The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-29
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.


THE tax bill came up in the Senate on the
18th and Mr. Beck's amendment reducing the
tax on manufactured tobacco to II cents a
pound was adopted-29 to rs. motion to
ad)ourn was lost by a party vote, when Mr..
voorhees, moved to strike from the bill the
proposed reduction in taxes on bank
capital and deposits and the stamp tax on
cnecks, etc. Pending the motion, Mr.. Allison,
by unanimous consent, called mp House Joint
the last fiscal year until July 81. Adopted.
Tne House resumed consideration of the
South Carolina contested election case of
Smalls VS.. Tillman. The resolution declaring
I1llman not elected was agreed to yeas, 145 (;
nays, l-exactly quorum. The next resolu.
II was carried yeas, l4l; nays, 5-Messrs.
Ford, OF Missouri; Rice, of Missouri;
H.ardenbergh, OF New Jersey; Jones,
Speaker stated that in footing up the former
vote-yeas, ll5 nays, 1.-THE clerk had made
q mistake, and that the vote should have
have made no difference, because the Chair
now voted in the affirmative, this making
quorum. Mr. Smals appeared at the bar and
took the oath of office.
In the Senate, July 30, Mr.. Cockrell
called up the House joint bill to relieve GER
tain soldiers of the late war from the charge
OF desertion. The details of the measure
were discussed by Messrs. Cockrell, Har-
nson Plumb, Hoar, Platt and Blair,
when when Mr.. Morrill, moved to. proceed
with tne tax Dill, and Mr.. Hale
supplemented this with motion to take up
The naval appropriation bill. A rambling de
bate followed upon the order of business and
Mr.. MorrilPs motion prevailed-35 to 20. The
penc1ng amendment. to strike out the provi-
sion repeating the taxes on bank capital and
deposits, bank checks. drafts, etc, was re-
1ected-l5 to Al. Senate committee amend
ment to the first section, as amended
by the, reduction of the tax on TOBACCO,
was then agreed to-39 to g. The
che section. The portion adopted fixes the
Sax on manufactured tobacco after January
!; 1888, at II cents per pound, and provides
that the repeal of the taxes on capital and
deposits of banks and bankers shall not
affect such taxes as are now due and
tax on bank checks, drafts, orders and
vouchers shall not take effect until
October next. The House resumed con-
sideration of the Alabama contested election
case ofSmithvs Shelley. Mr. Ranney, of Mass ;,
presented the case forthe majority, and urged
that inasmuch as the contestant, who had
been legally elected, had recently died, the
seat be declared vacant Adopted-l45 to l.
THE conference report on the river and
harbor bill recommending concurrence in all
the items except those relating to the Poto-
mac flats the Hennepin and the Chesapeake
Canals, and the Mississippi appropriation,
was adopted in the Senate, on the 2lst and
new conference committee was appointed to
dispose of the rejected items. House amend.
ment to the pension bill was concurred in.
Consideration of the revenue tax bill was re-
I.
tanning the match stamp tax, was re-
iected-8 to 45-and without disposing
OF the first section an adjournment
was ordered-29 to 26..... In the House.
new conference committees were au.
pointed on the river and harbor bill and the
general deficiency appropriation bill. The
bill to modify the postal money order system
passed. Also bills to classify and fix salaries
Tor the railway mail service; to authorize
extension of post routes to fix compensation
OIL fourth class postmasters. 81.
IN the Senate, July %, resolution was
adopted calling for the amount of expendi-
lures in each State since 1879 for public build.
tngs, rivers harbors, etc. The first section of
the revenue bill was adopted. An amendment
TO the second section, allowing tobacco grow
ers to sell without paying tax a. dealers was
rejected. An amendment to the third section
liking the taxes on snuff and manufactured
tobacco after Jan. l, 1888, at cents a pound,
gave rise to a protracted debate, which was
cut off by motion to adjourn. In the House
bills passed; Regulating the carrying of pas
sengers by sea; opening to settlement land in
Colorado lately occupied by Uncompahgre
and White River Utes.
ANOTHER conference committee was ap-
pointed to settle disagreement on the legis-
latve appropriation bill, in the Senate, on
and the amendment to reduce the tobacco tax
to eight cents WAS voted down. The rebate
clause was debated and amended. -. In the
House, Messrs. Knott and Payson presented
the Northern Pacific land grant. The report
was ordered printed. Further conference on
the legislative bill was ordered. Bills were
introduced to forfeit the unpatented lands of
the Northern Pacific grant and to amend the
Constitution so as to permit the veto of sepa-
rate items of an appropriation bill.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.