National Republican., 1888-01-19


worlds exposition, resolutions Of q mass
meeting In San Francisco In favor OF legis-
lation excluding Chinese, prohibiting the
adulteration OF lard, for prohbltory law
in the District OF Columbia, and for the
Blair educational bill.
Mr.. Butler moved TO reconsider the vote
by which the bill In relation to marriages
between white men and Indian women was
patsed yesterday. Motion entered.
Mr.. Sherman, from the committee on for
eign relations, reported q bill to fix the
charge for passports at 81 (now $5), and tho
bill was thereupon passed.
Among the bills reported from the com
mittees and placed upon the calendar were
the following:
the United States.
For the appointment of delegate to the
fourth International Prison Congress In st.
Petersburg in 1890.
For relief of owners, officers, and seaman
OF the British bark Chance
Among the bills introduced and referred
BY MIR. Hoar Fixing the salaries OF the
justices Of the United States district court
at $1,000.
Mr.. Manderson offered a resolution,
which was adopted, directing the commit.
tee on the library to inquire into the advlsa.
bility Of purchasing a life. size picture of
Abraham Lincoln by VIM. 7. Matthews, OF
New York.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Hale. calling on the Attorney General for
information as to the appointment OF Chas.
Il. Westbrook as assistant to the district
attorney for the southern district OF New
York, was taken up and passed.
The morning business being flushed, the
bill for refunding the direct tax Of 1861 was
taken up, ithe question being on Mr.. Chaud-
ler's motion to recommit the bill. The mo-
tion was rejected.
The question was then taken on an amend
ment offered by Mr.. Edmunds requiring
all claims to be filed within six years, and IT
was agreed to.
Several amendments OF verbal charac-
ter were alec agreed to.
Mr.. Berry offered an amendment provid-
ing that no part OF the money collected
from individuals shall be retained by the
United States as set-of against any state
Indebtedness.
Mr.. Sherman opposed the amendment as
unnecessary.
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Vance offered an amendment extend
ing the provisions Of the bill to the cotton
tax collected under the law OF 1862 and
subsequent laws.
Mr.. George advocated the amendment.
Mr.. Berry also advocated the amend
mGHG. VI tuG LlOuCy, uuuCI buC
bill to refund the direct tax, would go to
the northern states, and II was but equlta-
BILE and Just that the cotton tax, which had
fallen wholly on the southern planters,
should be refunded.
Mr.. Brown believed that the cotton tax
should be refunded and whenever that
question came up In such shape that he
could properly vote for 1t he would do So
But the adoption Of the cotton tax amend
ment would (he was convnced) defeat the
pending measure-which he believed ought
TO pass. He should therefore vote against
the amendment.
Mr.. Morgan expressed his concurrence
with the views Of Mr.. Brown. The question
of the cotton tax had not been considered
by the committee on finance. 1t was very
grave question, and there would be a seri-
GUS difficulty found In refunding the cotton
tax. The effect Of the pending bill would
be to remove all causes OF heart burning
that might be lingering in the minds of the
people OF the two sections. He supported
1t because Of its merits, and he did not de-
sire to have 1t connected with any other
great proposition which would embarrass
Its passage. The proposition offered by the
senator from North Carolina was very dis.
pu,ed one. IL the people OF the south had
the constitutional right to claim the refund.
Ing Of the cotton tax he would support the
claim; but he would never set up an equita'
bic claim to 1t, for, after all, 1t was the right
OI tDb StdIeb klTOul lug
standpoint that the dissolution Of the Union
by the secession Of states was impossible)
to tax the people of the south. He was not
prepared to give definite opinion on the
constitutionality Of the cotton tax, aud
would therefore sustain the position Of the
senator from Georgia tBrown)..
Mr.. Sherman expressed his surprise that
senators whom he had supposed to be
strongly in favor of the pending measure,
ard for the benefit Of whose states 1t had
been chiefly introduced, should have inter.
posed such an obstacle to It's passage. He
believed that the cotton tax from $50, 600,
OO0 to $50, ,000,O00) had been right and just
and he was ready to defend that position
whenever 1t was assailed. II the amend
ment were adopted he would oppose thu
whole bill.
Mr. Call, while advocating the amend
ment, opposed the whole bill.
Mr.. Beck said he favored the bill as
measure of justice, but argued that 4
should not be encumbered with anything
else.
Mr.. Voorhees, also regarded the amend
ment as one which, II adopted, would de
tirely Just measure and very creditable tc
the gentleman who had been most active
and prominent In bringing 1t forward. ii,
would look upon his vote for the amend
ment as being vote against the bill.
Mr.. Hampton asked to be land was) eX
Cukeu from VOtlDE Ou tHc dlltuulncut, Dc
cause he was directly interested In 1t.
The vote was taken on Mr.. Nance't
amendment, and 1t was rejected-Yeas lC
nays 40.
Mr.. Chandler offered an amendment re
stricting the terms Of the first section tC
moneys paid by the state treasures and In
eeiting In the third section provision 70
the return to individuals OF the sums pait
by them. Rejected-yeas 10, nays AS.
Mr.. Plumb offered an amendment to re
pay the income tax collected from militar.
and naval officers during the war, ami
argued against the bill as unfair to til
younger states.
The amount that would be refunded t,
the state of Kansas under the bill would b
about $7l 600, while Its share Of the Ia,
necessary to pay the money appropriate'
by the bill would be over half milllo
dollars. And for whatH Not under th
guise OF promoting education, not unde
any assumed philanthropic idea, but be
cause some clerk I'm the Treasury Depart
ment had got 'stuck" In the matter O
bookkeeping.
Mr. Sherman opposed the amendment.
Mr.. Teller argued against the bill. III
thought It questionable whether 1t wa
worth while to 20 back so many years Il
order to take up such matter.
Mr.. Plumb's amendment was rejected
and the bill was passed-yeas As, nays 10.
The Blair educational bill was then taker
up, hnu MT. Brown addressed tue oenat
In support OF It, stating that its defea
would be received with great regre
throughout the whole southern section q
the country. The senator from Missouri
(Mr Yest) had, in hls able speech agains
the bill, held over the Senate In terrorem
presidential veto II the bill should pass
lie did not understand the senator to sa
that he had any information or kuowleig
ne to the Presidents intention In the mat
ter, but supposed that he received his I'm
preston from his knowledge Of the convlC
tions OF the President usually on question