Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-07-04
HOUSE..

The bill explanatory of the Pacific railroad acts,
introduced yesterday and made the special order fer
to-day, was postponed.
MIR: ELLIOTT. from the Conference committee on
the Fresdmen's Bureau bill, submitted a report
similar to the one submitted to the Senate yester-
day. ~
Mr.. FlNCk m ed to lay the report on the table.
LOst-26 to l02.
The report was then agreed to- So the bill is pass
Mr.. RAYMOND offered the following con-
current resolution which was adopted: That the
thanks OF Congress be and are hereby rendered to
the working mon OF Lyons, France, who have pre-
sented sken flag prepared at their instance BY the
Weaver AssOcia ION OF that city in memory OF the
late President Lincoln, and intended to be display ed
at the hall Of Congress op the 18th of February last
and that the flag be deposited with the archieyes Of
the Goyernment. in the State Department.
Mr.; HENRY, from the committee on Accounts.
ACCOUNTS for surveys, DC. to be verified under oath
The Senate bill to grant land titles in California
was taken up, discussed and amended. when the
morning hour expired,and the House went into COM
mlttee OF the w hole on the Tariff bill.
=, The debate on coal was further continued by
Messrs. Stevens, Kelly, Miller, Latham and Cof.
in favorof Nova Scotia coal, and Messrs. Wnrtin,
Boutwell, and Morrill, in favor. At length the de,
bate was SlOsed, and the committee came to vote.
MT. IdUMAS' amendment to strike out the
words making such discrimination resuted--yeas
THE CHAIR voted aye. and the amendment wa,
Mr.. PIKE moved to reduce the duty on coal from
el.9O to si.OO per tun, which was rejeCted--4s
Mr.. JOHNSON moved to add new paragraph
taxing states of all kinds except roofng states 60
per cent ad valSrem, and slate pencils so per cent,
which was agreed to.
Mr.. RICE moved to add new paragraph, taxing
roofing states 40 per cent, ad ValOrem, which was
agred to.
The subject of wines being reached,
Mr.. PRIOR moved to increase the duty of hiRh
priced wines from g $l.2J to $l.75 per gallon, but
duty on wine valued at 95c gallon and not over
Sl 20 gallon from 75c TO 81 gallon. This was lost
The committee having passed the subject Of ci-
Mr.. ONEILht moved to reduce the duties from
three to two dollars per pound.
Mr.. .SCHENCK approved the amendment. II
was rejected. The paragraph in relation to cigars
was passed. as reported.
In the bill the duty on brown earthen ware and
SPAULDING, increased from IS to IS per cent.
Mr.. MYERS moved to make the duty on glass
yias, bottles. &co except those made Of flint glass,
four cents per pound,
Without takins action the committee rose.
Mr.. LAFLlN reported back adversely resolution
Tor printing 2S extra copies Of the Agricultural
Report Tor 1864, and moved that the resolution be
laid on the table. Opposition being made, Mr..
hahn proceeded 20 argue in support OF the action Of
tne committee, de said that so large an edition Of
this work had been already printed that the electro
type plates were worn out and 1t would be necessa-
Y to set up the type again If gentlemen wanted to
dsras maay copies as they wanted Of the Report Of
one hundred and fifty thou'and copies Of
the Agricultural Report were issued, costing from
81 30 copy to % cepy independent Of the cost Of
$4,000 copies Of this work, new composition being
necessary, as it would cost 70 print 900 extra
copies Of the report of 1865. Members had already
received from loo to 900 copies Of the report Of 1866
at cost Of 900 to 81 2OO sum which would sup.
ply every person in each district with COPY Of an
agricultural newspaper every week in the year. It
appeared as if members the other side were anx-
ious to cause the largest possible Government ex-
ponditures that they might 60 before the people
and charge this Congress with extravagance.
agreed to.
Mr.. GARFIELD presented the petition of H5
citizens Of Boston, praying Congress to provide for
free education to all children in the Udited States
The House adjourned till Thursday next.