Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-07

| 10 n commit on privileges anu elec-
lions, ana called attention to the novelty
of thI proceedings. After 5 discuss sion
the papers were referred to the commit
tee on privileges and elections.
| Numerous bills were introduced ana
referred.
| Mr.. Blair asked Mr.. Coekrell whether
he had cole cited the long looked for in
formation from the war department in re
gard 10 the bill :or srmy nurses. MIR Cock,
reli ssid be Lad not; thu. he had despsired
OF receiving II, &Id that he would offer
no objection to TIE consideration CT the
bill wEea regularly reached in the cElea-
dar.
Adjourned until Monday.
TIE RoUsz
! WASHINGTON, Dec. The speaker
stated be had received Communication
from Hon Perry Belmont, Informing him
| be asd sent 20 the governor OF New York
dts resignation as member ct congress-
from she First congressional district OF
NV York. The clerk was directed 20
drop Mr.. Baimont'5 name from the rel OF
the house.
4 resolution for the distribution OF the
presidents message TO appropriate COM
pittees WAS reported from the committee
on wsys and meang by Mr. Mcmillan OF
| renre ssee and sdopfsd by the house, the
only teb1te on 1t bsing 8 sarcastic query
from Mr. GsosVenor Of Glto, as to Wsa'
portion Of the message had been referred
70 the COMMITTEES on civil service reform,
aad reply from Mr.. Spinols Of Nav
York that this So. ct would be referred
- sas Chinese.
| The order relative to consideration OF
the dirsct tx bill wEs SO modified as to
J make ths measure special order for to-
day, Tuesday and Wednesday next, II bs-
lag the desire Of many members that an
adjournment be taken over Saturday.
| An effort WAS made to reach some
agreement touching the Offering and
Dependency OF smenGmants, but ii
proved futile, snd without any IN
Outstanding on this point the house, o.
motion OF Mr.. Caswell OF Wisconsin, went
into committee Of the whole On the direct
tax bill.
Mr. Barnes OF Gsoygls said the purpose
! Of the bill was to execute 3 release as to
the tex uucollectsd, ead to refund the tax
collected to those VINO had paid 1t. The
direct tax Of 1861 w4s legal tax, 8 gen.
eral tsZ, constitutional tax, laid in &C
corddI &c with the forms and rules pre-.
scribed by the constitution. The tsx on
cotton was speoi tax, I'D Illegal tsx,
an unconstitutional tax. II WAS q
| special tax, tax On the cotton
lands Of the S nth. Ha proceeded 10
make sn elaborate and constitutional
ngument to show thas tax on ths pros
ducts Of lsDd was tax upon the land
Itself, and quoted from declarations by
the trainers Of the constitution to prove
that in their opinion direc. tax was q
tsx upon land and per cspits tax on
slaves
M. Rnloe Of Tennessee sent 10, the
clerks deck and had read for Information
s proposed 1mel dment refund!rg the
cotton tixes, provided tbst such amount
as can't be paid TO the PERSONS who paid
the taxes shall be turned over I'd the
scbool fluids of tbs states Interested.
M KsTr Of Iowa said one Of his OBJ.
jactions to refund the cotton tax vas that
tu-iug the years when the tax was col
l7cted tae procuceZs re ceiVed go large q
price for their cotton that the tax wRs
really to tae!r sdvsrsage.
Mr. Miliiken could see 10 analogy
between the Gotten tax and the tax
which it TEs now proposed
to refund. TIE cotton tsx had been paid.
FEere Was no default about IL, If il fell
upon ore sGciiJn more than upon another
IL WAS because cotton was produced In
thai section.
Mr.. SlewaIs Of Georgia regarded The
pending bill ss unWiss legislation. H.
suggested hat were there no surplus IL
| the treasury the measure would rover
hsVa been brought no. Il was one Of tis
great sckem4s Ia take money from the
treasury snd to fix charge Of pEodigsli:y
on tce Democratic standardization. There
wss 70 public exigency now existing
which could justify congress in resorting
to such Unconstitutional legislation. No
where IN the letter Of the constitution,
nowhere in it's spirit, Was there word or
eentepce to justify this vicious legisls-
ticn, which wse nlkedlY and boldly gift
ard donation by the general gov
eminent. 1t WAS irsught with
danger aud the orecsd,nt would
prove perDicious
An Informal recess for about FIVE min
utes WAS taken TO enable Me. CesWell ana
and fad some gentlemen who desired to
speak on the measure
Mr. Casven Vas unsuccessful in his
searchbut f ,AIly Mr Hooker Of Mississippi
TOOK the f )or in opposition to the bill. He
Was not surprised thEtno gentlemanont the
other side was prepared 30 give any res-
son for advocating this extraordinary
proposition to take from the treasury bsck
taxes psid by c!tjzsDs, snd distribute
the m smArg the several states.
Pending further debste, the committee
rose and the house &C ] burned.