Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-04-18
CONGRESSIO
xXxvIIIrH CONGRESS. sIssIoN

MONDAY, April f6.
SRNATE-Mr. FesSenden, from the Finance
Committee, reported ba OK the House bill making
appropriations tor the support OF the army for
the year ending June 80, 1865
On motion OF Mr.. Grimes, the bill to amend
an act entitled Gan act to authorize the Corpo.
ratisn OF Georgetown, D: c., to levy and collect
water tax" &C., was taken up, amended, and
passed.
tax authorized by the act of May 81, 1862, for
water purposes, shall not, when an original
town lot is situated at the intersection Of two
streets, so as to bind or front on both, be sub
lect to the tax upon more than IS feet of the two
fronts-that is when owned by the same person
or persons-and so also of any subdivision Of
such lot separately owned.
and adopted, the Corporation may annually
levy and collect a general special tax in lieu
Of front foot tax, of one fifth OF one per cent on
purpose of defraying the cost OF distributing
the water from the main pipes OF the Washing
ton Aqueduct, to cease whenever the cost of
said distribution shall be fully paid. All per-
sons liable to said tax are to be credited with
all sums heretofore paid for foot tax.
On motion Of Mr.. Clark, the bill for the re-
lief of Warren W. Greene was taken mp and
passed.
Mr. Wilkinson introduced bill to grant aid
for the construction Of certain railroads in Wis.
cCnsin: which was referred
On motion Of Mr.. Trumbuli, the bill concern.
ing the disposition Of convicts in the courts Of
the Uni ed States, for the subststing Of persons
confined in jails charged with violating the
laws of the United States, and for diminishing
the expenses in relation thereto.
TIE bill had been reported frem the Judiciary
Committee with substitute, And MIR. Trun.
bull explained that its passage would remove
a difficulty which had arisen in the District Of
over prisoners in the Jail under the late action
for appointing warden TO the Jail. The sub.
stitu was adopted and the bill passed.
THE bill provides that all persons who have
hon mo h0 nfnI Of hx.o II -
Conrt-not military-tor which imprisonment
is the penalty, shall be confined in such prison,
in a convenient State or Territory, as the Sec
rotary OF the Interior may designate; or if such
conviction be had IN the District of Columbus,
the transportation shall be by the warden OF
the Jail Of said District, the reasonable actual
fund. IT, however, in the opinion of the Sec
rotary, the expenses Of transportation from q
State, Territory, or the District of Columbia,
the cost Of maintaining the prisoners In Jail
where convicted during the period of their sen
temee, then it shall be lawful SO to confine them
tence The bill also provides as follows:
Sec. 3. That hereafter there shall be allowed
and paid by the Secretary Of the Interior, fol-
the subsistence of prisoners in the custody OF
warden OF the Jail IN the District Of Celum bia,
such sum only as it shall reasonably and &C.
tually cost to subsist them. And 1t shall be
the duty OF the Secretary of the Interior to
prescribe such rules and regulations for the
government Of the marshals and the warden OF
to their duties under this aa.t as win enable
him to determine the actual and reasonable
expense incurred.
Sec. d. That ii shall be the duty Of the warden
OF the Jail in the district of Columbia, when
ever any person confined in said Jail shall be
adJudged 10 suffer death, to carry such udg-
ment into execution but nothing in this act nor
IAN act 10 authorize the appoin tment of A
warden OF the Jail in the District of Columbia, -
approved February twenty nine, eighteen hun
dred and sixty four. shall be construed to i'm
pair or interfere with the authority of the mar
shall of said District TO commit persons to said
Jail, or 10 produce them in open court or before
any judi, ial officer when thereto required
And 1t shall be the duty of the warden of said
jail TO receive such prisoners, and to deliver
them 10 said marshal or his duly authorized
deputy. on the written request of either, for
the purpose of taking them before any court or
judicial Off Ger rs aforesaid.
Sec. 5. hat the office OF war len Of the peni-
tertiary in the District OF Columbia shall, from
and after the pass age OF this act, be suspe nded,
and the salary and emoluments Thereof abo!-
ished, during The time III which there shall be
10 penientiary used in said District
HoUsE.-On mot ion OF Mr.. Wilson, OF Iowa
it was resolved-ayes s., noes 22-thit after
to-day except Saturdays, until other wise r.
dered, the House will take recess at half past
four o'clock and meet again at seven, for the
transaction OF business. During the day session
the House will consider the inter aal tax bill,
etc and during the evening sessions uch other
business as the House may order.
Mr.. Arnold, of III offered the folio wing res.
olutions:
R.solced. That in the present condition OF tna
country and lis finance it is the imperative a 2
OF Congress TO raise the taxes as largely to
increase the revenue OF the Government. For
this purpose a much higher rate of duties
she Md be imposed on oil Injuries imported
from abroad, and a higher rate of taxation on
all Iuxuries produced in the UnI'ed States.
Resolcsd, That The expansion of the bank cir
culation OF The country, producing general and
ruinOuS ShOuiN nv
taxing the issue Of such State banks.
The above res solutions were agreed to- the
latter by yeas 62, nays ID.
Mr. Holman offered resolution proposing
10 repeal the National Bank act, aud to limit
circulation 10 the legal tender notes authorized
to be issued by the Treasury.
The House refused to suspend the rules
yeas Al, nays 6b. q.
Objection being made the resolution lies
over
The House took up the Bank bill, the ones
uon being on Its pass age
Alter an successful motion to lay the bill
on the table, it was passed-yeas 16, nayss73.