The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-28
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, May 26.
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
The business of the morning hour
was dispensed with.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa,
the Senate amendment to the House
bill relating to passports was con-
CURED in. The bill has therefore
passed both Houses.
On motion of Mr.. Davis, the Senate
bill granting aid in the construction OF
a railroad and telegraph line from the
Pacific railroad, in California, to Port
land, Oregon, was taken from the
Speakers table, read twice and referred
to the Committee on Pacific Railroad.
Mr.. Bromwell introduced bill to
provide for computing bounties of vet
eran volunteers so as 10 protect their
rights, which was read twice and re-
ferred to the Committee on Military
Affairs.
Mr.. Cullom offered a resolution, which
was adopted, requiring the Secretary OF
the Interior to furnish certain informa-
ton as to applications for the reissue
of Dunda's patent for Cultivator.
Mr.. Lawrence, of Pa, made per-
sonal explanation retracting to GER
tain extent some remarks which he had
made in running debate few weeks
since rejecting upon the character of
Col. McKelvey, the recently appointed
United States Marshal for the Western
district of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Woodbridge introduced joint
resolution referring the claim of Rich
ard w. Meade to the Court of Claims,
which was read twice and referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
On motion of Mr.. Cook, the Senate
bill making further provisions for the
establishment of an army and arsenal
on Rock Island was taken from the
Speakers table, read twice and referred
to the Committee on Military Affairs.
The House went into Committee OF
the Whole on the state of the Union,
Mr.. Dawes in the Chair, and resumed
consideration of the Tax bill.
Ways and Means. reported new par
agraph for that amending section lob OF
the existing law, and which had been
reserved some days since. It imposes
a tax off per cent. on the gross re-
ceipts from passengers and mails, OF
railroad, canal, steamboat and stage
coach companies; provided that such
companies shall have the right to add
tax to their fares.
On motion of Mr.. Farnsworth, the
last proviso was struck out, and the
amendment so modified was agreed to.
Mr.. Hotchkiss moved to add to the
amendment proviso that horse rail-
roads shall have the right to add tax
to their fares.
Mr.. Stevens thought it would be much
better to let the horse railroad comPa-
MES have charters ordered, SO they
should charge what might be thought
right, rather than let them add tax.
Mr.. Davis spoke in favor of the
amendment, and in defence of the horse
railroad companies.
The debate was closed and MIR. dotch-
kiss amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Lynch offered an amendment eX-
empting from tax horse railroads OPP
Grated in cities where the population
! does not exceed 10000, which was re-
jeOted.
A section which had been passed
over informally yesterday was amend
ed in some particulars. The only i'm
| portant alteration of it, however,
being the striking out of the word
alcohol from the sentence prohibiting
stills to be used where lager beer, etc.,
| is manufactured.
While The section relating to distil-
| leries was under consideration Mr..
| Conkling stated, as matter of justice
| to Mr.. Winfield, that that gentleman
had exerted himselfin the Committee
of Ways and Means to protect the
interests of small distilleries and apple
jack, and was only prevented from
renewing these great efforts in the
House by illness, which confined him
| to his room,
An additional section was inserted in
section sixty-three, requiring every
officer of Internal Revenue whose pay
ment shall be derived in whole or in
part from fees or commissions, to rem
der statement, under oath, of the
entire amount of such fees and COM
missions; any fulsehood in such state
meut to be deemed wilful perjury.
The paragraph repeating a section OF
the present law was amended SO as to
make it take effect on the 14th of Sep
| tamhar 1875