Hillsboro recorder., 1888-04-12
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!, IN the Senate, House bills to- remove
the political disabilities Of William w.
MackalL, Of Virginia, and in regard to
terms Of United States courts at Vicks-
burg, Miss, were reported from the lJu-I
dietary committee and passed. Mr. VIII
son, Of Iowa, addressed the Senate on
the subject Of the presidents annual mes
sage The Senate then proceeded to the
consideration Of the bill to provide the
establishment Of bureau of animal in
dustry to facilitate the expectation of fine
stock and their products and extirpate
contagious pleuro- o-pucumonia and other
diseases among domestic animals. After
a couple Of hours spent in the reading Of
the bill and report, and Of various com
munications Zone OF them from the com
missioner oflagricnlturc, criticising the
bill adversely and after some discussion,
the bill was laid aside without action
/ A dead lock has occurred in the House
on the direct tax bill, and the day was
spent in roll calls. aa
In the Senate, the bill for the with
ldmwal OF public lauds in Mississippi
from sale at ordinary private entry, and
to re-district them for homestead set
tiers, was reported from the committee
on public lands and placed on the calen-
dar. The Senate took up the bill to re-
imburse depositoFs Of the Frecdman's
Savings and Trust Company. for losses
incurred by the failure Of that company
When the bill was last before the Senate,
Mr.. Vest had objected TO the provision
10 pay illegal representatives, Of depos'
i'ors, and Mr.. Eyarts had suggested the
amendment of s'personal Representa-
tives.'' Mr.. Platt insisted on taking NJ
the unfinishcd busincss--the bond pur
chase biIl--and so the Freedman's bank
bill went over without action on any soi
the amendments. !. After the reading O
the journal in the House, an effort va
made BY friends OF the special order-th'
direct tax bill-to make an arrangement
by which The final vote upon the measure
wOul,l be Insured, but Mr.. Brsckinridge
of Arkansas. objected 10 the proposition
Mr.. L. B. Taylor, Of Ohio, the'eupol
moved 10 limit tho general debate to. on,
hour. Opponents Of the bin then re
sorted to iilibustering tactics. The en-
nre day was consumed in voting upon
dilatory motions submitted by opponent
OF the bills, Messrs. Oates, Of Alabama
and Breckenridge, of Arkansas, beinI
most active in this respect.
i The Senate. after two hours spent il
secret legislative session, opened ii
doors. During the secret session, Mr.
Riddleberger's resolution to consider tn
fisheries treaty in open session, was III
only subject Of debate, but several sena
tors ventured to discuss briefly the merit
Of the treaty itself, being however, callet
TO order for so doing. Messrs. Edmund
and Hoar made strong fight against tn
resolution. The House proceeded &
the consideration of measures reported b,
the committee on military affairs. Tn
following bills were rasscd: Appropri
ating $500, 600 for the construction Of al
arsenal for the repair, storage and dislr.
hutionof ordnance and ordnance storr
in Columbia, Tenn. Providing for III
g promotion Of officers Of the army afte
twenty years continuous. service 10 on
grade. A bill was passed, appropriatin!
s15, 900 for the construction Of read Il
the national cemetery at Baton Rongc
Ia. The House then went into commit
tee OF the whole for the consideration %
the Senate direct tax bill. Mr.. Oat0s, il
opposing the bill, said that the tax psi
in Northern states, with the exception Q
pelawarc, had been paid IN BY the stat
assuming 4 10 collect 1T fror
the people and retaining IL pc
cent. as Il was entitled Ia
In the Southern states after the War th
iax had becn called directly from th
people. There had bccu many irregI
Iariiies in that collection. For the las
twenty years, though the, law remainc'
unrepealed, no attempt had been mad
to enforce II, $1,000, 900 had been col
lectcd, leaving $4,000, 900 uncollectc1
Mr. Elliott. of South Carolina, favorCt
the hill, and gave instances Of irregular
tiles In collections In the direct tax L.
the. Southern states, mentioning
the fact that the entire town Of Beau
fort had been sold for the payment 9
tax.
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