New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-04-29
EXxvIuIsh CONGRESS-. .Fir., Session.
SENATE. . W WASHINGTON, April 90 1864.
s.1rIr,ilNr OF CEEIALN INDIAN CLAIMS.

SENATE WASHINGTON, April 90. 1864.
sETILEMEET OF CERTAIN INDIAN CLAIMS
MIR. CLARK, President of the Senate pro tenn,
anbioitted letter from the Secretary Of the Interior
recommending the appropriation of 81 GO to adjust
settlement of the claims Of the Orchard party and First
Christian party of Oneida Indians in New. YORK
VEGETABLE PAPER AND LINEN
Mr. spRAGUP Tn.. r. ~ presented the memorial OF
our Consul at Vienna recommending the purchase py
She United States Of the invention oi DI Amer supeIh
PENDENT Of the Imperial paper mills ana pruning eslaD
isbmept of Austria 10 make paper and linen out OF
corn busks and leaves Referred 10 the Agricultural
NAvIGAT1oS OF THE OHIO RITgR.
M CHANDLER (Uu., Mich), from the Committee on
Commerce reported adversely on yerious bills reso.
buttons and memorials and among thom me memorial
of The Convention Of commercial men of Ohio Valley,
held at Louisville praying for the improvement by
Congress Of the navigation Of the Ohio River
DISCHARGES OF COAL-HEAvERs AND FIRRMEN.
On motion Of Mr. BALE (Un y. H. the bill TO pro-
vide for granting honorable discharges 70 cOa4eaVes
and fremen in the navy taken up and passed.
RELIEF FOR NAVY CLERKS.
The bill for the relief Of the clerks in the ktery and
philadelphia Navy Yards was also passed.
NAVY CLERKS AND PAYMAsTERs
The joint resolution from the House for the classh
cation of the clerks Of paymasters in the Navy and
graduating their pay, also passed
VIRGINIA JUDICIAL DISTRICTS.
Mr.. TEN EYCK (Un., y. - called up the bill TO
change and define the boundaries Of the Judicial dis
trcts OF West and East Virginia. and II was passed.
DUTIES on FOREIGN IMPORTS.
Mr. FESsENDEN Gun. Me-, from the Committee on
Finance reported, with amendments the Joint resolu
zion from the House to increase for sixty doys the pres
ent duties foreign imports htty per centum except
ing printing paper. Amendments reduce the increase
on the present rates of duty thirty three and one
third per centum; and exempt goods in bond or transit
und strike out the clause excepting unsDed paper seu
for books aud newspapers from the operation oil the
Mr. FPssySpFS said the Committee on consideration,
thought the so per cent increase was too much ne
Committee Of opinion that whom the ne" tallH p
was passed ii would not, on al average pu W We
duties higher than 33 per cent therefore u WouI DC
imnoitio 10 make the Temporary rate higher than tbei
Mr. SHERMAN (Un Ohio said he had disagieeu " leI a
The Committee in their recommendation ny PiopOoS,u
increase of 50 per cent was Dgt on tle we've y e
hut on the existing duties Therefore the house Thte
would be but Is per cent additional really ana the Ia
OF 33 per sent proposed oy tne y Tsa differ
snce of per cent between the two prCposlllOhs ne
fIoIght that the additional tax OF 20 per cent was o
too high He was 9PPoed to the gsgSu % Of duties
Snstesd OF decreasing lie would increase 10 IU PEI
cent He favored the bill es it passed the HOUSE.
Mr. CHANDLER would vote rather TO increase tlan d.
npish the taxes, believing II was necessary II war
Mr. FRssENpry would wash bis hands Of the policy Of
ievyng increased duties on goods already imported II
the Senate wished 10 stop mPortaonS, they had better
jncrease the rate 30 than 3 per cent Unless that
was the object had better keep tie rates nearly
uniform as possible We should legisote If our
only object was TO get money. but should regard the
general welfare of the country at the same time we had
pcuded goods in warehouses and IN transit IN rs op
adjusted on that principle and it seemed 10 him 10 be IN
The nature of contract. II We made the change u
would take the goods out OF the country and We Woud
thus lose all tho duties.
Mr. HOWE Un., Wis., opposed the amendment Tie
was not only DESTROYS to have more revenue but eso
20 check impOtsiOns, which were carried to rulnous
extent.
MI HENDRICKS said in former time. proposition
Ike this would occupy the Senate for weeks This was
a Temporary expedieDt and would be crushing 10 agr
cultural interests. lie astOnished that ~ import
ant measure should be brought before the senate ana
its immediate passage demanded. he should vote Iof
the amendments.
After remarks by Messrs. CoLIaMIB, CLARK. JOIN
SON and DAVIS in support Of the amendment and
Messrs CHANDLER and HALE in support VI the original
House bill the amendment reducing the tam 10 So per
cent wss adOpted-Yeas l9. Nays IL
The amendment eXempting goods IN bond ana trausiu
was adOpted-YeGs, 70; NAYS Is.
The resolution as amended was then reported TO tue
Senate and separate vote was ordered, on motion OF
Mir SHERMAN on the amendment as adopted IN Com
lnittee
The first amendment was reiected-Yeas. q NaysF
The amendment eXemptng goods Ia bond ana TRAN
stu was rejected-HeaS, 70; Nays, -
The House Joint resolution in its original form was
then passed by the following vote.
YBAs-Messys Anthony, Chandler Collafrer, Ssfihe,
Clarke, Conness Cowsn, Doohitle root roster, Vfne,
(Kansasl. Morgan, Hesmh, Pomeroy' sherman Sprseue
Sumner Ten Eyck Van Winkle, Wilkinson Wiley Wilson
NAIs-Messrs Buckalew, Davis tes'enden' heno''iA''
Johnson MoDousal Powell, Riddle.
The following is the joint resolution as passed;
Rssorsd, By the Senate and HoUse Of RbTaenSt' o.
That until the end SIXTY days from the passage 81 TINS fesou
op fy centum the OF duties and imports now
imported shall be added 70 the present dtiss ahd po
charged the importation Of sgch articles pTorded tha'
yey shn exempt tho operation OF tine resolution
The Senate then adjourned.