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Show HOLME. Washington, 16. A resolution was! reported from the committee on rule?, I by Frye, for the appointment of : standing committee to which shall be referred all bills, resolutions, petitions, etc., affecting the raflic ia alcoholic liquors. An argument in opposition waB made by Wood, on the ground that under the proposed authority this committee might arrogate to iteelf powers which did not belong either to it or to congress, anil might, under the plea of morality, undertake to interfere with tho revenue of government gov-ernment derived from the tax on spirits. He bad no objection to having hav-ing the whole subject referred to a committee. Toe resolution wis advocated by Frye and Stephens, and opposed by Keagan. Garfield advocated the resolution and disposed of the constitutional objection ob-jection by eaying congrees had exclusive ex-clusive jurisdiction over the Diutrict of Columbia, where thero were a thousand thous-and rum holes under the shadow of the capitol, and over the territories with an area as large as Europe. Congress had also constitutional con trol of the question in relation to the duty on imported liquors and to internal in-ternal tax on distilled spirits. The resolution was also advocated by Monroe aud opposed by Blount. Knott spoke against the measure as not only unnecessary but as making mak-ing a mischievous precedent which might be followed by other Bmptury laws. The final argument in favor of tho resolution was made by Conger, who said be would demand a vote by yeas and nays, so as to have members on record on this subject. A motion to lay the resolution on the table was made by Blount, and the motion waa rejected yeas 99, nays 128, all of the aOirmative votes from the democratic Bide, all republicans, all greenbackers and many democrats voting no. The resolution was then agreed to. The bouse, at 3.15, reoumed consideration con-sideration of the Warner Bilver bill. kiills ofinred an amendment directing direct-ing the secretary of the treasury to purchase Bilver bullion and trade dollars, dol-lars, with a new issue of greenbacks and to use the resulting silver coin for the payment and interest of the public dubt. After a long debate, thit ' was rejected by a large majority. A number of other amendments i were ofiered for action to morrow, and the house adjourned. |
