The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-07-07
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WAsafseros, July 9.
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The bill to grant pensions to the oosccrr
and soldiers Of 1919, came ub in order. Al
ter debate the bill was amended 10 ed.,;
sailors. The bill was then r4commited - th.
committee on Invalid PENSIONS, together viii
all amendments and substitutes so AZ TO hav,
complete bill returned.
Mr. ferham asked to haveI q bill present
! ing bounties TO soldiers of 1912 who were IN
necesstons circumstances.
MI. hale objected to any bill that did mol
extend the same right TO the ,oldiers Of the
la,e-var, or to the soldiers of any other var.
Ar. Hubbard, of Connectic9, frpm the
committee on patents reported bill TO al
low James {. Cook to apply fbr An extension
OF his patent for button backs and connect
ing eyes.
The House went into Committee Of the
Whole. Mr.. Schofeld in the chair, as.
sumed the consideration Of the tariff bill.
Mr.. Kelly moved TO reducd the duty on
ltallaS marble from one dollar to seventy
cents, and spoke in its support Affer debate
it was rejected.
Mr.. Wilson of Iowa moved Ito reduce the
duty on polished marble from 10 70 S5 per
cent.
Mr.. Hogan opposed.
The committee rose TO close The debate and
Mr.. Hooper presented the report or the Con-
terence committee on the Internal Revenue
bill. and proceeded to explain the same.
Mr. Stevens inquired - to what had been
done With the provision requiring cases Of al
legged frauds on the revenue ID be decided
before . court instead of by the assessor.
Mr.. Hooper replied thatthe House receded
from that point, being assured by the com
mittee Of Internal Revenue tbat there we're
sufficient places U other portions Of the bill.
NJ. Stevens thought il the most in,portau,
point, and the bill should not pass without il.
MI, Ross asked about the income tax.
Nj. Hooper explained that the Senate had
struck ont she whole section, al the income
tax for the year is assessed. The Senate
deemed 1t expedient there should be no nc.
t,on on the subject tll the next session. In
that view the House committee concurred.
e regard to cotton, the tax was fixed 1t Sc.
SENATE.
NJ. Wilson, from ,hc Military Committee,
reported bill Tor the equalization of boun.
ties
The Committee on Conference, on the tax
bill, reported in favor of compromise in the
tax on cotton, making it Eve cents pound.
Mr.. Wilson in the course Of the debate on
the bill said he hoped the present tariff bill
would be defeated If it was very much modi
he'd. New England did not want tie bill
Her interests were sufficiently protected.
The demand for the new tarif came from
Pennsslvania and the North wessern States.
IhesSenste agreed to the conference re-
port on the tax bill
The bill to provide for the payment of
quarter master stores and subsistence srp-
plies furnished TO the army vas then taken
up. Mr.. S,avsns having got leave to make
a verbal explanation filed for publication in
the Globe. of some statements in relation to
the remarks of Mr.. lie Blond cd the speech
OF Mr.. Haines, in regard 70 accession. He
denied thai during the four years of war the
rebeliious States were in any sense in the
Union.
Mr.. Fsssenaen, from the Conference com.
miuee, made report on the bill which was
read at length. Mr.. Fessenden, at the con.
clusion OF the reading, said there we're a
great many amendments 10 the bill, but mos,
were verbal, and the committee had studied
the subject with very great care. and had no
dithcuity IN coming TO a conclusion, except
upon some parts. which were saaliy settled 10
the satisfaction Of ali. It would be too much
OF task Tor him {Fessenden) to undertake
go through the bill and explain all the
amendments, but if any Senators had aues-
ticns to ask him in regard to any articles in
the bill, he would be hapt 10 answer them.
Mr.. Salisbury said that when the bill came
from the House there was tax df cents
per pound on cotton. The committee on
Conference had reduced it to cents. The
House was glad of that. but considering the
situation of the people in the section where
cotton was grown, reduced as they we're TO
eb'ect poverty. and scarcely able TO get bread
for their families, unrepresented in Congress,
they thought it unjust to single out any one
branch Of agriculture for taxation.
Mr.. Stevens was totally opposed to tax
ing cotton s..iess other products of the farm,
while the bill which was produced BY the
Conference committee WAS more favorable TO
them ns it came from the House. Yet the
single article of cotton wns singled out for
taxation. He could not vote for the bill.
The Conference committce's report was
agreed to aud sent to the House.
Mr.. Poland called up the bill to provide for
the payment of Quartermasters and and sub
sistence supplies furnished to the army OF
the United States, was on Mr. Wilson's
amendment, struck out of the section, au
thorizinR the payment therefor.