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274 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. JANUARY 9, Mr. :McPHERSON. Will the Senator yield to me one moment 7 I Mr. KELLEY. It is a resolution distributing the President's mea-· wish to answer one position of the Senator from Delaware. sage and acc9mpanying documents to the several standing and. Mr. GARLAND. Very well; I will withhold the motion for a mo- special committees of the House. ment. d I The SPEAKER. The Chair understands that it is the resolution Mr. :McPHERSON. Before we depart from this question to- ay, usually presented at the beginning of each session of Congress. should like in this connection to call the attention of the Senate to Mr. KELLEY. I propose, on the conclusion of the call of States the position taken by the honorable. Senator from De~aware, [Mr. BAY to-day, to move to go into Committee of the Whole for the consider ARD,] in which he made a companson between,Uruted States bonds ation of this resolution. and British consols. The honorable Senator did 11ot undertake to The SPEAKER. The Clerk will read the title of the resolution. tell the Senate that the 3 per cent., or the annual yield to the creditor The Cle1·k read as follows : or holder of the bond derived from British consols, was subject to tax Resolution referring to the several standing aJld select committees of the House ation. It is well known that tb.e British Government are enga~ed in the rumo.al message of the President andaccampanying documents. troubles all over the world. They have serious trouble at therr own Mr. BELFORD. I desire t.o reserve all points of order on that res door in Ireland. They have extended possessions which it is neces olution. sary'for them to protect and defend. 'l'h.ey occupy a peculiar 7mo~t The SPEAKER. There being no objection, the r88olution will be position upon the map .of the wm;l~ nnd m the worlds history, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the there is no limit to wh1eh the BntlBh Government may tax the rev Union. enue derived from its bonds. They may tax the bonds so as not to leave the creditoc one single penny of the revenue, n.nd still those COIDIITTEE 0~ APPROPRIATIO~S. bonds approach par in the markets ~f Lo~don. The bonds of !~e Mr. IDSCOCK. I am directed by the Committee on Appropria United States m-e not subject to tax!l'twn, l' ederal, Stn.te, or ~~el tions to offer for immediate consideration the resolution which I pal. They n.re subject to no taxation whateve~,.and I sn.y 1~ 1B ex send to the desk. ceedingly unfaJJ.: te lll;ldertake to (_!Ompare the BntlBh consol With the The Clerk read as follows : American bond m pomt of value m the money markets of th~ world. Re8olved, Th.'l.t the Committee on .Appropriations and its sub·committees have Another position whic~ the Senat?r from Delawar~ takes 1t. seems leave to sit during the sessions of the House for the present session. to me is rather indefensible. I believe the true policy of this Gov There being no objection the resolution was considered and adopted. ernment is to fix a period at which the bond shall be paid, so as to Mr. HISCOCK moved to reeonsider the vote by which the resolu prevent this continued agitation in.Congress. 'Ve. have he!e a con tion was adopted; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be tinual aO'itation which disturbs busmess. The busmessaffarrs of the laid on the table. country~ all the industries of. the co~t:Y' are dependent up~n.its The latter motion was agreed to. financial condition and all the mdustrial mterests are to-day waiting ORDER OF BUSINESS. to know what achon Congress is going to take with respect to Mr. TOWNSHEND, of Illinois. I ask to present a resolution for refundinO' the national debt. Therefore, for one, I prefer thn.t there immediate consideration. should b~ a specific date fixed for the .redemp~on and. pn.yment of the bonds. Of course it would be entrrely optionaJ. With Congress Mr. BURROWS, of Michigan. I rise to a question of order. I submit that under the twenty-fourth rule oftheHousethefirstbllill after the expiration of ten years, when Con~ress would have the right under my amendment to x:edeem t?em, although it need n?t do it ness after the reading of the J oa.rnal to-day is the call of States; and liDtil the thirty years exprre. It 1s the lowest rate at which any no other business is now in order. Government has ever successfully floated its debt, and I believe it The SPEAKER. The gentleman from .Michigan [Mr. BURROWS] will be the pleasure of ConO'ress to allow any period of time between is right; and if the regular order is called for-- ten years, the date of redemption, an.d thirty ye~s, the d~te of Mr. BURROWS, of Michigan. I call for the regular order. payment, to continue the bonds as n. basiS or as secunty for natwnal Mr. TOWNSHEND, of Illinois. I am satisfied that my friend from hnnk circulation. Michigan will not object to the resolution if he hears it. Mr. GARLAND. I now move that the Senate proceed to the con The SPEAKER. The regular order being demanded, the call of sideration of executive business. States must proceed. The business which has been transacted thus Mr. VEST. :Mr. President--· . far has been by unanimous consent. The PRESIDENT pro tempo're. Does the Senator from .Arka,usas Mr. TOWNSHEND, of Illinois. I amsurethatmyfriend willhave yield to the Senator from Missouri T no objection to this resolution when he hears it. Mr. GARLAND. I do. The Senator from ~fissouri, I understand, The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Illinois must appeal to the House for unn.ninlous consent. .sim~y wishes to get the floor upon this question to spea,k up<m his .amendment to-morrow, and I give way to him for that purpose. Mr. BURROWS, of Michigan. I call for the regular order. The PRESIDENT p1·o tempore. TheChll>irwillrecognize the Sena. The SPEAKER. The regular order being demanded, the Chair, as required by the rules, ·Will now call the States and Territories in ~from Missouri as entitled to the floor when this subject comes up aga..in for discussion. · alphabetical order for the presentation of bills and joint resolutions .Mr. SHERMAN. I had hoped to r.each a vote to-day, but there for printing and reference. Under this call joint and concurrent does not seem to be a disposition on the part of Senators to do so. resolutions and memorials of State and Territorial Legislatures can They .do not seem to have their working-day habits on them yet. I be presented and appropriately referred; and resolutions of inquiry shall.not therefore, oppose the motion of the Senator from Arkansa.s. directed to heads of Executive Departments are in order for reference The PRESIDENT p1'o tempore. The question is on the motion of to the appropriate committees, which latter resolutions are to be the Senatnr from Arkansas to proceed to the consideration of execu reported to the House within one week. tive busin~. FEES OF STEAMBOAT INSPECTORiil. The motioa was a.greed to ; and the Sena.te proceeded to the con Mr. HERNDON introduced a bill (H. R. 2149) to amend section sideration of e.xecutive business. After eight minutes spent in exec 4458 of the Revised Statutes ofthe United States so as to reduce the utive session the doors were reopened, and (at two o'clock and fifty fees therein required to be paid by officers of steam vessels for cer eight minutes p. m.) the Senate adjourned. tificates of license to the sum of fifty cents; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and or dered to be printed. ELEVATOR IN MOBILE CUSTOl\1-HOUSE. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. HERNDON also introduced a bill (H. R. No. 2150) to appro priate $15,000 to erect an elevator in the custom-house at Mobile, l\IONDA.Y} January 9, 1882. Alabama; which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, and ordered to be The House met a,t twelve o'clock m. Prayer by the Rev. J. G. printed. BUTLER, D. D. The J ournnl of Thursdn.y last wa.s read and approved. WILL~I F. 1\f.ARTIN. Mr. HERNDON also introdooed a bill (H. R.. No. 2151) to pay REFERE..'TCE OF PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. 'Villiam F. Mn.rtin, of Mobile, Alabama, the value of one hundred Mr. KELLEY. By direction of the Committee on Ways a,nd Means, half boxes of tobacco illegally seized and sold by the collector of I ask 1ma,ninlous consent to present for reference to the Committee of internal revenue at New Orleans; which was read a first and secon(l the 'Vhole House on the state of the Union a resolutien distributing time, referred to the Committee on Claims, and ordered to be printed. tho President's annual message to the seve~al stan~g and special CLAUDE H. MASTE~. committees of the House. If consent be gtve:u. to this reference, I will, at the conclusion of the call of States to-day, or to-morrow Mr. HERNDON also introduced a bill (H.