The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-03-02
1X1IXth CONGRESS. I'D SESSION.
SENATE
WAsHNeroN, March l.

mASHISGTOS, March /.
| On motion OF Mr.. Sherman, 1t was
moved to discharge the Finance Com
mittee from the consideration of the
House bill TO increase the duty on wool.
He then introduced bill in the pre-
else language of the wool section Of the
Senate tariff bill, and moved as an
amendment to the HOUSE bill the Senate
provision relative to Carpets.
Mr.. Trum6ull announced his prefer
ence for the House bill, which his con-
stituents were satisfied with.
Mr.. Cattel said he intended to offer
an amendment increasing the duties on
all imported articles 20 per cent, except
sugar, tea, coffee, molasses, lumber and
railroad iron.
The tariff bill was laid aside at one
O'Clock, and the Colorado admission
bill taken up. The vote taken resulted
yeas %, nays l9, less than Uwo-thirds
having voted yea. The bill fails. The
Internal Revenue bill was taken up.
Mr.. Wilson moved an amendment
taxing cotton on and after the LIST of
September two cents per pound.
Mr.. Henderson moved to substitute
therefor that there shall be no tax on
cotton grown after the passage of this
act.
Mr.. Henderson's amendment was
lost by tie vote.
Mr. Pomeroy moved to amend Mr..
wilson's amendment by reducing the
tax to one cent, which was adopted.
Mr.. Wilson's amendment as amend
ed by Pomeroy, was adopted.
Several unimportant amendments
were offered and rejected.
On motion OF Mr. Sherman, an
amendment was adopted that the ton
mage duty on vessels be levied and paid
annually.
On motion of Mr.. Fessenden, syrup
and molasses were included with re-
fined sugar and the product of sugar
renneries in the tax of l y per cent. ad
yalorem. The bill was then reported
from the Committee of the Whole to the
Senate, which struck out section 81,
relative to the transfer of spirits of tur-
pentine without the payment of tax to
bonded warehouses or the execution of
proper bonds, and be treated in con-
formlty TO the law regarding distilled
spirits.
The Senate refused to strike out horse
rakes, horse-powers, tedding, names,
hay forks, hoes, and portable grinding
mills from the free list.
The cotton tax was again amended
pitch forks, manure and spading forks
were restored to the free list as in the
House bill. Leather of all kinds and
goat, deer, calf, kid, sheep, horse, hog
and dog skins, tanned or partially
tanned, curried or finished in rough,
were tue Isl.
The report of the Conference Commit
tee on the bill for the allotment of the
Supreme Court Judges was agreed TO.
The Senate went into executive ses-
sion.
HOUSE
Several Conference Committees were
appointed.
The bill to establish certain ASSAY
offices, instead of branch mints, at
Denver, Charlotte, n. c., and Dahlo-
mega, Ga, was passed.
Mr.. Finck, from the Committee on
Roads and Canals, reported back the
memorial in reference to the naviga-
ton of the Ohio river, and the commit
tee was discharged from further con-
sideration.
Alter some unimportant business,
the House went into Committee of the
whole on the Deficiency Bill, which
appropriates a little over eleven and
half a millions, of which ten millions
are for deficiencies on account of pen
sions for army widows.
After debate, luther consideration of
the olllWas postponed till evening.
The bill granting lands to aid in the
construction of a railroad from San
Francisco TO Humboldt Bay,was tabled.
The Senate bill in reference to per
sons imprisoned, under sentence for
offences against the laws of the United
states, allowing a deduction of one
month in each years imprisonment.
for good conduct.