Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-07-07
XXXIXth Congress
WASHINGTON, July 6.
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
Mr.. STEVENS having got leave to make
personal explanation, filed,,for publication
some remarks in connection with the state
ment of Mr.. LeBlond, after the speech Of
Mr.. Harris, in which it was asserted that
the views of Mr.. Harris and Mr.. Stevens
in regard to secession cOincided. He
)Stevens) denied that during the four years
of the war the rebelliOus States were in any
sense in the Union.
The bill to grant pensions to officers and
soldiers of the war of 1872, came up in
order After debate the bill was modified
so as to include sailors. The bill was then
reoo nm ted to the Committee on Invalid
Pensions, together with all amendments
and substitutes, so as to have q complete
bill reported.
Mr.. PERHAM asked leave to report a
bill granting pensions to those soldiers OF
the war of 1872 who are in necessitious cir
cumstances.
Mr.. HALE asked whether the bill in
cluded soldiers of the late war.
Mr.. PERHAN said it did not.
Mr.. HALE objected to any bill that did
not extend the same rights TO soldiers Of
the late war as to soldiers Of any other war.
Mr.. HUBBARD, of Conn, from the Com
mittee on Patents, reported bill to allow
James C. Cook to apply for an extension OF
his patent button backs aad connecting
eyes.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole, Mr. Scofeld in the Chair, and re-
sumed the consideration of the Tariff bill.
Mr.. KELLY moved 10 reduce the duty
on Italian marble from 81 to 7Oc per cubic
foot, and spoke in its support. After con-
| siderable debate it was rejected.
Mr.. WILSON, from Iowa, moved to re-
duce the ad valorem duty on polished mar
Bile from 20 to So per cent
Mr.. HOGAN opposed the amendment.
The Committee rose to close the debate,
and Mr.. HOOPER presented the report Of
Revenue bill, and proceeded to explain the
same.
Mr.. STEVENS inquired what had been
done with the provision requiring cases oi
alleged frauds on revenue to be tried before
a o. 5. Court instead of being decided by
Assessors.
Mr.. HOOPER replied that the House re-
ceded from that provision, being assured
by the Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
that there were sufficient provisions of the
same kind in other parts Of the bill
Mr.. STEVENS thought that was the
most important provision in the bill, and
the bill should not pass without it.
Mr.. ROSS inquired what disposition had
been made of the provision about the in
| come tax.
Mr.. HOOPER explained that the Senate
had struck out the whole section, as in
come tax for this year had been laid, and
the Senate deemed it expedient that there
should be no action on the subject till next
session. In that view the House Commit
tee concurred in regard to the cotton tax
fixed at Sets per pound instead of 2cts a;
| fixed by the Senate, and Sets as fixed By
the House. In relation to gas companie:
and horse railroads, the Senate provision
allowing them to add on taxes was agreed
| to, but only to continue until the 3Ott
Of April next, in order to give them
time to apply TO State Legislatures
horse railroad companies in the meantime
being bound to sell packages Of tickets o
not less than twenty at the legal rate, will
the actual tax added.
In relation to the exemption Of .smal
manufacturers, such as tailOrs and shoe
makers, the Senate committee had con
CURED with the House in exempting S100
worth of work exclusive of the value of th
material.
Mr.. EGGLESTON protested against tn
action of the committee in regard to ga
and railroad companies, and hoped tha
Congress would sit till December mex