Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-19
THE NATIONS SCAPITAL.
Amendments May Kill the Bill
Refundins the Direct Tax
Of 1864.
The Minority Report On the ThGbe-Car-
lisle Case Presented to the House.
Speaker Carlisles Condition Not So
Favorable Second Session of
the American Shipping and
Industrial League
WAsHINGToN, Jan. Is.
SENATE.

Among the bills introduced and referred
vas one by Mr.. Hoar, fixing the salaries OF
Justices of the United States District Cour'
afS5 900.
The resolution offered ON Tuesday by Mr.
Hale, calling on the attorney general for in
formation a. to the appointment of Charles
K. Westbrook, a. assistant TO the district at
torney for the southern district of New York
vas taken up and passed.
The mornings business being finished the
bill for refunding the direct tax of 1851, was
taken UP, Chambers motion TO recommit il
to the committee was rejected. An amend
mtnt by Edmnnds. requiring all claims to be
filed within & years agreed To. Several
amendments Of verbal character were also
accepted. Vance offered an amendment ex-
tending the provisions of the bill to the cot
ton tax collected under the law of 1852. and
under subsequent laws He said that if the
direct tax was refunded, the cotton tax {also
direct tax ought to be refunded. Twas
equally hardship"
George and Barry advocated the amend
ment Brown believed that the cotton tax
should he refunded and whenever that qucs-
ton came up in such a shape that he could
properly vote for it, he would do so, but the
he va. convinced, defeat the pending meas
ARE, which ought to pass. He should there
fore vote against the amendment. Morgan
concurrcd with Brown.
sherman believed that the cotton tax be-
ing from sixty to eighty millions, had been
right and Just, and he was ready to defend
that position whenever it was assaied. If
the amendment was adopted he would oppose
the whole bill
Gail, while advocating the amendment OPP
posed the whole bill,
Beck favored the bill as measure of JUS
ticc, but argued that it shouldn't be encum-
bered with anything else.
Voorhees, also thought that the amend
ment would defeat the bill
Hampton was excused from voting on the
amendment because he was directly interest
ed The amendment was rejected by a
vote of l6 to 46
Chandler offered an amendment, restrict
ing the terms of the first section to moneys
paid by the State Treasurer, and inserting in
the ,hirl section provision for the return to
of sums paid by them; it was re-
icCtcd by vote of 10 to -.
The bill then passed Is to 10.
The bill directs the secretary of the treas
ury to credit each State and Territory, and
the District of Columbia, with a sum equal
to all the collections made therefrom or from
citlzeus. as inhabitants thereof, or other per-
sons nnder the first tax act of Aug. ), 1861.
It RENTS all moneys still due the United
States under such act and appropriatcs the
amount necessary for the reimbursement OF
such sums, collected directly from individ-
uals. to be held in trust by the State for the
benefit of persons from whom they were col
lcctcl or tor their legal representatives.
The Blair educational bill was then taken
up and Brown addressed the Senate in it,
support. After speaking an hour and halt
hr welded to the motion to adjourn.
unI.sr
After the mornings business the Ilous,
went into committee of the whole. Stone o.
kentucky. was placed IN the chair. The
agricultural experiment, bill was first consid
cred. After brief remarks by Hooker am
Morgan of Mississippi, and Washburn o
tennessee, IN ITS favor, the bul was passed
For consideration during the morning
hour, Belmont of New York, chairman OF
the committee on foreign affairs, called W
the Joint resolution accepting the invitation
of the British government to the government
of the United States to participate in the in
teruatonal exhibition at Melbourne. to cele
hrate the founding OF New South Wales, anc
approprlatlng $4,000 TO enable the tmte'
States to hc represented The House pro
ceedci in committee of the whole to consider
the measure, hut after some discussion the
resolution went over as unfinished business
In open session again wilkins, of Ohio,
called up the banking bill as unfinished bust
moss An effort was made hN IFS friend.