Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-07-06
CONGRESSIONAL,

OF Virginia debated NJ some leneth in the
senate yesterday afternoon, when
Mr. Ssulshury sugresred TO the senator from
ttl0 Hr. Nsd- 10 postpone the further con-
slueIaacn oi the bill, a. Senators had not an
opportunity 70 be informed OF the merits Of the
Mr.. Wade said ne had no objection, ana
wosld th.r-iore move that It be postponed un-
ti 20 morrow lto-dayl
qupsri,n n, ss had been stated. He thought the
Most pIoI-r course 10 take would be 70 refer
th' subject TO tho Committee on the Judiciary
Mr. Howard had never heard any opinion
void Concrpss had no power whatever 70
rive MP any portion OF the Distric'. d was con-
uary 10 The wishes and feelings Of the people
o; The United iaies.
Br. salisbury a. ked II Congress should de-
f"rnin" 10 remove The seat OF Government,
what then vould become OF the District and OF
The public buildings here. Gould Congress re-
neg. de MS territory in that case 10 the State
of MaIylandf
Mr.. Howard said that had nothing TO do with
Tie SUBJECT now under discu ssiou. and ss it was
not maisriai TO the subject ne did not think t
necessary 10 answer the question.
Mr. Cowan said II the act OF retrocession
was nuliiis, fh.n ~ would be a nullity TO re-
t'si that act What WAS he use OF repeaItng
faI wbich had never hesn done The sub
81 hOnid re referred 10 the Judiciary Com
rIfie' and the Attorney General be requested
. I've bis cpinfon as 10 the constitutionality
81 eact.
The fUriber consideration OF the bill was
ben postponed uniIl To-day.
EoUsE.-l esteTday afternoon
Mr.. Seheuck, OF Ohio. from the committee OF
confereace On ihe dissgreeinC votes OF the two
Houses ON the bill making appropriations for
th' support of The army OF The United States
Tor the year tndIng June 81. 1867. made a re-
port, the points OF which be briefly explained
The report OF the conference committee was
then agreed 10. so the bill passed
Un motion OF Mr.. Morrill,. the House then
resolved itself into Committee Of the Whole,
lhr. Scoteid, OF Pa, IN the chair,) and re-
sumed The consideration OF the tariff bill, the
pending question being upon the seventh sec
uOn. Telaung 10 oearthenWare, porcelain. crock
cry. and glass Of all kinds
Mr.. Myers. OF Pa, moved to amend the sec
ton by inserting the following
On all glass vlals, iars. denllohns car
boys, or other glass vessels. excepting those
made OF plat" glass, dBry OF four cents per
pound. hiled or untitled"
After considerable discussion, the amend
ment was disagreed 70.
On mCuon OF Mr.. Dawes. of Massachuserrs
who Nocated giving greater protection 70
TIE home manufacture Cf window glass tho
paragraph regulating the duty on that article
was amended 80 as 10 read as follows:
'.on uhpolished cy Under, crown, and CON-
mon WINDOW glass, Rot exceeding ten nv nf-
teen inches square, cents per pound: aboya
mar, and sot exceeding sixteen by twenty
ionr inches square, 81 cents per pound above
tbst, ana not exceeding tw enty -four by thirty
inches square. ! cents per pound: an above
that CENTS per pound
No material amendment was made IN the re-
On motion of Mr.. Hubbard, Of West Va he
follow Gs clause was added 10 the seventh sec
tiCn-
'.On fire bricks, - per cent ad valo-em-
Ine committee hen passed On 70 he con-
slderatlon OF the eighth section. the first nara
graph Cf which reads as follows.
lon books and engrayings. being editions
printed not less than thirty years prior 70 the
oaie OF importation, and on books wholly IN
foreign languages, printed not less than fifteen
years prior TO The date OF importation, - per
IN ~ IN a al
Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, moved TO
amend ne paragraph by adding thereto the
'.Prortdsd. That if the same shall be i'm
ported IN quantities OF more than I've copies
IN one invoice. hey shall, n written wholly or
partly M The English language, be liable 10 a
duiy Of twenty cents per pound weight and
twenty five per cent ad valorem.
On all siereotyped or elecrotyped plates Of
hooks and casts ofwood-cuts duty oftwenty-
five per cent ad valorem."
The amendment was agreed 70.
The committee then passed 10 the considera-
ton OF the ninth section of the bill. Consider
able discussion arose upon the first paragraph
OF said section, relating 10 salt, which reads as
follows:
lon salt in sacks, barrels and other pack
ages, fcrty-two cents per one hundred pounds;
pounds
Mr. Humphrey, OF New York. moved 20
amend by making the paragraph read as fol-
lows
son salt in sacks barrels. and other pack
ages, twei ty-fouT cents per one hundred
pounds: on salt IN bulk, eighteen cents per one
hundred pounds"
The question being takeE, the amendment
was relected.
Mr.. RoSs. of III moved 10 amend by striking
ent every hing IN The bin relating 70 salt thus
making y free from duty. The amendment was
relecJeu without debate.
30 the duty on salt remains reported by
the COMMITTEE Of Ways and Means
ON motion OF Mr.. Pike, of Ne. a duty of so
per cent ad yalorem was imposed upon her
ring in bulk.
ON motion Of Nr Alley, Of Mass, a duty Of
81 per cent. ad valOrem was imposed upon
goat ana sheep skins, tanned OF unfinished
Tie tenth section OF the till being taken up-
ON motion Of Mr.. Morrill,, the following was
inserted
On binding for shoes and boots, 81 per cent.
al Nalortm
On motion of Mr. Hogan, of Mo, the duty
on cobalt and oxide OF cobalt was raised from
b. 10 81 per cent al yalorern
Mr.. John l.. Thomas, OF Nd. moved 20 in
crease the duty on bi-chromate of potash from
ihTee cents to ~ cents per pound; which was
not agreed 10.
And then, at 10 p. m, the committee rose
and reported progress; wbereupon the House
adjourned.
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