Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-12-13
Will Refund the Cash
The House Agrees to the Dr.
rect Tax Bill.
A SYNOPSIS OF THE PROVISIONS,

dRiver and Harbor Bill Not in Favor
in the Senate-Same of the Items
Death Of an Indian Who Has Been a
Deal Of TroubIe-Tbat Sellers Resigna-
tiou-O Omcial Items
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec l3 The senate
Yesterday continued the consideration OF the |
tariff biil discussing civil service reform
and other outside issues in connection there
with. The pending amendment was TO ad
nit cotton ties free, and after long debate
1t was rejected by a strict party vote of |
yeas, Is; uays, %, Riddleberger gave notice |
that he would move every morning to take
up the British extradition treaty in open
session. The senate adjourned at p, m
with an amendment to the tariff bill pending |
to make the duty on cotton ties 81 per cent |
ad valorem.
The house receive the river and harbor |
bill from the committee, and non -concurred |
in the senate amendment to the agricultural |
department bill Two reports were made |
on the California contested election, the ina
jority favoring Sullivan, and the minority
FELTON, The direct tax bill occupied the re-
mander of the session One amendment
was adopted, providing for the aScertainment
OF the proper claimants to Il share of the
fund in South Carolina. aud all others re
jected, including that to refund the cotton
tax The bill was then pasSed-yeas, l'n;
nays, 96-and the house adjourned.
The vote on the bill in detail was as fol
lows:
Adams Alien Of Michigan, Anderson of
Kansas, Arnold, Atkinson, Baker ui New York
Baker of Illinois, Bayne Redon Iiiggs. Bingham,
Boothman, Bound, Roulette. Eowden, Bowen,
Brewer Brewer, T. H b Browne. Browne of In
diana, Brown of Ohio Johu K. Brown Buchanan.
Bunnell, Burrows. Butler. Butterworth Felix
Campbell of New York, Campbell OF Ohio, Timn-
thy j Camplt,l of New York Cannon, Caswell,
Cheadle, Clark. Cogswell Compton, Cooper Goth
ran Grouse, Cutcheon, Dalzell, Darlington, naven-
port, Davis, Delano, Dihhle, Dingey, Dorsey,
Dunham, Elliott, Farquhar, Felton, Finley, Fitch,
Flood, Ford Funston Gaines, Galiinger Gear,
Gest Gibson, Grusvenor, Circuit tiuenther, Har-
mer Haugcn, Heard, Henlph1l. Henderson Of
Iowa, Henderson of North Carolina Henderson
of Illinois, Hermann, Hieslaud, Hires Hit, Hol-
man, Holmes Hopkins of Illinois, Hopkins of
| Virginia, Hopkins of New York, Houk, Hovey,
| Hudd, Hunter, Jackson Johnston of Indi
ana, Kean. Kelley, Kennedy. Kerr Ketch
am Lafolette, Laidlaw, Latham Lee,
Lehlbach, Lind, Lodge Long Lyman,
Macdonald, Mahoney MauSur. Mason, Matson,
| McCamniy. McComaS, Mccullough. McKenna,
| Mckinley, Merriman John II Moffitt. Morrill,
| Morrow, Nelson, Nichols, Nuttng, O'Donnell
| O'Ferrell. ONeal of Indiana. O'Nel Of PennSyl-
vania, Osborne, Cultivate Patton, Payson Per
kins, Perry, Peters Phelps Plumb. Post, Pugs-
ley, Rockwell Romeis Rowell, Rowland Russell
| of Connecticut Rusk Ryan Sawyer, Sculi Seney.
Seymour, Shaw, Sherman, Simmons, Snyder,
| Sowden, Spooner, Steele, Stephenson, Stewart of
| Vermont, Struble, Syuies Ezra b Taylor Joseph
D. Taylor, Thomas of Illinois, Thomas of WiScou-
sin. Thompson Of Ohio Thompson Of California
Tillman, Townshend. Turner of Kansas, vande-
ver Wade, Warner, Weber, West, White of New
York, Whiting of Massachusetts, Wckham, vii.
ber wilkins, Wilkinson. Williams Yardey,
| Yodsr-11S
| Nays-Abbott Allen of Mississippi Anderson
of Mississippi, Bacon Bankhead. Barnes, Barry
Blanchard, Bland BIount Breckenridge of Ar
kansas, Breckenridge of Kentucky, Brice. Buck
alew. Burnett, Bynum, Gambler, Carlton, Carnth.
Gatherings, Ohipman, Cardy, Clements, Cobb.
Co lins, Cowles Cox, Grain, Crisp Cummings
Davidson of Florida, Dockery, Dunn, Euloe,
Foran French. Glsss, Grimes Hatch Hayes
Herbert. Hooker Howard, Hutton. Johnston of
North Carolina, Jones, kigore, Lagan, Landes
Lane, Lanham. I.awler Mai,h Martin, McAdoo
McCreary, Mckinney, McMillin Me Rea, NcShane
Mills, Montgomery Norsa Neal Norwood. Oates
Peel Pennington, Phelan Randall, Richardson
Robertson, Rogers. Russell of Nassa chnSetts
art of Texas Stewart of Georgia, Stcckdal-.
Stone of Kentucky, Tarsney. Tracey Turner of
Georgia Vance. Walker, Washington, Weaver,
Wheeler. Whiting of Michigan, Wilson OF Min
nesota- Wilson of West Firginia, WISE Speaker
Carlisle Total-9S
As passed by the house the bill makes the
following provisions:
| The secretary of the treasury is required to
credit each state and territory and the District of
Columbia q equal to all collections by set of
or otherws made from said states and territories
| or the District of Columbia or from any of the
citizens inhabitants thereof. or other persons.
under the act of congress approved Ang. 3 1861,
and RENTS all moneys still due the United States
on the quota Of the direct tax Ii appropriates
, such sums as may he necessary to reimburse each
state territory, and the District of Columbia for
all money due to them and the treasurer Of the
United States is directed TO pay the same to The
governors Of the states and territories and TO the
| commissioners of the District OF Columbia, pro
| vided that where the sums, or any part thereof
credited any state, territory, the District Of
Columbia have been collected by the United
; States from the citizens inhabitants thereof
or any other person either directly by sale Of
/ | property, such SUITS shall be held in trust b.
3 such state territory, or by the District OF Col
, | umbia. for the benefit of those persOI
or inhabitants or their legal representatives; anC
provided further, that no part of the money col
lected from individuals ara 10 ne hr.ld IN tr1s
shall he retained by the United States as a set-of
b against any Indebtedness alleged to exist agains
/, the state territory District of Columbia. ii
q which such tax was collected aud provided fur
O ther, that no part OF the money hereby appropri
ated shall be paid out by the governor Of an,
state or territory, or any other person, to an
p attorney agent under any contract for service
y now existing or heretofore Ilade between tn
I representative of any state or territory and an
r attorney or agent.
10 All claims under the trust shall be filed with tn
3 governor Of such state territory and the con
% missioner of the District Of Columbia respect
. lively, within six years next after the passage O
this act, and all claims not 50 filed shall be fol
~ ever barred and the money attributable theret
y shall belong to such stale. territory, or the Di,
ID trfct Of Columbia respectively, as the cas-
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