Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-12-14

equal to any reduction In the tax were pre-.
scented by Messrs. Hail, Miller and Edmunds.
Mr.. Vance, of North Carolina offered resolu-
ton directing the Secretary OF tne Treasury to
furnish detailed statement showing tho cost
OF collecting the internal revenue IN each dis
trict, the number Of employees In each district,
and the percentage Of cost upon the sum col
lected In each district. The resolution was
agreed 10. The political assessment resou-
ton OF DIR. Beck was taken up, It's author
claiming that hs had proof 90 strong Of out
RACES Inflicted upon government employees
that the system OF political assessments would
be- made 0di0us To those even who were now
Its wermest friends. He claims TO be hble To
snow that parties have been on ted from their
places whose failure 70 contribute was due to
absolute inability, and that Ia some instances
thosa who did pay were furnished the means
by Democratic frlends Mr.. Hale of Maine,
offset this by reading a circular calling
meeting OF the liquor dealers OF Dayton. Ohio,
To aid IN defeating the "faDatics and pronib.
| tionists" and asked tha investigating commit
tee 10 ascertain how much money rad been
collected by the Democratic committee from
liquor dealers IL New York. Mr.. Hawley OF
Connecticut, introduced a bill, which was
referred To the committee on civil service re-
form preventing officers OF the United States
from collecting subscriptions from each other,
the hrst section OF which provides that 10
member or member elect Of either House OF
Congress, or employees OF either House, and
no executive, judicial, military or naval officer
of the United States, and no clerk or en-
pl0ye or any department or any branch or
bureau OF either service, shall directly or indi
rectly solicit or receive, or DO In any manner
concerned IN soliciting or receiving auy as
sessment, subscription or contribution for any
political purpose whatever, from any officer
or empl0ye OF the United States, or FROM any
person receiving any compensation nom
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United States. The second ssction provides
that any person violating this law shalt be-
deemed guilty OF misdemeanOr and shall, on
conviction, he punished by fue not exc eed
ing $4,000, or imprisonment not exceeding
three years or by such fae and Imprisonment
both, In the discretion Of the court. The
| bankruptcy bill was taken mp, and after much
discussion participated In by Messrs. Hosr,
BrOTn and ingalls, II was agreed to dispose
OF the bill Monday.
Mr.. Page OF California, from the Commerce
Committee, reported resolution calling on
tire Secretary Of War for information rs to
whether the money appropriated by the last
River and Hsrb0r bill was approx rated for
works OF objects not OF intsres. to commerce
and navigation, ana il 60, requesting that
specifications bs furnished. Several amend.
ments were offered TO this resolution, aud an
interesting aud exciting debate, In which
| personal invectives were freely used, ensued.
The discussion ended amid great noise and
confusion. A bill to improve the civil service
was reported by Mr.. Kasson, and ordered
printed. The bill authoriz ng the United States
10 Iectify thu title IN the military post at III
Paso, Texas, was passed. Mr.. McC0id OF
Iowa introduced bill u regulate inter state
| commerce, Mr.. Morse OF Massachusetts, one
10 inport free OF duties tooks printed for the
use Of the blind, both OF which were referred.
Consideration or the Consular and Diplomatic
appropriation bill was resumed. Mr.. Pages
resolution concerning the River and Harber
bill was finally adopted.