The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-06-21
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.


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WASHINGTON, june 20. :,
sru-Mr. Grimes, from the Naval
os,;ttee. o reported the House bill au-
thnrizing the acceptance OF League Is-
iand "a a naval station. ---- .o-.
The House Joint resolution for the dis.
tribution of certain surplus copies OF the
American State papers, was passed.
The Senate, in committee OF the
Whole, agreed to the recommendation OF
theI Finance Committee, to fix the tax
on cotton at two cents per pound.
Mr.. Trumbull, from the Committee on
Judiciary, reported the following joint
resolution
Resolved, That the Secretary of State
be authorized to hire suitable build
ing or buildings, fof temporary accom-
modation of the Department of State,
and that such sum of money, not exceed
ing $4,000, as may be necessary towards
defraying the expense of such hire, and
the transfer of the public srchieves, and
| fitting up of the building or buildings,
be, and the same hereby is appropriated
out of any money in the treasury not
| otherwise appropriated.
Mr.. Harris presented four petitions for
the postponement of the ten per cent tax
on bank circulation and oneremonstrance
against such postponement. They were
| referred to the Committee on F1nancet
Mr.. Howe, from Committee on Library,
reported the first resolution, to author.
ize the distribution of surplus copies OF
| the American state paper, recently
passed by the House twas read three
times and passed.
Mr.. Morrell offered aresolution calling
upon the President for detailed stste-
ment of the amount expended tor pub.
lie buildings in the several States and
| District of Columbia, from 1879, to the
present time, which was adopted.
Mr.. Morgan introduced a bill to
amend the Senate act to indemnify the
States for expenses incurred by them In
the defence of the United States, which
was referred to the committee on FL
nance i'
Mr.. Hendricks asked to take up ths
House resolution for the adjournment of
the present session. The tax bill was
now up, and it could easily be told how
long it would take to pass it.
Mr.. Fessenden-I would like the Sen
ator to state the time it will take.
Mr.. Hendricks said he had seen it
stated in an influential newspaper that it
would take four days. He did not be-
| lieve it would take more than week.
Mr.. Fessenden said that he concurred
in the opinion. He hoped, however,
| that the Senate would not take up the
resolution, as there were several impor
tant bills unfinished.
The Chair stated that the resolution
had not been reported from the Commit
toe on Finance, and was not, therefore,
before the Senate. ..a.r- -,.-
Mr.. Hendricks said he would modify
his motion so as to make it discharge
the nance Committee from the further
consideration of the resolution, so as to
bring it before the Senate.
Mr.. Fessenden hoped this would not
be done. IL was impossible to say what
would be the day for the adjournment OF
Congress. IF the Senators would close
debating unimportant questions, Con,
gress could adjourn by the middle OF
July
On the question of discharging the
Finance Committee from the further
consideration of the resolution, Mr.
| Hendricks demanded the yeas and nays,
with the following result: Yeas 6. Nays
| 25.
On motion of Mr. Henderson, the bill
to grant lands in aid of the Kadsas and
Nebraska Railroad and its extension to
the Red River, was taken up and dis
cussed till one o'clock, when further
discussion was cut off by Mr.. Fessenden,
who called up the special order, which
was the Tax Bill. The reading of the
bill was commenced.
On motion of Mr.. Fessenden, the first
section was amended so that the cotton
tax shall take effect on and after the
| first day of August, instead of July, as
| in the House bill. The Senate agreed to
the recommendation of the Finance
| Committee to fix the tax on cotton at
| two cents.
The amendment of the Finance Com
mittee to change the requirements in
regard to the publication OF the place
where appeals relative to erroneous or
excessive valuation may be heard, was
agreed to.
The House bill requires this publica-
tion to be made in the county news
paper having the largest circulation in
the district As amended, the provision
in regard to the largest circulation is
stricken out.
The following amendment under the
head of licenses was agreed to: Archi'
tects and civil engineers shall pay ten
dollars for each license Any person
whose business it shall be to plan, de.
sign, superintend the construction Of
building ships, or of roads, or bridges,
canals, or railroads, shall be regarded as
architects ands civil engineers, under
this act, provided that this shall not in
clude practical carpenter who labors
on building. Plumbers and gas filters
shall pay ten dollars for each license.
Every person, firm or corporation whose
business it is to fit, furnish or sell mate
rials, gas burners or other gas fixtures,
shall be regarded as plumbers and filters
within the meading of this act. The
reading of the bill was continued until
about one-third completed
The Senate went into executive ses'
sion and soen after adjourned.
WASHINGTON, June 20
HOUsE.-Mr Donnelly, from the Com
mittee on Public Lands, reported bil
granting lands to the State of Iowa, in al
ternate sections, to aid in the construction
of the Iowa Central Railroad, which was
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