The Worthington advance., 1882-08-03
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY, JULY -.

and MahOnes amendment to reduce the
tax on tobacco to eight cents pound was
voted down-l8 to 80. The clause in rela-
tion to rebate was then taken up and adopt
ed after lengthy debate, at the conclusion
Of which the senate adjourned.
HousE.-The minority report of the judi
ciary committee on the Northern Pacific
land grant was presented. Mr.. Knott in
troduced bill declaring forfeited to the
United States certain lands granted the
unpateated July l, 1882, with \ joint reso-
luton requesting the president to see that
no patent be issued to that company for any
lands remaining unpatented July l, 1882, or
until congress shall have acted upon this
bill.
The special order Of business was in reia-
ton to the District Of Columbia, but legisla-
ency with which Representatives Bayne of
Pennsylvania and Cox Of New York oppose&,
the passage Of any bills unless an amend
ment was agreed to repeating the tax Of $500
on commercial agents. The chairman of
the district committee would not entertain
such proposition although it was demon
strated that the tax was unjust and should
not be imposed upon persons who had al
ready paid tax in another part Of the coun-
try for carrying on their business. As fast
as bills were presented relating to district in-
aside and In every case the motion pre-
vailed
TUESDAY, JULY os
SENArE-The day was nearly all devoted
to the revenue bill on which, however, no
important action was taken. The debate
was confined to the sugar section of
the bill, and Mr.. Sherlnan's amendment
providing for the Use of the polariscope in
testing sugar was defeated after u lengthy
argument. Senator Hale gave notice that
he would antagonize the tax bill with ths
naval appropriation bill and would insist
upon its consideration.
The president sent to the senate the fol-
lowing nominations:
Pan! Mango, Iowa, consul Uf the United
States at St. Stephens, n. b.; w. H. H.
Flick, attorney Of the United States for the
district of West Virginia; Edward P. Allen,
Mich. agent for the Indians of Mucknac
agency Michigan.
H0usE.-The bill allowinga u drawback on
| material used in shipbuildng was recon-
| mitted to the ways and means committee
Another conference report was made on the
| river and harbor bill, which the house re-
| fused to receive.
Mr. Miller Of Pennsylvania received rec
ognition for question of privilege growing
| out OF the recent structure upon him by Sen
ator Butler Of South Carolina. He sent to
| the clerks desk and had read copy of the
record containing Mr.. Buttler's remarks
Mr.. Miller had read his speech, which pro-
voked the reply from Senator Butler, to-
gether with certain documentary evidence
| relating to the Hamburg massacre.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 2G.
SENATE-After long discussion, the ma
val appropriation bill was taken up in pre-
ference to the revenue bill. A long debate
ensued upon the Legislative provisions OF the
hill which went over without action.
| The tax bill was quietly buried, Messrs
Hale, Ingalls,, Plumb, Hoar, McDill and
Kellogg voting with the Democrats to take
up the naval bill. Although Mr.. Morrill,
! piteously appealed to his associates to stand
| by him and pass the measure, the young
bloods OF the senate were too anxious to get
away to the seaside, and Mr.. Morrills re-
| marks were in the nature Of funeral ser
mon.
| The senate confirmed Merritt J.. .Jocelyn
| Illinois, assistant secretary Of the interior;
! John r. Brysrly, California, collector of
! customs at Wilmington, California; Lewis
Richmond, Rhode Island, secretary oflegation
and consul general of the United States at
Rome; George NJ. Sabin, United States dis
| trict judge Of Nevada.
| The following nominations were received
from the president: J. NJ Kinds, Alabama,
marshal, United States, northern district OF
! Alabama. Harrison Allen, Pennsylvania,
marshal, United States, for the territory OF
| Dakota.
| HoraE.-rhe vote by which the house re-
flstd to agree to the conference report on
/ tl,.. nj la,
reconsidered and the report agreed to. The
| bill passed creating the Oregon Short Line
Railroad company. The river and harbor
| bl!l appropriates the enormous sum of SIS
743 S7j.
! THtkShAy JULY ~.
| SENArE.~-Mr. Williams offered an amend
ment to the sundry civil bill relative to the
! compensation to be allowed to Chas ii
Reed, for his services in the defence of Char
les ]. Guitean, limiting said compensation
to 5000. Referred. Mr. Cameron y motion
to reco,nmit the naval appropriation bill
with certain instructions was taken mp, de.
batad and finally defeated--yeas % nays
81.
The senate confirmed the appointment Of
JUS. Riley Weaver, West Virginia. secretary
| Of legation and consul general of the United
| States at Vienna; John Z. Robson, 'renne-
.see consul of the United States at Beirut.
HorsE.-Several bills of minor import
ance were passed. The bill granting right
Of way to the St, Louis & San Francisco
| railway company through the lands of the
Choctaw and Chicka.aw nations was called
| ~ discussed at length and passed. The
| indemnity bill reported disagreement,
and further conference was ordered
The chairman of the committee on
foreign affairs reported that the committee
| was in possession OF all the information on
the subject of Rear Admiral Nicholson's
threat to fire on Alexandria, and at his re-
| quest the documents containing said intor-
nation were ordered printed. An inef1ectu-
al effort was made by Mr. Mckenzie of Ken
tncky, to secure the passage of bill for q
public building at Owensboro, Ky.
FRTlAr, July %.
SENATE. An amendment to the naval bill
dividing surgeons on the active list into
three classes Was decided by the chair to be
out of order, involving general legislation,
and on al appeal the chair was sustained
~ to ~. Under This decision several other
amendiitNS were ruled out
HorsE.-To. Gay was private bill day in
the mouse and among those on the speak
- " -~-oAe "".c" NC1C piaSScu Dy Tile senate
was one to retire Gen. Grant 1t was feared
that this might be reached and wrangle
Plecipitated: After a consultation by the
leaders of the republican side, it was de-
tcrmined to avoid such an event by an ear
ly adjournment until Monday, although
some OF the more earnest workers rebelled,
this plan was carried out Before adjourn.
ment, resolution was adopted, providing
for an extension of the appropriation for
the expenses OF the government for the pres
ent fiscal year until August
"Reminiscences OF Webster.
A writer in the Providence Journal re-
lates the following anecdote of Mr.. Web
ster's reply to Hayne, which was told
him by Mr.. John Whipple. "He was
engaged in arguing case before the SUI
preme court while Mr.. Webster was
speaking, and did not hear him. He
said when he walked up in the morning
he found the whole city in perfct flror
about Mr.. Webster's great triumph, and
when he took up the National Intelli-
gencer and read the report of the speech,
he said to Mr.. Webster: 1T seems to
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