Wichita eagle., 1888-01-19
SENATE and HOUSE,
DETAILED D0INGS OF THE DAY In
BOTH CHAMBERS.
The Senate---4S to 10---Passes the
Bill to Refund the Direct
Tax of 1861.
MeSSrS. Brown and Blair Address the
Senate in Favor of the Blair
Educational Bill.
In the House Several Bills. Memorials and
Resolutions We're Presented and
Acted Upon.
SENATE e.

WASHINGTON. Jan lS.--A bill was
passed reducing the charge for passports
from S. to ST.
The bill for reminding the direct tax OF
1871 was taken up, the question being on
Mr. Chambers motion TO recommit the
bill. The motion was rejected. The ques-
ton was then taken on an amendment Of
fered by Mr.. Mum, requiring claims to be
filed in six years, and it was agreed to.
Mr. Berry offered an amendment provid-
ing that no part of the money collected
from individuals should be regarded by
the United States as a set off against any
state Indebtedness. Agreed to.
Mr. Vance offered an amendment extend
ing provisions of the bill to the cotton tax
under the law of 1862 and subsequent laws.
He said that if the direct tax was to be re-
funded. this cotton tax. which was also
direct tax ought to be refunded. This
amendment brought on general debate
which lasted about an hour The vote on
the amendment was then taken and it was
rejected by q vote Of yeas Is. nays rs.
Mr.. Plumb offered an amendment to
repay the income tax collected from mill
tary and naval officers during the war, and
argued against the bill as unfair to the
younger states. The amount that would
be refunded to Kansas under the bill
would be sbort 81 900, while its share of
the tax necessary to pay the mony appro-
priated by the bill would be over half a
million dollars. And for what, Not under
the guise of promoting education, not
under any assumed philanthropic idea, but
because some clerk in the treasury depart
ment had got stuck" in the matter of
bookkeeping
Mr. Sherman opposed the amendment
Mr.. Plumb's amendment was rejected.
and the bill passed-yeas 4s, nays 10. The
Berry, Blair, Jones arkansas. Paddock,
Platt, Plumb, salisbury, Teller, Vest and
Wilson Missouri.
The bill directs the secretary of the
treasury to credit to each state and terri
tory and to the District of Columbia Il
Sum equal to all collections made there
from or from the citizens or inhabitants
thereof, or other persons under the direct
TX act of August 5th, 1861. 1t RENTS all
moneys still due TO the United States
under such act and it appropriates the
amount necessary for the reimbursement.
The sums collected directly from individ-
uals to be held in trust by the state for the
benefit of the persons from whom they
were collected or their legal representa-
tives.
The Blair educational bill was then
taken up and Mr.. Brown addressed the
senate in support of it, stating that dts de
feat would be received with great regret
throughout the whole south
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Browns re-
marks, Mr.. Blair continued his speech in
support of the bill In the course of his
speech he complained that many news
papers throughout the country had crit
cised his bill in an unfair and untriendly
manner. After speaking for about an
hour and half he yielded for motion to
adjourn.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-The house
passed 8 bill making appropriations to
carry into effect the provisions of the agri-
cultural experiment stations act.
After the reading of the journal the
speaker pro tenn. called the house to order
and said: II desire to say in order to
allay uneasineSs and apprehension about
the condition of our speaker. that he is i'm
process of rapid recovery and that the Oc-
casion which calls the present occupant to
the chsir will happily, trust rapidly, pass
away"
Mr. Grosvenor. of Ohio. presented a
memorial of the board Of centennial com
missioners at Marietta, O., in regard to a
centennial celebration of the settlement of
the northwestern territories, and it was
ordered printed in the Record.
Mr.. Stone, of Missouri, from the COM
mittee on public lands, reported a resolu-
ton calling on the secretary of the interior
for information as to what legislation is
necessary for the disposal of public timber
lands, so as TO secure at the same
time the preservation of natural forest
lands at the head waters of navigable rivers
and put within reach of settlers a legal
means of providing themselves with tim
Der for building and domestic purposes
Mr.. Lyman, of Iowa, from the commit
tee on elections. submitted the views of
the minority on the Thebe- Carlisle con
test election case and they were ordered
printed.
Adjourned.