National Republican., 1882-12-06

Torty seventh Congress and refused on the ground
thHt he had no power in that respect.
A Ike request was made of The commissioners
OF election for said Territory appointed by the
PRESIDENT Of the United States under what is
Known as the Edmunds BILL and they refused on
the same ground.
AZ the election held November 2, 1882, to elect
Deiogate to the Forty eighth congress, your pc
uuoner received 1890 votes for the office OF Dele
gate for the unexpired term Of the Forty-seventh
congress and to I'LL the vacancy existing in said
The commissioners of elections for said Terri
tory, as will appear from copy Of their instruc,
tisns annexed, refused to CANVASS or allow faid
votes to be officially cunynssed, or an official rg-
turn OF them made, on the ground that iheir
The number Of votes SO east, and the met thnt
the voting for delegate to Oh said vacancy was
quite. general throughout the Territory, win ap-
pear from the anidavs Of precinct judges OF elec'
tion, ana II summary thereof iheIel0anneNed.
lngsmuch rs the people ofsnid Territory are en-
uted TO representation in your honoraDie oody,
ana under the construction OF the law oy the
governor and commissioners there seems TO be no
way provided for calling such an election, your
petitioner submits that the voluntary aud general
expression of the will of the people through the
ballot box is the best and only attainable manner
Of filing said vacancy, nnd7 the request that he
taid Territory for the uncSpired term OF the Forty
All Of which is respectfully submitted,
JONI I. CAME.
WASHINGTON, b. c., Decembcr4 1889.
ADDITIONAL MESSENGER FOR DooRKEEpER.
Mr. Joyce asked and was given unanimous
s0nseut to introduce the following:
Rcsoircd, That the Doorkeoper of The House be
authorized and directed TO ulaCe upon his mes.
wnger roll the name of William +. Kellogg, and
thai he be paid out of the contingent fund OF the
House, ana that the said Kellogg be under the
control of the Doorkeeper.
Referred to the Committee on Accounts.
FREE BRIDGE ACROSS THE POTOMAC.
Mr. Garrison, by unanimous consent, in
troduced bill III. Il. 6O30) TO provide free
bridge across the Potomac River, at George
town, ID. c.; which was read first and sec
ond time, referred to the Committee on the
District of Columbia, and ordered to be printed.
IETERNAL-REvENUE TAX ON TOBACCO,
SNUFF, sc.
Mr. Kelley, from the Committee on Ways
and Means, reported back with amendments,
the bill III. X. 6563) to abolish the internal
revenue tax on tobacco, snuff, cigars, and
cigarettes, and for other purposes; which was
referred to the Committee of the Whole House
ON the state of the Union, and with the ac-
cOmpanying papers, ordered to be printed
Mr. Dunnell. The minority desire to have
the privilege of submitting their views upon
this bill.
Mr. Kelley 1t was understood in committee
that the minority should have the privilege
of presenting their views
Mr. Haskell Will that give the minority
the privilege of having their views printed in
connection with the report of the majority?
The Speaker. 1t will give the minority the
right to submit their views but the minority
bill would not go upon the Calendar,
Mr. Haskell. Not minority bill but will
not the minority who desire to present very
strong dissent from the bill have the right to
have their views printed with the majority
report?
The Speaker. 1t will be printed, such being
the custom.
Mr. Randall. There is no objection to have
the views of the minority printed with the
bill, but they should be presented at an early
day, SO as not to obstruct the printing of the
majority report.
Mr. Haskell. That would have been DONE
And just here desire to explain that the ac-
ton of the Ways and Means Committee this
morning upon that bill was unexpected. The
minority were not aware of any contemplated
action such us has been taken here with ref
erence to the bill, and the bill has been re-
ported to the House SO recently since the ac
tion of the Committee on Ways and Means
was had upon it that the minority have had
no opportunity to prepare their views, which
would otherwise have been filed at this time.
Mr.. Kelley. desire to say, Mr.. Speaker,
that the bill was passed by the committee in
July last and the chairman of tho committee
was ordered to prepare the accompanying re-
port, but being hurried away he could not do
it until this time. 78N
Mr.. Randall. l desire to correct the gentle
man from Kansas. The committee did take
Mr.. Kelley. Certainly it did.
The Speaker. There need be no difficulty
about this matter. If the views of the minor
ity are not ready to be printed in connection
Awith the majority report, they can be printed
Has separate report-as part 2.
Mr.. Anderson called for the reading of the
pill, to which consent was given after a short
&lebate.
bill (H. r. G569) to abolish the internal. revenue
taxes on tobacco, snuff, cigars, and cigarettes,
Il Re enacted &c, That section 1865 of the Re-
vised statutes OF the United States, as amended by
section II Of an act entitled "Au act TO amend the
laws relating to internal revenue" approved
March l, 1879, and section 1894 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States, be- and the same are
hereby repealed.
Seq That subdivisions G, T. s, 0, 10, and II of
section 1894 of the Revised Statutes of the United
States rs amended by section IA of the act entitled
AN act to amend the laws relating to internal
revenue" approved March ]. 1879 and all laws
and parts Of laws regulating the manufacture or
sale Of tobacco, suuti, flour of snuff, cigars, or
cigarettes be, and the same are hereby repealed
SEC 3, That this act shall take effect on and after
the LIST day of july 1888; but nothing herein shall
be construed as to affect any suit prosecution
nr other proceeding pending and undetermined at
the date aforesaid.
The bill and accompanying report were re-
lerred to the Committee of the Whole House
on the state Of the Union and ordered to be
printed.
Mr. Covington. | rise to correct the Record
/ am recorded as not being present at the call
of the roll yesterday l desire to state that
answered to my name.
The Speaker The correction will bemade
RETIRED ARMY OFFICERS AS TERRITORIAL
OFFICERS
The first business upon the House calendar
was the bill a. r. 1926 to amend section 1860
of the Revised Statutes SO as not to exclude re-
tired Army officers from holding civil Office in
the Territories, as follows:
Be it enacted, Gc That the fourth clause of Sec
ton 1860 of the Revised Statutes of the United
be- and the same is hereby, amended so as to read
as follows:
Fourth mo person belonging to the Army or
Navy shall be elected to or hold any civil office or
appointment in any Territory, except officers of
the Army on the retired list"
The bill was ordered to be engrossed and
read third time; and it was accordingly
read the third time.
The question was upon the passage of the
bill.
Mr. Randall would like to ask the gem
tlcman in charge of this bill whether, when
any Of these retired Army officers are selected
Tor civil service in the Territories, their pay
US such Army officers is to continue?
The Speaker. The pay that belongs to the
officers ON the retired list?
Mr.. Randall. | mean the pay allowed to
officers of the Army and Navy on the retired
list; that is, IS per cent. of their full pay
Are they to continue to receive their retired
pay and also to receive compensation for SER
vice in civil office? If they are, then there
ought to be some sort Of equitable deduc-
tion from the pay which they receive from
the government of the United States.
Mr., Brents. In the States, where retired
Army officers are allowed to hold civil Office /
believe no provision is made for cutting oil