The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-07-07
HOUSE.

JUNE 22.-The house went into commfttee
on the bill to reduce internal revenue taxa
ton. Mr.. White gave notice of an amendment
to repeal the internal revenue system so far
rs IT. affected tobacco. Mr.. Morrison charged
that the chairman of the committee of ways
and means was striving to empty the treas
ury without relieving the burdens of the peo-
pie. Messrs. Page, Aiken, and Reagan an
nounced that they would vote against the bill,
and the committee rose. A communication
from navy officers was read, asking that the
age for retirement be not changed.
JUNE 23.-The house, went into committee
of the whole on the bill to reduce internal tax
alton. Mr.. Kasson expressed the hope that
the government would not become permanent
ly dependent upon whisky shops for its rev.
enue. Mr.. Wilson gave notice of an amend.
ment to forbid national banks from receiving
interest exceeding 9 per cent. per annum for
loans. MIR. Dunnell thought 1t too early to be-
gin to repeal internal revenue laws. Mr..
Hewitt alluded to the strikes in progress, and
remarked that congress should speedily abol-
ish levies on the products Of industry, where
as tho republican party offered the working
man the abolition of the tax on matches. Mr..
Sparks attacked the entire internal revenue
system, as did also Mr.. Springer. The com.
mittee then rose, when ~eulogies were deliv-
cred upon the life of the late Thomas Allen,
and the house adjourned to this morning.
JUNE 3.-The house adopted a joint resolu-
ton for q final adjournment on July 10. A bill
was passed authorizing the construction of a
pontoon railway bridge across the Mississippi
river at the mouth of the upper Iowa river
The bill to reduce internal revenue taxation
was taken up in committee of the whole. Mr..
Robson moved an amendment striking out
the tax on bank capital, as agreed to by the
republican caucus. After considerable de-
bate 1t was rejected. Mr.. Randall's PROPOSE
ton to relieve tobacco and cigars from inter-
nal revenue taxation was lost. After q score
of other amendmentsh had been voted down,
the house adjourned.
JUNE 26.-The house, after passing some
District Of Columbia bills, went into commit
tee of the whole on the bill to reduce internal
revenue taxes. A dozen amendments were
proposed and voted down, and speeches de-
nouncing political assessments were made by
Messrs. Cox and Springer. The previous ques-
ton was ordered on the bill and amendments,
when the house adjourned.
JUNE 1.-The house accepted from NJ, ? ,rs.
Morse and Ranney q portrait of Hon. Robert
G. Winthrop. In the Alabama contested cleo
ton case of Strobach VS.. Herbert, the former
was granted leave to withdraw his papers;
and in the case of Smith vs. Shelley, from the
same state, the committee reported a resolu-
ton declaring the seat vacant. Mr.. Page, as
a question of privilege, explained how it hap
pened that the bill passed to regulate immi-
grafton was not the one agreed to by the com
mittee on commerce Mr.. Van Voorhis de-
clared that in handing the bill to Mr.. Page no
had no intention to deceive anybody. After a
hot debate the error was corrected by the
passage of the committee bill. The act to re-
duce internal revenue taxation was then taken
up. Mr.. Springer moved to recommit the bill,
with instructions to report n measure abolish
ing all internal revenue taxes, except those
on bank circulation and distilled spirits. The
motion was rejected by SO to 125. Mr.. Hewitt
said the bill gave no relief to the great indus
trial interests of the country. Mr.. Dunnell
warned the republican side that the measure
would not meet the approval of the people.
Mr.. Kelley expressed regret that the bill did
not make a more sweeping reduction. The
bill then passed by LII to 80. The bank-chart-
or bill was taken up and most of the senate
amendments were concurred in. the exception
being the one relative to gold certificates. A
conference report on the consular appropria-
ton bill was agreed to.
JUNE 2s.-In the house, Mr.. Orth reported a
resolution, which was adopted. requesting the
president to state If any officers of the United
States had made propositions to American
citizens in British prisons to accept their re-
lease upon conditions. Mr.. Robinson insisted
that for one hundred days the president had
been on his knees before Lord Granville, and
gave notice that he would nov to impeach
Minister Lowell. The naval appropriation bill
was taken up In ommlttc of the whole, and
Mr.. Robson reviewed its chief features. Mr..
Whitthorne, after criticising the provisions of
the bill, made the charge that Secretary
Robson squandered S5L,00O,0 900 of navy funds
during his administration. The committee
rose, when a senate bill was passed appropriate
ing $4,000 for n memorial column on the bat
tle-field of Monmouth.