Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-17
LEGISLATION ON A RUSH.
MR.. BLAIR PROPOSES A NEW
TARIFF SCHEME.


ment of Land in Severalty.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-In the Senate
o-day Mr.. Allison, from the Committee
N Appropriations, reported back the
pint resolution for the payment Of the
December salaries OF the officers and en-
,oyes of Congress on Dec. 20. 1t passed.
Petitions from tobacco manufacturers
St. Louis, New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Lynchburg, Durham, n. c.,
md other cities protesting against the
Iassage OF the House bill in reference to
acking cut tobacco were presented by
jessrs. Vest and Ransom and referred to
he Committee on Finance.
BLAIR'S NEW TARIFF SCHEME.
Mr.. Blair offered a resolution instruct
ng the Committee on Finance to inquire
ntO the propriety OF reporting a bill pro-
1ding rebate on all imported materials
Incorporated with domestic materials or
onverted into other articles aud export
d to foreign countries for sale, thereby
,rovidlug for an extension of foreign
rade without reducing the prices of
american labor. This was adopted.
RIGHT TO SUE.
The calendar was then taken up under
he single objection rule. The bill was
,sssed, by a vote of "a to II, to permit
wners OF American vessels and their
argoes to sue the government for losses
aused by collision with United States
tessels arising from their mismanage-
hent Among other matters on the cal
ndar which were laid over under objec-
bon were Mr.. Riddleberger's resolution
hat all matters, other than those relating
l. +raof,ac Ghnll no aidprpd in oman
essiOn
Mr.. Beck, alluding to his remarks yes
erday as to the judiciary Committee
.aylng acted in bad faith, disclaImed any
mention of being offensive, and said that
they were so construed he retracted
hem.
PUGH'S PUGNACITY.
Mr.. Pugh said that he certainly had
Dnstrued Mr.. Beck's remarks as person
lly offensive. His statement now was
ntirely satisfactory and gratifying, and
trelleved him Mr.. Pugh from neces-
ity which would have been very painful.
The bill to repeal the tenure of Office
ct was then taken up and Mr.. Edmunds
poke against it.
KINGLY POWER.
He argued that If the executives
the State governments could not be
IuSJ6U, de Iu6Y were uOb, Win hIuRly
over, IL was still more important that
be national executive should not be
rusted with such power. Philosophical
nalogy, the analogy OF the public safety,
reservation of liberty against executive
lOwer and executive corruption, made it
nore important, on the question of policy,
hat the President of the United States
hOuld not possess entire jus disDonend of
very Official act and Of every official per-
on in the United States than it was that
be executive of a State should not pos
ess it. The tenure of office law was a
estraint now, although the President
vas making a great number of suspen-
ions.
EFFECT OF ITS PASSAGE.
The passage of the pending bill would
e an Invitation. more than an invitation,
would be a recognition, an approval OF
he idea that on purely political grounds
fOpinion the President ought as his
predecessors had done before the tenure
foffice law in 1867 to remove imme-
lately everybody who did not agree with
i'm, or with some department officer, or
Fith his party. He thought that that
Eould be step twenty-five years back
yard in the progress of re.
he government from mere
md stake. He believed that all these
tfices ought to be held for fixed terms;
nd he was perfectly willing that the
resident might, for every vacancy, se-
ect man of his own persuasion. II
here was to be change couple OF years
ence (as he trusted and hoped, and be-
ieved there would be) all these matters
Fould then be removed from the mere
trite, and spoil and contention Of poll
les.
CHoKED OFF BY NATURE.
AT this point Mr.. Edmunds was at
acked with a fit OF coughing which forced
1lm to resume his seat.
Mr. George made constitutional and
historical argument in favor of the bill.
Mr.. Eyarts addressed the Senate stating
hat he would vote for the bill, and tnat
lie grounds OF constituti0nallty would
lot cover his vote, but that
me grounds of eXpediency would.
u removals from Office, he said, were to
urn on two concurrent judgments (where
me President and Senate might be OPP
posed in pOlitics) IL would follow that the
'epugnance of the Senate might keep
man In office whom the President desired
70 dispense with, and by whose action
,he President could not accomplish his
luty.
4, NA' NuS CioS0 Ol 1lTs bpeOOu buc
eenate went into executive session, and
"hen the doors were reopened adjourned,
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day, on motion OF Mr..
BURROWS, OF Michigan, the Senate bill
was passed amending sections 4746 and
i'4' OF the Revised Statutes. These Sec
liohs provide for the payment OF PEN
slon out OF the naval pension fund 10
every person who "served as an enlisted
person IN the navy or marine corps" and
me Oil is designed to cover the cases OF
NOSE who actually rendered the same
service as appointed petty officers, al.
though not actually enlisted. IL applies
20 ABOUT 100 men VINO have acted "a yeo-
Iueh,engineers, ,apothecaries and masters
ut-arms.
PRIVILEGED TO RETIRE.
E On motion Of Mr.. Wise, Of Virginia, the
eenate bill was passed providing that
Aumlrals Rowan and Warden may, after
lorty years service, be retired from active
service on their own application, with the
hlghest pay Of the grade to which they
4, Inc House in the morning hour resumed
~ committee of the whole consideration
VI VI the Senate bill for the allotment OF
'anus IN seYeralty TO Indians.
a number of amendments recommended
ny the Committee on Indian Affairs were
ssuopted, and the committee having arisen
Tue DILL was passed.
PROVISIONS OF IHE BILL.
AS amended, it provides that in all
eases where any tribo OF Indians Is