Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-29
Congress.
WASHINGTON, June Is.
HOUSE.

Mr.. JULIAN, fl ON the Committee on
Public Lands, reported several bills as fol
lows:
For the discontinu snee of land offices
and authorizing notifications in the limits
of land district. Read three times and
passed.
The Senate bill to create an additional
land district. Read three times and passed.
The Senate bill concerning certain sands
granted to the State of Nevada, which EEas
passed with amendments.
The Senate bill making a grant Of lands,
in alternate sections, to aid in the construe-
tion and extension of the Iron Mountain
Railroad from Pilot Knob, Missouri, to
Helena, Arkansas, which was passed with
amendments.
Mr.. BRIGGS, from the same committee,
reported back the Senate bill granting land
to the State of Michigan to aid in the con-
struction of harbor and ship canal at
Portage Lake, Keeperson Point on Lake
Superior, which was passed
Also the Senate bill granting land to the
State or NffUhigan to aid in the coustruc-
ton of a ship canal to connect the waters Of
Lake Superior with Lac La Belle IN that
State, which was passed.
Mr.. JULIAN, from the same committee,
reported bill to explain and limit the
grant of the right of way to the Humboldt
Canal Company through the public lands of
the United States, which was passed.
Mr.. D0NNELLY, from the samt, COM
mittee, reported back the Senate bill max
ing an additional grant of lands to the State
of Minnesota, in alternate sections, to aid
in the construction of railroads, which was
passed.
He also reported the House bill granting
a section Of land in the Fort Smelling mill
tary reservation to the State Of Minnesota,
for the establishment of an asylum for the
relief of disabled soldiers and sailors of
that State and Of the United States, which
wss passed.
He also reported the House bill to amend
the act of May ), 1864, gran ting lands to
the State of Minnesota to aid in the con-
struction of . railroad from st. Paul TO Lake
Superior.
4 debate arose on the bill.
Mr.. DONNELLY explained hat the OBJ
;9n4 &c - La was simply to permit
change of location.
Mr.. MORRILL, spoke Ur - -l -
tity of public lands granted to Mlnnesota7
and moved to lay the bill on the table
On motion, it was lost by yeas 20, nays Y
The bill was then passed.
The report of the Committee on Elections
on the contested election case from Wis
cunsin of Boyd against Kelso was called
up.
The resolution declaring Mr.. Kelso en-
titled to retain his seat was adopted.
A resolution was then adopted to pay Mr..
Bovd 81, 800 in full for the time spent and
expenses incurred by him in making the
contests I'D. .- -.+.
The House went into ConIaittee of the
Whole on the Tax bill.
Mr.. MORRILL, took the floor and spoke
at length. He argued that our losses in
war had seriously reduced the amount of
labor procurable and that the initiation of
the currency placed our manufactures at
the mercy of those in foreign countries.
These and other circumstances render re-
vision of the tariff imperative. He claimed
that American wool growers needed protec
tion and especially explained how the
tariffs of 1857 and 1864 operated prejudi-
cially as regarded their interests. The
Committee of WAYS and Means Lad been
deluged with petitions from them The
classifcations of wOols. in the present bill
leaves no loophole for escape OF any foreign
growth from payment OF duty The duties
upon wooden cloths, &c-, arc carefully ad-
iusted. Last wear our imports amounted to
S234 .756. AZ. but this year they will reach
not less than S409, ,4I1,513. The country is
in no condition to stand the drain Of specie
which this importation viii require. 1t will
he a calamity if the House adjourns with
ont legislation on the tariff. He proceeded
10 explain some points in the bill now
pending which he feared might be over
looked.
7TThe discussion was continued by several
other gentlemen. \
Mr.. STEVENS said he looked upon the.
bill as free trade bill from beginning to-
end. -f .g.- -..---
Mr.. MoREHEAD, of Penusylvania, fav- 4
ored the bill. -.s-.
Mr.. KELLY saw much in the bill tod
approve and eompIimented the Committee |
Of Ways and Means for having accomplished
its work 50 perfectly. There were some
things, however, which indicated haste and
lack OF consdsratlens '-.l ,Ts1H55 y +.
Adjourned. -1