Huntsville gazette., 1882-07-22

the otner amendments of the committee.
The Pelnbina Territory bill was laid over as
unflnishee business. In the House dis
cusSion of the sundry civil bill was resumed
The ftem of S2, 100000 for public printing
caused debate, and it was voted that the Su-
preme Court reports should be published at
the pubic printing Office and sold at ten per
cent. above cost.
THE bill to esta blish bureau of animal
industry was reported in the Senate on the
18th. A resolution to inquire into the expe-
diency of publishing certain papers of An
drew Jackson was adopted; also, a resolu-
ton aPpropriating S50,00Gtor representation
at the fisheries exhibition in May, 1888. The
the business of the morning h~-sr
to take up the tax-reduction bill.
The Democrats, on opposing this, were ac-
ccused of opposing a reduction OF taxation,
and the result was an all day debate over the
matter. with some tariff talk thrown ill.,.
In the House the sundry civil bill was taken
up and the sum of $4,000 voted to thirty-five
contestants for seats. A wrangle arose over
an item of $4,000 for civil service reform
measures Mr.. Horr declaring competitive ex
aminations humbug. The bill passed-l3S
to 40.
Mr.. BAYARD criticised the tax bill in the
Senate on the Hth, after which it was read
for amendments and went over. In the
House most of the Senate amendments to
the general deficiency bill were rejected. The
determine claims for services to President
Garfield while sick was debated by MesSrs.
Blackburn Taylor, Springer, Hitchcock, Dun
nell and others, and the House refused to
cOncur-75 to s3. Mr. Taylor was then given
unanimous consent to pay to the widow of
Mr.. Garfield $500 900, less any sum paid him on
his salary as President, and the bill passed
A night session for pension bills was held
SENATOR ANTHONY introduced bill to
repeal so much of the army bill as relates to
fl,.,, of Charr nd Ghnr
dan, July Is. A resolution was adopted call
ing for declarations of Bulwer and Clayton on
the Clayton Bulwer treaty. The resolution
Withholding payment of double pension to
Gen. w. b. Burnett was discussed till the eX-
piration of the morning hour. The pension
appropriation bill was then taken mp,
and Mr.. Beck moved an amendment that
once q year the names of pensioners
be published in one newspaper in every
county. After some discussion the amend
ment was ruled out on point OF order and
the bill passed. The Senate insisted on its
amendments to the harbor BILL. In the
appropriation bill reported disagreement
and the same conferees were reappointed.
The matter of salaries of Senate and House
employees was referred to the civil service
reform committee. The resolution was
adopted calling for information as to the
privileges of the French Cable Company.
The Senate amendments to the river ana mar
Dor bill were non -concurred in.
n
lative appropriation bill was appointed in the
Senate on the 18th. Consideration of the in
ternal revenue bill was resumed. Mr. Beck
advocated a reduction of the tobacco tax to
ten cents and criticised the provisions OF the
House bill. Mr.. Sherman in discussion of the
question as to how far it would be safe to re-
duce the revenue of the country, called at
tention to the remarkable change in the Dal-
ance of trade, to the prospects of a favorable
wheat crop in Europe. and to the widespread
strikes now in progress, as being cir
cumstances which should not be over
looked in considering whether there
would be a large surplus in the Treasury
at the end of the present fiscal year.;
In the House. Mr.. Robinson of New York,
introduced several resolutions in the interest
of American citizens in British prisons. Also
q resolution calling the Secretary of the
Navy for the instructions under which Com
modore Nicholson threatened to open fire on
the city of Alexandria under certain contin-
gencies, and to inform the Government
whether the American sailors and officers
were performing police duty in Alexandria
under the British Admiral, and if so, by what
authority. Senate bill to provide additional
industrial training schools for the Indian
youth, and authorizing the use of unoccupied
military barracks for such purposes, passed