New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-26
XXXIXTm CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
WA-EINGIoS. June o. lsG6.
An ARMY APPROPRIATIONS.

An ARMY APPROPRIATIONS
Mr. Wusoy Alass.l, from the Committee on Military
Affair." reported the bill 20 extend section of an act
making appropriations for the support Of the Army for Inc
The I'M section referred to relates TO provisions granting
three months pay proper TO officers upon final discharge
The amendment OF this section extends the benent oil ~
10 officers In service March 1861 who were mustered
out or discharged honoaby AFTER that date The Com
mee amendment now proposes to insert the YIN DAY oil
Apnl for that date.
A PARK AND Az EXECUTIVE MANSION.
Mr. POLAND VII offered resolution instructng the
Committee on Public Buildings aud Grounds to inquire
whether tract o land OF abou 800 acres adjoining or very
near the CITY of Washington b. detained at reason
able price for public park and Presidential mansoni
which was adopted
rue MUSTER orr OF THE FIRST MICHIGAN CAVALRY.
Mr.. CHANDLER liIich.l presented petition from the
men NJ The First Micsan Cavalry who state they were
mustered % che .-r~os :" Utah and had 20 return
home AZ their own EXPENSE IHey ask 10 De Iehpusrd
10 the cost OF their transportation. The petition was re-
erred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
CLAIMS OF LOYAL SoUTHERSERs.
Mr. POLAND called up the bill pending for some time, TO
allow claims of LOYAL persons in the late Rebel States for
$500 and less for stores furnished TO the armies, TO
be settled by the Quarermasters' Department without
being taken TO the Court of Claims
The pending question was upon the amendment OF Mr..
HIxDkcKs nd TO provide for payment for stores taken
by Others than officers having written authority 10 take
them.
Mr. HEyDRIcKs after discussion, withdrew his amend
ment rcmarking that he would offer something OF ike
purport a, the next session of Congress- 900
MIR. SPRAGUE r. H. moved TO amend the bill 80 AS 10
make the Secretary Of War; aud not the Quarermaser or
Commssary General the accounting officer in the claims
MIR. HOWARD Aiich.l said the bill very sweeping
and would involve great outlay. lie asked If the Com
mt,ee on the Judiciary had inquired how much money
would be taken out OF the Treasury under this bill.
Mr.. POLAND said the Committee had not made that
inquiry No matter what the amount was, he thought
the Government ought to pay IT. 1t only contemplated
the payment OF loyal men. -
MI. HOWARD hoped that the bill would not pass. The
seizure of property the South OF the necessities
of the war and the law Of nations compelled Rebel com
III. Do. tn. lot loss II
vain to expect that the loyal people OF the United states
would bear any part Of such losses.
Mr.. TRUMBUm Ill said he would oppose as strongly as
Mr. Howard the payment Of Rebels, but he would not OPP
pose the payment loya men, and only such were pro-
posed TO be paid by this bill.
Mr. HOWARD said he was opposed 10 paying anybody III
the Rebel States. loyal or disoyal.
Mr. TRUMBULL thought loyal man in the South ought
TO be paid even more promptly than loyal man IN the
North. ,
Mr.. HOWARD said that by solemn acts of Congress the
eleven States Of the South had been declared enemies OF
the United States There was no case In history IN when
successful invading party had PAID Tor stores TAKEN fo
enemy.
Mr.. TRuMBuLL said he had never heard before of a
statute of the United States declaring the people OF the
South be public enemies He had never voted for such
bill He had voted for bill declaring certain States 10
be in instruction, but not declaring the inhabitants oil
these States, one and all, to be public enemies. u..
Mr. WILSON said that under the pending bi every man
in the South would prove his loyalty and che ecct Wouiu
be to take great many million dollars OUT oil the Treas
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expired and the Tax bill was taken up.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Leave of absence for Mr. Dixon for the remainder OF the
session was granted on motion OF MI Ahthony'
TIE TAX BILL
The reading of the Tax bill ana concurrence in the
amendments OF the Finance Committee having been con
cludcd. the bill was open to new amendments
Sevcml verbal amendments were coneurred IN
Mr. FEssENDES Mel offered an amendment that no
suit shall be maintained in any court Tor the recovery oil
any tax alleged to have been enormously or illegally
assessed collected until an appeal shall have been duy
made 20 the Commissioner of Internal Revenue ms was
agreed 10.
MIR DAVIS Ky in offering amendment to strike out
provision requiring dsors To keep true record OF ana
REPORT the nlmber OF gallons distilled Ac, stated that the
bill showed dstnst OF the people ana more degrade
ton and oppression than envy bill no had ever seen IL
proceeded upon the general idea that the people upon
whom IL was to act were all known plundcrers. -
Mr. FEssfsDEs said there were no provisions IN the Dill
that were not required to guard against fraud.
The amendment Of Mr. Davis was disagreed to- -.
Mr. HENDERSON (Mo.j offered an amendment To strlke
ont the first section and insert in lieu thereof provision
that after the passage this act there shall be no tax on
raw cotton, and delivered lengthy written argument III
Mr. SHERMAN Ohio replied 10 Mr. Henderson IN brief
Speech maintaining the right and necessity OF the proposed
cotton tax
The Yeas and Nays were demanded on Dir. Hcndersons
amendment, with the following result
YEAS Messrs. Buckaew, DAVIS Foster Henderson.
Hendricks. Norton. Pomeroy spragGe stewart anu "iey
NArs-Messrs Chandler Clark cOnness CressweI; DOoIt
Howe Kirkwood Lane of Indiana Morgan. Morrill, Poland.
Rsmsev Sherman. TTumbu. Van Wrinkle. Wade. Williams.
aud wilson-2i
So the amendment rejected
Mr. CREsswELL iInd offered an amendment to change
the rate of Assistant Assessor from " to
s. per day. -
The amendment was rejected by Yeas 81 Nays 30.
YRAs-Mesns Crsgen. Cresswel Howe. Krkwood' and
Mr. TRUMBuLL offered an amendment TO tax shoddy
wool manufacture from old cloth five cents per pound.
The amendment was adopted