Huntsville gazette., 1882-07-01
FORTY.sEvENTH CONGRESS.

MIR. MORGAN's resolution for a committee
OF investigation into the labor strikes, their
cause and remedy, came mp in the Senate,
June 2l and was referred to the Committee
on Education and Labor with instructions to
report within one week. Consideration OF
the House bill to allow national banking as
sociations to extend their corporate exist
ence was then resumed........ In the House
the bill for congressional library building
was laid over till December. The bill passed
to bridge the Mississippi at New Boston. The
Dill to reduce internal taxes occupied the rest
OF the session, a large number of amendments
being offered.
A COMMUNICATIONS from Joseph f. Smith,
President of the convention of citizens ~
Utah, Transmitting an application for the adj
mission of that Territory into the Union as a
State, with a copy of the proposed Constitu-
ton, was presented in the senate, June %,
and referred. Bills passed approprating $685.
600 for Arctic observations at Lady Franklin
Bay and Alaska; granting right OF way
through the Indian territory to the Missis-
lppi, Albuquerque Inter Ocean Railway.
House bill to enable national banks to con
tussed and finally passed-34 to IL ....In
the House, the bill to reduce internal
the b because Mr. it
taxes least burdensome and retained those
most burdensome. Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri,
advocated the proposed amendment allowing
farmers and planters to sell tobacco of their
own production without the payment of spe-
cial license. Messrs. Page, Aiken and Reagan
announced tnat tnoV would vote against the
bib, and the committee rose.
AN amendment to the rules relating to the
presiding officer occupied the morning hour
in the Senate, June q. Referred. Bills
passed: To accept and ratify agreement with
Shoshone and Bannock Indians for the sale
of a portion of their reservation in Idaho, re-
quired for the Utah s. Northern Railroad, and
to make the necessary appropriation for car
rying out same; creating the Oregon Short
Line Company, in Utah, Idaho and Wyo-
ming TarritOIipS TO for the DV Cow
ernment of the Protestant Orphan Asylum
property at Natchez for the relief Of settlers
and purchasers of public lands in Nebraska
and Kansas House bill to establish uni
form system of bankruptcy came up. Mr.,
Hoar moved as substitute a measure SUBJ
stantially identical with what is known as the
commemorative of Representative Allen
OF Missouri, were received, and, at
and services by Messrs. Cockrell, Dawes,
Brown aud Vest, the usual re solutions werS
adopted .....In the House the bill relating tg
consideration M of the the biiI to reduce internal
revenue taxes was resumed. Mr.. Hewitt, oil
New York. in discussing the bill, referred td
the large number of wOrkmen refusing td
work. and considered the causes of the strikes
now in progress. Eulogies were deliv,
cred upon the lite and character of Thomas
Allen, by Messrs- Robinson of Massachusetts,,
Hewitt Of New York, and Hatch and Frost oil
Missouri. Out of respect to the memory oj
the deceased the House then adjourned.
IN the House of Representatives, June "a:
a concurrent resolution was adopted for final
adjournment July 10. The bill to reduce in
ternal taxes was debated, and all amend
ments, except that striking out the clause re,
ducing the special license tax on dealers in
distilled spirits, were rejected.
THE legislative appropriation bill was re-
ments increasing the House total $4,000. Or,
dered printed. Mr.. Pendleton spoke on tho
resolution directing inquiry whether any at,
tempt is being made to collect political as
sessments. He analyzed Mr.. HubbelPs cir,
cular showed that it had been sent to all
Government employees, and that it was a
plain raghtforward demand for money Tor for
demand upon the office holders al
conspiracy against the purity Of
the ballot-DoX and the purity OF
elections. Mr. Allison replied that
the circular asked merely for voluntary con-
tribution. Messrs. Hale and Van Wyck also
spoke on the resolution. The conference re-
port on the army bill was agreed to......Tho
House passed a heated day over the tax-re
duction bill. All amendments in interest OF
tobacco growers were defeated.