of harbor of refuge, but the proposition
was finally voted down.
Internal revenue receipts the past year
were nearly $50. 600, 900, being ST | ,OOO, 600
in excess of the preceding year.
The secretary of the treasury will on Mon |
day issue a call for Sl9, 600, 600 six per cent
bonds, continued at 81 per cent. from July
1881, with principal and accrued interest
beyond the 18th of September next, and in !
terest to cease on that day.
Spoken Falls, July AT 3 o'clock P. NJ |
to-day the large three story hotel building
in progress of erection near the deoot was
blown overin high wind. The building |
had just been covered and the floors and |
window frames were not yet put in place |
Work was going on very rapidly, and |
though ordinarily well braced there were
not enough braces, the floors not being in. |
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