The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-06-29
DEEDS OF THE DAY.

HOUSE.
WAsnrNaToN, June 25.-Kelley, Of Penn
sylvania, chairman OF the committee o.
ways and means, reported concurren
resolution for the final adjournment q
congress at II o'clock on the 10th Of July
Adopted,
The morning hour having been dispensed
with, the house at 11:40 went into commit
tee of the whole on the bill to reduce in
ternal revenue taxation, and the bill wa
read by sections.
Robson, of New Jersey, moved to amend
by striking from the first section the CLAUSE
repeating the tax on bank capital.
Smith, of Illinois, advocated an amend
ment which he offered to Robeson's amend
ment, repeating the tax on the capita
of state and private banks and .leav
ing it upon the capital of national banks
Holman, of Indiana, moved to amend by
striking therefrom all that relieves banks o.
taxation
Smiths amendment was lost.
\ goto was then taken on Robeson't
amendment. 1t was also defeated-50 to 35
This was one of the amendments agreed to
by the republican caucus.
The question recurring upon Holman's
amendment, which was so modified as not
to apply to bank checks, drafts, orders and
vouchers, but simply to strike out the
clause repeating the tax on bank capital
and deposits, it was lost-SG to 90.
Randall, of Pennsylvania, offered an
amendment providing that from and after
July 1, 1889, all laws imposing internal
taxes upon tobacco, cigars, snuff, cheroots
all laws which impose any Limitation oi
restriction on the sale or -
of leaf tobacco by the producer, was
105 to 107. .
Upson, of Texas, offered an amen . nj
repeating the tax on fermented liqU nd
tobacco. Lost.
Robson offered the caucus anne lent
striking out the clauses, reducing spe'
its Agreed to. s
Willis, of Kentuckey, offered s mend.
ment permitting anv firm, in 4, iisville
and corporation to withdraw FRI : ne bond
as to alcohol and spirits contaiI - alcohol
in specified quantities of not less than 35C
gallons without payment of tax for the sale
for the purpose OF a rise in industrial pur.
suits.
Without action the committee rose with
the understanding that the bill should
come up on Monday as unfinished bust
ness.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, June 26.-Mr. Brown in,
troduced bill appropriating S75 900 for q
post-otfice and custom-house building al
Brunswick, Georgia. Referred to commit.
tee on public buildings.
Mr.. Allison, from the appropriations
committee, reported back the legislative
executive and Judiciary appropriations.bi bill
with amendments, and gave notice that he
would move its consideration to-mor.
row. 1t provides for an aggregate of $20,.
200, 900, being an increase of 1896, 900 over
the amount of the bill as it passed the
house. The bill, with sundry tables, show.
ing the changes made by the senate com.
mittee, was ordered printed.
Mr.. Hale presented the report on the
West Point military appropriation bill
Read and adopted.
Mr.. Pendleton moved to take MP bis reso.
luton concerning political assessments
After some opposition, the resolution was
taken up. 1t instructs the committee on
civil service and retrenchment to inquire
whether any attempt is being made to
levy and collect assessments for
political purposes or parties from govern
ment employees in Washington, whether
the same be under the gIIise of asking con.
tributions or otherwise, etc. Mr.. Pendle-
ton then read and commented in detail OF
deniable.purpose was to levy contributions
of government employees under the guise
of demand for voluntary contributions
At Q o'clock debate OH the political reso
luton was temporarily suspended and the
resolution from the house providing fol
final adjournment on July 10 was briefly
considered. The fact was developed that
the senate was decidedly indisposed
to fixing a. day in the present
resolution was laid on the table to await
further progress on the appropriation bill.
Discussion of political assessment resolu.
tion was resumed.
The senate at $3.50, without action on the
political assessment resolution, and after
an executive session of an hour, adjourned
until tomorrow.
HOUSE.
Crapo, of Massachusetts, asked leave ia
take from the speakers table the bank char
ter bill TOR the purpose of non concurring
in the senate amendments thereto.
Mcmillan, of Tennessee, objected
ButterWorth, of Ohio, submitted the
conference report on the army appropria-
ton bill and IL was agreed TO.
Under call of the states the following
bills were introduced aud referred:
BY Forney, of Alabama-Authorizing
tie East e. West railroad company of Ala.
Coosa river.
H,scock chairman NJ the committee on
appropriations, reported the sundry civil
appropriation bill. Ordered printed and re.
committed.
Neal, of Ohio, then claimed the floor for
the committee on the District of Colum bia,
and consideration OF district business was
proceeded with.
AT 2:45 the district committee Welded the
floor and the house went into committee OF
the whole ON the bill to reduce internal rev.
enue taxes.
The contest over the bill was close and
animated and amendment after amend
ment was offered and voted down, the
greatest number being upon the provisions
affecting tobacco and spirits.
An amendment was adopted reducing
tax on cigars 10 81 per thousand and on
cigarettes 10 IS cents per thousand.
Cox offered an amendment prohibiting
political assessments upon the officers en-
gagged In executing internal revenue laws.
Ruled out on a point Of order.
The debate throughout was very sharp
and at times personal, but good natured.
Finally the committee rose and the pre-.
vious question was ordered on the bill and
amendments, thus insuring their coming
up tomorrow as unfinished business. The
matter then went over.
At 7:20 the house adjourned.
NOMINATED.
The president to-day nominated John II.
Dean, postmaster Winchester, Virginia.
CONFIRMATION.
The senate to-day confirmed Francis Y.
Nillsell. 20 be collector Of customs At 81.
Augustine, Florida. The remainder Of the
executive session was devoted 10 the discus.
sing the nomination Of Pay inspector
s NTH. 10 be paymaster general Of the
navy.
Washington News Items
rHE LAST STRAW sOxE.
WAsHrEorOS, June 24.-The cabinet de.
cided not 10 interfere with the sentence oi
Guitean, and the attorney general this