Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-07-28

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WASHINGTON, July 27.-HoUsE-Mr.
remark that he had
heard il suggested as to the probability of
no roads of the charter being bought up by
the existing company.
Mr.. STEVENS said he had heard of such
suggestions being made by. the President of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad but it was
evident these gentlemen did not expect to
buy the charter, because he had been before
the Committee five times to prove that the
charter ought not to be granted. He had
no objection to the introduction Of a proviso
that the charter should not be sold or dis
posed of to any of the existing companies
between Washington and New York.
Mr. SHELLABERGER therefore offered
an amendment to that effect, which was
agreed to. Messrs. O'NEAL andScHoFTELDs'
amendments were also agreed to.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed
three times.
Mr.. LATHEM called reading of the
engrossed bill, and as the bill was not en-
crossed, it was sent to the the Speakers Ia
bic until the clerks could engross it. and the
House in the meantime to consider other
business.
Mr.. BOUTWELL, from the Judiciary
Committee made a report on the subject of
alleged completely of JEFF. DAVIS in the
assassination Of President LINCOLN, stating
that it was not a final, but rather a prelimi-
nary report.
On motion Of Mr.. WENTWORTH leave
was given for the presentation of the minori-
ty report, and it was ordered to be printed.
Amendments of the Senate tothe dehcien-
cy bill was sent in from the Senate and re-
ferred to the committee on appropriations.
Mr.. BINGHAM called up the bill intro
duced by him on the 23dof July, to provide
for the increase of revenue from imported
woods, and other purposes. The bill passed
without division. 1t makes the duty on
wooden manufactures five cents per pound,
50 per cent. adj valorum on fiannels &c. val
ued above 40 cents per pound and 30c per
pound valued above Coo and not exceeding
&c., and in addition thereto upon all above
named articles 80 per cent. ad valorum
The duty on TAPESTRY and brussels carpets
is fixed at 2Sc per square yard, and 30 per
cent. al valOrum. Upon wares Ofthe LIST class,
valued at the place Of export at 32c or less
the duty Is lOc per pound and ii per cent
ad yalorem, and when it was valued
at over 81 cents per pound, the duty is fixed
at u cents per pound and 10 per cent. ad
valOrem upon wool. OF the second class the
duty is the same as on the first class, and
upon wool Of the third class, valued and
costing 10 cents per pound or less, the duty
is cents per pound, and 6 cents when the
value exceeds y cents.
Mr.. STEVENS, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported back the Senate's
amendment to the civil appropriation bill.
The first question which ELECTED debate was
the recommendation of the committee to
non concur in the Senate's amendment apprO-
priating $4,000 900 for reconstructing and
repairing the levees on the Mississippi river
in the States Of Louisiana, Mississippi and
Arkansas
Mr.. KASSON spoke in favor of the
amendment, and Messrs. STEVENS and KEEL
LY against it.
Mr.. BANKS declared himself in favor Of
the Government undertaking the manage
ment of the Mississippi river, but was not
in favor Of the Senate amendment. He
argued that the proper way to guard against
foundations of the Mississippi river was not
| through the levee system, but through the
! system adopted by Nature herself-the open
| ing of the rivers and bayous which flow out
| of the lower river. The effect of the levees
was to raise the level of the river. If he
was satisfied the people were loyal in that
section he would be in favor of apprOpriating
| twenty-five millions of dollars.
The Senate amendment, appropriating
| one hundred thousand dollars for repair of
levees on the Mississippi, was non-concurred
| in.
WASHINGTON, July 27.-The Committee
on Judiciary have made a report in which
| they say it is a notorious fact that JEFFER-
| son DAVIS was guilty of the crime of trea-
son according to the Constitution and laws
| of the United States. The committee are
| also of opinion that there are no obstacles to
speedy and impartial trial, which cannot
! be removed by legislative action. They say
| the evidence in the possession of the COM
mittee, cOnvicting JEFF. DAVIS with the as
sassination of President LINCOLN, justifes
them in saying there is probable cause to
| believe that he was privy to the measures
! which led to the commission Of the
! deed; but the investigations which
! have been made by the War Department and
| by the committee, have not resulted in pla-
! cling the Government in possession of all
| the facts in the cases. 1t is probable, how
| ever that the further prosecution Of the in
vestigatiOn by the committee, and by officers
| of the Government, will result finally in a
| full development of the whole transaction.
! The capture of the rebel archives had put
the Government in possession of a mass of
letters, papers and documents of various
kinds, only portion Of which has as yet
! been examined.
Mr. O'NEIL moved to amend the bill by
providing that a through train shall be
run out of Washington at II o'clock, at
night
Mr.. SCHOFIELD moved to amend by
combining the company to building one line
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