Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-07


before Congress. 1t seemed to him there
was something in the idea that though
Georgia had aided in creating the Union,
she had also attempted to destroy il, and
that, though she had expended money in
securing the Union. she had relinquiShed
all claims upon the Treasury by with
drawing from the Union.
Mr.. Ray fNew Hampshire, a amember of
the Committee on Claims, which reported
the measure, stated that the committee had
been unanimous in favor Of the claim.
for one he would never vote to reject
claim of any State which he believed to be
just and honest, Notwithstanding that the
statute Of limitations ought to run against
it.
Mr.. HiscOck, of New York, read the act
of Congress providing that revolutionary
claims Of States must be credited and set
tied prior to 1873. If Congress proposed
to take any action in this case, it should
| open the doors and all Of the accounts be-
tween the States and the General Govern
ment be reOpened.
Mr.. BlOunt, Of Georgia, contended that
there were precedents for the payment of
revolutionary claims of States. He said
that the reason for Georgia being tardy
in asking for payment was that she was
| careful that no unjust claim should be
/ presented.
Mr.. Hewitt, of New York, said that the
claim of Georgia would probably have
been audited and allowed prior to 1873
had she not been careful to see that no
unjust claim should be brought forward.
/ The question was whether Georgia should
/ be punished for exercising that care. He
failed to find, after a good deal of re-
/ search, the precedentS referred to by the
gentleman from Georgia { Mr.. Blount),
/ but he had found that the government had
settled revolutionary claims of individ-
/ uals. He cOntended that Congress should
do as much justice to a State as to an in
dividual.
| Mr.. Hammond, of Georgia, thought that
/ it did not cOmpOrt with the dignity Of the
4 United States to plead the statute of limi-
( tatiOns against a claim which was indispu-
tabIy just and honest.
/ Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, argued that the
/ debt of the people of Georgia to the United
/ States for direct taxation should be made
a set off against the present claim Of that
State.
Mr.. BlOunt regretted that the gentleman
from Indiana Mr.. Holman) alone should
see fit to revive this old tax question,
/ when the people Of the North had provided
that that tax should not be collected.
Mr.. McLane, of Maryland, thought that
/ when the gentleman from Indiana had
been addressing himself TO the equities Of
the case, it might haye occurred to him
/ that if the State of Georgia were compelled
/ to pay any portion of the direct tax and the
/ other Southern States were not, it would
| be very bad equity. The Southern States
/ had not been called ON to pay a war tax
/ and never would be. Another objection
/ to the bill was that presented by the gen.
/ tleman from Illinois { Mr.. Singleton J,
and was to the effect that having gone out
Of the Union Georgia had forfeited her
claim to money paid to the Union during
/ the revolutionary war. If there was any
one point well settled in law and Ameri-
1 can craftsmanship it was that no State
/ ever did 90 out Of the Union.
After further discussion, the committee
refused by a vote of Isl to 76 to strike out
the enacting clause.
The bill was then reported to the House
and it was passed-yeas 80, nays 80.
Mr.. Steele, of Indiana, offered a resOlu-
/ tiOn directing the Committee on Civil Ser
/ vice Reform to inquire how much money
1 was collected by the campaign managers
/ of the Democratic party from the Golden
/ Club and from the Free Trade Club for
use in the election of 1882, LET it be
adOptedn' cried several Democrats, but
Mr.. KassOn objected to its present consid-
GRAFTON for the same reason which
prompted him to object to Mr.. Willis res
OlutiOn this morning, that the committee
/ had at present as much work before it as
it could accomplish.
Mr.. T0wnshend, OfIllinOis, called atten-
ton to the fact that the objection came
from the Republican side, and then the
resolution was referred.
Mr.. kassOn presented the views of the
minority of the Committee of Ways and
I Means on the internal revenue bill, They
were ordered printed.
The minority report is signed by Messrs.
/ KassOn, Dunnell, Mckinley, Haskell,
/ Morrison and Russell. They are of the
opinion that so long as it remains neces-
sary to collect any portion of the revenue
/ of the government from internal taxation
the two sources which can best support
the imposition of tax are distilled spir-
/ its and tobacco
Messrs. Dunnell and Haskell also filed
supplemental minority report, in which
/ they favor the abolition of all internal
revenue taxes except those on malt and
spirituOus liquors, tobacco, snuff and
cigars. Adjourned.
FRENCH-AMERICAN CLAIMS.
The French-American Claims Commits
sion to-day made an award granting to
Charles Raymond a claim against the
United States for $500, with interest
at five per cent. from July l, 1862;
also to Jean Jacques, claimant against
( the United States, one hundred dollars,
with interest at per cent, from August l,
/ 1868. The following cases were dsal-
/ lowed: Joseph Daussan, Jeanne S. Ban
] u, n
dale against the United States. Two
/ cases FRANCOIS Grand against the United
States were dismissed for want of jurisdic-
ton. The commission adjourned to Mon
! day next.
LAND GRANTS TO RAILROADS.
The action of the House to-day in re-
ferring that portion of the Presidents
message relating to land grants to rail
roads, which, in order to escape State tax
alton, have failed to take out patents, to
/ the Judiciary Committee instead of to the
4 Pacific Railroads Committee as hereto
fore, has created good deal of comment.
! 1t is regarded as an anti-mOnOpoly step,
The Pacific Railroads Committee has al
ways managed to strangle any legislation
aimed at making those corporations COM
/ ply with the laws.
NOMINATIONS.
The President sent the following nomi-
nations to the Senate to-day: Brigadier
/ General John Pope to be Major General,
! Colonel Ranald ;. Mackenzie, of the
Fourth Cavalry, to be Brgadier General,
and a long list of other promotions affect
ing all grades of the army from
/ Second Lieutenant to Colonel.
The President also nominated
Edward NJ. Cheney, of Florida, to be
/ United States Attorney for the Northern
District of Florida: Henry H. Morgan, of
the United States at Mexico.
CHEAPER POSTAGE.
The House Committee on Post Offices
and Post Roads will report in favor of a
reduction Of letter postage to two cents
per half ounce.
THE HILL MEMORIAL SERVICES.
The Georgia delegation have decided to
have January 20 set aside for eulOgies
upon the late Senator Hill.
POLITICAL PROSECUTIONS.
Several Parties Acquitted in North Car