Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-17


partment stamps, as heretofore, prevailed
after some discussion.
Mr.. Edmunds offered an amendment, per-
mitting the Secretary of the Senate and
Clerk of the House to use official stamps
for the business OF their respective offices,
under conditions similar to department Off
cials, and concluding with the following:
''And each member of the Senate and House
of Representatives aud each Delegate from
a Territory shall have the right to send
through the mails any letter or package
containing only printed or written matter
not exceeding two ounces in weight, identi-
fed by his autograph signature, without
payment of postage"
A lively debate was had upon this sugges-
ton. Finally the yeas and nays were de-
manded, and the amendment was adopted
by the following vote
Yeas-Messrs. Aldrieh, Allison, Beck,
Blair, Call, Cameron of Pennsylvania,
Cameron of Wisconsin, Davis of West Vir-
ginia, Dawes, Edmunds, FRYE, German.
Groome, Hale, Hampton, Harrison, Hsw-
ley, Hoar, jackson, Jonas, Lspham, McDIl,
Malone, Miller of New York, Mitchell,
Sawyer. Sewell, Teller. Vance, Voorhees,,
Walker, Williams and Windom-40.
Nays-Messrs. Cockrell, Coke. Conger,
Farley. Ferry, Garland. George, Hill of Col
orado, Mcmillan, Mcpherson, Maxey, Pen
dleton, Ransom, Salisbury, Sberman-15.
OuIluk bu6 Cdll MTs OOChI641
nounced that his colleague (Mr. Vest)
was detained at home by sudden
and severe tndisposition. Mr.. Plumb was
paired with Mr. Vesh
Without further progress on the bill the
Senate, after restoring the tariff commission
TO its place as the regular order, at 6:1O went
into executive session and, at 6 o'clock,
adjourned.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE REDUCTION.
The House WAYS and Means Committee
to-day did not call upon its sub committee
for the report agreed upon yesterday and
mentioned in last nights dispatches, de-
claring in favor of a general reduction in
internal revenue taxes. Chairman Kelley, in
conversation, said the action of the Repub-
lican caucus last night has had the effect Of
modifying the views Of some of the mem
bers who have heretofore advocated heavy
reductions.
The Tobacco Manufacturers Convention
day delivered itself as follows:
ReSoleed That the action of the Republi-
can caucus, representing the majority In
Congress, declaring a reduction OF the tax
on manufactured tobacco unwise and mex
pedient, settles agitation, and 10 the opinion
of the National Tobacco Association it can
not again be revived for two years.
After some debate, it was referred back to
the committee as a matter of caution least 1t
from the Republican caucus should not
prove conclusive.
The convention at the afternoon session
adopted the resolution.
OCEAN MAIL SUBSIDIES.
The bill amendatory to the post Office
appropriation bill reported in the Senate
to-day authorizing the Postmaster General
to contract for ocean mail service upon
steamships of American build and owner
ship, provides for the expenditure of two
and half million dollars annually for the
purpose named In the bill. Two ifths of
this sum is to be expended for service from
Baltimore and Southern Atlantic and Gulf
ports.
THE STAR ROUTE CASES.
A. M. Gibson has formally withdrawn
from all connection with the star route
cases. The duties for which he was spe-
cially employed have been completed. Col.
William A. Cook, special counsel for the
government in those cases, will also
withdraw in a few days, for the stated rea
son that he is not exactly pleased with Col.
Bliss method OF managing the prosecution.
THE RED CROSS ORDER.
The Senate, in Executive session, this
afternoon unanimously ratified the declara-
tion submitted to It bv President Arthur on
the 81 inst, that the nited States accede
to the Geneva conventions Of August 22d,
1864, and October 205h, 1868, for the amelio-
ration of the wounded of armies in the field,
commonly known as the "Red Cross trea-
ties"
wHIsKRY AND TOBACCO TAX REDUCTION.
The caucus of Republican representatives
last night adopted a resolution that any
legislation at present, looking to reduction
Of the internal revenue taxes upon whisky,
tobacco and cigars, is uuwise and mex
pedient, but that some relief should be ac-
corded by extending the time during which
whisky may remain in bond without payment
of the tax.
NOMINATIONS AND COMBINATIONS.
The President sent the following nomina-
tions to the Senate to-day Henry P. Far
row, to be Collector of Customs for the
district OF Brunswick, Ga; Lewis NJ. Pleas
ants, to he Collector of Internal Revenue
for the Third district of Georgia. The
Senate confirmed John B. Weaver, of North
Carolina, as Consul at Bahia.
THE ORANGE TREE INSECT.
The House Committee on Printing agreed
to-day to report favorsbly the House resolu-
tion to print five thousand copies OF the
report from the Department OF Agriculture
relative to insects affecting orange trees.