, 1888-01-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IL. Senate re-
port on the bill reducing from 30 to
ST. for passports was passed. Among
the bills introduced and referred was
one ty Huar, tc provide for inquests
under tional authority. The
morning business being finished the
bill for refunding the direct tax of
1861 was taken up, the question he.
ing Chnndlers motion to recommit
the bill, the motion was rejected.
Question WAS then taken on the
amendment offered by Edmunds re-
quiring all claims to be fled within
six years, and was agreed to as was
also Nh amendment by Berry providing
that no part of the money collected
from individuals shall l. Q retained by
the United States as u set of ainst
any state indebt edness. Vance offered
AN amendment extending tile pro.
visions of tho bill TO the cotton tax
collected under the law OF 1862 and
subsequent laws. He said il direct
tax was to be refunded, this cotton
tax (Which was also direct tax)
ought to be refunded. George and
Berry advocated this. Brown and
Morgan, while believing the cotton
tax should be refunded, thought the
proposed amendment would defeat
the pending bill. Sherman opposed
the amendment. Beck thoug the
pending bill should not be encum-
bered with anything else. Voorhees,
views were the same and alter
further debate the amendment WAS
rejected, 46 10 16. Further amend.
ments, offered by Chandler and Plumb,
were rejected, and the bill passed, 4S
to 20. The negative votes wero those
of Berry, Blair, Jones, of Arkansas,
Paddock, Platt, Plumb, Salisbury,
Teller, Vest and Wills n, OF Maryland
The bill directs the secretary OF the
treasury to c edit to each state and ter
ritOry and to the District of Columbia,
u sum equal to all collections my de
therefron,, or from citizens or inhabit.
ants thereof, and other persons under
the direct tax act of Angus 15, 1861.
1t RENTS all moneys still due 70 the
United States under such act
and it appropriates an amount neces.
sary for reimbursement Of sums col.
lected from individuals to be held n
trust by states for the benefit cf per
sons from whom they were collected
or their legal representatives.
The Blair educational bill was then
taken up and Brown addressed the
senate in support of it. At the con-
rlusion of Browns remarks Bla con.
tinued his sp ech in favor Of the bill.
Sherman from the com nittee on for
eign relations, reported an anne dment
to the deficiency bill, appropriating
$50, 600 to Slefray the expenses of u
commission to attend the international
exhibition ut Melbourne this year. 1t
! WAS referred.
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Tlumb, of Illinois, asked unanimous
consent to offer for immediate consid-
Grafton preamble and resolution.
The preamble recites that the secretary
of the treasury, acting in accordance
with the views of the president, has
pMid out Of revenues collected from
imports the sum of $2,852,Ol5 IN
premiums, to holders of government
bonds, assuming that in no other way
Cuu tuo eAtlsiuS IuWs Auu Icu IRE
ments o. the sinking fund be met by
the terms Of the refunding act. All OF
the bonds called ~ per cents" are
payable at the pleasure of the United
States for thirty years from date Of
tlieir issue, provision which, il
understood and acted upon in accord
ance with it's manifest wording and
intention makes it possible, not only
for the paym mt Of said bond as fast
as any surplus is available for such
purpose may accumulate in the treas
ury, but also refunding of the same
ut u rate ofinterest that would save the
tx payers more than 5000, 900, 600.
Said refunding act, howeve has as it
appears, without due authority been
80 altered and published in the
statutes at large as to read payable
ut the pleasure Of the United States
after thirty years" instead Of "for
thirty years" as quoted, thus entirely
subvertiRg the maniiest meaning Of
the provision OF the act. TIE reso-
lutio, calls for q committee OF five
members, to make careful examination
Of facts connected with the subject.
The resolution uns not received.
Lyman, from Iowa, from the COM
mittee Oh elections, submitted the