Hillsboro recorder., 1888-01-26
WASHINGTON, D. G.
FACTS AND FANCTEs AB0U7
aEN AND THINGS.
what Dur National law Makers are Doing
-Departmen,ai Gossip -Movements of
President aud Mrs. Cleveland.
CONGRESSIONAL.

Hls pntInan, from Lnc committee on
foreign relations, reported a bill to fix
the charge for passports at 81, and the
bill was thereupon passed. At the close
OF the morning business the bill for re.
funding the direct tax Of 1861 was taken
up, the question being on Mr.. Chandlers
motion to recommit the bill. The mo.
tion was rejected. The question was then
taken on the amendment offered by Mr..
Edmunds, requiring all claims to be filed
within six years, and II was agreed to.
MIR. Berry offered an amendment proyid-
irg that no part Of the money collected
from individuals shall be retained by the
United States as setsoff against any
state indebtedness. The amendment was
agreed 10. Mr.. Vance offered an amend
ment extending the provisions of the bill
10 the cotton tax collected under the law
Of 1862 and subsequent laws. He said
that II the direct tax was to be refunded,
this cotton tax, which was also direct
tax, ought to be refunded. If one was
hardship, the other was equally hard
ship The cotton tax was a tax on ex-
ports and was levied on the peculiar pro-
duct Of one section Of the country, so that
there could be no compensating tax on
any other section. Mr.. Hampton stated
some facts 70 show that the state Of South
Carolina had been actually made TO pay
some 500, 900, while her quota Of the d.
rect tax was only $3.50, 900. The bill was
passed--yeas AS, nays 10. The Blair ed
ucational bill was then taken up, and Mr.
Brown, Of Georgia, addressed the Senate
in support Of II, stating that its defeat
would be received with great regret
throughout the whole southern section Of
country.
After the reading Of the journal, the
Speaker pro tenn. called the House to or
der and said: II desire TO say in order
to allay uneasiness and apprehension
about the condition Of our honored
Speaker that he is in process Of rapid re-
coyery and that the occasion which calls
the present occupant TO the chair will
happily, | trust rapidly, pass away" The
House then, after briefly considering it in
committee Of the whole, passed the agri-
cultural experiment stations bill. II ap-
propriates 1856, 600 TO carry into effect
last years bill providing for such stations
in connection with state agricultural COM
mittees.
Mr.. wilkins, OF Ohio, then called up the
banking bill as unfinished business. An
effort was made By friends and opponents
Of the measure to come TO some agree
ment by which the bill might be open to
free discussion and amendment, and the
offering Of dilatory motions was aband-
oned; but II was unsuccessful owing to
the announcement by Mr.. Weaver, Of
Iowa, that he would not surrender his
right to antagonize the bill at any time
by any means in bis power. He raised a
question Of consideration, and the House
determined--yeas i5C, nays 55-to con.
sider the bill.
In the Senate, Mr.. Sawyer asked unan-
imous consent for the immediate consid.
Grafton Of the House bill relating to per.
missible printing or writing on second,
third and fourth-class mail matter, such
bill having been reported back from the
postoilice committee without amendment
Consent was given and the bill passed.
The Blair educational bill was then taken
up and Mr.. Bowen made speech in sup.
port Of 1t. Mr.. Blair followed Mr., Bow
en- In advocacy Of his bill. Mr.. Harris
interrupted Blair 10 say that in Mr..
Blair's pamphlet the Legislature of Ten
nessee was represented as fayoring the
bill. That was gross mistake. The
legislature Of Tennessee Ind never taken
any such position. Mr.. Blair admitted
that there might be a mistake as 10 Ten
nesscc, but he was certainly not mistaken
saying that the bill was favored BY the
legislatures Of Louisiana, Mississippi.
Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Caro-.
lima, North Carolina and Virginia. So
that In those states whose Senators gener-
ally attacked the constitutionality Of the
bill. there seemed to be no such objection
90 Il. Debate became general, and was
participated in by Messrs. Hoar, Dawes,
Platt, and others.
There was much uneasiness manifested
10 the House over the news Of the serious
illncss Of Speaker Carlisle The Hous
was called to order by the clerk. who an
nounccd the fact Of the Speakers indis-
position. and stated that nominations for
speaker pro tenn. were in order Mr..
Mills. Of Texas. offered resolution ap.
pointing Samuel 5. Cox, ~ New York, ,as
speaker pro tenn. during the present tenn
porary absence of the Speaker, and the
resolution was unanimously agreed 70.
Mr. Crisp, Of Georgia, submitted the re.
port of the committee on elections upon
the Thosbe- Carlisle contested election
case, and Il was ordered printed. Lesv,
was granted TO The minority 70 file theft
individual views, and Mr. Crisp gave no.
ticr that he would ask the House to act
upon the report soon. Mr.. Phelan, Of
Tennessee. from the committee on com.
mercc. reported bill for the construc.
tion Of q bridge across the Mississippi.
Mr. Gambler. of Georgia, introduced a
bill 10 nav 70 Elizabeth Woods, Of Lump.
kin county, S2,OsS for her husbands scr.
vices a. linguist from May, is37,to July,
1888.
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