The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-04-19

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|sA HOUsE.
Pbaaletop. of Ohio, presented the res
olutionS of the LNgislat6rs Of that Stats
il relation to making provisions for the
destitute people d Kast Tsnuessee. "a
Farnsworth, Of Illinois. presented 70
monstrance against the extension Of the
Goodyear Patent.
Kasson, Of lows, introduced bill ak
tending the western boundary Of that State
TO the 4inoAti River. ass4s 60 II j
All the above we're properly referred.
I Wilson. Of Iowa, offered . resolution
thst after today. until othefsiss esdsssdj
excepting Saturday, the House will take
recess 1t 4 O'Clock P. NJ, to meet again
ct 4 o. clock, for the transaction Of bnsi-
aess.
During the day session the Hoass win
consider the bills, and during the evening
session such bills Is the House may or
der. EG3F nr e srfrs
The resolution was agreed to-yeas 50,
nays %.
Arnold, Of Illinois, offered the follow
ing:
Resolved, That in the present condi-
ton of the country and its finance, IL Is
the impssasiss ,dssy d Congress 70 raise
the tax SO as 70 largely increase the reve-
nue. of the Government, and that for this
purpose much higher rate Of duties
should be imposed on al Injuries import
ed aud produced in the United States. =
Resolved, That the expansion Of the bank
circulation Of the currency d predicting
. general and ruinous STATE Of STAIRS and
should be repressed by taxing the issne
Of such State banks
The above resolutions were agreed to-
the latter By j vote OF Sc against 46.
| Holman, Of Indiana.e offered the fol-
lowing:
Resolved. That in the Judgment Of this
House the present dsranged condition Of
the finances can only be effectually RENE
died BY reducing the AMOUNT Of paper cur
rency in the country, and that as the only
efectual remedy, the Committee Of Ways
and Means be instructed TO report . bill
repeating the National Banking Law, and
70 provide. for limiting the circulation 70
legal tender notss, isssed BY The Hssss-
| ~ Department, under authority Of the
United States.
The House refused 70 second tie d.
mand for the previous qnestion % this
resolu.ion-yeas Al, nays 60.
Debate arising the resolution lies over.
| Stevens, of Pa, offered the following
joint resolution:
Resolved, That for so days after de
| passage Of this resolution, all the duties
On imported goods. wares and merchan-
die. now provided by Law, shall be incrsas-
ed BY the addition Of SO per cent. there.
| to. * p - ~ -ss-Ss -.Es-4A : $50 %gs~s
/ Objection was made to the considers
ton of the resolution.
The Speaker said it being tax bill i.
must 90 to the Committee Of the Whole
on the State ofAhe Union.
Stevens gave notice that he would ask
fof action on the resolution another time.
Wood introduced = resolution to re-
strain the working Of the mineral lands
and mines in Colorado and Arizona until
i provision be made by the Government for
their working and settlement.
The morning hour expired before &C.
ton was taken on this resolution.
The national bank or currency bill was
/ pasaed-yeas SO, nays 63.
The House considered the Northern
Pacific Railroad bill.
Wilson opposed the bill, and was fol-
lowed BY Sweat 10 favor Of il. 80
Further consideration Of the bill was
postponed till Tomorrow.
Stevens offered resolution to increase
the present foreign duties so per cent.
and tax articles now free 10 per can't.
The House refused to suspend the
rules-yeas ~, nays 81.
| Merrill offered resolution proposing
until Jsly Let the foreign duties be in.
creased 20 per cent. and articles now fires
pay per cent. He move suspension Of
the rules. bat no quorum voted.
| Adjourned.
1 SENATE.
| Doolitlle and Howe presented Z memo.
r'st q c,t'.ens Of Wisconsia praying for An
increased duty Of Ten per cent On tool
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