Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-12
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Amendments to the Internal Reveaue Bill
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The Senate.
WASHINGTON, July 11.-Senator Morrill,,
from the finance committee, reported favor
ably the senate bill to repeal so much of sec
ton 1885, Revised Statutes, as imposes a
charge upon the export stamp on tobacco.
Calendar
Senator Groome, from committee on pen
sions, reported bill to prevent the payment
of double pensions.
The senate finance committee adopted an
amendment to the internal revenue bill, chang
ing the date from May, 1888, to October,
1882, when the provisions Of the bill relating
to stamps, taxes on bank checks, drafts,
orders, vouchers, matches, and other articles
embraced in the schedule shall go into effect.
A conference report on the bank charter eX-
tension bill was presented and agreed to.
Consideration of the river and harbor bill
Was resumed, and Senator Harrison advocated
an amendment striking out the 50 GOO, 600 ap.
propriated for the reservoirs at the head
waters OF the Mississippi river, and inserting
$4,000 for continuing the observations and
surveys for the reservoirs.
Senators Mcmillan, Cameron, (Wis.), and
Window opposed, and Senator's Williams and
Salisbury favored the amendment, which
after long and tedious debate was rejected
yeas 2i, nays 80.
Consideration OF the amendments increasing
sundry items occupied the remainder of the
day. These were almest invariably success
full, and the proportions of the bill were gen
orally swollen. Finally, senator Vest, in op-
posing an increase of $50 ,0s0 for gilbert and
Sound, Georgia and Florida, appealed to the
instincts of self-preservatlon of the senator's
generally to prevent loading down the bill to
such an extent as to make its defeat in
evitable.
Senator Van Wyck replied that the COM
| merce committee had loaded down the bill be-
fore they reported, and this loading down had
been for the benefit of one end of the country.
| The efforts of the senate had been to equalize
this.
Senator Vest further protested against en-
dangerlng the national objects of the measure,
| among which was the Missouri river i'm
provement scheme, by burdening it with innu-
| merable smaller expenditures.
| Senator Butler, In moving an adjournment,
| said the fact seemed apparent the senate did
not expect to get away from Washington be-
| fore late in August. The motion was voted
down.
| Debate upon the amendment then proceeded
under the five minute rule, and was subse-
quently continued upon motion to posi- pOne
| the bill Indefinitely. which was made to afford
Florida senators an opportunity for further
remarks.
| A controversy then arose as to the alleged
understanding which some senator asserted
| had been had that the five minute rule was to
/ apply pending the motion, and in order to set
tie the question the official stenographers were
| referred to.
The increase for the Cumberland sound i'm
provement was then rejected.
| After disposing of various additional amend
ments the bin was reported to the senate from
the committee of the whole aud separate votes
requested upon some of the amendments
| Senator Ingalls, thought the changes haC
been so numerous no member could tell the
| exact status or total of the bill. He would
| therefore ask that all amounts be reported to
| the senate separately. He denounced the
| measure as an annual shame; scandal and dis
grace of American legislation.
Senator McMillan-Upon that there is diff
| ference of opinion.
Senator Ingalls, emphatically)-Nonew what
| ever. (Laughter.)
Senator cMillan then stated the amount
of the bill was SOC, 247 SIS, and the total added
| by the committee of the whole wss S763 800.
| He insisted upon proceeding with the bill, but
without further action adjournment prevailed
| rs to 26, and the senate adjourned