The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-13
THE DIRECT TAX.
The House Votes to Re-
fund 1t.
THE SOLID SOUTH BEATEN.
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Defeat 60 oyermuch Civif
Service Reform.

WASHINGTON, Dee. T. - la the house
blanchard Of Louisians reported the river
aud hssoor bill Referred 20 the commit.
tee of the whole.
The senate amendments 70 the deuSrt-
msnf OF agriculture bill were noa-con-
Cured in
o'Neill Of indiana submitted the report
of the committee on elections In the Cali
forniz contested election ease Of sullivan
against FELTON, The report. which finds
in favor Of sullivan, together With the
view of the minority confirming Feltoass
title TO the seat, was placed on the cal
endar.
The house then weat into committee
of the whole on the direct tax bill. A long
debate ensued, during which many amend
ments were offered and rejected
Elliott OF South Carolina offered an
amendment making Il the duty Of the sec
reiary OF tue treasury 70 pay such pcrSOn
a. shah apply therefor aud furnish salts.
factory evidence that such applicant was
e. tic time OF she sales mentioned the
legal owner or Is the heig az law or s.eyisee
Of the legal 0wncr al sgeh lands as were
sold 10 certain parishes Of sarta Carolina
under the acts Of congress, 7ho value Of
said lands, in . manner which II set forth
IN TIE Amendment q. length. In al eases
where persons while serving in the aTmy or
navy or marine cerps purchased any %
said lands and snch lands afterwards re-
yer;eu 10 the taiied States. Il shah Ae the
duty CT TIE secretary of the treasury 10 paF
such persons as shall IN each ease apply
therefor, o- 10 their heirs a. law, dcYi>er> or
grantees IN good faith and for valuable
consideration. " hatever SnUl was 50 paid
10 the United States in such ease. Ia order
u carry out the provisions OF the amend
meat ss5ooeo is appropriated. The amend
meai was adopted.
Oates OF Alabama offered aa amendment;
providing for refandIng Gae cotton lax.
Rejected.
The question then came up on the
amendment proposed by the judiciary
committee striking out the provision in
the senate bill declaring taat no part Of
the money appropriated by the bill should
be paid % any attorney OF agent under any
contract for sery Ices how existing or here
toforc aacc between the representative OF
any state aud any attorney or agent The
amendment was disagreed 10.
After several other amendments had
been offered aad rejected, the c0mmittec
rose and reported the bill 10 the house. and
II was passed-yeas las, nays &c.
THE VOTE II DETAIL
Following is the vote in detail
icas-Adans, Allen 81 Michigan, Auder-
son Of Kansas, Arnold, Atkinson, Baker Of
New York, Baker oi Illinois. Baync.
Beldcn. Riggs, Bingham, Goldman.
Bound, B0uielle, R0wden Bowen. Brewer,
Brewer. l. II. b. Browne, Browne Of In-
diana, Brown Of ohio, J. X. brown,
Buchanan. Bunnell. Burrows Butler,
ButteTworth, +. Campbell of New York,
Campbell of Ohio, T. J. Campbell Of New
York, Cannon, Caswell. Cheadle, CLARK,
Cogswell, Compton. Cooper, Cotnran.
Davenport, Davis, Delano, Dibhle. Ding
ley, Dorsey Dnnham, Elliott, Farquhar,
FELTON,, Finley. Fitch, Flood. Ford,
Funston, Gaines. 6alllnger, Gear,
Gest, Gibson, Grosveuor. Grout. Guenther,
Harmer, Heard. Hemphill Henderson OF
Iowa. Henderson OF North Carolina, Hen
derson OF Illinois, Hermann, Jeistand.
Hires. Hit, Holman, Holmes, Hopkins OF
Illinois, Hopkins OF Virginia, Hopkins Of
New York, Houk. Hovey, Hudd. Hunter,
Jackson. johnson Of Indiana, Keane.
Kelly, Kennedy, Kerr, ketcham, la Fol-
let'e, Laidlow, Latham, Lee, Lehlbach,
Lind, Lodge, Long, Lyman, Macdonald,
Mahony. Mansur, Mason, s.atsou. McClAm-
my, McComas. Mccullough. McKeuna.
Mckinley, Merriman, J. II. Meflitt. Morrill,,
Morrow, Nelson, Nichols. Nutting, o'Don-
nell, O'Farrell, O'Neall OF Indiana,
o'Neill Of Pennsylvania, Osborne, 0uih-
waite, Patien, Paysoa, Perkins, Perry,
Peters, Phelps. Plumb, Post. Pugiey.
Rockwell, komeis, Eoweii, Rowl-
and, Russell of Connecticut, Rusk.
Ryan, sawyer, ScuH, Seney. Seymour.
Shaw, sherman, simm ,ns, Snyder, Sowdcn,
Spooner, Steele, Stephenson. stewart OF
Vermont. strubie, Symes, L. b. TAYLOR. J.
ID. Taylor, Thomas of Illinois, Thomas Of
Wisconsin. Thompson OF Ohio, Thompson
of California, Tiilinan, TOwnshend. Turner
OF Kansas Naudeyer, Wade, Warner.
Weber, West, White of New York, Whiting
OF Massachusetts. Wickham, WILDER, VIII
kins, Wilkinson, Williams, Yardley, YOder
LIS.
Nays-Abboit. Allen. Of Mississippi, Ba.
con, Bankhead. Barry. Blanchard, Bland.
Blount, Breekinfidge OF Arkansas, Bretkin-
ridge Of Kentucky. Bryce, Buckalew. Bur
nett, Bynum. Gambler. Carlton. Caruth,
Ca,ehings. Chipman, claTdy, Clements.
Gable, Collins, Cowles. Cox. Grain, Crisp.
CummiBgs. Davidson Of Florida, Dockery,
Dunn, EnlOe. FOran, French, Class,
Grimes, Hatch, Hayes. Herbert, Hooker.
Howard, Hutton, Johnston OF North Caro-
lima, Jones, Kilgore. Lagan, I.aDdes, Lane.
Lanham. Lawler Msish, Martin, Ne
Adoo, MeCreary, Mckinney, Mcmillan,
AeReg, MCshaue, Mills, Montgomery,
Morse. Neal, Norwood, oates, Reel. Pen
iugton, Phelan. Randall. Richardson, Rob.
ertson. Rogers. Russell Of Massachusetts.
Sayers, shiyely. Smith, Spinola. Springer,
stewart of Texas, Stewart Of Georgia.
stockdale, stone Of Kentucky. TsFsucy.
Tracy. Turner OF Georgia, Vance. Walker.
Washington. Weaver. Wheeler, Whiting Of
Michigan, Wi son OF Minnesota. Wilson Of
West Virginia Mis-. speaker tarisie-as.
The house then adjourned