Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-07-14
XXXIXtil Congress
WAsHrSGToS, July 49,

WAsHIsGIOS, July l5-
HOUSE. sst
A bill to incorporate the National Sol
diers'sand Sailors Orphan Home was read
| three times and passed.
Mr.. WOODBRIDGE introduced bilffor
the relief of the st. Albans Bank OF st. Al
bans, VT Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Banking and Currency.
1t authorizes the Commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue to suspend the collection OF
duties or taxes accrued or aeeruing from
October 18th, 1864, to July LIST, 1866.
On morton of Mr.. STEVENS tho House
resolved itself into a COMMITTEES of the
Whole, Mr.. Raymond in the chair, and
proceeded to the consideration Of the bill
making appropriations for sundry civil ex-
penses Of the government for 1867.
Considerable discussion sprang up on the
motion to strike out the appropriation OF
S6O, 900 for publishing medical and surgical
history of the rebellion, and insert $4,000
for preparing the same, and have the book
printed in the government printing ofice.
The proposition was rejected, there being
only 10 ayes.
The bill was amended by inserting other
appropriations for custom, light and other
government houses.
Mr.. WILSON, of Iowa, moved to strike
out the paragraph appropriating S2OO,0OO
for proof building for the Currency
Printing Bureau. He said any member
who had read the report of the special com.
mittee which investigated the affairs Of that
department two years ago must be salts
fed that until there was some change made
in its superintendeney, no expenditures
should be made that would render it per
Of government
After some debate the paragraph was on
,,at,1,. of NJ WACHRTrPN oF Tt1iuOIa
amended so as to appropriate 5000, ,0Oe for
the erection of FIRE proof brick building
to afford additional room for the Treasury
Department.
Mr.. Wilson's amendment was then re-
jected. rf
The Committee rose temporarily, and Mr..
MORRILL,, from the COM of Ways and
Means, reported bill to protect the reve-
nue., and fer other purposes, which was read
twice and ordered printed, and made the spc-
eial order for tomorrow.
The bill is a partial revision of the tariff,
ana imposes the following duties on cigars,
cigarettes and chsrOots, $50 per pound !;
90 per cent. ad- val. on cotton &c per pound
on sill compounds or raratiOns OF which
distilled spirits is a component part, or the
chief value, duty not Less than imposed
upon distilled spirits. II contains section
Of the tariff bill passed the other day al
lowing goods in bond to be carried through
Britishi provinces from New York, Boston
and Portland without payment OF duties;
also, the section authorizing the refunding
Of duties paid in excess; also, the section
providing that the dutiable revenue on
goods is to be ascertained by adding the
value or cost in the principal markets of
the country from which imported, the cost
Of transportation, shipment commission,
ETC.; also, the section admitting, free OF
duty, machinery for the manufacture OF
sugar from beets also, the section prJvi-
ding for bureau of statistics.
The House again went into Committee of
the Whole and resumed the consideration
of the Miscellaneous Appropriation Bill
On motion Of Mr.. WASHBURhE, OF IL
linois, an amendment was adopted repeal
| ing the oath section of the act Of July "a,
/ 1854, allowing the payment Of b0unties to
| loyal masters of enlisted slaves
All other amendments were agreed to.
The bill was then read the third time and
passed.
The House then resumed the considers
/ tion of the contested election case of Fuller
and Dawson, from the zlst Congressional
District Of Pennsylvsnis- st - =
Mr.. PAINE, chairman Of the COMMITTEES
on Elections, closed the debiIte in speech
supporting the right Of Mr. Dawson, the
| sitting member, 10 his seat
The resolution retaining Mr.. Dawson in
/ his seat was adopted without division.
Mr.. ELIOT, from the c difference com
\ mittee en- the bill further TO prevent SNUG
/ Cling, made report, which was agreed to.
The House adjourned and the announce
ment was made that there would be q eau
Gus Of Union Senators and Representatives
in the Hall, tomorrow (saturday) evening
at 7:S0 o'clock. . 4t sFf q s.l- H 2
- tsa gsdl SENATE. 81 .a'- ltss
The Joint resolution giving the right Of
way through the military Teservstio1s to