The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-08
SLOTHEUL SOLONS.
No Adjournment Yet-Thc Tax Reduc.
ton Bill the Bar TheretO-A
Careless Clerk Causes
a National
Misfortune by Failing to Hear Sena-
Tor BayarG's Response to the
Adjournment Question.
Thereby Causing Tie-The House
Justly lnceused at the Sen.
ate's Course.
Anderson, OF Kansas, Wants the Presi.
dent 10 Exercise His
Right to "Proregue" the Dallyins
Lawmakers.
Other Foreign and Domestic News
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Forty-Seventh Congress.

WASHINGTON, August 7.-lmmedistely
FER assembling the senate dispensed with
he reading of the journal and permitted
he consideration OF sundry measures by
unanimous consent, as follows:
On motion of Mr.. Hale the house hill pen.
ioning ME widow of late Brisadier- General
iamsey passed.
On motion of Mr.. Morril, the house bill
the section OF the Revised Stat
les which imposes an export tax on to-
oarco passed.
On motion of Mr. Butler the senate Joint
resolution allowing n per diem to EN-
ployees OF the senate for extra months pay
passed.
House bills granting right -ofway to the
Jacksonville n ST.. Augustine railroad com
panv ana referring the claims of the captors |
of tne Ram Albemaile to court of Gains |
were considered ana passed.
Mr.. Allison, from the appropriations
reported the house joint
resol Ltion appropria,ing $60000 to sup.
ply dehclency IN lne appropriation ior tees
Tor unned States attorneys for the last
fiscal year. Passed.
Mr.. Rollins, from the naval committe, re-
por,ed the house resolution instructiug the
secretary of The navy to convene court of
inquiry TO Investigate rs to the loss Of the
Jeanno,te and death OF Lieutenant De-
Long. Passed.
The commerce committee reported the
house joint resolution for joiat select
committee on American ship building and
chip owning interests.
MIR. Plumb offered u concurrent resolution
for adjournment sine die to-day at 5
O'Clock.
Mr.. Plumb charged that the responsibility
Tor p,o,'ac.ion OF tine present session was
cIarglaole sClely to tho dilatoriness Of the
house in the matter of appropriation bills,
ana reviewed the ac.ion Of the house on
| these bills and said il business interests
had been Injured and manufacturing to
large extent stopped because OF the pro-
t'acted session and the appropriations OF
unwise legislation to when ii had given
use, the resDons' bli,y should rest vita the
house, where it belongs.
Nc. Morrill, objected to the present cou
sideration OF the resolution Ito ajjourn), il
oder as he SAID, that it might lay over on,
day.
AZ. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, tber
moved an executive ses ion, but YIELDED
10 Mr.. Morril! TO make iurthcr statements
The latter added as tpe main business .
the session had been finished the senate
now had ample opportunity 10 consider tn
Tax bill. lie wound now appeal to the ON
er size to allow the bill 10 come up an,
either be voted on without further debat,
or at a tine fixed.
After remarks by Messrs. Beck and Blair
tne bill was cropped. The chair
man of the committee on education
ana labor called up resolution of invesiga
tioI dudng recess, into labor su,kes
Adopted, with an amendment of Mr.
Geo.ge, directing inquirv into the division
between labor and capital of their join
production in The Uniled States.
The Nicaragua canal bill, on motion o
Mr.. Miller. Of California, was made spccia
order for tle second Monday in December
The house amendment TO the bill 70
printing the ag icultu,al reports was con
cdred IN sno.tly ai.er | o'clock and tn
vote WAS tal.co on the pending motion o
Cameron, Ui PennSylvanlu, Tor an executiy,
session, Mr.. Molril in the meanwhile in
ss.lng upon consideration OF the tax bill
The mo,ion preva,led-veas, 3l nays, Is
All negative votes republicans.
Legislative business was aecordingl,
suspended and the dools closed. Whei
the doors leopened The senate proceelet
with the consideration of house concurren
resolution for final adjournment on Satur
day, August 9th.
Mr.. Cameron, of Wisconsin, moved I,
amend by fixing the hour of adjournmen
at ii p, m. to-day, AugustIth.
MIR. Salisbury inquired of Mr.. Morril
whether he in,endeu TO call up the tax bill
f and received an affirmative answer,
Mr.. She. man said he would lever vote tC
adjourn until the bill was voted upon.
MI. Beck said the endeavor to pass th
tax bill as proposed was only mean at
tempt to take the bill & ON the senate whel
IL was well known that the house had II,
quorum. The amendment was lost by
tie votc-nays 10, ayes 10, no quorum u
follows
Yeas-Beck, Eall, Cameron of Wisconsin
Chilcott, Cockleli, Coke, Davis of Illinois
Farley, George, Gorman, Hampton, Harris
Jones, Miller ofNew York, Morgan, pugh
Ransom, VOORHEES, and Walker-l0.
Nays-Aldrich, Allison, Anthoay, Blair
Cameron OF Pennsy lvann, Conger, Ferry
Hawley, Hoar, Jones of Nevada, Laphain
Logan, Malone, Mcmillan, Morrill,, Mile
of California, Rollins, Sewell and Sherman
10.
: The senate at Gao adjourned until to
morrow.
The amendment in the senate today b,
Mr.. Cameron, of Wisconsin, for final ad
; gournment at ii p. M. tonight, was dc
feated through the inability OF the clerk h
hear the response of Senator Bayard. II
voted in the affirmative, and had his vot
been so recorded the amendment woul,
have been adopted.
In the senate to-day Mr.. Kellogg cale,
up the senate joint regolution for apprc
, plating 81, goo TO pay expenses incurred b.
+. @. Manning, OF Mississippi, in prose
, cutting his claim to seat in the senate
. Passed.
The house met at 10 o'clock in continuu