The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-26
CONGRESSIONAL PROoREDINGs.

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WASHINGTON, January 25.
senate.
MI. FOWLER (Tenn.) introduced bill to expe-
o1S ~ tne construction OF the Southern Pacific
yallroad, which authorizes the said COMPANY 10
.ktend their road westward from or near Tl
taso, on the Rio Grande, through the territories
Ine IInee united states to the borders Of the State
Canlornla, thence to the Pacific Ocean; and
Htends the same grants of land &c. conferred
Hpon Ine Union Pacific Railroad Company
eIsrteo TO the Committae on the Pacific Rail-
Mr.. PATTERSON CTenn.) introduced bill to
menu the act providing for the collection Of
Xes IN the insurrectionary States, which au-
|orizes the Secretary ofthe Treasury to transfer
A Jhe commissioner of Internal Revenue solely,
TO single tax commissioner, all powers and
lties connected with the redemption and
passing of lands, and all other powers and duties
Hsigned to the different Boards of Tax Commits
oners organized under the act OF June 7, 1862
10 amendments thereto except such duties as
late TO the assessment and collection of taxes
sale of property; provided this amendment
AL not be construed to give to such persons
bwer to grant redemptions or to lease lands, or
do anything otherwise than in the manner
described in existing laws
Section two provides for appeals to the Secre-
ry of the Treasury or to the District Court of
3e United States, in cases where the officers
Pova designated refuse TO permit redemption
lands heretofore sold for taxes, or to give
slditonal time for redemption as provided for
4 the act to which this is an amendment
#bmmissioner, and
#SeCtion i've deposes existing boards upon the
bpointment provided for.
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
lr. SUMNER (Mass.) from the Committee on
.breign Affairs, introduced a Joint resolution
addition to the Joint resolution TO enable the
fople of the United States to particip pate in the
niversal Exhibition at Paris, providing that
e Commission of the United States to the said
hibition shall consist Of the Commissioners
eneral and the thirty Commissioners already
ppointed, together with twenty additional
pnorary Commissioners to be designated by the
f #Pmmissioner-General and the ten paid Com
issioners; that the Commissioners General
lal be President of the Commission; that the
4 4n paid Commissioners may make such rules
"A may be necessary for the proper and efficient
brking of the Commission, and shall have
liver TO elect a chairman to preside in the abb
#nce of the Commissioner-Gen and the
|mmittees appointed shall be from the whole
"mmission; that the Commission may employ
|fecretary and clerks, and the necessary scen-
H1c assistants and draughtsmen, and engage
table rooms for the Commission; and appro-
tiates the sum of SSS,000 for the specific items
lmed in the joint resolutions, and requires
btailed statement OF expenditures to be pre-
|#nted to Congress.
|The Tariff bill was taken up at one o'clock.
Mr. JOHNSON (Md.) moved to amend by strllz-
Hog out the words "mined and imported from
SE place thirty degrees of longitude east of
y hshington" from the following paragraph
Pm candle or camel and all bituminous coal
ined and imported from any port or place
trty degrees of longitude east of Washington,
80 per ton of twenty-eight bushels, eighty
unds to the bushel." Also to strike out the
llowing:-"For all bituminous coal mined and
hported from any place not more than thirty
grees of longitude east OF Washington, fifty
lshei.S >-'|
4 This was debated for an hour by Messrs. Fes-
4 tnden. Johnson, Creswell and Wiley.
Il In the course of his remarks Mr.. FEsSENDEN
lid the protection given in the bill to the coal
interest," was sufficient. The amount OF coal i'm
+ 0-rted under the Reciprocity treaty was only
AZ million tons annually, while the coal in
rest OF the United States amounted TO twenty
o million tons.
+Hrhe amendment of Mr.. Johnson was adopted
n the following vote:-
/. n 6EAS-Messrs Brown, Buckalew, Chandler,
Pnness Cowan, Gragin, Creswell, Davis, Doo-
IN, Hendricks Howe, Johnson, Kirkwood,
lne, Norton, Ramsey, Riddle; s 4ulsbury, Sher-
Ham Van Wrinkle, Wade and Willey-2S.
''jNAYs-Messrs Anthony, Cattell, Dixon, Ed
unds, Fessenden, Fogg, Foster, Morgan, Nor
], Patterson, Sprague, Sumner, Williams and
. rhis amendment fixes the tariff on camel
al at $3.50 per ton, no matter where imported
'4Mr FOSTER Comm moved to amend the bill
81 changing the tariff on planters or other hoes,
holly or in part of steel or iron from $3.50 per
zen to 80.
Mir. GRIMES suggested that the amendment be
odifed so as to make the tariff on planters
les 81 per dozen, and on all others Sl'OO.
The amendment was disagreed to.
( Mr. FOSTER Comm moved to amend the para
aph in relation TO pocket cutlery, on which
e duty is 55 per cent. ad valorem in the bill,
adding to IL a specific duty of so cents per
zen on all knives worth more than 81 and
ss than S5 per dozen, on all over So, rs cents
r dozen.
Mr. WILEY (W. Va.) moved to amend by
+ anging the duty on chapapote or aSphaltum,
luminous or mineral pitch, alberttle and
luminous shale of every description, from 5O
ntS to S. per ton,
+ The amendment was agreed to.
7.Mr. SPRAGUE Or. ~ moved to amend by in
easing the duties on all machinery made in
ert of iron or steel, or of any other metal or
hterial, complete or in parts, from 30 to 60 per
.H,f aH yyo1n a
ntracted for prior to January /, 1866, shall
me in under the rates then existing.
" AT the suggestion of Mr.. Conness (Cal.) the
nendment was modified to read 60 instead Of
per cent, as proposed.
MIR. Johnson called for division of the
II lestion, and the vote was first taken on the
crease OF the duty, and afterwards on the
oviso The increase was disagreed to. Yeas,
nays, II.
Feswell, Fowler, Frelinghuysen, Howard,
owe, Morrill,, Sprague Stewart, Van Wrinkle,
ade, Wiley and WilSon-l5; -,,..,- ~,
~ unds. Fessenden, Fogg, Grimes, Henderson,
bhnson, K1rkwood, Lane, Morgan, Norton,
PATTERSON, Ramsey, Sherman and Wllliams-l7.
T The proviso was thus disagreed to.
MIR. CoNNEss then movedto increase the duty
IN machinery from 40 to 80 per cent. ad valorem.
Ir. CHANDIER moved to change the duty on
bpper ore from 10 per cent. ad Valorem TO
nts per pound; regulus OF copper from 10 per
mt. to cents per pound, and copper in pigs,
gots, &C., from to D cents per pound, The
tnendment was agreed TO-
Mr.. SPRAGUE, at Clio +. NJ, moved that the
enate adjourn. Disagreed to. Yeas, 7; nays, 2l
AMIR. FRELINGHUYsEN IN j. moved to in
+ ease the duty on white oxide of zinc, or zinc
Amt, dry, from to cents per pound. Agreed
n Mr.. FRELINGHUYsEN moved to amend by
4 cTeasing the duty on zinc sheets from to 3 =.
snts per pound. Agreed to.
Mr.. FRELINGHUYSEN moved to amend by
Increasing the duty on zinc spelter, or ten
bnague, in blocks, from ITO ~ cents per pound
Df,Th nnngtinn and a
handed, and there being no quorum voting the
enate adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
Mr.. BROoMALL (Pa)' submitted as question
E. |bfnri Vilepe the folloWing:-