Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-20
House.

| House
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19-The sundry
civil bill was reported and referred to the
committee of the whole. 1t will be called
! up tomorrow.
A report was submitted and laid over in
the contested election case of Cook VS..
Cults, of Iowa, declaring the contestant
entitled to the seat.
Bills were int oduced and referred.
By Mr.. Belford, to admit, free of duty,
articles for the National Mining and In
dustrial exposition at Denver in 1888.
By Mr.. Anderson, to reduce the revenue
on all importations into the United States.
Mr.. Kelly, from the ways and means
committee, made motion in the house to
suspend the rules and pass the bill reduc-
ing internal revenue taxation.
Mr.. Springer raised the point of order,
which being discussed the vote in the house
on suspending the rules and passing the
internal revenue bill was: yeas, 1852; nays,
81. Lost-not two thirds in affirmative.
Mr.. Andersons bill provides that after
the 1st of July next, the duties on articles
imported into the United States be reduced
10 per cent. from the rates now established
by law.
Mr.. Belmont introduced a resolution
calling on the secretary of the treasury for
all correspondence and all orders or decis-
ions by the department, affecting the exc
cution of so much of the Hawaiian treaty
as relates to the Sandwich islands sugar.
Mr.. Cox introduced a resolution calling
on the president for all communications
in regard to the treatment of Jews in Rus
STA, which had been sent and received since
the last communication to the house on
the subject.
Mr.. Skinner introduced resolution pro-
viding for an equitable distribution of the
surplus money in the treasury among the
several states for the maintenance of
schools and the payment of debts.
Mr.. Ward introduced a joint resolution
rendering the thanks of congress to and
comforting the rank of commander on
Chief Engineer Geo. W. Melville.
Mr.. O'Neill introduced bill to author
ize the construction of bridges across the
Great Kanawha river.
Mr.. Beethoven introduced resolution
calling on the secretary of war for all cor
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and General W. B. Hazen during the month
or February, 1883.
Mr.. Davis, of Illinois. from the commit
tee on military affairs, reported bill au-
thorizing the extension of the Chesapeake
& Ohio railroad to the point of military
land at Fortress Monroe. Referred to the
committee of the whole.
Mr.. Washburn, from the committee on
commerce, reported bills for the construc-
ton of bridges across the Illinois river,
near Columbiana, and the Missouri river,
near Kansas City. Referred to the COM
mittee of the whole.
The speaker then, as the regular order,
proceeded to call committees for motions
to suspend the rules.
Mr.. Kelly, from the committee of ways
and means, moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill to reduce internal revenue
taxation.
Mr.. Morrison demanded a second.
Mr.. Springer raised the point of order
that the bill had not been before the COM
mittee of ways and means, and that there
fore it was beyond the power of that COM
mittee to move to suspend the rules and
put it on passage.
The speaker overruled the point of order,
and the motion was seconded, 139 to
6S.
Mr.. Tucker, of Virginia, inquired wheth-
er Mr.. Kelly would admit an amendment
to abolish entirely the tax on tobacco?
Mr.. Kelly replied: The gentleman must
know that the speaker must decide that the
amendment could not be admitted. In
support of his motion Mr.. Kelly said that
every line of the bill presented had receiv-
ed the approval of the senate and the COM
mittee which he represented;
therefore he believed that while
doubt and uncertainty might prevail
as to tariff legislation, there was an oppor-
tunity offered to mitigate our excessive
revenue to the extent of $40,000,000. 1t
was yet probable that the two houses might
be brought to an agreement on the tariff
bill.
Mr.. Morrison said the people were paying
into the treasury S80,000,O00 of impost
taxes under war rates, and twice $S0,000,-
600 in bounty to manufacturers. The in
ternal revenue had been reduced one-half,
and to-day-twenty years after the war
the impost taxes remained as they were.
| Notwithstanding this, here was a bill
brought to relieve the banking ca pi-
tai of the country and tobacco chewers
at the expense of the people. It was
offered here in order TO give quid of to-
bacco to some people, with every like
lihood of their biting at the bait.
Mr.. Duunell said the house was now face
to face with the policy declared in New
the Forty seventh congress, that the reduc-