The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-13
THE DAY In CONGRESS-.
Mr.. HEWITT GETS His BILL IN.
Tho Full Text OIL tho Measurs-Tks Articles Placed
On thsrrce List-A Short Debate on the nsau.
ties ofthe LOTTERY Bu,in.as-nAuuer Of Al.
aission 10 tho Republican Convention.

| WASHINGTON, D. O., May 12.-Amonl
the bills introduced into the House to.da,
were the following: By Mr.. Payson, o
Illinois, to restrict the occupation Of tht
public lands in the Territories to Ameri
can cltizens; to put lumber on the iret
list. By Mr.. Bslford, ol Colorado, to pre-
vent u sudden contraction Of National bank
circulation. The bill forbids the retire.
nsnt in any one year by any solvent
National bank, Of mora than ten percent ol
its circulation. BY Mr.. Rockwell, OF Mas.
eachusetts, providing for a public building
at Springfield, Massachusetts. to coat $780,
900. BY Mr.. Coy, Of New York, to placs
General Grant on the retired lint Or tie
army. Mr.. Hewitt, Of New York, intro.
duced bill to modify existing laws re-.
lating to duties on imports and internal
revenue taxes, and to enlarge the free list.
Mr.. Tucker, of Virginia, introduced bill
to repeal all taxes on tobacco; also to re-.
peal the duty on iruit spirits. Similar bills
were introduced by Mr.. Cabell, OF Virginia.
Mr.. Barbour, OF Virginia, introduced bill
to complete the distribution OF surplus
revenue among tho States entitled thereto
under the act Of 1896. }gf
o'NElLL's BILL
Mr.. O'Nelll introduced the following
bill:
WHEREAS, Tho existing tariff taxes on
articles OF food increase tho cost OF living
to- the people, and produce a large surplus
Of revenue; therefore .s.5' -
Be il enacted, That from and after July l.,
1854, the following named articles be ex.
empted from duty, viz: Raw sugar, not
refined; molassee, salt, rice and barley,
potatoes, oatmeal, currants and raisins,
prunes, peas and beans, butter and cheese,
live animals, vegetables and chiccory.
It was referred. Mr.. O'Neill estimates
that his bill will accomplish reduction Of
s57,0OO,OOO in the revenues.
THE LOTTERY QUESTION. 4
The House then went into Committee OF
the Whole on bills reported by the District
Of Columbia Committee. The committee
rose and reported the bill to the House
and passed. The section prohibiting the
sale Of lottery ticket gave ,ise to come
discussion. Mr.. Brown, oI Indians, char.
acterized the Louisiana State Lottery as the
colossal swindIe OF the age. He was in
formed the clerks Of one Of the Govern
ment departments expended ten thousand
dollars monthly in lottery tickets. The
Louisiana lottery coald defy the courts, de-
partments and public opinion, but i'll
should not be allowed to defy Congress
Mr.. Belford denied the right OF Congress
to prohibit an individual from spending
his money as he Fsaw fit. Did the gentle.
man from Indiana think Congress should
prevent five or six respectable gentlemen
from sitting down to game OF poker ? He
did not want any OF bis puritanic talk in
legislation. The whole thing was hum.
bug and when the House got through with
this bill he would move TO strike GU. the
enacling clauee and commit the morality
Of the Nation to the care Of the State Of
Indiana, as it's political views had bosn
committed to the State OF Ohio.
Mr.. Weller, while expressing his de:este.
ton Of all games Of chance. from pitching
pennies TO gambling in breadstufs, did
not regard the Louisiana lottery as the
colossal swindle Of the age, but thought
the title more applicable to the national
bank system. .@.
Mr.. Skinner, Of New York, offered m
amendment repeating all laws requiring
commercial travellers to pay license tax
to the District Of Columbia. The amend.
ment was adopted and tho bill passed.