Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-14
Fiftieth Congress--First Session.
WAsH1NaTON, Jan. 13.

| SENATE.-Among the memorials presented were several in favor of the prohibition et liquor traffic and for constitutional amend ment to that effect, and in favor of the Worlds exposition in 1899. The bill to credit and pay to the several States and territories and the District of Columbia all money collected under the direct tax act of the 9th of August, 1861 was taken up-the question being on the verbal amendment offered by Mir. Hoar when the bill was up some days ago. Mr. Sherman op- posed the amendment.
 MT. Chandler, of New Hampshire, moved so recommit the bill.
 After brief remarks by Messrs. Hawley, Harris, Hale and Call motion to proceed to executive business was made by MT. Riddle berger, who was proceeding to state his understanding of an agreement to do the presiding officer that debate was not in order. Mir. Riddleberger demanded the yeas and nays on his motion. The motion was rejected; yeas 26, nays 26, party vote except that MT. Riddleberger voted with the Demo- crats in favor of the motion.
 After some remarks by MT. Call in opposi- tion to the bill MT. Riddleberger renewed his motion to proceed to executive business and the motion was again defeated; yeas 26, nays 27, MT. Riddleberger again voting with the Democrats.
 The bill was then laid aside and Mr. Vance R4OSSStACNA 4SSO- ton offered by MT. Brown proposing to abol ish internal revenue taxation. Mir. Vance proceeded with much detail to illustrate many of the inconsistencies in the tariff, par tieularly bearing against the articles consumed by the poor and in fla vor of those consumed by the rich. He declared that the central theory of the tariff was iniquity and that he was opposed to the whole thing out and out. He should not vote to put anything on the free list the tax on which was pure revenue. He should strive earnestly to reduce taxation on the necessaries of life and should discriminate in nothing except luxuries and in favor of the helpless.
 The resolution was laid aside and the Blair educational bill taken up and consti- tutional argument made against it by MT. Gray. The bill went over as the unfinished business and the Senate at 4:35 adjourned till Monday.
 HoUsE.-Mr Hatch, from the committee on agriculture, reported a bill making appro- priations to carry into effect the provision of the act to establish experimental agricul- tural stations; to the committee on the whole.
 On motion of Mir. Blount of Georgia, the House proceeded to the consideration of the bill relating to permissible marks, writing or printing, on second, third or fourth-class mail matter. The bill passed.
 The House then went into committee on the private calendar. The afternoon was consumed in the discussion of two bills of private character, one to carry out the fnd- ings of the court of claims in the case of James H. Ayres and one referring to the court of claims the claim of the owners of the steamer T. N. Buntin. When the committee rose the former was passed, but no action was taken on the latter.
 MT. Morrow of California, from the com mittee on foreign affairs, reported a joint resolution appropriating s50,000 to enable the government to participate in the interna- tional exhibition to be held at Melbourne in April. 1888; committee of the whole. Ac- companying the joint resolution is report in which the committee urges the importance of encouraging in every proper way the grow ing commercial relations between this coun- try and Australia.
 The House at 5:15 adjourned.