The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-06-22

loetmastcrs from Kentucky under the act OF
March 5, 1883. Laid over.
Under call Of states the following bills, etc,
were introduced aud referred.
A bill providing for an assistant secretary
Of the navy.
A resolution rcciting that at this time there
seems to be no possibility Of passage at this
session Of congrcss Of the Mills bill; that
there is . large surplus In the treasury which
is daily accommodating in dctriment to general
business, and which tends to contraction Of
the circulating medium Of the country; that
uncertainty a. to whether the Mills bill 10 it,
present shape will ever become a
Law lie, to say the least, great, almost certain
" not In time to give the relief demanded,
and that tho late unfortunate and unneces-
sary civil Wal made an enormous and daily in-
crcastng pension list Just and necessary; tina;
the SUCCESS OF the armies Of United States
male 1t possible to secure the accumulation
OF large private aud corporate fortunes all
over the country, and instructing the com
mittec on ways aud means to report to the
house bills ~ repeating all laws providing
for Internal revenue taxation and removing
all OF sail tax, except that now collected
upon spirits, distilled in whole or In part
from grain, ami upon malt liquors; () pro-
viling for the levy and collection Of agradu
ated tax upon all incomes Of persons, corpora
sttons. associations and trusts OF 5000 and
upwards per annum, the proceeds Of said In
come tax to be devoted exclusively to the
payment OF pen sions; (3) providing that all
articles or products not manufactured in the
United States ehall enter the ports of the
United States free Of all import duty.
The house then proceeded to the consldcra-
tton Of District of Columbia business.
MIR. Groevenor took the floor upon this bill,
commenting sarcastically upon the fact that
all great questions In the house had been laid
aside In order to enable that bodv to consider
Il bill increasing the police force Of the dis
trict.
After a general discussion of the bill by
members aud a minority report Of the com
mittcc the bill was passed.
Mr.. Spinola, of New York, asked unani-
nous consent for the immediate coneideia-
tlon of a joint resolution appropriating $685.
600 for the celebration Of the twenty-ffth an.
nivcrsary Of the battle Of Gettysburg.
Mr.. Breckenridge, Of Arkaneas, objected on
the ground that war celebrations in any part
Of the country were conducive of no good.
The speaker laid before tho house q CON-
munication from the secretary of tho treasury
transmitting an estimate Of $l67,OOO from the
supervising architect for repairs Of the New
Orleans custom house. Referred.
Adjourned.
WAsnINGroN, June 12.-In the house as 4
regular order Of business the resolution re-
ported yesterday from the committee on post
Offices, calling on the postmaster general for
a tabulatcd statement Of disallowcd post
masters claims presented from Kentucky
under the act Of March 8, 1883, was taken up.
The report on the resolution wa an adverse
one and the recommendation is that 1t lie or
the table.
After a debate Of two hours and a half tho
majority report was agreed to aud the rcsolu-
ton was laid on the table.
The report II the committee on elections in
the contested election case of Frank va.
Glover, from the Ninth congressional district
of Missouri, and the accompanying resolution
affirming the right Of Glover, the sitting
member, to tho seat, was then adopted.
The contested election case of Lynch vs.
Vandcvcr, from the Sixth congressional dis
trict Of California, was called up and the rcso-
luton In favor Of the sitting member wal
adopted without division.
The house then went into committee Of the
whole on the tariff bill.
Mr.. Bynuin, of I%ndisna, moved TO Nrike
from the free list flax, hacked, known Us
s'drcssel lcnc." Agreed to.
Mr.. Kelley, Of Pennsylvania, moved to
strike from the free list hemp, MANILA, and
other like substitutes for hemp. Lost.
He then moved to strike from the free list
jutc butts. Before action on the motion lc
asked to withdraw the motion and offer a
formal amendment to strike out the last word.
Mr.. Scott objected to the request, and after
II spirited debate between Democratic and
Republican members the house was unable to
secure a quorum Of mcmbers to vote ON the
question, aid Mr.. Kelley then withdrew his
formal amendment and his motion to strik,
iutc butts from the free list was defeated.
The committee then rose and the house
adjourned.
NAsmlSGroS, June 13.-Mr. Baync, Of
Pennsylvania, asked consent for the present
consideration of the joint resolution granting
to all persons employed in the public service
who were present at the battle of Gettysburg,
either in the union or confederate army, leave
to attend the reunion to be held In July next
at Gettysburg. The call for the regular order
operated as an objection.
The house then went into committee of the
whole on the tariff bill.
Mr.. Payne moved to have stricken from the
free list vegetable substances, and Mr.. War
ncr of Missouri wanted to exclude burlNps of
flax not exceeding sixty inches in width.
Both lost.
Mr.. Mcmillan moved to place upon the free
list bags Of jute for grain, which wal agreed
to.
Reaching the clause putting on the free list
machinery for the manufacture Of cotton
bagglng, Mr.. Lind OF Minnesota offered an
amendment including machinery for making
Irvine Of hemp or jute butts. This was re-
jected as well as . motion to strike out the
paragraph.
The next paragraph, tin plate, Mr.. Dalzell
Of Pennsylvania moved to strike out and
spoke In favor Of the motion.
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