The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-06-30
WASHINGTON, June 29.

HoUsE-Mr. Stevens, from the Com
mittee ON Appropriations reported bill
making appropriations for sundry civil
expenses of the government for the three
years ending June 30th, 1867, which was
read twice and referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole on the State of the
Union, and made a special order for
Tuesday next.
Mr.. Cook, from the judiciary Commit
tee, reported bill for the erection of a
National Bureau of Insurance, which
was read twice and recommitted.
The House proceeded to the considera-
tion of the motion of Mr.. Miller, made
on Friday last, to recommit to the Com
mittee on Invalid Pensions, the adverse
report made on the bill granting pen
sions to the soldiers Of the war of 1912,
and instructing the committee to report
bill for that purpose. His motion after
debate prevailed Yeas l01 nays 10.
The instructions apply to sailors as
we'll as the soldiers of the war of 1872
Mr.. Cof'roth from Committe on In
valid pensions, reported bill granting
pensions to soldiers and sailors of the
war of 1912, and to those engaged in the
Indian wars during that period The
bill went over till next Friday
Bills were reported granting pensions
to S. RAIDER, Margaret Z. S. Aaron, NATL
da j. Munroe, John W. Burch, the miner
children of S. Harris, Mary c Hamilton,
and Sarah S Burrells.
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole, Mr.. Scofeld in the chair,
and resumed consideration Of the tariff
bill.
A debate arose on motion by Mr
Wilson, of Iowa, to strike out the spe.
cifc tax on linens and leave duty of 30
per cent. advalorum as at present
Mr.. Wilson's amendment was rejected
on motion of Mr.. Dodge, and the duty
on crash was fixed at 80 per cent advo-
lorum
MI Hale moved to insert paragraph
taxing yarns and flax, or hemp.
Mr. Bundy moved to increase the duty
on pig iron from 5000 to 1000 per ton.
After long debate, participated in by
Messrs. Bundy, Spalding, lie Blonde,
Mckee and Morrill,, the amendment was
agreed to by SO to 46.
Mr.. Hale moved to amend it by in
creasing the duty on bar from from one
and one quarter cents to one and enc
half cents, which was rel jected--36 to 59
The committee rose; five sections OF the
bill was disposed of by the committe to-
day.
Mr.. Smith introduced bill requiring
the officers of Territories to hold their
offices and file papers at the Capital OF
the Territory. The bill was read twice
and referred to the committee on Ter
ritories.
Mr.. Hitchcock, of Nebrask, introduced
a bill to establish an additional land
district in the territory of Nebraska. The
bill was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. Latham offered resolution which
was adopted, instructing the Committee
on Mail Affairs to enquire into the ex;
pediency Of reporting an amendment to
the act of March Sd, 1860, providing
for the payment for horses and equip.
ments of officers lost through the man.
agement of railroad transportation.
Mr.. Cook, from the Judiciary Commit
tee, reported back, with amendments,
the bill to amend the act of September
"a, 1899, to establish Judicial Courts
of the United States.
The request of the Senate for Confer
ence Committee on the act further to
prevent smuggling, was agreed to.
The House Committee of Conference
on the Freedman's Bureau bill, are
Messrs Eliot, Bingham and McCul'
Tough.
Adjourned.