Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-13
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
THE DIRECT TAX BILL.
Under Consideration in the Senate.
WRITING ON NAIL MATTER.
The Permission Bill Passed in the House.

The Permission Bill Passed in the House.
The Senate.
Among the memorials presented were several In
for a constitutional amendment to that effect;
and in q favor Of the Worlds Exposition in 1892.
THE DIREcT-TAx BILL
The bill to credit and pay to the several states
and territories and the District OF Columbia all
monies collected under the directtax act Of the 5th
OF August, 1851, was taken up, the question being
on verbal amendment offered by Mr.. Hoar when
the bill was up some days ago.
Mr.. Sherman regarded the proposed amendment
as q mere surplusage; and, while he had no Objec-
ti0n to it, still he preferred to take the bill just
reported from the finance committee, as prepared
% treasury and as twice passed by the Senate. ~ I'LL"
Mr.. Chandler moved to recommit the bill.
In the southern states, he said, the tax to the
amount OF $2,52O,OOO was collected directly by
Federal officials, not dollar OF 1t coming out OF
state treasury. He therefore submitted that.
while 1T was just and right to remit to the states
the sums which they had failed to pay, and to re-
fund the moneys which the state treasurers had
paid to the United States, 1t was not wise or
haa evep TO pay come no som tbem b bch S
United states Government had exacted from In
divduals. He warned the Senate that the bill
would prove Pandora's box, and that claimants
who did not get satisfaction from their own states
would come to Congress and demand that the
Government which took the money from them
Mr.. Salisbury expressed his concurrence gener-
ally with the views OF Mr.. Chandler, although he
was opposed to the bill entirely on the ground
that Congress had no authority TO distribute part
OF the surplus In any such way.
Mr.. Sherman explained that the necessity for
the passage OF the bill was to simplify relations at
the Treasury Department between the General
Government and the respective states. IL the
United States were required to hold the money In
from individuals were paid back to themselves or
their heirs the object OF the bill would be de-
feated. There would be more diniculty and ex-
penSe in paying back the tax than there had been
In collecting 1t. The bill was intended as peace
offering, TO settle controversy in reference to
Mr. Hawley said 1t seemed to him that the proper
thing would be Qf the Senate were going to take
up the equities OF the natter to say 70 individual
sent your claim within six years; if not, we WIN
pay the balance to the state"
Mr. Harris advocated the bill
Mr.. Hale said that Mr. Sherman In his remarks
had disclosed the weakness OF the bill. Many Of
those from whom the tax was collected had died
or disappeared. Why then should the amount
which they had paid be refunded 10 the states?
Mr.. RIpDLHBKRGRR INTERRUPTS.
At this point OF the discussion a motion to pro-
ceed to executive business was made by Mr.. Rid
dleberger, who was proceeding to state his under
standing OF an agreement TO do so to-day, when he
was informed by the presiding oficer that debate
Mr. Riddleberger demanded the yeas and nays
on his motion. The yeas and nays were taken,
and the motion was reJected-yeas, 20; nays 26-
party vote, except that
Mr. RIDDLEBERGER VOTED WITH THE DEMOCRATS
in favor of the motion.
After some remarks by Mr.. Call in opposition to
the bill, Mr.. R1ddleberger renewed his motion to
proceed TO executive business. and the motion was
again defeated-yeaS 26, nays 27-Mr Riddleber-
ger again voting with the democrats
THE LAMAR DOMINATION
majority of Senators do not understand that
there was any agreement for an executive session
to-day, as was stated by Mr.. RiddleDerger, but on
the contrary that there tacit acquiescence In
the wish expressed by some senators last night that
no action should be attempted until Monday on
the Lamar case and the Cabinet nominations.
The votes OF to-day are not held to have any sig
niflcance as bearing upon the result In the Lamar
case, since some OF Mr. LamarS friends abSta1ned
from voting In consequence OF what they under
stood to be the Jacit understanding OF yesterday.
MR.. VANCE ON INTERNAL-REvENUE TAXATION.
The bill was then laid aside, and Mr.. Vance pro-
ceeded TO address the Senate on the resolution
offered by Mr.. Brown proposing to abolish Internal
revenue taxation.
House Of Representatives.
Mr.. Hatch (MO) from the committee on agricul-
ture, reported bill making appropriations to
carry into effect the provisions of the act to estab
lish experimental agricultural stations. Commit
tee OF the whole.
Mr.. Washington (Tenn.) presented the petition
OF the faculty of Vanderbilt University asking for
the removal OF the tariff on books. Referred.
Mr.. Perkins (kaS), from the committee on Indian
affairs, reported bill for the sale OF certain New
York Indian lands in Kansas House calendar.
PERMISSIBLE WRITING ON SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH
CLASS MAIL NATTER
On motion OF Mr.. Bount, OF Georgia, the House
proceeded to the consideration OF the bill relating
to permissible marks, writing or printing, on sec
Ond, third and fourth class mail matter.
Mr.. BlOunt briefly explained the provisions OF
the measure which had been recommended by the
Postmaster-General, and which had been rendered
necessary by recent decision or the POSt-Office
Department. he DID not think that its passage
would affect the revenue OF the Department, While
it would undoubtedly extend great convenience
to business men,
Mr.. Bingham iPa-) favored the bill though he
took exception to the ruling Of the Department
upon the permissible marks on the lower classes of
mall matter.
TIE BILL As PASSED.
The bill was then passed. 1t provides that on
mail matter Of the second class. besides the name
and address Of the person to whom the matter is
to be SENT the following marks or writing or
printing are permitted: Index figures OF subscrip-
tion book; the title Of the publication and the
place Of publication; the name and address OF the
publisher or sender; words indicating the date OF
the termination OF the subscription; corrections
OF typographical errors, and marks TO call atten-
tion to special p, passages IL is also pro-
inclose in their publications bills, receipts,
and orders for subscription thereto, but
the same shall be In such form as to convey
no other Information than the name, place OF
publication subscription price OF the publication
to which they refer, and the subscription due
thereon. Upon matter OF the third class, or upon
the wrapper inclOsing the same, the sender may
write his own name, occupation, and residence or
business address, preceded by the word "from,n
and may make marks other than by written or
printed words to call attention to any word or
passage in the text, and may correct any typo
graphical errors There may be placed upon The
Id m
ter OF the third class simple manuscript dicta-
tion or inscription not OF the nature OF personal
correspondence. With package OF fourth class
matter, prepaid at the proper rate for that class,
the sender may tnclose any mailable third-clasS
matter, and may write upon the wrapper or cover
his name occupation, residence, or business ad-
dress, preceded by the word 'from," or may print
thereon the same and any printed matter not in
the nature OF personal correspondence, but there
must be left on the address side or face of the
package space OF at least three and One-half
Inches in length and two and One-half inches in
width, in which nothing shall be placed but the
The House went into committee Of the whole
(Mr. Hatch, OF Mo-, in the chair) on the private
calendar.
Contested House Seats,
MEETING OF THE ELECTIONS COMMITTRE-rHR THoBR-
CARLISLE CASE-OTHER CONTESTS.
The House committee on elections held meet
ing to-day and fixed the order in which the con-
tested-electiOn cases will be taken up The Thobe-
Carlisle contest comes up tomorrow. On the 18th
the case OF Lowry vs. White Qndiana) Will be taken
up. On the 21st the case of McDufae VS. Davidson
{Alabama), and on the 9th that OF Worthington