The Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (New Albuquerque, N.M.) 1882-1884, 1884-02-24
Warrington Gossip.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 23-The
Senate Committee on Territories
have agreed to report bill providing for
the admission as State of that portion
of Dakota south of the Forty-sixth par
allel.
A call has been issued for national
convention of Wool Growers of the
United States te meet at Chicago May 7,
next in the general interest of that in
dustry.
The forfeiture of the land grant to the
Backbone" railroad, now claimed by the
New Orleans Pacific railroad, as assignee,
was considered by the House Committee
on Public Lands to-day. The vote on for
fciture was 5 to 5. Belford, Colo, moved
that delegate Brents, Washington Terri
tory, cast the deciding vote. Chairman
Cobb, Ind, replied that Brents had no
vote in. committee, being a delegate.
Brents has previously voted on forfeitures
under consideration.
Referring to this fact Belford said to the
chairman, "Pve always noticed that he
was allowed to vote when his views were
the same as yourself, and now when he is
opposed to forfeiture you will not permit
him to cast his vote"
Cobb arose from his chair and replied
that he would not permit any one to i'm
pugn his motives.
q do not want to impugn your mo-
tives," said Belford, "but neverthe-
less you have allowed Brents to vote
heretofore"
The chairman in answer to this said,
heretofore, no one had raised the qucs-
ton of Brents voting. He had always
voted with the majority or minority,
when his vote counted as nothing, but
his vote at this time, would decide
question. He would enforce the rules of
the House excluding the ballot of dele
gate, A heated colloquy between Chair
man Cobb and Belford followed, in which
the latter asserted that his rights on the
committee were the same as the former.
Representative Anderson, Kansas, was
not present, and the deciding vote was
left for him to cast. Members of the
committee are of the opinion that he will
vote for the forfeiture of the grant.
1t is believed that no minority report
will be made on Morison's bonded whis-
key extension bill. In the report sub
mitted to-day Morrison says: The Com
InlllCC Ou w dyS Anu NlCdAlS having (OIi-
sidered the subject of extending the time
for payment of tax on distilled spirits, now
in the warehouse, beg leave to report that
the production of distilled spirits in the
United States has become much larger
than is demanded by the market. The
taxes are the largest paid by any do1nes-
tic industry. 1t suffers in common with
all other industries from the present de-
preston in trade. The burden
from which it chiefly suffers is
that directly imposed by the government.
Its relief would probably prevent serious
disaster and bankruptcy not only to the
interest itself, but to associate business.
This bill proposes not to relieve any
liability for taxes, now imposed by law,
but simply to postpone their payment for
a period not exceeding two years, on the
condition of further security be given to
the payment of interest on the postponed
tax at the highest rates paid by the gov
eminent on any of its debts.
1t is rumored that J. B. Butler, appoint
ment clerk in the Treasury Department,
is to be promoted Assistant Secretary to