Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
TIE RIVER AND H4RBOR BILL IN
THE HOUSE.
"A Lively Passage Between Cox. Mclean
and Kasson-POliticalA Assessments Under
Discussion in the Senate.


WASHINGTON, Dec. Sin the senate
petitions of tobacco dealers and manufac
turers for rebate equal to any reduction
that may be made on the tax on tobacco
were presented by Messrs. Hall, Miller and
Edmunds.
Mr.. Pendleton asked unanimous consent
to take up his civil service bin for the
purpose of making it the special order for
Monday next.
Mr.. Voorhees, said there were SO many
more important measures awaiting the
action of the senate that he was COM
PEELED to object.
Mr.. Psndleton gave notice that as soon
as the bankruptcy bill was disposed of he
would move to take up the civil service
bill.
MI. Varce offered a resolution, which
was agreed to, directing the secretary Of
the treasury to furnish as soon as possible,
detailed statement showing the cost of
collecting the internal revenue in each COL
lection district, the number of employees in
each district, and tho percentage of cost
| upon the sums collected in each district.
Mr.. Harris introduced bill appropriate
ing $4,000 to John w. Franklin, admins
traitor of John Armfield, deceased, late of
Grundy county, Tenn, being the amount
taken from the bank of Louisiana by Capt.
j. w. Mcclure under military order.
After the introduction and reference of
| several bills, Mr.. Beck called up his politi-
cal assessment resolution.
Mr.. Voorhees, addressed the senate. con-
graduating the country upon the wonder
| full change of heart upon the subject
among Republican senators since the dis
| cussion last summer.
Mr.. Hale read a circular calling a meet
ing of the liquor dealers of Dayton, O.,
to aid in defeating the fanatics and prohi.
bitionists, and said he was an investigating
committee, and summoned Edward Cooper
and asked him how much money the Dem
ocratic party in New York collected from
| liquor dealers there.
Mr.. Beck said if an investigation should
| be ordered he would make the proof SO
strong of outrages inflicted upon govern
ment employees that the system of political
| assessments would be made odious even to
the other side. It could be shown that
| men and women had been ousted from
their places in departments whose failure
| to contribute was due to absolute inability,
and that in some instances Democratic
friends had given them money to pay these
| assessments so that they might be saved
from starvation.
| At O'Clock, without acting on Becks
resolution, the senate resumed considera-
ton of the bankruptcy bill.
Mr.. Hoar concluded his argument in
| favor of the Lowell bill.
Mr., Brown moved to indefinitely post
pone the subject. After discussion, it was
agreed, at the suggestion of Ingalls,, to dis.
pose of the bill on Monday.
Mr.. Hawley introduced bill, which was
referred to the committee on civil service
reform, to prevent officers of the United
States from collecting subscriptions or as.
sessments from each other. The first Sec
ton provides that no member or member
elect of either house of congress, or en-
ployes of either house, and no executive
judicial, military or naval officer of the
United States, and no clerk or employe OF
any department, or any branch or bureau
of either service, shall, directly OF
indirectly solicit Or receive. or be in an v
manner concerned in soliciting or receiv-
ing, amy assessment, subscription or con-
tribution for any political purpose what
ever. from any officer Or employe OF the
United States, OR from any person receiv-
ing any compensation from moneys de-
rived from the treasury of the United
States. The second section provides that
any person violating this law shall be
deemed guilty of misdeneanor and shall
on conviction, be punished by a fine not
exceeding $4,000 or imprisonment not ex-
ceeding three years, or by such fine and
imprisonment, both in the discretion of
| the court.
The senate held brief executive session
! and adjourned.