Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-15
THE DIRECT TAX BILL.
III PISSES THE HOUSE BIZ A VoTE
OF I7S YEAS TO 90 NAYS.

An Interesting Discussion ON the Measure
A Number of Amendments offered and
Rejected The Senate at Great Ien.t,
Discusses the Senate Substitute Taris
Bill.
WASHINGTON, December 12.-In the Houst
Blanchard OF Louisiana reported the rive,
and harbor bill. Referred to the committee
OF the whole.
The Senate amendments to the tiepart.
ment of agriculture bill were non-con.
Cured in.
ONeall of Indiana submitted report ol
the committee on elections in the California
contested election of Sullivan against Eel.
ton. The report, which finds in favor OF
Sullivan, together WIFE view OF the
minority, Confirming Felton's title to the
seat), was placed on the calendar.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the direct tax bill. long
debate ensued, during which many amend.
ments were offered and rejected.
Elliott. South Carolina, offered an amend
meut making it the duty of the Secretary
OF The Treasury to pay such person as
shall apply therefor and furnish satisfac-
tory evidence that such applicant was, at
the time OF the sales mentioned, legal
owner or his heir at law or devisee OF the
legal owner OF such lands as were sold in
certain parishes OF South Carolina under
the acts OF Congress and
THE VALUE OF SAID LANps
in the manner which is set forth in the
amendment at length. In all cases where
persons, while serving in the army or navy or
themarine corps, purchased any OF the said
lands and such lands afterwards reverted to
the United States, it shall be th3 duty of the
secretary OF the treasury to pay to such
persons as shall in each case apply there.
for or to their heirs at law, devisees or
grantees in good faith and for valuable
consideration whatever sum was 80 paid to
the United States in such case. In order
to carry out the provisions of the amend
ment, $S5O,00O lis appropriated. The
amendment was adopted.
Oates (Ala.) offered an amendment pro-
vding for refunding the cotton tax; re.
ected.
The question then came mp on an amend
ment proposed by the judiciary committee
striking out the provision in the Senate bill
declaring that no part OF the money appro-
priated by the bill should be paid to any
attorney or agent under any contract for
services now existing or heretofore made
between the representative of any state
and any attorney or agent. The amend
ment was disagreed to.
After several other amendments had
been offered and rejected, the committee
rose and reported the bill to the House. 1t
was passed, yeas ITS, nays 96.
The House then adjourned.
in THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, December 12.-There was
but little morning business, so the tariff
bill was quickly taken up, the question be-
ing on the amendment offered by Jones, OF
Arkansas, to admit hoop or band iron.
Cotton ties, etc. free of duty instead of
taxing it two.tenths cent per pound addi-
tional. The question whether or not this
would be a. tax ON the cottonsplanter, and
il so, how much, was discussed at length by
Berry and Hiscock.
The presiding officer at 2 o'clock, pre-
sented rs u special order Tor that hour, the
Union Pacific funding bill, but, as Allison
insisted on proceeding with the tariff bill,
the funding bill went over retaining all its
rights as special order.
The tariff debate was then resumed. The
cotton tie tax amendment was vuted on
and rejected by strict party vote-yeas
Is, nays %.
Coke moved an amendment reducing the
duty on cotton to 35 per cent. advalorem.
Without action the senate adjourned.