St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-15
The House of Representatives.


WASHINGTON, April 14.-Mr. Reed offered
| a preamble on resolution that the foot-and-
mouth disease has been introduced into
Maine through the fault or oversight of of
fcials charged with the duty of inspecting,
and quarantining the importations of cattle,
and directing the committee on agriculture
to make an investigation of the matter, with
authority to report for consideration at any
| time as they deem proper, and to reimburse
the authorities and citizens of that state for
the expenses which has been properly and
judiciously incurred, and may be incurred
in suppressing the disease. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Hopkins, resolution
was adopted, setting apart Saturday, April
| 10Th, for consideration Of the bill reported
| from the committee on labor.
The following bills were introduced and
referred:
By Mr. Jones, Of Alabama, to reorganize
the supreme court of the United States.
This is identical with the Manning bill of
last congress.
By Mr.. Turner, of Kentucky, to equalize
taxation. 1t recites that bondholders and
millionaires have paid no tax on their in
| comes, to support the federal government,
for over twenty years; that taxation should
be Justly imposed, and that there should be
no favored class, and enacts that an income
tax of per cent. on incomes over $4,000,
per cent on that over SO, 900, and 10 per
cent. on all over 100000, shall be levied
and collected.
Nv Ru -iz.
ing the Cincinnati Pier company, to con
struct bridge across the Ohio river. He
raised the point that the amendment was
not relevant, and on that called the yeas
and nays The senate decided it was rele-
vant ayes 25, noes A. The vote was then
taken on the question of agreeing to the
amendment itself. 1t was agreed to, 2i
yeas, IS nays.
By Mr.. King, to placs on the free list the
following articles: All agricultural impli
ments; all machinery used in manufacturing
agricultural products; cotton ties, tlannels
blankets, hats, of wool knit goods, and al
| goods made on knitting frame, balmorals.
wooden and worsted yarns, and all manu-
factures of every description, composed
wholly or in part of worsted; the hair of the
alpaca or other animals, except such as are
composed in part of wool, and valued at moi
exceeding thirty cents per pound.
By Mr. Dorsheimer, for authorizing the re-
tirement of John G. Fremont with the rank
of major general.
By Mr.. Follett, to authorize and require
the issue of gold and silver certificates,
on the deposit of either gold coinor bullion,
or silver coin.
By Mr.. Stewart to establish a signal
station at Houston, Texas.
By Mr. White of Kentucky, a resolution
calling on the secretary of state for a state
ment of the facts in relation to the exemp-
ton of the American college in Rome, from
the Propaganda sale.
By Mr.. McCoid, for the appointment of a
commission of seventy-six members, two OF
the different parties to be selected from each
state, to propose to the several states the
propriety of the legislatures of the states
calling a convention to meet on July 4,
| 1887, for the purpose of proposing amend
ments to the constitution,
The house then proceeded to the consider
alton of district business.
| The bill authorizing the construction of
the bridge over the Potomac river, near
Georgetown, was taken UP for consideration,
and after debate, on notion that the COM
mittee rise and report back bill favorably,
vote stood ayes, 49, noes SS, and the point
of no quorum being made, the committee
rose without further action.
Mr.. Follett, from the committee on appro-
priations reported the district appropriation
bill, which was ordered printed and recon-
mitted. Adjourned.