The national Republican., 1866-07-11

remove their track from Ds'avars avenue, be.
between and D streets nortA ssd freS.sA Capt
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to the main lipl 90 Pssnylylnia evtess, : nov
Company b. and sIIy q sss.by. ~ Ssirsl 5D Re.
move the track Of thsif soal from A strsst tuorth
and from New Sssssy avsn<s bssssse Asnd B
Eco. :. AnS u & Jm,tA.r ENACTED, That the sun
Of any thousand doIlsrs 10 hereby appropriated out
cf suy usasy IN ths tsssssvy not othsrwiss sppro.
priatsd, to BE- szPsnded under the direction Of the
moving buildings, and improving the public grounds
and streets around the Capitol as herein enlarged
hstne grading Of the public square east Of the Cap
itol shall b. commenced until the titls to the pri-
vate property 70 be purchased under the provisions
Of this act shsl-bs scqsifsd 6y the Untsd States
On motion Of Mr. Wade, the bill to repeal an cot
entitled "Ansst V Setroceds the ceaaty Of Aisx-
snda ID the District Of Colamb bia 70 TIE Btsts Of
Virginia." and for other pdrposes, wss tsksn up.
Mr.. Henderson said be could not vots for the
tsrs. Il wss matter fer sdjsdisatios BY the su.
prsms Court, end no lssislstion Of couevsss could
b 0f.ssst sSo,ps ~ The consent Of the LssslAtdrs
NJ Howard though. the b.st. ~ to brisss. u.
the act OF rstsocemioh was unconitltusionsh Tbs
tract vas csded for one particular purpess--for
psrnspsnt seat Of Govsrnpent.i One word a. 10
the removal Of the sspitaE which nsy b. sntisi-
dsss.ly popusaisd He tMr. II, i held that Con.
grsss osuld not remove the seat Of 0ovsrnnsnt sx-
espt BY - alteration Of the Consultation giving
them the power 70 do 90. III. 9ovsrpmsut needed
thh whole ten usiiss square. The ineonvsuispcs 70
which II waS spbj jsotsd at The beginning of s war
he n nj havtn1 In A.
we'll ksowa. He bsiisvsd thss the sehensfs who
orginatsd this bill coatsmplsssd at the tius 70 ~
ssil ths oovsfnmsnt frSR his territory. whom in
NJ. Harri. ". Of Ia ops.loss th.l Il. 10. 81
rstroesssion was null snl void. ), IsJ.d ~ a. ri
2 NJ. johnson said be wss . susmbss o. the Senate
10 1646, when this lin via paced, snd bad ho
doubt Of ~ nonstitntionaiity then, and knss Of
nothing since to change bis opinion. n ssa
to csds the rest Of the District bsck TO Maryland,
and thus i:sys ttAs oo04sry without any 'sas Of
Mr. Jshssou. Usdoubtsdly. .,gas ni.s, a s,,, ~
VI The dhe.ssisn vas further considered y Assssa
10 On mosioFSt Nj Csnpsss The biil VA post. I
ponsd, and nsds Tho spssiai serssr for ts-norrev,
6s.nosion Of Mr. Howard, u. join. t.ssls,iou
gtastss y. rSht q " thsssss ths military -,
Isss taken up rssd, and referred q - coani,sss
on MihtAsy A6airss a1s -s- s 40 Il, sss.i z 4
: On motion Of Mr.. Gdmss, the Senate went into
Executive session. and then adjourned s...2
?, USE or ,REPREsENTATIvEs.-la -lai :
The entire session vas occapied In debate on the
tariff bi and 10 voting on the various amsndtasnts
and motions. - The debate vas participsjsd II BY
M. Wentworth Of Illinois, Mr.. Morrill, otNsrnout,
Af Delano Of Ohio, Mr.. Hooper Of anhusetts
Mr. Wilson Of Iowa, Mr.. Kassou Of lows. and, in
,eidsntally, BY various other members. At length
ths debate was cIosed By the sseohdns Or The pre-
vious question, and the House proceeded toN0s
on the ansndmsnts. q. , Oh ,rsg5igVi dsallW 81
y On motion Of Mr. Morrill,, Of Vermont, the blank
len IN tbs paragraph taxing cotton imported raw
and Shu,a annfsetafsd vss nlisd BY makinsil three
sspsrsls vetSs ere talss On sm.ndu Y,Uort.d
f5on The cpmmitts, Of The Whole oa the ststs Of
o Increasing the duty On ipislss@s fron ssto sio
.yst ton. Disagrssd to.2 ,fg Og o. ~ .oi .BhRs
asty Of csuss per yard sna sslpst cent q rs:
lorsm was imposed. Agreed A, "a 80 - 's ~ "
p strkiss ppt.h,I disersafpaton hsSe in favor Of
coal from the British provinces Agreed TO-. lso
iAst al imported coal y 70 pay Sl.sopsr ton. The
r. Allowing The FIorida and Alabama Railroad
Company TO bs credited With duty on railroad iron
for 6ye, ysara,> 1igagrpedto. fy.,,..l r.,.,,..
On IA fhs smshd duisdts inctsAiIhg the duties on
agricultural ptoduots. Agreed to- .i,s,,I a.T
Il Making the lowest tax on oluphsra - per Ahou-
Reducing the duty Ot ts. to'i7i esnsspsr pound.
ksdaoins the duty SA ffcSSss to si cents per
pound. Agreed to. Sithc hcnt djscpssion. 30 7 To-,
. Al the other susndmsnn reported by the Com
nittss ofths Whole on the state Of the Union wore
confdsrsd and agreed to. ~ ~ % .-n' a No.
~ Tbs next question vas on the amendment offered
BY Mr FsrquhAr, of Indiana, 70 reduce the duty
on railroad iron from ono cent psr pound to 6l,y
eepts per hundredpounds Disagreed to--S7 to 90
~ :. The next question VA on the amendment offered
By Nj, Wilson, Of lows. .fo reduce the duty on
rsilroad iron to ssvsnty esnlspsr hundred pounds.
Agreed to-ysas los, nsys4lfl Il r,ia a. sH boz
The nsxt qasstlon was cd ths amerdmsnt offered
S By Mr., RIi..' IfISN. ssssss =. da.y On sais
In. bulk from 80 to n cents per 100 poundai
AGREED to, .r s .iiiR > 0,1Sf' Nlt. : n /.
The last question was on, he motion Of Mr.. Law.
renee. Of 0hio-rsservsd yssterday--to strike out
the twenty-third section, organising . Bureau Of
All the amendments having been thus disposed
Of the bill was open for further aetion. ,s', * ~
Mr. Washburns, Of III moved that be recon-
mittsd 70 tbs Comntttss Of Ways spd Means. With
70 report = the next session with such
modi6eation sud' ckauks,as the eommittss may see
!, NJ Wilson, d Iowa, moved % an amen ndmsnt
that II be reeommitsd with instrustions to report
bill embracing the LIST section efths pending bill
the 0tn ana lZth seotions - Originally rported, IN
clading the amendments reducing the duty on tea
and ooassi '<hs paragraphs in regard to linsstd,
fsxsssd, hsmpsssd, fspssssd,- narsiIs manufAe-
tursd thersfrpn, AS provided In the bill; rsduc,
ing the duty OF faiirosd iron 70 70 cents per 100
pounds, shd fsddcipg III other rates to standard
not higher than the actual necessities of the
interest require, notexoesding 25 per cent. above
tho rates now fxsd by law : "a ....
Mr. Eldrdgs. Of Wisconsin, moved to lay the bill
on the tatls. Negatived.
Mr. Hotobkbs, Of New York, moved TO recon
slider the vote agreeing to the amendment renew
ing the Discrimination in favor Of coal from the
British provinces. 'r ".i .t ~. -, y
, Mr.. Latham. Of West Virginia, moved 70 lay the
motion to reconsider on the table. Agreed to-
yeas 73, nays II. .s.r o. t-ai s1Ng ls-..n
So the duty on ali coal imported remains hIsd at
81 so per ton. ~ ~ ti,tr , "
M. Eldridgs, Of wi.consn., again moved to lay
the bill on ths table, Nsgativsd "a al 4. 800
The next question was MIR. Wilson's amend
msut to the motion to rsoommit. Negatived-ayss
A3l noes not counted. ~, ~
The question REQUIRED on Mr.. Wasbburne's mo-
tion 10 rscommit the bill to the Committss Of Ways
and Means, to report bsok In December next. Meg
atived-yeas 90, nays 81. nos 80! - - Il
The bill was then passed-yess 95, nsys 81.
Mr.. Payne, Of Wisconsin, gave notice that he
would tomorrow call up the contested election