The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-06-28

reaenttng the Committee OF commerce.
moved to suspend the rules and pass House
bin to regulate immigration. The bill
which he offered was handed to him by Mr..
Van Vorhis, OF New York, and purported
TO bc the bill agreed to by the Committee
on Commerce. Mr.. Reagan and the mem.
bers OF the committee present were misled
In regard to the bill which was passed, they
surprising II to be a true copy OF the bill
agreed TO by the committee. The commit
tee recommends and asks that the House
substitute the true bill. now in thc posses.
sion OF the committee. for the one passed..
Mr.. Van Vorhis objected.
Mr.. McLane, OF Marylan contended that
as the statement intimated that the gentle
man from Texas (Mr. Reagan) had BEEN
imposed upon question OF privilege
was raised, and it was not competent Tor
an objection to be raised against the con-
sideration OF the bill.
The Speaker took contrary view.
Mr.. Page said that without intending to
reflect upon anybody he desired to state
that the Committee on Commerce found
itself embarrassed by the fact that the
wrong bill had passed the House, and ne
deemed il lust to the committee that the
House should consent TO pass the blu rs II
came from the committee.
Mr.. Van Vorhis For the last week
the newspapers have been filled with
publications such as the one / now send 10
the clerks desk. do not blame the news
papers. because the falsehoods in them
emanated from some member or members
OF the Committee on Commerce. Ihere
never was falser charge made than that 1t
designed to deceive anybody in the pas
sage OF bill Of such momentous i'm
portance to the country. He then sent
10 the clerks desk and had read, as
ga specimen BRICK" an article in the
Chicago Tribune, abiding TO his action
as "high-handed outrage" CONTINUING,
he said: "The provision Of this bill which
is complained OF was one OF the highest
public concern. / believe that every patri-
otto member Of this House. il he will read
the bill and examine the theories and facts,
will see that this lth section ought to be
passed exactly as it is" In the concluding
portion of Mr.. Van Voorhis's remarks he
made an attack upon Mr.. Reagan, OF Texas,
characterizing his conduct as sneaking,"
and the "accusation Of the gentleman from
Texas" as "of ineflable meanness."
Mr.. Hammond. OF Georgia, Immediately
demanded that the words be taken down,
and offered resolution declaring that the
language used was supplementary ana
should receive the censure OF the House.
Mr.. Van Vorhis quickly withdrew his
offensive remarks. claiming that he did not
know that they were unparliamentary ;
whereupon Mr.. Hammond, with ill-con-
cealed sarcasm. stating that it would be
cruel under such circumstances to press
At - and Mr. Rpq-
Gan took the floor to reply to Mr.. Van
Vorhis.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Reagan's re-
marks. which were very severe on Van
Vorhis's action, the House passed with
out division the bill to regulate immigra-
ton as agreed upon by the Committee on
Commerce, and then proceeded to the con-
sideration OF the bill to reduce internal
revenue taxation.
The motion TO rccommit the bill with IN
structions TO the Committee on Ways and
Means to report bill abolishing all inter-
nal taxation except that on bank-checks,
&C., and distilled spirits, was defeated
Yeas. Sc; nays, l25.
The bill then passed-yeas, 127 nays, so.
IL aboliShes the tax on bank-checkS, capi-
tai and deposits, matches, per!Umery, and
proprietary medicines. 1t reduces the
special license-taX on tObacco-dealerS, and
reduces to 81 the tax on cigars and cigar
cites weighing more than three pounds per
thousand, and to 10 cents the tax on cigar
cites weighing less than three pounds per
thousand.
The bank-chartcr bill having been
reached, most OF the Senate amendments
were concurred in, including that author
ling the Secretary Of the Treasury to e1-
change 8 per cent. bonds for 81 per cents
The most important amendment non-con-
CURED in is that relative to gold certifi-
Gates. Mr.. Grape giving a. a reason for non
concurrence that he desired the provision,
OF that portion Of the bill broadened.
Adjourned