The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-24
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
WASHINGTON, May %, 1890

MI MckutR uep) OF Cal from tho Post ONCE Com
miitee, reported joint resolution authorizing
master General TO pay additional salary to letter carriers
| In San Francisco, which was read third time and
passed.
HoxtsrrADs IN SOUTHERN srArfs
On motion OF Mr. JULIAN, trep Of Ind, the Senate
amendments 10 the House bill for the disposal oi public
lands for homesteads u actual settlers the States Of
Alabama, Mississippi Louisiana, Arkansas and Florida
were noneoncurred In, and committee or conference
| was asked for.
AcaculruRAL RKpoRrs
| Mr. Ross tdeml OF H., offered resolution which
adopted, directing the Committee Printing in
qure into the expedency OF having printed for dsirbu-
ton extra number OF copies OF the Agricultural Re-
port for 1854 equal 10 the number printed FOR 1858
SCHOOLS IN TIE DAKOTA REGION.
Mr.. WINDOW, (rcpl OF Ninn., offered a resolution,
which adopted, directing The Secretary OF tho In
toror 90 inform the House how much money has been
appropriated for the erection OF school houses and the
maintenance OF schools IN the different Indian agencies
In the Dakota Indian snperintendcncy, together with
the present condition OF such agency and the in
which the business Of the superntendeDcy and agency
| MAesrAdrs N rur DISTRICT or corrxmA
MI. patterson, (rep.D of y. H. introduced q bill for
lcgalizng marriages in tbs District OF Columbia which
was read twice and referred To the Committee for the
| District
THE CULTURE ov YoREsr rRiFa
On motion OF Mr. BDwKi, trep. OF Cal, the Commit
tee on Agriculture discharged from tho further
sidcration OF bill donating public lands Amerl.
conducting experiments respecting forest tree culture.
and the bill was laid on the table.
vREgDMgN's BUREAU.
| The House then resumed during the morning hour
Eliot OF the select committee 10 continue In force and
10 amend the establishing the Fieedmens Bureau
The nrst section was amended, ON motion OF Mr. Eior
tep) Of Mass by reducing the term Of the continuance
ofthe act TO two years, instead Of three years.
Nr. CHASLER, ,dcml OF n. ", desired 10 know wherein
this bill differed from the frcemens Bureau bill which
| the President had veotodg
| Mr.. Etror undertook 10 inform Mr. Chaner on that
point and 10 explain syidt the provisions ~ the various
sections rhe drst section. he sad, simply continued
tue Bureau Tor two ears while Tho hi vetoed by the
President wa indednlte In is duration He proposed
~
MIR IN Brosp tder) Of Ohio ss,d tbsre were gentle.
hts side Of the House who desired discus the
b ana he therefore bopd IL would not bs pressed upon
II. passage now There we're important features IN II
possi entirely to the theory and pruoplo OF the bill
The Of Generals steeimsn and Fullerton showed
that The system, ~ already naug,rated was objection
abie In every form and " these reports true II
tho duty Of Congress 10 abolish the system at once and
leave the colorod people make their living the
same way the poor whites OF the country The gal
| ieros Of the House crowded day after day with
stout hearty, ableboded colored men who, 10 all mp
peaspccs drew their raons from the government The
| system was mischevous one and ought not to DO
| couraged by Congress
whlo NJ IeBond was speaking the morning hour
| expired, and tho bill went over until tomorrow.
| rrrE TAI
Tho Honae then into Committee OF the Whole on
tho State Of the Unon Mr. Dawes in tho chair, and
saned tho consideration OF the Tar bil commencing
with tho paragraph on bank issues.
On motion OF Mr. hosRui, trep) Of W. tho paragraph
was amended by adding The foilossing:
iss 'fss T s. sef f'i 3 'iss .s s
ads tho frwt Monday of Janus srd 5ny OF year
n saionsr informal Keseaus. ~
Mr. bIAisr, trsp) Of Mo-, moved 70 amend by adding
Asa provacd further ,A. In lles Of al other
ise .na pan =, % psr cent per annnm on The
THIS gayo rse 70 Considerable debate which was parl-
cpaod ia by hcssrs. Blame, Pike, Lynch, Kelley, Bout
vol Hooper, Hotehkiss, Randall Of Pennsylvania and
br RANDALL tism) OF Pa, spoke 20 the necessity
OF revising the sy-tsm ~ isposts IN tho national banks
fHa .la.lt
ernr-nt
sr MoRKLr, agreed ar to tho necessi,y Of snch
revision, declaring that ho satisfied that unless
some relief was given TO the national banks they
we're 10 peril iio was Willing 10 give some relief but
ho wished thai subject TO como up in la proper place
Tho amendment rct-,ted, and other material
change was made In tho paragraph.
The amendnaert relating " TIE noom, tax provoked
good deal Of discussion, Mr.. Pas ,rop) Of No having
moved amendment rc.enactng tho present law and
Nj 81 0fso, rep Of Ohio moving amendment 20
impose an add onal day Of three Ger ont on ne .x
coss OF Incomes over rix thousand dollars
Mr Ros offered an amendment making the dis
ermlnaye tar ton, fifteen. twenty twenty i've per
cent
W.. soarnL opposed tho amendment, giving Il as HE
opinion that tho tendency of such disrrnInaon would
rue debate wss cont nusd by Ncsrrs spaId,ng sioan
Paine and Hale IN favor Of tho amendments, and BY
hotsr- morrill, and Davis against them.
Mr. Piu advocated letting tho whoio matter Of tho
necsns tar go owe. thi shs uer, concss leaving ths
MI sr.rIso Withdrew his am.sdmen, and tho
snesdmens of Mr Ross vas rcjseisd.
Tho annopdmcnt orercd by Mr. Pike war adopted
THIS leaves the aw u ~ prc-snt stands with Tar Of
ave per cent IN incomes w 10 ave thousand doiIar
and ias OF ten per cent on tho excess OF hve
mis OF tho Gi Il. aandroa SolIars = .ssaded 70 one
thoasand dollars. Tho yoio on Il was 81 10 a.
hr hscosa, dem of IA, offered an amendment to
MAKE The thousand dollar Limitation apply 10 the present
year
The Anenduent was rejected
Among tho deductlons 10 be made IN estmntng In
CONES thero were added, on motion ~ Mr. wiisos
cpl ~ Iowa, losses sctssy sustained during the year
debs 10 worthless bu. srcladinr ali est
ma'rd depreciation of vaiucs
rssAsEs Isos rBs rrrDTu-rrE uErpsx ~ INN /.
rruHRs rrtrs-
Tho committee here roe, and the srrAKrs presented
mcsssg from TIC President IN answer 10 the resolution
of the y OF Apr Requesting collation. of the pryvr.
in reference 10 the fcedncn Contained In ,se on
stuions u tha southern States Of the laws Of tho1o
tram ns report from lie Secretary Of state Re-
fsued To Che Commit on Reconstruction
rov Rssfrf
The sr-aKrR also presented message from the Prof.
dent transmit ting report frOm ths Secretary o. the
Iranry. 81 constance -ith the Housc resolution u
tue T.H pi May. ealing for informant on ~ regerenes 10
cirrk- employ "a the executive Departments Of
,ho government Referred tho Commls,ss on ths
rKorEcrIos AKIN A9sr~r ryrsr TAR Laws IN prrp-
EstrJ fssuAsrH
George u Hui and Rty-ons 81 her. c'tl,en, y, p,,ss
kepse, Acs fofS s<kin. sor protcctiou saast 1nsst
state ia~s fercnce TO Insurance
The Hose then. a. hafpayt four O'clock took rece.
unih hai-fast seven O'Clock thus even ng
EvESfNo sgsvfOs.
The House feasHembirsi at hal pagt feyen Y. NJ and
having fc-ovei its " into Committee ~ the Whole re-
s'fsd N chsdefaiion of the Clauses 0l ts Iss b,li
seg a.tns tie tar on incotnen
hr GafgI1o we'd a. amend the claus~ ysrula,lnv
The Dta ner % arss ssnlent by adding the folOulnf
rrosed fur,i~r. that me is os neass is ths s~. AZ
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such 10 for pub.tlon ~. a. s,
N anr~ - 81 fgr uu0l O. Oe '
NJ. jrio oppcsa ,hs amendment, srginr asi N.
uth ny % thg 1s hss imposed a very s.latary max
il-n the tendeucy 10 make "a s- tsfns.
htetAi 10 mhtr4 IryIo~ 4 10 modify tn arsns,.,,
y ait~irg thr lsis 70 BE- o0p ed for pgbssf.. ~,
e t"rnm u.e = cied The modification ssa 1ns as.esa-
'ieih " NJ aaf'est r a. tnen agreed 20
10 no ~ 90 ss..nd by lnu.ra,. ,.,....
a % I-r sia'rbe issued rsr, tho s,ats n,psr
nshi ~ D. any bnssi states Consai uns.s tis ssru
.atiof ~ agslrr ~fsg prs~a, tho fre.ipss she.g
.h" p usa .a1 hia n~sns sysry yeas sssos lsaI 4
w. ftrgsu sad that LAebtefl of al. .a,.nao.,, -.
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th saAI h.i n wegd bs wprrc .sabs %
~ 80 % 1isi'ra ma 90 q. The mssft ssi
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