, 1866-06-28
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS,
WAsH1aa1oa, June q.

| thereon and reduce The expenses thereof: which
nas referred to The Committee on Post O:acea ant
NJ WADE. from the Committee On the D,sric
Of Columbia, reported ftIl 70 Ee;rSSai ~ ,ci L
H'1cset laf ceuRsy Of Alexandra to lhe State o
sndi.a apart Of lie Dlss11a .! coinmo,a. .' N>'@
pointed a CommitIee Of Conference On ,ns pat 3
tns sSi1f e N Ay ApprCp'on g ,;a g
construction Of telegraph lines and to secarc 70 iht
Government tho use OF the rame frr postal ntlitaE,
and ot6Tr patpo.es.
by stirling out the words that tho National Tee
State Of Eew York, April IT, 1866 shall h.1e iht
Telegraph Company row orr.nlz:d. or authorized
to be Organized under The iav Of any State Of this
Uuiou, tball have the right" etc
! posed amendment.
Nj. BROWN, 10 the courte Of somc remarks al.
luning 10 the recent repct OF the Postmaster Gen
sSs n I'D ~
himself utterly incompetent for the position be
holds BIS report was made up IN great part oi
great monopoly that now controls The tel:graohing
ot tbs Country. Ae (the Postmaster General) had
reflected more edtscTedlt on himself In .hs connec.
ttoD than ps1haps bad tsanspred With regard to
uny other officer OF The Government Men ID his
position. heretofore, had striyen to advance the
nnb'}c INTEREST,"; hut be ttbe Postmaster Generai)
III. SHERMAN regretted that Nj. Brown shoa.d
have made +nch persoual at.ack upon Mr. Denns-
sol. whom be Ont. She1nsnl kuew to hare the
!1eve that the plan suggested by Ms. Brown was
teasbse at the preseDt time, but was favorable to
anything that promised retd from the present
sE 1GGsRG' moved to postpone the subject
mill tomorrow.
The Senate, on motion Of MI. EDMuNDs. con-
CURED In tie Honse amendments 10 the bill regu.
TRANSFORMATION
~: MoHHlLL called up the Senate bill to regu-
late the elective franchise In the District Of Co
lnmb3a. -
lsprnvites that every male person, except pau-
pers and ptfsone under eua1dl1nshIp OF the age or
twenty one years and upsard+, who haye not been
convicted or hDy Infamous crime, aud mho IL ctI
zen Of the United states, md hss resided il lie
1i!tsict ior tho term Of si1 months, shall be cntl-
tied to vote. without distinction OF color. ANY
under The act, fhall be liable to fine not exceed
ing fa,uQ, Or 10 Imprisonment not more than one
prevent qusIiped Iectof from yotne, sl,ss, be be
rutlty Ct misdemcanor. and be liable to a tine Of
f1,oO and imprisonment for thirty days. a reg
H. o!sS 70 postpops .g1 be present
ard az pending ORDER, md Lie up the BILL reg.
nlate the sale anG occupation of mineral lands
M H. s1taa5s eDSes ss noS9 ms9ea
jec!ed BY The following votc:
E Eot,s. N@et 9AHP.h9ny, G5sstn. Edmenss. Fe.Eenden
I,o@sro,, Sherman, TTn@buil Wade, wiley, y1ui and
,:Sy ESsysI;sBlosp. guela1ew, conne:., DAN,
Ean ,,. Nye, Rsm;ey, sgrssue, Stewart Van wlnkle,
M1. WILEY moved 10 20 amend ,ha. all aelual
fesldtnts th1ll have The right 10 yole.
HOUSE.
Iii. MORRILL, said the purpose Of the Commlt-
tee OF WaYs and Means had been 10 FOLLOW the
soes Of the House on all important neasuzcs. Tno
TfHht Han z1xTn4
Housc, BY a very large Fote4 had put the lax on
cotton Al hfe ctn1s per pound, md the Senate had
fedneed to two cents. he much preferred 1ve
thrse CENTS. II would infct no Injury on lhe
pxoR!e OF the SCUM. They wonld be earnestly in
faro5 OF It Tne reduction from i've to two CENT,
would make end holc In thu revenue.
MI. RAYMOND inquired what would be the
probable d1mInutIon O.! the revenue II the taa were
Nj. MORRiLL eare The estimate at sa7, 600.
M. NJ. NAiMoSD imputed taz'h L, Niih the tax at
Mr MORRILL, es,,natsd it at 1s0oo.ooo. he
went on 10 speak about ,he amendment, dec..rrd
his opinion tllt tar Of twenty CENTS DR. pound
WAS little enough. In regard 10 the amendment
Of 60. he thought refstai to concur in il would
Be- species Of hardshtp and tyranny which ihe
House would not like 70 he responsible for.
chaii@sn ot be Wa5z ana Means % Gemaseee Me 'S on
The question Of the tex on cotton. When The sub
teet VIA under dtscusston oefons IN th= House, be
u
1icsn cotton would re used in Euslnnd In prefer
enee to the cotton Of other Countries
Tie Fenlhm from Massachn:ettx (atr. Hooprr)
bad demnued 70 that statement. He now gave as
his authority the MEMBER Of Parliament iroca Ear-
isle. large Saochetter cotton spinner. and the
l1 London CAroaiat Of april tn. 1876 NJ. Grie-
gladly consume a0oe, ,oUu pales or Ancrcsn cotton
a price not ks. than twenty-five cents a pound.
No branen Of Industry could 20 well con*1ioute 10
Mr. HOOPER, Of Msesacbusetts. thought tha
eource* OF Information faihcr Suspicious, 10 that
eItat eot'on spinner might be Interested In the
prefer to have American cotton. taxed nye cents
Fer pound Or mora -
ertirelI overlooked tao thiDgt-thst Inc nccumu-
iaftOA. in England mad tten exhausted during The
war, and const gnen.ly there was an extra demand
a 1he mt opportunity. and That the tax would |
have TO be borne entirely BY the people Of this
country under this tax. and Win = drawhack OF
goods exported. and th.n the gooda would be sold |
snesps. abroad 'nsn sa ns home. The profits Of the
but The domestic consumer. lie wAs informed that |
at tie present cost Of Labor, cotton could not be
ploGueEd at letsth.n nheeo or sixteen cents
polian- End t,I OF I'VE cents would be equal to
- nj. H. 81 STEVENS sad lhot .ny man who had |
tom. must know hist Amefsea eonla prod9ce @ cot.
ton Al lert thai h1i the cost OF It's producnon 10
other counrca. II the cost OF producing II In this
ali bought A Lax OF nve cenis WorId therefore |
no. stop The sale Of pound OF 1t. NeI!her wonld
a az q Ten cenis. Z Eongress had besn vie
nad propot 10 congress to lsy an txport duty of
Ten cent? On cotton. wonld have produced reve-
nne Of from tNrnty 70 th,1y million. q dollars,
mary beueat rom the section that bad cau1ed inc
mighty debt Of the nauon; hut rs that had |
ret been done. Congress should put i've cenis.
&r. BANKS advocated ayc cc1ts on cotfou Is !
one Of The means OF deriving 1eveuuc to pay the
deh,t Of lhe Government Before The co'ton crop
could largely increase II would be nee.stars for
lsvses on the ni>slsstppt in relieving The planters
q The eoutheI1 States from their proportion OF |
the 1asfs for time At lesss and in 81 ainlng aud
srppotlrG the people engaged ia agricultural pus-
suits He believed hat then the quantity OF cotton
produced would be doubled or t1eoled and that il
ona as b * soa Ias fs1 hss former poe De beeye4
when The former slave became the owner and |
planter Of one two- or FIRE acics. Heretofore cot
'en ~ OILY ssen produced n I've States ne be
In twenty Sta!es-
The previous question closed further deba.e.
Ihs yeas snd nayt were called % the latter motion,
rceont,oer WIS laid On the table. |
The next amendment was TO inert provision, |
s t1ed b. law. 10 ado IN The TAX, The yeas and |
naye nese Caed for and refused, and the vote va.
aken by telers, reerluug II IS to So 20 the amend
The next smendmsnt, iacsessing the tar on ready 4
cDDcurftd In.
Also The amendment making the exemption sppIy
e those Whose aunnal prohss DO not exceed two |
,bousard dol]zrr. 5.s
The next amendment, imposing tax OF i've cents
per pound on thoddy wool manufactured from
N1ren cloth, was non-concnFred in.
The amendment reducing the tar on smoking
ouateo from 20 10 Is cents per pound was con-
:urrei in.
The amendment relating to cigars was non
>oDcurred IN
The ne1, amendment WIS that authorizing rail-
afRN tn ftSA 4AntA
aree. The amendment nas noaroncuHed N.
The amendment a. to the Income tax Was non-
:onculTed In.
The amendment taxing State Bank circulation
10 per cent after the IL OF August next w7s con-
.uI7cd In.
The amendments a. 10 oil-dseased leather were
IN.
The amendment allowing apotheca.iee to cell
FiueS and spirits on phyFlclans' prescriptions, |
without Acense A. Tetati dealers, VAS uon-con-
.uryed in l
The amendment requiring lhe inspectors Of In
erua1 Revenue 10 divert themselves, within f1xIy
lays, Of any futcrctt they may bare In tho man !
urred In. Thlt disposed ot all amendments T1hs
lonse voted 10 tnttst on ITS dikag rccneat 1ud
tked Tor COMMITTEE OF Conference, and then at
::0 the Honse adjourned.
CANADA.
The Fcntan Prisoners-TLeir Places Of Con.
1nemeut and Prospects OF Future Trial
Statement Of the Minister Of Finance.
NEW fonK. june :7.-The Xerdldts Montreal
pc1a! taJs: " sixteen Fen!an pr1soners have
,een brought here fer confinement in tho jAtl. I
The broad charge upon which the PRISONERS Wc,e |
ryHItf tfNAI Il t14Af