National Republican., 1882-07-20
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Discussing tho InternaI Revenue RE-
ductton BIII-Otl,cr Matters.


on motion Of Mr.. Miller, Of New York, the House
amendments to the Senate bill for the sale of the
old New York post-onice site was concutred In
Mr.. Allison, from the Appropriations Committee,
reported the House joint resolution, continuing
until July 3lst the resolution Of June 30, making
temporary provision for the expenditures of the
government, with an amendment continuing for
the same period the resolution for the payment
temporarily OF certain employees of the War De-
partment He asked present consideration OF the
subject.
The subject was laid aside until later in the day
Mr.. Logan introduced n bill to cUnstrue section
Q Of the act approved May 6, 1889, to execute GER
tain treaty stipulations relating to Chinese.
The bill would allow Cinnamon who were inthe
West Indies to cross this country to return home.
After u long debate MIR. Farley asked whether
any application had been made by Cinnamon de-
string to pass through the counlryJ ana whether
the only party interested in the bill was not the
railroad company from which n communication
Mr. Logan said he had presented the bill re-
gardlesS of the communication referred to, aud
proceeded further to urge It's necessity. The de-
bate then terminated, the bill was laid over with.
out action upon the motion to refer, and the
Senate, by vote Of "a TO 25, resumed considera-
uon of the tax bill
The question was upon Mr.. Becks amendment
reducing the tax ON manufactured tobacco to
twelve cents per pound, the reduction TO take
effect upon January next.
After lengthy discussion, Mr.. Becks amend
mcnt fixing the tobacco tax on and after January
!, 1883, at twelve cents per pound was then agreed
to-yens, " nays, ".
AT $40 motion to adjourn was lost by party
vote, when Mr.. Voorhees, moved to strike from the
bill the proposed reduction of taxes on bank cap
itnl and deposits ana the stamp tax on checks, &c.
Pending The motion. Mr.. Allison, by unanimous
consent, called up the House joint resolution con-
tanning appropriations of the last fiscal year until
July 81. lie said that the period for which the
appropriations were continued by prior resolu-
tiOn would expire tomorrow. the otdina opera
tions of the government could not be- carried on
after to day unless the pending resolution was
passed Mt once.
Mr.. Sewell announced that q large number of
discharges from government positions had already
occurred in consequence OF action on the matter
not having been taken earlier in the day,
In n general conversation which followed as to
the causes of delay in the appropriation bills Mr.
Dawes call attention to the prolonged contro.
yerSy IN the conference upon tue legislative bill
over comparatively trivial items. TIE attempted
reorganization of the Navy in the naval bill had
been another cause of delay.
Mr.. Logan replied that every reorganization of
the Army or Navy since the war had been brought
about by means of an appropriation bill, and that
the reason for this was that influences in Wash
ington had invariably proved strong enough to
defeat such action when undertaken in special
bills. He defended the propriety of that course
in the present Instance and denied that it had
caused delay.
Several Senators called attention to the absence
of Mr.. Hale yesterday on account of Illness as the
reason why the Naval bill had not been brought
forward.
The pending resolution was then passed, the
committee amendment having been withdrawn
to save the necessity for n return to the House.
Mr.. CockIell, from the Military Committee,
ported,,with unimportant amendments, the bill
passed by tlfe House April to relieve certain SOL
diers of the late war from charge of deseTtion.
Ordered pr ntcd.
Without further action on the tax bill the Sem
ate lat $50 adjourned until to. day.