Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-04

After further remarks by Mesere.
Van WICK, Blair, Pendleton and
Salisbury, an amendment offered
appropriation from SIS, 600 to So, 900, and
the amount for medical service from $50 900
to S35, 600, was agreed to-yeas %, nays %
Messrs. ingalls,, Rollins. Saunders, Sher-
man and Van Wyck voted with the Demo
Gratis Messrs Davis, of Illinois, and Jones,
of Florida, voted with the Republicans.
On motion of Mr.. Hosr a proviso was
added, requiring claimants to file release
under seal of all claims against the repre-
sentstives of the late President, growing
out os said illness and burial. The section
prevailed as amended, and the bill was
passed.
After placing the bankruptcy bill by or
der as unfinished business, the Senate ad-
journed until Wednesday.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the House, under the call of States,
Mr.. Robinson, of New York, offered a reso-
luton of Inquiry. 1t recites the constitu-
tional nrovisioa which prohibits any Sena-
tor or Representative being questioned for
any remarks spoken in debate. II states
that on the 25th Ct January, 1882, Lionel
Sackville West, the accredited Minister of
the British monarchy in this city, called
upon Secretary Frelinghuysen, and ques-
toned remarks delivered in the House
the day before by Mr.. Robinson, when be
expressed. his disapproVal OF the resoDu-
tion OF the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
and closed with the following resolution:
ReSOleed, That the Secretary of State is
directed to inform this House, without re-
ference to It's incompatibility with the pub
lie interest, whether said British Minister
suggested any punishment for those who
had spoken in that debate OF January
oath, 1882, without his leave; whether
he suggested the appointment OF
British censor to revise before
publication speeches delivered in the House
and Senate; whether he suggested the per-
son best fitted to administer soothing syrup
TO the British lion when isurbed bv the
eagles wing; whether he suggested official
recognition of the New York Tribune
founded bV Horace Greeley, a member of
the Irish directory of lS4S. as the British or
gan IN the United States, IN manifest ipjus-
tice to the equal claims of the Times, aud
whether said British Minister suggested
that, as we had saluted the British flag at
YOrkiOw0, he thought that we had per
manently pulled down our OVID, together
with as full report as possible of the con-
versation which passed between said Minis
ter and the Secretary of State on the 25th OF
January, 1882. Referred.
Mr.. Vance, of North Carolina (by requasD,
p peace congress, to be held in Washington
November 22i, 1882, and appropriatiDg
$3.50, COO to defrsPthe expenses Thereof
On motion of Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, the
Senate amendments to The legislative ap-
preparation bill were non concurred in.
On motion of Mr.. Manning, OF Missis
sippi, the rules were suspended. and the
bill passed appropriating $4,000 for the
erection of public building at Oxford,
Mississippi.
Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania. moved to
suspend the rules and pass the bill TO correct
an error in the Revised Statutes relative to
the duty on knit goods.
Mr.. Morrison, OF Illinois, said the bill was
presented under suspension Of the rules in
adopted which would modify the hardships
of the present tariff system.
After brief remarks by Mr.. Carlisle, of
Kentucky. in opposition to the bill, and by
Messrs. Robinson, OF New York. Haskell.
of Kansas. Peelle, Of IUdians, Briggs, Of
New Hampshire, and Hubbell, of Michi-
gan, In its favor tn motion to suspend the
rules and pass the bill was agreed to-yeas
1874. nRvs 4S
The Speaker announced as conferees on
the Legislative appropriation bin Messrs.
Cannon, of Illinois, Hiscock, OF New York,
and Atkins, of Tennessee.
Mr.. Paul, OF Virginia, moved to suspend
the rules and pass the Senate bill providing
for the erection of public huildings at Har-
risorburg and Abingdon, Va, appropriat-
ing $4,000 for that purpose in each case.
After an hour was consumed in an effort
10 obtain quorum, Mr.. Bragg, of Wiscou-
sin, took the floor in opposition to the bill.
As far as he had learned, the only products
of the two towns was penny royal and sas-
safras, which grew largely IN the streets.
There was not enough business there to
lyoo ffsn
could walk about without getting lost In the
woods.
Mr.. Paul created a good deal of amuse-
ment by his defense of the bill aud by his
denial that 1t was penny royal measure.
The motion was finally agreed to and the
bill passed.
Ga motion of Mr.. Hiscoek, of New York,
the Senate amendment to the II use hill To
pay mileage Of cents and a per diem of
81 so to witnesses In the star route cases
from beyond the Mississippi river was
agreed to.
Mr.. Hiscock, from the Appropriations
Committee, reported a substitute for the
suudiy civil appropriation bills aud gave
notice that he would ask to have 1t taken
up as soon as the naval appropriation bill
was disposed Of.
Mr.. Blanchard, of Louisiana, moved to
suspend the rules and pass the Senate bill
appropristing 800 600 for public building
at Shreveport, Louisiana.
The motion went over without action,
and the House, at 6 O'Clock, adjourned
until Wednesday.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE REDUCTION BILL
The Senate Finance Committee at a
special meeting to day had under consideTa-
tion the bill to reduce internal revenue
taxation, which passed the House
on the 9th ult. Mr.. Rogers,
Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
upon invitation Of the committee,
views of the department ou the pending
bill
Mr.. Rogers opposed the proViso which
the House app ended to the bill, and gave
strong reasons why it should be stricken
out. This proviso allows a rebate or draw
back of the full amount of the reduction
on all original unbroken packages Of checks,
matches, cigars, cheroots and cigarettes
held ny manufacturers or dealers on the pass
age of the act and upon which the tax has
been paid. The provlso also makes it the
duty OF the Commissioner OF Internal ReVe-
nue., with the approval of the Secretary of
the Treasury, to adopt rules and regulations
and prescribe ami furnish the blanks and
forms necessary to carry the act into effect.
Mr.. Rogers stated that the effect OF this
proviso would simply be to take large
amount of money from the Treasury as a
gratuitY to dealers, while It would confer
no benefit on the consumer. That the DIFF
ference OF mills on cigars would not be ap-
plicable with reference to a single cigar,
and would make no difference in their cost
to the consumer, and that the prOvIsO,
II allowed to stand In the bill, would give
rise to hundreds of thousands of vexatious
claims, entailing upon the department a
vast amount of labor and expense in their as
cariainment and adjustment, and would open
the doors for innumerable frauds, which
It would be next to impossible to guard
a ainst by any system OF regulation.
The committee virtually decided to strike
out the entire provisO. They will hold an
other meeting tomorrow, when they ex-
pect to be ready to report the bill TO the
Senate.
NOMINATIONS.
The President to-day sent to the Senate
the following nominations John Davis,
of the District OF Columbia, to be First
Assistant Secretary OF State, vice J. s. Ban
croft Davis, resigned; Colonel Charles H.
Crane, Assistant Surgeon General, to be
Surgeon General, with the rank OF Brigadler
General; Jas. Atkins, OF Georgia, to be
United States District Judge for the
Northern district of Georgia.; Eu-
gene Schuyler, Of New Hampshire, to
be Minister Resident and Consul General to
Roumania, Servia and Greece. John Worth
ingtOn, of New York, to be United States
Consul at Malta, Commodore A. K Hughes
to be Rear Admiral, and Capt. William K.
Mayo to be Commodore.
RECALLED.
Commodore r. w. Shufeldt has been de-
tached from duty Ia China with the United