The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-07-20
CONGRESSIONAL.


WASHINGTON, July 14-On and afier
Monday next the senate will meet at 10
a. m.
Logan, from the committee on appro-
priations, reported the pension appro-
priation bill. which was ordered printed
and laid over for future action.
Hill. of Colorado, from the committee
on pestofices and postroads, reported
back the bill TO punish postmasters for
making false certificates of arrival and
departure OF mails; placed on the caien-
dur.
A number of pension bills were
passed, among them one increasing the
PEN ion of the widow of Gen. Geo. A Gus
ter &c $50 per month, and one Ia house
bill) granting pension OF $50 month
to the daughter of President Taylor.
The house pension bill was amended
by the adoption of q general provision
prohibiting the payment of double pen.
sions.
The tax bin was then taken up, and
Bayard reviewed and criticized the
measure in somewhat lengthy speech
in which he said for the first time in the
history of the country, the senate had
originated a bill to change the tariff
because party exigency demanded it.
He asked, if il was such an equivalent
and reasonable \ measure OF relief TO
the masses of the American people, as 1t
was now admitted il was their right
| TO receive, and there was not the
| diminution of one farthing in cost
of collecting internal revenue and
the cumbersome machinery bureau
of internal taxation stood undiminished.
He touched upon most of the PROPOSE
| tions In the bill and opposed the meas
ure as being insufficient fer the time.
~ 81,
was read for the amendments.
| Beck offered an amendment reducing
ten cents per pound the tax on manutac
tured tobacco.
| Pending discussion the matter went
| over for a day and after the executive
session the senate adjourned until To-
morrow.
HOUSE.
| WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE house
| proceeded to the consideration of the re
| manning senate amendments to the
general deficiency appropriation bill
| which had not been non-concurred IN
| yesterday. The last amendment to the
| bill was that constituting the board oil
/ audit consisting of First and Second
Controllers of the treasury and Treasurer
of the United States to whom shall be
| referred all claims and determine ali
allowances that are to be made growing
out of the illness and burial of President
James A. Garfield.
A long debate following which was
participated in by a dozen members
when finally a vote was taken and the
senate amendment was non-concurred
in: yeas rs, nays 50.
Taylor of Ohio then asked and obtain
ed the unanimous consent-to report the
bill directing the secretary OF the treas
ury to paw to the widow of the late Presl
dent Garfield fifty thousand dollars les
any sum paid TO him on account OF hi
salary as president. The bill was reat
! and PASSED unanimously.
The house went into committee of tn,
whole on the senate amendments to the
river and harbor bill, but as the amend
ments were not printed, the committee
rose, and they were ordered printed.
| The bill to -efer all claims and de
mands against the government to tn
court of claims for investigation wa
: passed.
The house then took a recess.
EVENING SESSION.
The house agreed TO the senat
amendment TO the house bill granting
pension to Augustus Miller. Thi
amendment prohibits the payment
double pensions,
, Pension bills then passed to the nun
Der of forty, among them the senate bl
granting an increase of pension TO Id
/. widow of Gen. Custer.
The house also passed bills grantin
, seventy-five condemned cannon for mol
umental purposes, and then adjourne
until tomorrow.