New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-28
XXXIXTH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The business Of he morning hour was dispensed with



The business Of he morning hour dispensed with
PASSPORTS.
On motion Of Mr.. WILSON Iowa. the Senate amendment
20 the House bill relative TO passports was concued n
The bill has therefore, passed both Houses.
RAILROAD IN OREGON.
On motion Of Mr.. DAVIS the Senate bin granting lands
10 AID IN the construction OF railroad and telegraph Inc
from the Central Pacific Railroad in California 10 Port
land Oregon taken from the speakers table, read
twice and referred 70 the Committee on the PaCnc kal-
road
Mr BRoMwIII introduced bin TO provide for compu'.
ing the bountos Of veteran volunteers 80 as 10 protect
their rights which read twice and referred 10 me Com
mt,ee on Military Affairs. II proposes TO exempt the one
hundred dollars veteran bounty from the computation Of
what is be deducted under the bill to eqraze bouhues'
REISSUE oP A PATENT.
NJ CrrIou offered a resolution. which adopted,
recurring the Secretary of the Interior % furnish certain
information application for the reissue OF the Dundas
patent for cutvator.
RETRACTIOS.
Mr. LAWRENCE Pa made personal explanation re-.
tracing a certain extent some remarks which he had
made in running debate, few weeks Since rejecting
on the character Of Col McKeyey the recently appointed
United States Marshal for The Western District Of Penn
sylvaaia.
Nh WOODBRIDGE introduced Joint resolution referring
the claim of Richard W. Meade 20 the Court Of Claims,
which read twice and referred 10 the judiciary Com
ARMoRY AT ROCK ISLAND
On motion OF MIR Cook the Senate BIZ making further
provision for the establishment Of an amory aud arsenal
table read twice. and referred TO the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs.
THE TAX BILL.
The House went into Committee OF the Whole on the
State Of the Union Mr. DAWES in the chair and resumed
the consideration Of the Tax bill.
Mr. MoERIIL from the Committee on Ways and Means,
reported new paragraph for that amending section l0 81
the existing law and which had been reserved some days
since 1t imposes tax OF q per cent on the gross re-
ccpts from passengers and mails Of Railroad canal steam
boat and sagecoach companes provided that such COM
panes shall have the right 20 add the tax to their fares
On motion of Mr.. FARSswoRTH, the last proviso was
struck out and the amendment so modified was agreed TO-
Mr. HOTcHEISs moved 10 add 20 the amendment pro-
yiso that horse railroads shall have the night 10 add the
tax 10 their fares.
horseraroad companies have their charters amended 20
that they should charge what might be thought night
rather than Jet them add on the tax
NJ. DODGE also opposed the amendment, nsancing the
oppressive cement Of the hOrseTalToads IN the City
OF New-Yo1k.
Mr. DAVIS spoke in favor Of the amendment and in de-
Tense Of the horsera.lroad companies.
Debate closed upon the paragraph and Mr. HoTcH-
KISS amendment was rejected
Mr. LYNCH offered an amendment eXemptlng nom tic
tax rseraoads operated in cities whose population
does not exceed forty thousand, which was rejected
The second section which had been passed over nfor
may yesterday, amended IN some particulars, Tie
oulv important alteration, however of being the striking
ont OF the work "acOho from the sentence prohibiting
stills 10 be used where lagerbcer, &C. is measured
While the sections relating TO distillcres were under
consideration Mr. CoSKLISG stated as matter OF justice
Mr.. Winfield that that gentleman had exerted himself
tercsis Of small dstilers Of "appeack, and was only
prevented from renewing these great efforts IN the House
by illness, which confined him 10 ms room. 40
An additional section inserted as section bJ, re-
curing every officer Of internal revenue whose payment
shall be derived in whole part from fees or comms
siOns TO render statement under oath OF the ehtlre
Of fees and commissions any falsehoods IN
such statement % be deemed wilful perjury
Mr. WELLER offered amendment TO come IN rs an ad-
dtonal section permitting disabled soldiers and sailors
who have served in the late whose names are on
the pension rolls TO engage in certain occupations without
having 10 pay license. Rejected.
The paragraph repeating the section Of the existing law
amended TO make it take eicct the LIST Of Sep
TENDER, 1866
The blanks for salaries were filed up as follows Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue 5000; Deputy Commits
ers 5000 Solicitor, $1,000; Heads Of Divisions
a. 500. The salary of the Special Commissioner
changed from $1,000 to 5000.
Mr.. WILSON Iowa, by instruction Of the Judiciary
Committee offered several additional sections TO regulate
legal proceedings under the act Which adopted
MIR STEVENS moved 20 amend the sixth fifth section bv
striking out the words the Secretary OF the Treasury IS
hereby authorized 30 appoint an officer in his departm n
who shall be STYLED Commissioner etc and inserting in
lieu Of them, " Congress, by concurrent action snail
elect Special Commissioners.
Nj STEVENS said | done giving patronage to the
Secretary Of the Treasury where 1t can be avoided He
has already said he will appoint no one 20 ONCE who Will
NOT sustain the policy Of he President He this morning
distinctly 50 informed member Of the House who called
upon him for an appointment. He asked him whether the
antccedeUts Of the applicant IN favor OF the Pres
dents policy and when he declined to answer MN he SAID
cannot appoint and viii appoint no man VINO does not
SUPPORT the policy of the President The Secretary then
referred % an apOsate Senator from that region and said
" | viii consult hin when make the appointment and
viii appoint nobody not recommended Dy MN II ls
Therefore for this House 10 let the people ofthe country
know whether officers 20 be sacrificed 70 this deerm
nation of the subordnaes Of the ProFdent II We DO not
stand by them they viii not stand by US and they ought