The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.-Seuator Morrill,
from the committee Oh finance, reported
the house bill to reduce internal revenue
taxation with an amendment embracing an
entire revision of the tariff and of the ma
chinery for its collection. He said as far
as internal revenue taxation was concerned
the committee felt bound to report it as it
was left by the senate, whatever might
have been their own views as to the amend
ment granting rebate tax on tobacco.
He gave notice that he would ask the SEN
ate Wednesday morning next to take up
the bill and consider it, to the exclusion of
other business, until disposed of.
After the morning hour Senator Sherman
moved to postpone the calendar and con-
slider the whiskey bill.
Senator Hale objected, but the senate
agreed to the motion.
SenatorL Logan asking unanimous consent
to consider the West Point appropriation
bill, Senator Sherman objected, and the
house overruled his SHERMAN 81 objection
The West Point bill was then passed.
The Gen. Porter bill was postponed till
Thursday next, with the agreement that it
should be put upon passing at o'clock
that day.
The senate then-3e to le-took up the ]
whisky bin.
Senator Hale moved TO amend it 20 as to-
limit the extension to whisky entered
before January, 1881. This would test
the sincerity of the statement that this
bill was merely designed to relieve distress.
Rejected.
Senator Sherman spoke in favor of the
bill. Amendments were offered by Sena-
tors Hale, Window, Morgan and Sauls- !
bury, but all were rejected. The bill then |
90; nays, 30. Several |
Senators who would have voted aye were |
paired with others who would have voted |
nay
The presidential succession bill was
made unfinished business, and an executive /
session followed &
Adjourned. @@ e - s>-~s So 49,
The Rosecrans bill passed for the pay
nent of Thomas Worthington's claim by
Neal A petition from the citizens of
Ohio for amending the civil service bill
10 that attorneys of railroads or steamship
companies, or those who have bonds of the
anne, be ineligible for either branch of
congress-, or chief of any bureaus Re- b
erred.
Consideration of the army bill being
oneluded the house reserved the section
elative to the compensation of subsidized ,,
ailroaps for army transportation. The bill |,
hen passed. Il cot tains . provision TO-,
he gradual abolition of pay to corps in |
he army and the provision as to army sup ;
lies and transportation remains as report
d by the committee.
Mr.. Kasson, of Iowa, chairman of the
on civil service reform, reported
ack the senate bill to regulate or improve
re civil service of the United States. Mr..
-asson stated that he desired that the de-
ate and consideration of the bill should be | 4
this week.
Mr. Culberson, of Texas, antagonized l
of the bill with the special I
der (made June 10Th, 1882, being q bill
regulate the removal of cause from the {
ate to fetieraizoourts. the house deeided /
1t to take up the special order. g
MIR. Cox, of New York, said the ship I
ng bill was also o special order, but pro- I
0sed in good faith that The Pendleton {
III be put upon its passage without de- !, {
ate. Loud applause and cries of vote, I
Mr.. Kasson-Is the.gentlenan authorized
speak for that side? Cries of Eyes, 7
esp from the democratic side
Mr. Bland, of Missouri, rose to q point ]
order, Saying that the bill must be con- '
dered in committee of the whole. The c
,eaker overruled the point. The Pendle- /
inclusion of the reading there were loud 8
lies of t'Votepe and Mr. Kasson moved the {
-evious questions Carried by storm of :
ayes, amid applause. .
Mr. Kasson said it was due to the COM
ittee TO state that there are some slight &
rors in the bill but, yielding 20 the will Z
the house, he determined that the bill l-c
lould not be sent back to the senate on {
lat account. a
The speaker ruling that thirty minutes e
lould be allowed, Mr.. Regain, of Texas, Ii
,oke in opposition to the bill on the d
round that it was not efficient to remedy | I
le evils complained of
Mr.. Townsend, of Illinois, favored | L
revision fixing the penalty for violation c
the clause forbidding political assess i
ents by public officers. LII
Mr.. Buckner, of Missouri, favored the r
II as it would tend to break up the in n
uitous assessment system. K
Mr EuIkius of India no raoordnd fha :.