Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-28
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
A Quiet Day In the Senste-The Inn
migration Regulation BIll-Rea.
gan Scores Van vOoThIs- Bank
Charters' ExtensIOn-The Internal
Revenue Reduction Bill Passed.

Revenue Reduction Bm Passed.
WASHINGTON, June 27.-In the House,
Mr.. Ranney. of Massachusetts, from the
Committee on Elections, reported a resolu-
tion in the contested election case OF Stro-
bach ys. Herbert, from the Second district
OF Alabama. granting leave to the contes-
tant to withdraw his contest without preju
dice. Adopted.
Mr.. Thompson, Of Iowa, from the same
committee, submitted a report in the con-
tested election case of Smith VS.. Shelley,
from the Fourth district Of Alabama, ac-
companied by a resolution declaring the
seat vacant. Lsid over for future action.
Mr.. Page, Chabman OF the Committee on
Commerce. rising TO a question Of privilege,
sent to the Clerks desk and had read the
following statement relative to the passage
OF the bill to regulate immigration: On
Monday, the 10 h inst. by unanimous con-
sent, Mr.. Reagan of ILinoie, representing
the Committee on Commerce, moved to sus
pend the rules and pass the House bill to
regulate immigration. The bill, which
he offered, WAS handed to him
by Mr.. Van Voorhis OF New York.
aud purported to be the bill agreed 10 by
| the Committee on Commerce. Mr.. Reagan
and the members OF the committee present
were misled in regard to the bill which was
passed, they supposing It to be true copy
OF the bill agreed to by the committee. The
| committee recommends and asks that the
House substitute the true bill, now In pos
session of the committee, for the one passed.
Mr.. Van VoorhIs objected.
Mr.. MeLane, of Maryland, contended that
| as the statement intimated that the gentle
man from Texas (Mr ReagaD) had been i'm
/ posed upon, q question of privilege was
| raised, and 1t was not competent for an OBJ
| lection to be raised against the consIdera-
/ ton of the bill. The Speaker took the con-
| tTary view.
Mr. Page said that without intending to
reflect upon anybody, he desired to state
| that the Committee on Commerce found
| Itself embarrassed from the fact that the
wrong hill had passed the House, and he
deemed It just to the committee that the
| House should corsent to pass the bill as It
came from the committee.
Mr. Van Voorhis-For the last week the
newspapers have beeu filed with pubiica-
! iions such ss the one / now send to the
| Clerks desk. | do not blame the newspa-
/ pers because the falsehoods in them
/ emauated from some member or mem ers
| OF the Committee of Commerce. There
never was falser charge made than that |
/ designed TO derive any benefit in the pas
Il sage OF q Gil OF kucl DOmeuLOuS Import
ance to the country.
| He then sent to the Clerks desk and had
read, as ga specimen BRICK an article in
| the Chicago Tri6atne, alluGlng to his action
| ss a high-bauded outrage. Continuing. he
said the provision Of this bill, which is com
/ planned of. was one of the highest public
| cDucern. 1 believe that every patriotic mem
Der of this House, II he will lad the bill
and examine authorities and facts, will
| hak fr1 To ha
/ passed exactly ss it is. Ia the concluding
| portion Of Mr.. Van Voorhis' remarks ha
made an attack upon Mr.. Reagan, of Texas,
! chsracter'Z'ng his conduct as "sneaking,"
aud the accusation of the gentleman from
| Texas as one of ineffable meanness.
Mr.. Hammond, OF Georgia, Immediately
| demanded that the words be taken down,
and offered resolution declaring that the
language used was parliamentary and
i should receive the censure of the House.
Mr.. Van Voorhis quickly withdrew the
| offensive remarks claiming that he did not
know that they were parliamentary,
| whereupon Mr. Hammond, with Ill con-
| cealed sarcasm, stating that it would be
| cruel under such circumstances to press the
resolution, withdrew II.
| Mr. Reagan expressed his sm cement that
the gentleman from New York, instead Of
meeting the statement presented BY the
| committee, had chosen to go out of his way
to attemPs to make an issue with
him (Reagan) and to charge
publications to be made. and was endeavor-
| ing to perse cute him. He had enough of
propriety to know that 1t would not be
| proper to give to newspapers the contem-
| plated action OF committee on a subject
| like this. He had never said word that
could be used against the gentle
man from New York, nor had he
ever committed an act that could, in the
\ most remote degree, excuse or j1stify the
| gentlemanis course. This morning the gen.
tleman admitted his part In the transaction
aud then undertook TO cast Odium upon him
| (Mr. Reagau) because; as was asserted, he
/ added in executing his purpose, so that.
| it his statement were true, its legitimate
aud logical result would be to make him
| (Mr. ReagaD) Infamous slorg with himself
The gentleman had said that on Sa' urday,
the 18th inst, they had talked over the pro-
visions OF the bill before the committee
and the bill as the gentleman desired that
It should pass. 1t was exceedingly uE-
| pleasant to have to squsrely contradict
anybody. but he was obliged to say
| that the gentleman came to him
that Saturday and desired to talk about the
bill He was usy at the time, and the gen
tleman went away, and the subject Of the
bill was not mentioned between them. Why
the gentleman should go so far back in
his conduct might be apparent at the bot
tom, while it was not apparent on the sur
face.
Il was sufficient to say that the gentleman
brought him the bill with the statement
that 1t was the committees bill. The gen.
tleman had criticised him for not knowing
the contents of the bill he had offered. He
thanked God that his experience had been
with that class Of men whom he regarded as
truthful He had recognized the gentle
man as truthful. If he had to look upon
every member as attempting to cheat and
defraud him, he could give faith to nothing
unless It was proven. All he did was to &C
commodate the gentleman at his own re-
quest. He had obeyed the gentleman's wish,
had aided him, accepted his sugges-
lions, believing them truthful, and had
acted upon them, and in return
the gentleman had leveled his attacks upon
him. Perhaps the gentleman thought that
by attacking the ex Postmaster General OF
the Confederacy he could excite political
prejudice. Mr.. Reagan continued at some
length, squarely denyiag many Of Mr.. Van
Voorhis' allegations, and, at the conclusion
of his speech, the immigration bill as agreed
to by the Committee on Commerce was
passed without division.
A motion to recommit the bill, with in
structions to the Committee of Ways and
Means to report bill abolishing internal
revenue taxation, except that on bank cir
culation and distilled spirits, was defeated
yeas So, navs 125. The bill was then
passed-yeas 127, nays so.
1t abolishes the tax on bank checks, capt.
tai aud deposits, matches, perfumery,
and proprietary medicines; reduces the
special license tax on tobacco dealers,
and reduces to $4 the tax on cigars and
cigarettes weighing more than three pounds
per Thousand, and to seventy five cents the
tax on cigarettes weighing less than three
pounds per thousand.
The bank charter bill having been
reached, most of the Senate amendments
were concurred in, including that author
Izlng the Secretary Of the Treasury to ex-
change per cent. bonds for 81 per cents.
The most important amendment not con-
CURED IN is that relative to gold certificates.
Mr. Crapo gave as reason for non-coDcur
renee that he desired the provisions Of that
portion OF the bill broadened.
Adjourned.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
The Senate during the morning hour took
up the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill, the bill having prece-
dence under the rules. No attempt was
made to resume discussion upon the politi-
cal assessments, or that bankruptcy meas
ures and the items OF expenditure were to
be considered paragraph by paragraph.
The Senate, after disposing OF sixty-eight
of the one hundred and sixteen pages OF
the bill, Informally laid it aside until to-