New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-18
XXXIXTH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE. ...wAsmSefoN. Julg II, lsGi.


INTERNAL ElNINUE LAW
MI AxrIlOXr from the Committee Printing reported
resolution for printing 0Jo copies o. the Internal Revenue
Tax as amended BY the recent bill which was adopted
GRADE OF GENERAL
Nh Wilson called up the House hi 10 revive The grade Of
General 10 toe Army. which was read .
AZ amended by the Military Oolmitee OF the oehate
urnvdes that paw OF the General ssa be $40 Der month
and 500 per month for incl aud quarters whs stationed IN
washington tOrether with the allowance now PROVIDED Tor
the Lieutenant General $500
Mr YATES favored the biz and spoke in terms Of high en-
c0rgiuln nf the services OF Gen Grant
Mr. GRIMfs moved amend tine section 10 regard 20 INC
aids a OF the General as 90 provide that they sha 30
selected from the limo Of the army SINH not 1891 IL
nun Der shall receive the pay and emoumen,s OF oo
cfcavary. Il was agreed 20. r. .h,o, % .,o uo,se
The b as amended was passed y goes hacA 70 'e HOUSE
Inv concurrence in the amendments
INDIAN APTEOTRIATIO BILL.
Nessrs sherman. Dooit,le and Aesmin were appointed
Ccmotee OF Conference the Indian Appropriation Bill
THE CHINA MAIL.
Mr. COMES called up tue joint resolution relieving TIE
Chna Nal seimshp Company non the obligation Of TOUCH
Ing at tie Stndw ich Islands.
sutc that the COMPANY be allowed IN lieu Of stopping
their vessels at the Sandwich Islands to ESTABLISH monny
Inc Of smaller steamers between san frauc@eo anu lioc
Nj s. srr moved to amend the bill Of Nj Comes by in
serng pfOvsO that tie schedule me on ine route Aeu 10y
the existing contract be reduced not less than zen days io
eSSI Snsf opoosed ard Mr. coySrs advocated tho bill
After further debate MI Wilson modified BIS amendment
so as TO provide that the line Of steamers between ohh
CISCO aud tie Sandwich Islands shan receive tuDso! o
sr syasER withdrew his amendment and offered IN IL
.ead proviso that the Company shall make an additional
und voyage in consideration OF TIE relief from the require
lserf Of stopping the Sandwich Islands 80,
and PosIoad5 with instructions 10 report al He
next session This was disagreed to- cas- IT. Nay' ~
Mr. SrMsERs amendment was adopted -
NJ FoslrR moved 10 strike out Of NJ: Wilson's amend
the provision that ihe ComPsnt snST w.
oid Il was simply giving the Company sooV more thah t1es
originally contracted Tor - ,,.,-..., g.. A.,
Mssrs FosrEE NYE C0SSEes and GRIMES after woch the
emendment OF NJ Foster was disagreed 10 by the following
'St E,sue, CLARK cogsn Fa,scuden, Foster Crime, Gphfe
johnson, krswood M9,s n Moron i'iD''0''
NAYs-Messrs Brown. Buck9,W Chandr nonn',s, n
NesInilh Nye Ramsey scTii. saHner Van "A'' wac
Nj HOVE offered the following amendment TO Mr. Wilson,
amendment and was agreed to- Provided mat TIE reehe
contained in the first section sha n9 tI D. e nenart
Dent make additional round trip TO CAna anu 'H'
and twelve annual rs to honGlaa agreed TO- and the
bin as amended was passed Yeas q Neys 10 -
go he requirement 10 stop their vessels Hononln on t
gev 10 japan requre5 thirteen instead Of twelve trips per
year and gives $4,000 per annum for Line OIL steamers DC
tween FRANCISCO and Honolulu.
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr. FEssrSDRN from the Committee OF Conlerencr on ins
Legislative Appropriation BID made reloft "h''" d.
The bin is substantially passed the Senate IN lien Of
d the Treasury 10 clerks IN bus depart
Ineu prescribes the mode in which the money sha be %
NoErHEES PACIFIC RAILROAD.
NJ H0wAEp called up the e 20 insure the sPeey cen
Inc NNiileiI Iht4uc LaluUdu. =
Mr. SHEEMAS SAID he had great many amendmebis 70 one
20 the BILL and he moved that b. recomBted 10 the FSch
airoad COamttee and thai might be coDsidered 10
Will The amendments he proposed He did think The hi
Woud suffer by posponeiaen and must pass he wanied
II IA nearly perfect as possible
Mr. sherans motion agreed to by The foowips vote
YE.s-NessSs Anthony Brown, BuckAev CLARK towir puvr
y.send.n fosrr Guthrie, Hs Henderson JoBnsoi
Krkwood Morgsn Riddle sherman sprssus rombn and whey
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penxs Morrill, N-sfDb Morton Nye Poland foneIoy Ramsey
stewart, sumner WI de Williams, Whron and fstes-ls
So THE bill reoommitted t..
ALABAMA AND FLORIDA RAlLL0AD
| Mr.. WILLIAMS reported fro the Finance Committee ant