Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-21
House of Representatives.

WASHINGTON, June 20-The house, yeas
154, nsys30, passed the senate bill authoriz.
ing the secretary Of the treasury to examine
and report to congress the amount of all
claims of the states of Texas, Colorado, Ore
gon, Nebraska, California, Kansas and Nevada
and the territories of Washington and Idaho,
an account Of the money expended and indebt.
edness incurred in repelling invasion and sup.
pressing Indian hostilities.
Mr.. Young introduced bill amending the
law relating to internal revenue. Referred.
1t provides that after tie 1st of October,
1852, there shall be levied and collected on dis
titled spirits tax of fifty cents on each proof
gallon or wine gallon when below proof; that
after the S1st of July, 1882, there shall be paid
on all beer, lager, ale, porter, and similar fer
mented liquors tax of eighty cents for any
gallons, and the commissioner of internal
revenue shall hereafter allow deduction OF
~ per cent. on all stamps sold to brewers and
used by them in their business.
On motion of Mr.. Watson the senate bill
passed approprlating 100000 for q public
building at Erie, Pa, with an amendment pro-
viding that the ultimate cost of the building
shall not exceed $3.50, 900.
Mr.. Dingley (Maine), from the committee
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provide for the issue of gold certificates. Cal
endared.
Mr.. Hepburn Nowa), from the committee
on public lands, reported bill to quit the title
to certain Des Moines river lands. Calen-
dared.
Mr.. Kasson Qows), from the committee
on ways and means, reported bill permitting
ton OF steam vessels for foreign account.
Calendared. Also, permitting grain brought
by Canadian farmers to be ground at mills in
the United States adjacent 10 Canadian terrific
ry. Calendared.
Mr.. UpdegraffTIowa), chairman of the com
mittee on law, reported bin "to fix day
for the meeting of electors for president and
vice president, to provide for and regulate the
counting of the votes and to decide questions
arising thereon as a substitute for the SEN
ate bill on the same subject matter, the speak
er having ruled that this was privileged mat
ter.
Mr.. Rice {Mass.) raised the question of
consideration, but the house decided, 95 to 81,
to proceed to the consideration of Updegraff s
bill.
Mr.. Browne, (Ind.) offered and advocated an
amendment striking from the bill the Sec
tons providing for adjudication Of the presi-
tanned that the best plan was to keep contro-
versy removed as far as possible from any fed
eral tribunal.
Mr.. Hammond (Ga.) opposed the bill and
insisted that it ought to be entitled "a bill to
organize hell In the United States" Try to
turn out of Office the commander in chief OF
the army and navy OF the United
States, then there would be hell in
the United States. Could any Ole
conceive better project for inaugurating
civil war? Norman with the constitutional
title to the Office of president in his hand,
would yield to the contemplate farce Of .
writ from civil court and give up his patron.
age and honor without fight.
Mr.. Hewitt, IN. ~ while favoring the
measure, opposed the sections providing for q
Judicial termination OF contested presiden-
tial election.
Mr.. Carlisles (Ky.) also opposed the judi
cial sections while agreeing to the other por-
tions Of the bill.
Mr.. Updegraff closed the debate in speech
declaring that should the motion made by
the gentleman from Indiana (Browne) pre-
vail, he would vote against the bill.
Mr.. Brownies motion was agreed to without
division and the question required on the
adoption of the substitute so amended and it
was rejected.-Yeas SO; nays 100. Browne
and Calkins, (Ind., Dunnell, (Minn.,) Smith,
Ul.,) and Smith, IN. Y.,) voted in the
affirmative with the Democrats. The question
then required upon the senate bill, but the
house refused to order it to the third reading
and it was recommitted to the committee on
law respecting electing the president and vice
president. Adjourned.