The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-11
A MAJORITY AND MINORITY RE
PORT ON LAMAR.
Favorable Report by the Com mmittees ON
the N0minations Of Messrs. villas
and Dickinson.


| iic anu prOItIty dt sest, Ia SeiAsioh ~
fixing the prime meridian and universe
day and as to the protection of sub
marine cables, were presented to the
Senate and were referred to the Com
mittee ON Foreign Relations; also, the
Presidents message as to the reduction
of the reservations of certain Indians
which was referred to the Committee on
Indian Affairs. Also, memorials of the
New Orleans Maritime Association and
of the Merchants Exchange and Board
of Trade of Portland, Me-, favoring the
proposed exposition of the three
Americas, which were referred to the
select committee on that subject.
Mr.. Sawyer, from the Post Office Com
mittee, reported, with Recommendation
of indefinite postponement, Buffers reso-
luton for the appointment of a select
committee on postal telegraph. The
resolution was indefinitely postponed,
with the remarA by MIR. Edmunds that
understood as determination that the
propriety of special inquiry into the
subject at some future session had been
decided adversely.
THE DIRECT TAX.
The bill to credit and pay to the sew
eral States and Territories, and the Dis
trict of Columbia all moneys collected
under the direct tax act of August, 1861,
reported by Mr.. Morrill, from the Com
mittee on Finance, ON the 18th of Decem-
ber, was taken from the calendar and
considered.
Mr.. Berry offered a resolution direct
ing, in cases where the tax was collected
from citizens, either directly or by sale
of property, that the amount shall be
paid 10 the governor of the State, in
trust for such citizens. whether the
State be, or be not, indebted to the
United States.
Mr.. Sherman argued that the amend
ment would create grave embarrassment
in the execution of the bill.
Mr.. Berry explained the purpose of the
amendment and advocated its adoption.
Mr.. Beck said that the amendment
had been talked over informally among
the members of the Finance Committee,
and that they were generally opposed to
it, thinking it would be in the way of a
final settlement. and that the better way
was to have the money paid to the
States and leave the citizens to pursue
their remedy against them.
The resolution was rejected-yeas, IA
nays, 80.
Mr.. Beck stated that as all direct taxes
must be uniform, it would be necessary
either to collect the direct tax from the
States which had not paid it, or to re
fund to those States which had paid tht
amounts respectively paid by them. Tht
latter was what the bill proposed to do
Mr.. Gray favored the passage of the
bill. but argued that, as the States had
dealt directly with the general Govern
ment SO the general Government Should
deal directly with the States, in refund
ing the amounts, and he moved I,
strike out the proviso in the third sec
tion that where the tax was collected
either directly or by sale of property
the sums SO paid were to be held in trus
for the benefit of the heirs of those from
whom they were collected. He considered
the proviso as hampering the bilL
MIR. Edmonds moved to amend th'
proviso proposed to he struck out b,
making it apply only to cases where th'
tax was collected by the United States
Agreed to. At o'clock the bill wa
laid aside without further action.
MIR. CHANDLER ON DECK.
4 sluff. In,
structing the judiciary Committee &
inquire into the suppression of the vote
of colored citizens of jackson, Miss, a
the recent municipal election in tina
city. and into the alleged participation
i'm such suppression by the United State
district attorney and by deputy collecto
of internal revenue and deputy Unite
States marshal. Laid on the table.
The Senate then proceeded to the cor
sideration of the Blair Educational bill
and Mr.. Wilson, of Maryland, made
constitutional argument against it. A
the close of Mr.. Wilson's speech, MI
/ | Coke obtained the floor.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Butle
authorizing the Secretary of the Trea,
ury to retire all outstanding army an
navy certificates to lands in South Car,
lima by payments To the holders of Gel
tificates Of the amounts actually paid o
the same, with interest at per cent.
LAMAR's NOMINATION.
The Senate then took up executiy
business. Mr.. Edmunds, from the Jud
ciary Committee, made an adverse r.
port ON the nomination of L. q. {
Lamar to be Associate Justice of th
Supreme Court, and Mr.. Pugh, in b
half of the minority Of the same con
mittee, submitted a favorable repor
Placed on the calendar.
FAVORABLE ON Villas AND DICKINSON
Mr.. Edmunds made q favorable repo
from the Judiciary Committee on Il
nomination of VIM. F. Villas to be Sc
retary of the Interior. Placed on I'll
calendar.
Mr.. Sawyer, from the Post Office Con
mittee, made n favorable report ON Il
nomination Of Don Nj. Dickinson to
Postmaster General Placed on the Cd
endar.
After ten minutes devoted to exec
tive business the doors were reopens
and the Senate at as55 adjourned.